OPENING RECEPTION

SATURDAY, ​FEBRUARY 15, 2025

​12-3pm

Art Division Gallery / 2432 W. 6th St. LA CA 90057

 Art Division is thrilled to announce the upcoming exhibition SKETCHBOOKS, inviting visitors to explore the intimate, raw, and often hidden world of an artist's creative process through their personal sketchbooks. On view February 15 - May 10 2025.
​Join us for an Opening Reception February 15, 2025, 12-3 PM.

The exhibition will showcase sketchbooks from the following artists:

Ann Elliot Artz | Edwin Arzeta | Jerry Carniglia | Fabián Cereijido | Emmanuel Galvez | Ruth Katzenstein Souza | Maria León | Laurie Pincus | Victor Reyes | Patricia Yossen & More

Sketchbooks serve as a vital tool for many artists, functioning as spaces to visually think, explore, and develop ideas. Typically private, this exhibition will offer a rare opportunity to view these intimate works and see how artists experiment, reflect, and refine their thoughts. SKETCHBOOKS presents a collection of books loaned by artists who consider sketching an integral part of their practice.
Through this exhibition, visitors will be able to observe the unpolished, improvisatory stages of creativity that eventually lead to finished works of art. Sketchbooks reveal an artist's thought process, showcasing both successes and missteps along the way. They allow freedom for experimentation, offering insights into the development of ideas and inspiration.

Historically, the use of sketchbooks has been essential across disciplines—from the notebooks of filmmaker Federico Fellini to the sketches of architect Frank Gehry and designer Isaac Mizrahi. In the visual arts, masters like Degas, Delacroix, and David Hockney have all used sketchbooks to shape their iconic works. This exhibition provides a window into that rich tradition and shows how contemporary artists continue to use sketchbooks as a tool of artistic exploration.
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Featured artists in SKETCHBOOKS include Bay Area artist Jerry Carniglia, whose sketchbooks are a valued part of the Art Division Library, Art Division alumni Emmanuel Galvez, Carmel-based artist Anne Elliot Artz, and esteemed instructors Patricia Yossen and Fabian Cereijido.

SKETCHBOOKS is curated by Art Division founder Dan McCleary and Director of Visual Arts Luis Serrano. It promises to highlight the diversity of thought and artistic expression found within the pages of these personal volumes.

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In anticipation of our SKETCHBOOKS exhibition we are looking at artists sketchbooks across
history that continue to surprise and delight us with their intimacy and creative expression

Cy Twombly

Louise Bourgeois

Pablo Picasso