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Los Angeles is a spread out, perpetually evolving, landscape of numerous distinct nodes acting as entry points to the city's cultural and artistic matrix. Volunteer organizations like Human Resources continue Los Angeles' rich history of independent collectives, privileging new work and experimentations in performance and presentation. Non-profit galleries like LAXART support a younger generation of recent graduates and emerging artists by organizing rigorous exhibits and fostering understanding through exciting public programs. Los Angeles' abundance of museums, artist-run spaces, volunteer organizations, and commercial galleries creates a fruitful field for the viewing of art and an exchange of ideas. Some of the city's top galleries are deeply ingrained into Los Angeles' cultural topography—International Art Objects or Rosamund Felsen—while others have just set-up shop, like recent Berlin arrival Freedman Fitzpatrick. Check out our list of LA Art Galleries You Should Know About, highlighting 25 of Los Angeles' most exciting commercial galleries that represent artists.
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Regen Projects
Neighborhood: Hollywood
Address: 6750 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90038
Artists represented: Doug Aitken, Stephan Balkenhol, Matthew Barney, Walead Beshty, John Bock, Abraham Cruzvillegas, Lizzie Fitch/Ryan Trecartin, Dan Graham, Rachel Harrison, Elliott Hundley, Christian Jankowski, Sergej Jensen, Anish Kapoor, Toba Khedoori, Gabriel Kuri, Liz Larner, Glenn Ligon, Scott McFarland, Marilyn Minter, Catherine Opie, Jennifer Pastor, Manfred Pernice, Raymond Pettibon, Elizabeth Peyton, Jack Pierson, Lari Pittman, Richard Prince, Daniel Richter, Willem de Rooij, Gary Simmons, Wolfgang Tillmans, Gillian Wearing, Lawrence Weiner, James Welling, Sue Williams, Andrea Zittel
Founded in 1989, Regen Projects recently moved from West Hollywood to a more spacious location, designed by L.A.-based architect Michael Maltzan, in Hollywood. Regen Projects' new space opened with a group exhibition in September 2012, featuring the gallery's impressive line-up of both international artists like Lawrence Weiner and local L.A. artists like Raymond Pettibon. With a roster mixing established artists and emerging talents from a younger generation, Regen Projects continues to deliver exciting exhibitions at the forefront of Los Angeles' contemporary art scene. Currently on view are a group of video works by John Bock, Keren Cytter, Paul Pfeiffer, Gillian Wearing, and Akram Zaatari.
David Kordansky Gallery
Neighborhood: Culver City
Address: 3143 S. La Cienega Blvd, Unit A, Los Angeles, CA 90016
Artists represented: Markus Amm, Kathryn Andrews, Matthew Brannon, Valentin Carron, Steven Claydon, Heather Cook, Aaron Curry, Will Fowler, Sam Gilliam, Patrick Hill, Richard Jackson, Larry Johnson, Rashid Johnson, William E. Jones, Elad Lassry, Thomas Lawson, Alan Michael, Ruby Neri, David Noonan, Anthony Pearson, Mai-Thu Perret, Jon Pestoni, Pietro Roccasalva, Lesley Vance, John Wesley, Jonas Wood
Originally established in Chinatown in 2003, David Kordansky Gallery moved from its Chung King Road location to its current location in Culver City. Kordansky represents a number of emerging and established artists, including Kathryn Andrews, Thomas Lawson, and Elad Lassry. Continually presenting an array of exciting, conceptually challenging artwork, Kordansky is currently showing the first solo-exhibition of John Mason's sculptural works and an exhibition of contemporary painter Chris Martin's work.
Redling Fine Art
Neighborhood: Hollywood
Address: 6757 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90038
Artists represented: Mario Correa, Liz Glynn, Jason Kraus, Erlea Maneros Zabala, Dashiell Manley, Brian O'Connell, JJ Peet
Nearly across the street from Regen Projects, Redling Fine Art resides in, "an old prop warehouse whose front was sliced off to make a strip mall," says owner Erica Redling. Redling, who worked at China Art Objects (now International Art Objects) before opening her own gallery, represents a small group of strong emerging artists with conceptually concise exhibitions, such as Liz Glynn's first exhibition in 2012, "HOARD." The current exhibition on view is a group show entitled "Still Life Picture Plane" that includes work from Isabelle Cornaro, Liz Glynn, John Houck, Dawn Kasper, Sean Kennedy, Jason Kraus, and JJ Peet.
