CA 101 Exercises Artistic Muscles at Former Gold’s Gym

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One of the many wonderful things about the CA 101 Art Exhibition, now in it’s 7th year in Redondo Beach, is its eclectic locations. The museum-quality exhibition moves to a new spot in the South Bay every year – this year it’s located with a lovely harbor view at the long-closed former Gold’s Gym.
Under the auspices of curator Nina Zak Laddon, the art-under-served Redondo Beach area has an exciting art show to take in, whether the setting is an empty hotel, the AES Power Plant, a closed store in the Galleria mall, or now – this former gym rat’s favorite across from the Redondo Beach Marina.
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While past years showed only works by California artists, this year’s offering has an international and national inclusivity, in part to acknowledge other cultures and share global art in a diverse line-up.
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Above, “The Blue Hat” by Lynn Doran.

Another first this year was a ceramics gallery, a photography gallery,  and several beautiful installations, including Flora Kao’s lush morphing of the local pier and a Taiwanese avocado grove, below.

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719 works of art were submitted with 148 being shown.

Here’s a small taste:

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Scott Trimble, above, an artist local to Hermosa Beach, with his beautifully evocative oil on linen work, “Worry Not, for perfection is merely a notion.”

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Above, L. Aviva Diamond with her delicate black and white photography – a simple feather and water droplets create a lustrous universe in “Tiny Immensity #11.”

Below, Peggy Zask’s incredible, life-size metal sculpture of a horse is poignant and perfect.

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Below, artist Steve Seleska stands next to his richly textured abstract mixed media work.

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Below, Kristine Schomaker’s jubilant black and white image of her body in motion captures a reflection of another body contemplating her work, “Plus 14 (Crowne Plaza, October 7, 2017.”

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Below, Erika Snow Robinson uses mixed media to explore “The Landscape of Cancer (Sucks).”

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Lena Moross’ large-scale watercolor is a visual feast, above; equally immersive is Cudra Clover’s painted silk “Mr. Limpet’s Secret Garden,” below.

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Showing the wide range of materials used to create in this exhibition, below, Nancy K. Boyd works in fused glass with “Setting Sun.”

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Photography on metal, below with Katrim Cooper’s “Poolside 1.”

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Above, Susan Melly with her table sculpture.

 

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A terrific fundraiser at the opening: attendees could pose against a chosen background for a photograph mounted on wood – no ordinary snapshot souvenir, as seen above.

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The bling-tastic work of Diane Strack, above.

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Katarina Stiller’s ceramics, above.

The opening was last weekend, but there are more stellar events this closing weekend: June 8th – Wine Tasting at Sunset at the Gallery,  for tickets call (310) 720-4943; June 9th  TEDx Redondo Beach at the Gallery presents “Fake News & Filter Bubbles,” curated by Paul Blieden,  www.TEDxRedondoBeach.com
Gallery Hours:
Friday June 8th Noon – 6pm
Saturday June 9th noon – 5pm
Sunday June 10th Noon – 6pm
CA 101 is located at 200 Harbor Drive in Redondo Beach.

 

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