Jennifer Saxon

All the shadows in the world have disappeared...can Peso Penguin, Barnacles Bear, and Kwazi Kitten save the world & get our shadows back??!! Find out tonight at Wacko, as design team Meomi, read from the second installation of the Octonaut's adventure THE OCTONAUTS & THE SEA OF SHADE. Will they safely leave the Octopod base, and change the mind of the King of Shade? I know you are on pins and needles but you will...

Los Angeles based artist, Tom Neely took some time out of his schedule to talk with LAist, about his new graphic novel The Blot, his current exhibit Self Indulgent Werewolf, and art & life in L.A. LAist: Why/how did you choose L.A. after graduating from art school? Neely: I went to grad school at the San Francisco Art Institute to get my MFA in painting. While I was in grad school I got so...

Jack-In-The-Can by RNL The contest in which design teams create structures with canned food, has returned to the Westfield Fashion Square in Sherman Oaks, and will be on display through October 15th. Taking Warhol's soup can to a whole new level; CANstruction produced by the Society for Design Administration, and organized by the offices of State Senator Jack Scott & Assemblyman Mike Feuer, gathers together L.A. architects & designers to create creative displays, and...

Today is World Animal Day, so give your pet an extra hug, kiss & treat! According to the World Animal Day Mission Statement, the day is to "acknowledge the diverse roles that animals play in our lives-from being our companions, supporting and helping us, to bringing a sense of wonder into our lives". Started in 1931, by ecologists in Florence as a way to bring awareness to endangered species; the event has spread to encompass...

Mayor Tony V. signed an ordinance Monday allowing the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery to have free admission. The Department of Cultural Affairs hopes the freebie will encourage more Angelenos to visit the gallery, which has been serving the community since 1951. Located at Barnsdall Park in Hollywood, the museum has been a venue for Southern California artists for decades. "The arts should not be a luxury available only to those who can afford...

See cult-movie legend/director Jack Hill at the Egyptian tonight for a double feature celebrating the release of the scary masterpiece, Spider Baby on DVD! Tonight's festivities include a screening of Spider Baby (1968) & Pit Stop (1969). Saturday night he will also grace the theatre with his presence for the screenings of two of some of the most friggin' awesome movies ever made, Switchblade Sisters (1975) & Coffy (1973). A Hollywood resident for decades, Hill's...

Come out to the L.A. Music Center Plaza Wednesday night and see beauty under the stars! It's a school night? You have to work early the next day? Phooey! TRUST ME ON THIS...you'll want to make an exception for this special evening. David Michalek's Slow Dancing is an outdoor exhibit of video portraits featuring the worlds leading dancers. Slowed down in "hyper slow motion", the films projected on large 16-foot screens celebrate the grace...

Hey jetsetters, tonight marks the kick off of SHAG's biggest show in L.A. ever! Sophisticates, beatniks, shriners, tiki's, monkeys & retro chicks are part of the exhibit entitled Conspicuous Consumption, and a continuation of the SHAG style we have come to know and love. Painting from his mid-century modern style home in Los Angeles 7 days a week, his hip colorful portrayals of living the high life are heavily influenced by advertising art from...

Los Angeles based artist Tom Neely has been on my radar for a long time, so I am really looking forward to his first solo show here in L.A opening this weekend! (Stay tuned for my interview with him next week!) A child with many allergies growing up, Neely spent a lot of his youth in bed reading classic comic books. Trained as a painter, the comic book influence is still clear. His art has...

This Saturday from 6 to 8pm, Van Eaton Galleries in Sherman Oaks will be hosting a tribute event to thank, honor & celebrate the contributions of some very distinguished animators. Co-sponsored by Creative Talent Network, the evenings activities will include an exhibition of works from the private collections of Rowland Wilson, Joe Grant, Walt Stanchfield, and Mel Shaw....