Hello Friends,

I’m grateful for those of you who’ve told me how important art is in trying times. Because these times feel really trying. Living in the US is filling me with anxiety, grief and anger right now. So I’m holding onto art’s ability to be a force for good pretty tightly, because otherwise it’s hard to function. Given all of that, it feels pretty strange to be reaching out with exciting art news. But here we are, and it is exciting!

I was in a wonderful show last month here in Los Angeles at 2413 Hyperion, curated by my gallerist, Jaqueline Cedar. The opening coincided with back-to-school and the one year anniversary of my dad’s death. I knew the one year mark would be hard, but was unprepared for just how hard. It knocked me out. So it’s a little late but I’m sharing some info and photos below. I have several other shows and happenings this month so please keep reading.

While the City Sleeps

The Dinner Party

I’m delighted to be showing again at The Middle Room Gallery! The Dinner Party, curated by Shannon Rae Fincke, is a group exhibition of 22 LA-based artists who’ve previously shown at the gallery, alongside 22 artists of their choosing. I chose Julia Schwadron Marianelli to be in the show with me. Julia and I are longtime friends and share a passionate love of plants and the natural world. We’ve even gotten to collaborate together on projects in the past, so I’m thrilled to be showing alongside her brilliant work! The opening is on October 3rd from 6-8pm.

Infield

I’ve been heads down for the last few weeks on a giant new site-specific piece for the show Infield, curated by Meaghan Roddy. It’s part of LA Design Weekend and will be held at the Cummings Estate in Los Feliz in collaboration with Chet Architecture. I’m so grateful to amazing artist and my good friend Liz Robb for recommending me for this show. I’ve undertaken the construction of a 3×24 foot(!) bojagi inspired piece, the biggest I’ve ever made. I’ve loved pushing outside of my comfort zone for this one!

Textile Arts Los Angeles

One of my great joys since moving to LA has been connecting with the vibrant fiber art community here, especially through organizations like Textile Arts LA. This month they’re having what they call a Textile Slam at the Fowler Museum. It’s an afternoon of conversations around specific themes. I’ve been invited to present alongside several other speakers on the theme of Textiles and Travel. I’m going to share about my time in Ireland while on residency. If you’re in LA, please join us!

When I was in high school, my cousin in Boston, David Parker, sent my family a Polaroid. In the photo, David was standing in front of a wall, smiling and with his hands on his hips. In large letters behind him, someone had graffitied the words, “David Parker Dies”. And on the white part at the bottom of the photo David had written, “not intimidated”. I’m trying to bring this fearless energy to the fascists destroying our country, to not be intimidated, to keep speaking up and helping however I can. David Parker is alive and well! So there’s hope :)

(To this day, no one knows exactly what the events were that led to that graffiti, but this was Boston in the 90s so anything’s possible.)

As always, please hit reply and let me know how you are. I love hearing from you!

And if you have any inquiries about purchasing or commissioning a piece, please reach out to my gallery - Good Naked.

Love, Caitlin