Jane Chafin's Offramp Gallery Blog

Jane Chafin is currently director of Offramp Gallery, which exhibits contemporary art in an historic house in Pasadena, CA. Jane used to be a painter and worked as a registrar for the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery. She stopped painting, moved to New York and pursued a career in journalism. There, she was editorial director of CultureFinder.com, and did freelance writing for the LA Times, the BookReporter.com and the New Yorker Magazine's marketing department. She moved back to the Los Angeles area and opened Offramp Gallery in September 2008. Jane writes a weekly blog for the Huffington Post.

LA Art Diary

Tracey Harnish, a native Angelino, attended Otis College of Art and Design. In addition to writing about art for the Huffington Post and CultureMob.com, she blogs about the LA art scene on her blog, LAArtDiary.com. Her art has been shown in various group shows and was recently awarded First Prize at LBA's California Open exhibition. Tracey's business, ArtWhiz.biz, helps artists with individual artist promotion.

"I think art has the capacity to elicit a response from the viewer in a deep meaningful way. It can expand the soul, bring you to tears, deepen the meaning of life. Art can also be decorative, fun, playful eye candy. The barrier between "fine art" and design, has been broken down over the last 20 years giving the art world diversity like no other time in history. From art stars and critical favorites to illustrators and outsider art, I'm interested in it all."

You can contact Tracey at laartdiary@gmail.com.

Tracey's Thirteen

Art Insider

Sean Aldrin is a Gonzo philosopher, artist and writer working at large since the late 1980’s. Aldrin’s art has been exhibited extensively across the United States and abroad, and his published works have been sought after by the best of the legendaries.  Aldrin’s recent Idea solo show at Ace Gallery Los Angeles demystified the language/ image slam dance conundrum. Sean Aldrin holds the record for the most MFA units of any accredited art student including units from Art Center College of Design, Rhode Island School of Design, and his alma-mater Otis College of Art and Design.