That Layered Look 2 - curated by Peter Frank

It has been a very exciting time and change is very much in the air! Good changes! (knock wood!) — thank you 2020! I cannot disclose some of the new developments just yet, but good things are a-brewing!!!

I have had three works of mine chosen for a FANTASTIC group show! I was honored to begin with just to have my paintings featured amongst works by such greatly talented artists. But then when I saw the actual show (the opening was a fantastic success, btw, with over 400 person turnout!), I was floored to see my work in such excellent company of other thought-provoking and/or feeling-provoking works of art.

Thanks to Peter Frank (the curator) and Caroline Tufenkian (the gallerist) for putting together an exquisite show! Peter chose the works and Caroline did the placement. How lucky for one of my pieces to be the very first work to start off the show, right next to Alexandra Grant’s work, followed by the work of Robert Standish. Not to mention, a couple got engaged right in front of my painting! If that’s not good juju, then I don’t know what is! Below are pics of the paintings in the show. But before we get to that, let’s talk about who else is in the show…

This fabulous group show is filled with works by the following accomplished artists:
ALEXANDER | CHARLES ARNOLDI | FATEMEH BURNES | SIGRID BURTON | RHEA CARMI | ANDR´EE B. CARTER | GUY DILL | MOSHE ELIMELECH | MEGAN FRANCES | ANDREW FRANK | KAYE FREEMAN | GAGO | TANNER GOLDBECK | ALEXANDRA GRANT | DIANE HOLLAND | RAFFI KALENDERIAN | MELA M. | LAURIE RASKIN | ALAIN ROGIER | DAVID S. RUBIN | RANDI RUSSO | RAFAEL SERRANO | DANNY SHAIN |SUSAN SIRONI | SUSAN SOMMER | ROBERT STANDISH | LAURIE YEHIA | TORIE ZALBEN

The show goes until Wed, Feb 26th… BUT, there will be a curator-led walkthrough and closing reception on February 23rd, 3-6pm.

I think this Sunday afternoon will be better than the opening (which was on Jan 18th and I cannot stress enough how amazing the night was with lots of magic in the air). How can one not be excited to hear a curator’s words on his passion and work?! — I guess I can geek out on this kind of stuff regardless of whether I’m in the show or not. Haha!

I do hope I see you there! Info below:

TUFENKIAN FINE ARTS
MODERN + CONTEMPORARY ART
216 S. LOUISE ST.
GLENDALE, CA 91205
818.288.4635

Art Critic Peter Frank's Essay: RANDI RUSSO: LINE AND PLANE TO SPACE

The new studio is open for showings! See pics below to get a sense of the surroundings. …but the actual viewing room… well, you’ll just have to see that in person… there’s such a good classy yet artsy, vintage vibe here.

I’ve timed this announcement of the new studio with the release of famed art critic and curator Peter Frank’s essay of my work. Click HERE to read it. Thought-provoking and intellectually poetic, it’s quite a good deal to chew on. It’s as substantial as the work is.

I liked many lines in the essay but love these: “…while reliant on the image of nature, Russo’s art is not about nature per se so much as it is about our perception(s) of nature, and equally about the nature(s) of perception. …There is a self-expressive aspect to [the work], to be sure; the ambitious reach of her line and the rhythmicality of her composition bespeak the vitality of a human mind and body making something.”

Peter Frank is a Los Angeles-based art critic and curator. He writes for Fabrik Magazine (as well as is the associate editor there), Huffington Post, and Angeleno Magazine. He was a long time critic for LA Weekly, as well as wrote for the Village Voice and Soho Weekly News. He has curated shows at Riverside Art Museum and the Guggenheim Museum.

To see the work in person, please contact me here to schedule an appointment.