Cirrus Gallery
Neighborhood: DTLA
Address: 542 S. Alameda St., Los Angeles, CA 90013
Artists represented: Brice Bischoff, Matthew Brannon, Brian Bress, David Lloyd, Justin Moore, Joe Deutch, Tyler Matthew Oyer, Mark Golamco, Joe Goode
Jean Milant founded Cirrus Gallery and Cirrus Editions in January 1970 and moved to South Alameda Street in 1979, combining a gallery with a print publishing space. With over 250 exhibitions under their belt, Cirrus has been integral to evolution of the Los Angeles art scene by being the first L.A. gallery to participate in international art fairs and through housing key moments and works like Barbara T. Smith's Field Piece (1968-1971). Continuing their commitment to performance and new media, Cirrus' current exhibition is Tyler Matthew Oyer's first solo show, an operetta entitled "Shimmy Shake Earthquake".
Diane Rosenstein Fine Art
Neighborhood: Hollywood
Address: 831 N. Highland Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038
Artists represented: John Adelman, Sarah Awad, Thomas Downing, Charles Fine, Eben Goff, Alexandra Hedison, Arnold Helbling, Farrah Karapetian, John M. Miller, Karin Apollonia Muller, Jose Álvaro Perdices, John Sisley, Jane Wilbraham
Diane Rosenstein Fine Arts just celebrated their first anniversary. In their first year, Rosenstein held nine exhibitions and opened a new gallery space in Hollywood with the expansive group show "The Black Mirror," co-curated by Rosenstein and James Welling. "Arnold Helbling: Drop City," Helbling's first solo exhibition with the gallery, is currently on view.
Rose Gallery
Neighborhood: Santa Monica
Address: 2525 Michigan Ave. G5, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Artists represented: Diane Arbus, Seung Woo Back, Martin Parr, Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Jo Ann Callis, William Eggleston, Masahisa Fukase, Maya Goded, Rinko Kawauchi, Ken Kitano, Dorothea Lange, Saul Leiter, Laura McPhee, Susan Meiselas, Daido Moriyama, among others.
Located in Santa Monica's Bergamot Station, Rose Gallery, which was founded in 1991 by Rose Shoshana, specializes in photography. Exhibitions include canonical artists, like Diane Arbus, as well as international imports, like Daido Moriyama, culled from an expansive archive of vintage and contemporary photographs. Work by Tomoko Sawada is currently on view.
Night Gallery
Neighborhood: DTLA
Address: 2276 East 16th St., Los Angeles, CA 90021
Artists represented: Derek Boshier, Alika Cooper, Mira Dancy, Samara Golden, Paul Heyer, David Korty, Anna Rosen, Sean Townley, Paul Waddell, Christine Wang
Originally located in a Lincoln Heights strip mall that was open from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m., Night Gallery moved to a massive warehouse in downtown Los Angeles. Davida Nemeroff founded Night Gallery in 2010, shortly after completing her MFA at Columbia, and added partner Mieke Marple, who had worked at 1301PE Gallery, more than a year later. While Night Gallery has traded its late night revelry for daytime gallery hours, they continue to set new standards for how institutions can successfully show art.
Cherry and Martin
Neighborhood: Culver City
Address: 2712 S. La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90034
Artists represented: Brian Bess, Matt Connors, Holly Coulis, Mari Eastman, Robert Heinecken, Nathan Mabry, T. Kelly Mason, Florian Morlat, Robert Overby, Bernard Piffaretti
Mary Leigh Cherry and Philip Martin founded Cherry and Martin in 2006. While they maintain a focus on impressive emerging artists like Nathan Mabry, their current exhibition, "Sensing the Technological Banzai," is Cherry and Martin's second solo exhibition of Robert Heinecken's work.
L.A. Louver
Neighborhood: Venice
Address: 45 N. Venice Blvd., Venice, CA 90291
Artists represented: Terry Allen, Rina Banerjee, Tony Berlant, Tony Bevan, William Brice, Deborah Butterfield, Rebecca Campbell, Dale Chihuly, Richard Deacon, Mark Di Suvero, Gajin Fujita, Charles Garabedian, Frederick Hammersley, David Hockney, among others
L.A. Louver gallery was founded in Venice in 1975. In 2001, the gallery launched “Rogue Wave,” a recurring curatorial initiative focusing on artists specifically from Los Angeles. R.B. Kitaj and Jason Martin's upcoming exhibitions at L.A. Louver open onOctober 10th.
