Rostro
Rostro
Curated by Ever Velasquez
969 Chung King Road
JUly 16 - AUGUST 27, 2022
SHOW CATALOG (PDF)
PRESS RELEASE (PDF)
Charlie James Gallery is pleased to present Rostro, a group exhibition curated by LA artist Ever Velasquez. The show invites artists from the US, Mexico and Puerto Rico to an exhibition organized around myriad expressions of selfhood – be they from an individual or collective perspective, and the array of “faces” artists use to address their audiences.
rostro
face
rostro(rrohs-troh)
MASCULINE NOUN
(anatomy)
a. face
Ese bebé tiene el rostro como un querubín de Botticelli. | That baby has a face like a Botticelli cherub.
La estrella se cubrió el rostro con una bufanda. | The star covered her face with a scarf.
b. countenance (literary)
Su rostro preocupado me dejó inquieto | I was unsettled by her worried countenance.(colloquial) (boldness)
a. nerve (colloquial)
¡Qué rostro tiene para no pedirme disculpas! She has some nerve not apologizing to me!
Participating Artists:
Tania Alvarez
Susan Aparico
Danie Cansino
Andrea Castillo
Ángela Alessandra Divina
rafa esparza
Paul Flores
Eduardo Gomez
Hely Omar Gonzalez
M.A. Guevara
Roberto Gutierrez
Terrick Gutierrez
Glenn Hardy Jr
Emiliana Henriquez
Lizette Hernández
Nick Hunt
Saj Issa
AK Jenkins
Sydnie Jimenez
Ozzie Juarez
Manuel López
Maria Maea
Narsiso Martinez
Patrick Martinez
Jame McClung
Joshua Nazario
Vincent Palacios
The Perez Bros
Edgar Ramirez
Kristopher Raos
Shellyne Rodriguez
Josie Love Roebuck
Luis Alvaro Sahagún
Shizu Saldamando
Irving De Jesus Segovia
Jeffrey Sincich
Joey Terrill
Michael The Khoi Tran
Bryan Valdez
Daisy Velasco
About the Curator:
Ever Velasquez (b. 1981, Los Angeles, CA) is an artist and Santera/curandera based in Los Angeles. Known for her performative work and for her photo-based and collage works, Ever's practice uses the visual language and history of Yoruba religious culture to explore the legacy of colonialism and its interweaving with indigenous spiritual traditions. Ever is fully initiated crowned priestess of Obatala in the Lucumi religion. Ever curated the group show Ni de Aqui ni de Alla at Charlie James Gallery in July 2021 and is the Gallery Manager of Charlie James Gallery 2 at 961 Chung King Road in Los Angeles, CA.
IG: @ever.a.k.a.thegirlabouttown
Selected Works
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