The NEW CATHEDRALS: Los Angeles
The NEW CATHEDRALS is a group exhibition of works from seven emerging artists celebrating a mash-up of glitterati and darker decadences, driven by a disco beat, a re-imagining for spaces of worship.
Shay Bredimus
Shay Bredimus (1979, Omaha, Nebraska), is a painter and tattoo artist who currently lives and works in Long Beach, CA. Bredimus’ discipline is informed by his experience as a renowned tattoo artist, combined with his formal education in classical painting at the Academy of Art in San Francisco, and then earning an MFA in painting at Laguna College of Art and Design. This, plus a cataclysmal brain injury early in his life, all led him to invent his own practice of “brush drawings”—a combination of drawing and painting, using wet and dry mediums of tattoo ink, wax crayon, and semi-translucent drafting film. With languid and emotive mark makings, a deliberate transition to oil and color has been a shift in his personal narrative and journey, showcasing his desire for honest expression through “self creative behavior”.
Instagram: @shaybredimus
Dakota Higgins
Dakota Higgins (1995, Las Vegas), is an artist, writer, and musician based in Los Angeles. Higgins received a BFA from Otis College of Art and Design and is currently a 2024 MFA candidate at UCLA.
Recent group shows include exhibiting at Bozo Mag (Los Angeles), GLAMFA 19 (California State University, Long Beach) and Woodbury University (Burbank). He is also the founder of the Departure from Music Venue(s)-- aka The DMV– an experimental music venue located in Commerce, CA.
Instagram: @___scam.likely___
Vita Kari
Vita Kari (1994, Los Angeles), is a non-binary artist known for creating immersive performance work involving illusion. Kari highlights contemporary issues of digital identity and commercialism via works live and on video, showcasing in Los Angeles, New York City and Miami in the past few months. They have had solo exhibitions, including "Escape to Vitawood" at ULO World, and participated in group exhibitions, most recently at Good Mother Gallery in Los Angeles. Kari's work has been profiled in publications such as Forbes, Artnet, Interview Magazine, Gay Times, Jezebel and more. They have had collaborations with Marc Jacobs, Loewe, Levi, Warby Parker, PUMA, Savage x Fenty by Rihanna, Bratz, and Adult Swim and have given artist talks, such as at UCLA this year. Kari is also known for opening VITAWOOD LA; 2020 - 2022, a community-run art space and gallery in Los Angeles. Kari is a 2024 MFA candidate at Otis College of Art and Design.
Instagram: @vitakari
Angela Anh Ngyuen
Angela Anh Nguyen (1995, Anaheim), is a self-taught Los Angeles-based fiber artist whose work satirizes the mayhem of America’s culture wars. Working primarily in gun-tufted textiles, Nguyen narrates the strained relationship Americans share with popular culture. Her pieces are a tongue-in-cheek ode to the convoluted rhythm of life, always layered, often exaggerated, yet never serious on the surface.
Nguyen received a B.A. in Communication from UCLA and an M.A. in Communication from CSULA. She is currently an instructor of Communication at CSULA which, not surprisingly, supports the interweaving of culture into her art. 2023 Group shows include exhibitions at John Doe (LA), Soho Warehouse (LA), IRL (NYC) and Albertz Benda (LA).
Instagram: @pile_height
Guillaume Ollivier
Guillaume Ollivier (Paris, France, 1989). Raised in Los Angeles, Ollivier graduated from the San Francisco Academy of Art with a seasoned background in advertising, mural creation and graffiti. Ollivier's artwork dances on the edge between excess and reflection, an invitation to chaos that somehow finds tranquility in the turbulence of cultural overflow in ever-changing surroundings. Last month, Ollivier had a solo show at Control Gallery (Los Angeles); and prior to that his works were displayed in group settings at The Deyoung Museum (San Francisco, 2023) and The Brand Museum & Library (Glendale, 2022).
Instagram: @funkysquash
Hannah Lupton Reinhard
Hannah Lupton Reinhard (1996, Orange County), earned her BFA from the Rhode Island School of Art and Design in 2020. Rooted in religious tradition, yet singularly progressive, Lupton Reinhard’s art is an unapologetic mixture of the sacred and profane. Her debut solo exhibition Beshert: Beholden February 2022 at Rusha & Co. was quickly followed by A House of Stars and Angels, a solo exhibition at the Green Family Art Foundation in Dallas. Her first solo show in New York City, Shekinah, Shiksas, And Other Nice Jewish Girls, opened in Spring of 2023 at Fredericks & Freiser. Her work can be found in the collection of ICA Miami and has been included in gallery exhibitions at Loyal (Stockholm), Analog Diary (New York); Unit (London) and Bill Brady (Los Angeles). She is represented by Rusha & Co. in LA, and Fredericks & Freiser in NYC.
Instagram: @hannahmontana12346789
Rebekah Rubalcava
Rebekah Rubalcava (1996, La Jolla), is a self-taught oil painter currently based in Atlanta. Her work is mainly focused on her inner world, haunting impressions from experiences and dreams and the polarity of flesh and spirituality. She has exhibited her work in various countries and cities spanning London (Gallery 46, Whitechapel and Roman Road Galleries), Brooklyn (Tchotchke Gallery), Shanghai (BLANK Gallery) and Los Angeles (Rusha & Co. and The Pit Galleries)-- all in 2022 and 2023. She is represented by Rusha & Co. in Los Angeles.
Instagram: @rebrubalcava
Suzanne Warren
Suzanne Warren (Lancashire, England), studied art history and graphic design at Stockport College before embarking on a career first in advertising and music videos and then in features, where she has worked on multiple award winning films, such as The Last King of Scotland. Recent art exhibitions: solo show at Hyperion Gallery (Los Angeles, 2022), and a group show at Amelchenko Gallery (New York 2023).
Instagram: @mmxxsw