Marc Foxx
Neighborhood: Mid-City West
Address: 6150 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048
Artists represented: Cris Brodahl, Sanya Kantarovsky, Luisa Lambri, Kris Martin, Jason Meadows, Carter Mull, Amalia Pica, Frances Stark, Hiroshi Sugito, among others
Marc Foxx Gallery is located in the Mid-City area of Los Angeles. The gallery's fourth solo exhibition of Jennifer West's work, "Spirals, Salt & The Pill," just closed. West created a zine, Memory Screen, in conjunction with the exhibit that was distributed by the gallery during the exhibition.
1301PE
Neighborhood: Mid-City West
Address: 6150 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048
Artists represented: Jan Albers, Fiona Banner, Uta Barth, Angela Bulloch, Fiona Connor, Kirsten Everberg, Jack Goldstein, Charline Von Heyl, Ann Veronica Janssens, Judy Ledgerwood, Lyall & Rayne, Jorge Mendez Blake, Jorge Pardo, Philippe Parreno, Parreno/Pardo, Blake Rayne, John Reynolds, Jessica Stockholder, Superflex, Superflex/Tiravanija, Kerry Tribe, Pae White, Paul Winstanley
1301PE was founded by Brian D. Butler in 1992. A year earlier, Butler started Brain Multiples to publish and distribute artists' printed editions as a collaboration. Butler's collaborators include John Baldessari, Paul McCarthy, Fiona Connor, and Meg Cranston among others. A solo exhibition of Blake Rayne's paintings is currently on view.
Kayne Griffin Corcoran
Neighborhood: Mid-City West
Address: 1201 S. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90019
Artists represented: Michel Auder, Larry Bell, Carol Bove, Leon Golub, Yves Klein, Daniel Knorr, David Lamelas, Richard Long, David Lynch, John McCracken, François Morellet, Giulia Piscitelli, Charlotte Posenenske, Ken Price, Jean Prouvé, Hannah Rickards, Ugo Rondinone, Aida Ruilova, Ed Ruscha, Liza Ryan, Robert Therrien, Deanna Thompson, Tatiana Trouvé, Oscar Tuazon, James Turrell, H.C. Westermann
A merger of formerly separate galleries, Kayne Griffin Corcoran is led under the creative leadership of Maggie Kayne with the market guidance of Bill Griffin and James Corcoran. The gallery moved to the Mid-City West area from Santa Monica, marking this transition with an exhibition of James Turrell's work that ran alongside major Turrell retrospectives at both LACMA and the Guggenheim. "Sooner Than Later, Roden Crater" focused on James Turrell's still-incomplete four-decade project. François Morellet's "NO END NEON" is currently on view.
Steve Turner Contemporary
Neighborhood: Mid-City West
Address: 6026 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036
Artists represented: Maria Anwander, Petra Cortright, James Gobel, Deborah Grant, Edgar Orlaineta, Pablo Rasgado, Camilo Restrepo, Rafael Rozendaal, Michael Staniak, Fabiola Torres-Alzaga, Rowan Wood
Founded in 2007, Steve Turner Contemporary's commitment to showing experimental internet-based and video work has made the gallery one of the most interesting places to view art in Los Angeles. Pablo Rasgado and Augustus Thompson both have exhibitions currently on view, and Petra Cortright has an upcoming solo-exhibition opening Nov. 2.
The BOX Gallery
Neighborhood: DTLA
Address: 805 Traction Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90013
Artists represented: John Altoon, Sarah Conaway, Rachel Khedoori, Los Angeles Poverty Department, Spandau Parks, Stan Vanderbeek, Judith Bernstein, Simone Forti, Elke Silvia Krystufek, Robert Mallary, Kiersten Puusemp, Lisa Williamson, Julien Bismuth, Wally Hedrick, Leigh Ledare, Paul McCarthy and Damon McCarthy, Barbara T. Smith, Mike Bouchet, Naotaka Hiro, Los Angeles Free Music Society, NO!Art, Koki Tanaka
Founded by Mara McCarthy, The Box Gallery represents a number of key figures from a generation of artists that gained notoriety in the 1960s and 1970s, including Barbara T. Smith. The gallery's third solo exhibition of Judith Bernstein, "Birth of the Universe: 18 New Paintings (2010-2013)," is currently on view.
