THE MIDDLE BECOMES ECLECTIC is an expansive large-group show, guest curated by Camilla Taylor, featuring widely diverse small works—and offers a unique opportunity to view and acquire newly made and accessible artwork from contemporary artists practicing throughout the greater LA area. In the spirit of accessible art collecting, and gift-giving during the holiday season—the small works in this exhibition reflect the current landscape of the art being made in LA, represented by forty diverse artists coming together…in the middle.

Lipalux Originals: In Love With a Heel, Dating Does and Dont’s: Waterlogged Love

Santa Monica Recognizes Latinx, Afro, Asian, White, and Indigenous Queer Heritage is a celebratory art exhibition and public program that honors the diverse histories and contributions of queer communities in the City of Santa Monica. Drawing from local perspectives, this initiative uplifts the stories of queer people of color, Indigenous voices, and allied communities whose legacies have shaped both the city’s cultural fabric and the broader movement toward liberation.

This Santa Monica-based exhibition invited artists to submit works that engage with the city’s queer history—its artists, activists, and community spaces past and present. The curation highlights contemporary practices rooted in storytelling, resilience, and collective memory, allowing audiences to experience how histories of struggle and triumph continue to inform today’s creative voices.

These stories provide visibility not only to the artworks but also to the narratives of those who have historically been underrepresented in official accounts of Santa Monica’s past.

Lipalux Original: Love Makes a Hit

Out of one thousand entries the jurors, Taylor Bythewood-Porter, Peter Carlson, and Michael Todd invited 60 pieces for this year’s All Media Open 2025, celebrating artist’s most recent break-through pieces.

There will be a reception: Saturday, August 2 - 4 PM – 6 PM - All Ages 

Lipalux Original: Dream of Death

The StartUp Art Fair is a unique platform where independent artists connect directly with collectors, curators, and art professionals in an intimate boutique hotel setting. It will run concurrently with the prestigious San Francisco Art Fair which is within walking distance of the Hotel del Sol.

You’ll find me and my Pulp Fission: Classic Comics Reconstructed series on the top floor in room #318 sharing a room with artist Mark Wagner.

The annual Intergalactic show’s theme is any style and any medium. My contribution will take us back to the 1950s and land you squarely in the arms of an “Office Romance."

Lipalux Original: Office Romance

For a limited time, you’ll find smaller works from my “Pulp Fission: Classic Comics Reconstructed” series at bG Gallery located in Bergamot Station. If you’re looking for something for that queer, misogynistic, fashionable, sadist or naughty person in your life, this just might be the place.

Gallery Hours: Tuesday—Saturday, 12pm—6pm, and also by appointment

Celebrated juror Shana Nys Dambrot chose 70 works from 1,000 submissions by artists entering their most recent break-through pieces.  Juror: Shana Nys Dambrot

Lipalux Original:  Fly Me

Opening Reception: August 5 from 4 - 6pm

This juried exhibition explores boundaries that exist in all cultures, often as social constructs serving to regulate our actions, norms, taboos, and space. They may be codified laws, common societal traditions, or even self-imposed rules.  “Contemplating Boundaries” brings together artists from across Southern California whose practices contemplate and reflect barriers, labels and limits- whatever their origin or purpose.  Jurors: TeaYoun Kim-Kassor, Mika Cho  

Lipalux Originals:  Know Your Place, No Smoking

Opening Reception: July 27 from 6:30 - 9:00 pm

In this annual exhibition, artists of all ages and experience levels were chosen by jurors Cecelia Koger, Marcus Kuiland-Nazario, and Edwin Vasquez.  "Fly Me" received an award of recognition. 

Opening reception is May 27th from 6pm - 8pm.  Awards ceremony will begin at 7 p.m. 

Lipalux Original:  Fly Me

Enter to win a genuine Lipalux limited edition cigarette.  (80cm x 6cm x 2cm)

Visit the show at Gallery 825 in Los Angeles between April 15 – May 19th.   Opening reception is April 15th.   Artist reception from 10am – 5pm.  (Gallery is by appointment otherwise.)

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One random winner will be drawn on May 20, 2023.  

UPDATE:  @Gaetanosworld wins the random drawing.  Hang it in good health!

Features Julie Lipa and Bente Christensen, two artists who approach their Mid-century modern enthusiasm in wildly different styles.

This show will premiere my new series"Pulp Fission: Classic Comics Reconstructed."  

Opening Reception: April 6 from 5 - 8 pm

La Luz de Jesus Gallery’s exhibition Lost and Found celebrates the medium of found objects.

Lipalux Originals: No Smoking, Girl Fight

Opening Reception: April 5 from 7-11 pm

Gallery 825, home of the Los Angeles Art Association (LAAA) founded in 1925, will be hosting simultaneous solo exhibitions in each of its four galleries. The event will mark the largest assemblage of emerging artist Julie Lipa’s work to date. 

The show will be from April 15 – May 19th.   Opening reception is April 15th.   Artist reception from 10am – 5pm.  

Julie Lipa's show’s titled “Beneath Perfection: The Underside of America’s Mid-Century Belle Epoche” will feature several of Julie’s pieces surrounding a period 1950’s living room installation. A video component will complement the focus of the works.

Julie Lipa’s Lipalux subjects build out from a mid-century artifact affixed to the artwork that serves as the focal point.   The focus of her topics, that may or may not be well-known by today’s average American, span from the mid 1930s to the late 1960s.  As decades pass these themes are revisited with historical context.  The stories about forced adoptions, atomic testing, airlines stewardess’ role in the air, become clear. What may appear as a pleasant composition from a distance reveals a historical look at how the advertising industry or journalism viewed these topics.  Spokesmodels from vintage appliance ads seem to be responding to the artifact, drawing you in. 

The exhibition will display mixed media originals, several of them large scale. 

This online group collage show curated by Kristine Schomaker features a more unconventional, non-traditional mode of collage.  Two hundred artists submitted 900 pieces for consideration and it was narrowed down to 44 artists and 100 works. 

Lipalux Originals: BFD - Birmingham Fire Department, Big Fucking Deal, Know Your Place, Mommy, Doomtown

This online group exhibition curated by Hulya Karadeniz explores the interrelationship between civilization and the environment.

Lipalux Original:  Welcome to Parasites

This Gallery 825 critique group pop-up show was curated by former MOCA senior curator Alma Ruiz.

Lipalux Original:   Mommy, BFD: Birmingham Fire Department, Big Fucking Deal, Know Your Place

A juried group show was open to any medium and without restriction of theme.

Lipalux Original:   Mommy, Know Your Place

Mommy received the Bronze Prize

The theme of this show is broad and open to artistic interpretation, but recycling is definately a component of much of the work presented.   Over 400 pieces were submitted and fewer than 70 were accepted.  

Lipalux Original:  Doomtown

Group show in an intimate gallery located in Downtown Los Angeles.  This piece sold on opening day.

Lipalux Original:  Do You Inhale.

"There From Here” is an exhibition that revolves around the idea of “‘place”’ and how it affects artists. Each artist has explored their own surroundings and has highlighted key elements within their own context of self and surroundings.  

Lipalux Original:   Mommy,  Know Your Place

An all-female group show curated by Aimee Mandala.

Lipalux Original:   BFD: Birmingham Fire Department, Big Fucking Deal 

BFD: Birmingham Fire Department, Big Fucking Deal received the Silver Prize

Palm Desert's open group show. 

Lipalux Original:   Know Your Place

This curated group show had 200 artists and 500 works submitted and only 40 pieces were accepted.   

Lipalux Original:  Do You Inhale

Do You Inhale received the Bronze Prize.