For the 30th anniversary edition of the LA Art Show,Kassandra Voyagis, producer and director, promises that the 2025 show will be bigger and bolder than ever before. The show features over 100 galleries from around the world, representing an extensive range of contemporary art, including genres like realism and Pop Art. Collectors will find paintings, sculpture, works on paper, installations, photography, design, video and performance art.
LA Art Show gears up for its 30th anniversary edition.
“The LA Art Show is the only fair that is truly inclusive, representing what Los Angeles is with something for everyone,” says Voyagis, addressing the mission behind the show. “We began with 14 galleries in Pasadena and landed at our current home at the LA Convention Center due to growing interest each year on a local, national and international level. We have expanded and adapted the fair over time to cater to changing tastes.”
Voyagis notes that the show offers a huge range of works with varied price points, “ensuring accessibility to a range of art lovers from established collectors to the next generation of collectors, seeking out both established and emerging artists,” she says. “We are also proud to have a charity beneficiary, which is unique for an art fair. American Heart Association will receive 15 percent of the proceeds from every ticket sold for their ‘Life is Why’ campaign.”
Daniel Yocum, As Above, So Below, oil pastel on canvas, 38 x 38". Courtesy Casterline|Goodman Gallery.
The show is also partnering with Athletes for Life, a nonprofit that aims to improve lives and engage the community through outreach programming that empowering youth through art. Another distinguishing facet of the show is the noncommercial and educational platform, DIVERSEartLA, which was established nine years ago in collaboration with curator Marisa Caichiolo. “While some other fairs have gone on to adopt similar concepts...we continue to provide the original and a significantly more comprehensive experience,” says Voyagis. “In honor of our 30th anniversary, DIVERSEartLA will exhibit a retrospective with an installation from each of the years since inception, reflecting its evolution." Collaborators include the Museum of Latin American Art, Museo La Neomudejar (Madrid, Spain) and Los Angeles County Museum of Art among others.
DIVERSEartLA performance by Carlos Martiel at the 2017 LA Art Show.
Voyagis expresses her excitement for exhibitors like Columbia Road Gallery from London, “which brings the pulse of East London’s vibrant art scene to LA Art Show for the first time!," she shares. “Snisarenko Gallery will have a thought-provoking exhibition, She, Unbroken, bringing together Ukrainian-born female artists who have lived through the experience of war. Their art reflects themes of displacement, identity and transformation. Casterline|Goodman Gallery with locations in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Aspen, Colorado, will showcase the works of Daniel Yocum—a young American artist who has gained recognition for his unique approach to figurative abstract expressionism infused with hip-hop aesthetics. Famed artist and poet Arch Hades from London, recognized in 2021 as the highest-paid living poet in the world, will be exhibiting a sculpture with LICHT FELD Gallery in Switzerland.”
Nairi Safaryan, Unity, Cocobolo, Black African Ebony, 25 x 12½ x 5". Courtesy Wood Symphony Gallery.
Additional galleries include Gama Gallery, in Turkey, Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery from the UK, L.E. Gallery based in Belgium, K+Y Contemporary Art in Paris, Arcadia Contemporary in New York and Fabrik Projects from Los Angeles.
The show kicks off with the Opening Night Premiere Party on Wednesday, February 19, which will feature a celebrity host. A ticket to the opening night preview includes unlimited access to the fair and early access before the show opens to the public. The show runs through February 23. —
LA Art Show
February 19-23, 2025
Los Angeles Convention Center
1201 S. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90015
www.laartshow.com
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