Freedman Fitzpatrick
Neighborhood: Hollywood
Address: 6051 Hollywood Blvd. #107, Los Angeles, CA 90028
Artists represented: Mathis Altmann, Matthew Lutz-Kinoy, Lucie Stahl, Hannah Weinberger
Run by Alex Freedman and Robbie Fitzpatrick, Freedman Fitzpatrick is a gallery focused on bringing art and ideas from Berlin to Los Angeles. With a small list of compelling artists and only a few exhibitions completed, Freedman Fitzpatrick is a gallery to watch.
M+B
Neighborhood: West Hollywood
Address: 612 N. Almont Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90069
Artists represented: Matthew Brandt, Martin Denker, Jessica Eaton, Sam Falls, Guillermo R. Gudino, Whitney Hubbs, Anthony Lepore, Matthew Porter, Alex Prager, Jon Rafman, Hannah Whitaker
Located in West Hollywood, M+B Gallery exhibits contemporary art, primarily showing photographic works. While they've often showed conventional photography, M+B represents a number of emerging artists, including Sam Falls and Jon Rafman, experimenting with the boundaries and redefinitions of photography as a medium. Matthew Porter's "Greet the Dust" is currently on view.
Perry Rubenstein
Neighborhood: Hollywood
Address: 1215 N. Highland Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038
Artists represented: Iwan Baan, John Bauer, Candice Breitz, Zoe Crosher, Georg Herold, Alex Katz, Mike Kelley, Helmut Newton
In 2011, Perry Rubenstein announced plans to close his New York space and open a gallery in Los Angeles. Designed by L.A.-based firm wHY Architecture and inaugurated with a Helmut Newton exhibit, Perry Rubenstein gallery spreads across 9,500 square feet of space. The gallery closes John Bauer's exhibition, "Black and Blue," on Oct. 10 and opens Candice Breitz's "The Woods" on Oct. 19.
Blum & Poe
Neighborhood: Culver City
Address: 2727 S La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90034
Artists represented: Chiho Aoshima, J.B. Blunk, Slater Bradley, Chuck Close, Carroll Dunham, Sam Durant, Mark Grotjahn, Susumu Koshimizu, Friedrich Kunath, Linder, Sharon Lockhart, Florian Maier-Aichen, Takashi Murakami, Hugh Scott-Douglas, Jim Shaw, Henry Taylor, Lee Ufan, among others
Tim Blum and Jeff Poe opened a small gallery in Santa Monica in 1994, moved to a larger space on La Cienega in 2003, and transitioned their operation across the street in 2009. More recently, Blum & Poe opened an office in Tokyo, adding brick and mortar to their investments in the Asian art market. The gallery's first solo exhibition of English artist Linder's work is currently on view.
Ace Gallery
Neighborhood: Mid-City West, Beverly Hills
Address: 5514 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036 / 9430 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Artists represented: Herb Alpert, Tara Donovan, Ken Feingold, Tim Hawkinson, Matt Hope, Dennis Hopper, Martin Schoeller, Robert Wilson
Ace Gallery was founded by Douglas Chrismas in 1961. Ace Gallery has two locations, one in the Miracle Mile neighborhood and one in Beverly Hills. The gallery also had a space in New York until 2005. Current exhibitions include work by Phil Frost and Bernar Venet.
International Art Objects
Neighborhood: Culver City
Address: 6086 Comey Ave., Los Angeles, California 90034
Artists represented: Sarah Braman, Paul Cherwick, Billy Childish, Bjorn Copeland, Julia Dault, Kim Fisher, Morgan Fisher, Mark Hagen, Thomas Helbig, Sean Landers, JP Munro, Andy Ouchi, Seb Patane, Jon Pylypchuk, David Von Schlegell, Eric Wesley, Pae White, TJ Wilcox, Thomas Zipp
International Art Objects, née China Art Objects, was founded by a group of friends on Chung King Road. Early exhibitions included the work of Laura Owens and Sharon Lockhart and the early gallery space hosted events such as a Mike Kelley poetry reading and a record release party for Stephen Prina. The gallery is currently run by Steve Hanson, one of the founding members, and his wife Tuesday Yates. International Art Objects moved to Culver City in 2010 and is currently exhibiting new work by Mark Hagen.
