Tonight! at Happy!
Happy proudly offers Anya Smilanick "In Parallel"
opening tonight! May 1st, 6-9pm.
Happy proudly offers Anya Smilanick "In Parallel"
opening tonight! May 1st, 6-9pm.
HAPPY presents paintings by Anya Smilanick. “In Parallel” finds the crowded functional structures of Los Angeles and brings them to their most simplified forms. Smilanick’s work is comprised of systematic vertical and horizontal lines, dotted with silhouettes of select objects and structures that define parts of the city. Smilanick’s “In Parallel” works segment and elucidate the overwhelming urban landscape that is Los Angeles.
Anya Smilanick received her MFA at Claremont Graduate University in 2004, she now lives in Culver City, California.
Also opening tonight at Happy, "Closet Cases" curated by Paul Evans.
Happy is pleased to present Closet Cases, a group show organized by Paul Evans. Closet Cases features drawings by 22 artists, each a self portrait on notepad paper and index cards. Housed in Happy’s small yet pristine changing room, Closet Cases brings together artists of different styles and genres to exploit and celebrate the simple act of drawing.
Artists include: Sean Bradshaw (Los Angeles), Paul Evans (Los Angeles), Corina Gamma (Los Angeles), Julie Goodwin (Baltimore), Lizzie Goodwin (Los Angeles), Corrie Gregory (Los Angeles), Ryan Hill (Washington, DC), John Kieltyka (Seattle), Donald Krieger (Los Angeles), Midge Lynn (Los Angeles), Nuttaphol Ma (Los Angeles), Shaw Osha (Olympia), Christopher Pennock (New York), Lisa Ruyter (Vienna), Linda Sena (Los Angeles), Michael Slimmer (Los Angeles), Carl Smith (Los Angeles), Jordan Steinberg (Los Angeles), Laura Sharp Wilson (Salt Lake City), Karen Frimkess Wolff (Los Angeles), Jeremy Yoder (Los Angeles), Liz Young (Los Angeles).
Artists include: Sean Bradshaw (Los Angeles), Paul Evans (Los Angeles), Corina Gamma (Los Angeles), Julie Goodwin (Baltimore), Lizzie Goodwin (Los Angeles), Corrie Gregory (Los Angeles), Ryan Hill (Washington, DC), John Kieltyka (Seattle), Donald Krieger (Los Angeles), Midge Lynn (Los Angeles), Nuttaphol Ma (Los Angeles), Shaw Osha (Olympia), Christopher Pennock (New York), Lisa Ruyter (Vienna), Linda Sena (Los Angeles), Michael Slimmer (Los Angeles), Carl Smith (Los Angeles), Jordan Steinberg (Los Angeles), Laura Sharp Wilson (Salt Lake City), Karen Frimkess Wolff (Los Angeles), Jeremy Yoder (Los Angeles), Liz Young (Los Angeles).
HAPPY is a local resource for well designed home and lifestyle accessories. Featuring revolving art shows curated by and showing local and international artists, HAPPY also stocks gifts from boutique plants to vintage jewelry, edited and staged creating a happy space full of inspiring gifts and thoughtful embellishments. We are located just east of vermont at 4675 hollywood blvd. los angeles, ca 90027. www.happylosangeles.com
HAPPY is part of the Los Feliz Art Walk. A "new" collaborative venture in the Los Feliz Village community of Los Angeles seeking to bring together Los Feliz artists, galleries, studios and others to support the arts. It is held on the first Friday of every month. Maps and listings are available at http://www.losfelizartwalk.org
