David Kordansky Gallery is an art gallery established in Los Angeles's Chinatown neighborhood in 2003.

History

The gallery was founded by David Kordansky, a former conceptual and performance artist, in a space on Bernard Street in L.A.’s

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neighborhood. In 2008, the gallery opened its main location in

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and, in 2014, expanded to Los Angeles's Mid-City district where it tripled its size to more than 20,000 square feet. The space was designed by architecture firm

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and includes two large galleries as well as offices, a library and gardens. In 2022, the gallery opened a new space in

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. David Kordansky Gallery has responded publicly to the

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movement and represents artists from diverse backgrounds.

Artists

David Kordansky Gallery represents living artists, including: *

Huma Bhabha Huma Bhabha (born 1962) is a Pakistanis, Pakistani-American Sculpture, sculptor based in Poughkeepsie, New York, Poughkeepsie, New York. Known for her uniquely grotesque, figurative forms that often appear dissected or dismembered, Bhabha often u ...

(since 2018) * Lucy Bull (since 2021) * Aaron Curry * Fred Eversley (since 2018) * Derek Fordjour (since 2021) * Guan Xiao (since 2022) * Raul Guerrero * Jenna Gribbon (since 2022) *

Lauren Halsey Lauren Halsey (b. 1987 Los, Angeles, California) is a contemporary American artist. Halsey uses architecture and installation art to demonstrate the realities of urban neighborhoods like South Los Angeles, South Central, Los Angeles. Biography H ...

(since 2018) *

Shara Hughes Shara Hughes (born 1981) is an American painter. Biography Hughes was born in 1981 in Atlanta, Georgia. She attended the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and went on to study at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. She lives and w ...

(since 2023) *

Rashid Johnson Rashid Johnson (born 1977) is an American artist who produces conceptual post-black art. Johnson first received critical attention in 2001 at the age of 24, when his work was included in '' Freestyle'' (2001) curated by Thelma Golden at the St ...

Tala Madani Tala Madani (born 1981) is an Iranian-born American artist, well-known for her contemporary paintings, drawings, and animations. She lives in Los Angeles, California. Early life and education Madani was born in Tehran, Iran in 1981. From the ag ...

* Sam McKinniss (since 2023) * Odili Donald Odita (since 2022) * Maia Cruz Palileo (since 2024) *

Hilary Pecis Hilary Pecis (born 1979) is an American artist based in Los Angeles. Pecis was raised in Redding, California close to the border with Oregon. She earned a BFA and MFA from California College of the Arts California College of the Arts (CCA) ...

(since 2021) * Adam Pendleton (since 2020) * Mai-Thu Perret * Linda Stark (since 2019) *

Richard Tuttle Richard Dean Tuttle (born July 12, 1941) is an American postminimalist artist known for his small, casual, subtle, intimate works. His art makes use of scale and line. His works span a range of formats, from sculpture, painting, drawing, printma ...

Mary Weatherford Mary Weatherford (born 1963) is a Los Angeles-based painter. She is known for her large paintings incorporating neon lighting tubes. Her work is featured in museums and galleries including the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Brooklyn Mus ...

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(since 2011) * Lesley Vance (since 2003) In addition, the gallery manages various artist estates, including: * Francisco (Chico) da Silva * Martha Diamond (since 2023) *

Sam Gilliam Sam Gilliam ( ; November 30, 1933 – June 25, 2022) was an American color field painter and lyrical abstractionist artist. Gilliam was associated with the Washington Color School, a group of Washington, D.C.-area artists that developed a form ...

(since 2019) *

Tom of Finland Touko Valio Laaksonen (8 May 1920 – 7 November 1991), pseudonym Tom of Finland, was a Finnish artist who made stylized highly masculinized homoerotic art, and influenced late 20th-century gay culture. He has been called the "most influential ...

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Betty Woodman Elizabeth Woodman (née Abrahams; May 14, 1930 – January 2, 2018) was an American ceramic artist. Early life and education Betty Woodman was born in Norwalk, Connecticut, to Minnie and Henry Abrahams. Her parents were progressive socialists ...

In the past, the gallery has worked with the following artists and estates: * Harold Ancart *

Elad Lassry Elad Lassry (born December 26, 1977 in Tel Aviv, Israel) is an American artist who lives and works in Los Angeles. Education Lassry attended the California Institute of the Arts for film and visual art. He received his BFA from CalArts in 2003 ...

Simone Leigh Simone Leigh (born 1967) is an American artist from Chicago who works in New York City in the United States. She works in various media including sculpture, installations, video, performance, and social practice. Leigh has described her work as au ...

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References

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