François Ghebaly
Neighborhood: Culver City, DTLA
Address: 2600 S. La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90034 / 2245 E. Washington Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90021
Artists represented: Davide Balula, Dan Bayles, Neil Beloufa, Marius Bercea, Channa Horwitz, Patrick Jackson, Mike Kuchar, Joel Kyack, Anthony Lepore, Candice Lin, Gina Osterloh, Robert Russell, Andra Ursuta
Founded in Chinatown in 2009 and moved to Culver City in 2010, François Ghebaly Gallery has just opened a new space. François Ghebaly Gallery is currently exhibiting a solo show of Neil Beloufa's work in their new downtown Los Angeles space.
Shoshana Wayne Gallery
Neighborhood: Santa Monica
Address: 2525 Michigan Ave. # B1, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Artists represented: Phil Argent, Irit Batsry, Zadok Ben-David, Kathy Butterly, Nicole Crotty, Pieter Hugo, Dinh Q. Le, Sze Tsung Leong, Yoko Ono, Kiki Smith, Yuken Teruya, Frances Trombly, Angela White, among others.
Shoshana Wayne Gallery was founded in 1986 and emphasizes their support of Los Angeles-based artists. Jeffrey Gibson's "The Spirits Refuse Without a Body" is currently on view.
Rosamund Felsen
Neighborhood: Santa Monica
Address: 2525 Michigan Ave. B4, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Artists represented: Mindy Alper, Judith Barry, Kathleen Henderson, Steven Hull, Nancy Jackson, Mary Kelly, Karen Liebowitz, Grant Mudford, Joshua Pieper, Ann Preston, among others
Rosamund Felsen has been integral to the Los Angeles art landscape since it was founded in 1978. Rosamund Felsen was the fist institution to exhibit Chris Burden's Big Wheel, now in MOCA's permanent collection. Lari Pittman, Mike Kelley, Richard Jackson, and Paul McCarthy were all represented by Rosamund Felsen when they were chosen to be in Paul Schimmel's historic exhibition "Helter Skelter: L.A. Art" in the 1990s. The gallery continues to create noteworthy exhibitions. "Steven Hull: Balcony" is currently on view through Oct. 12.
Patrick Painter Gallery
Neighborhood: Santa Monica
Address: 2525 Michigan Ave. Unit B2, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Artists represented: Bas Jan Ader, Sonny Assu, Tim Berresheim, Simon Bill, Glenn Brown, Andre Butzer, Greg Colson, Valie Export, Francesca Gabbiani, Mike Kelley, Won Ju Lim, John Miller, Ed Moses, John Newsom, Albert Oehlen, Francis Picabia, Andrew Piedilato, Peter Saul, Matthias Schaufler, Rinus van de Velde, Charlotta Westergren, Jeffrey Wisniewski, Toby Ziegler
Patrick Painter Inc. was founded by Patrick Painter in 1997. He also runs Patrick Painter Editions, which was founded in 1991. The gallery's current exhibition, "Mike Kelley: Photo Works 1996-2001," is on view through Oct.12th.
ACME.
Neighborhood: Mid-City West
Address: 6150 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048
Artists represented: Amy Adler, Kai Althoff, Kristin Baker, Miles Coolidge, Daniel Cummings, Tomory Dodge, Tony Feher, Carlee Fernandez, Iva Gueorguieva, Kevin hanley, Matt Merkel Hess, Bill Jensen, Kurt Kauper, Martin Kersels, Aaron Morse. Michael Norton, Dario Robleto, Brion Nuda Rosch, Lisa Sanditz, Jennifer Steinkamp, Neal Tait, Amir Zaki
ACME. was founded in 1994 by Robert Gunderman and Randy Sommer. Gunderman and Sommmer had worked together on an alternative art space in Santa Monica called FOOD HOUSE. ACME. moved out of Santa Monica into the Mid-City area in 1998. ACME.'s current exhibition, Iva Gueorguieva's "Spill/Frame," is open through Oct. 12.