GUSFORD , los angeles is a contemporary art gallery located in
Los Angeles
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, California, US. The gallery represents emerging and mid-career artists, both local and international.
History
GUSFORD , los angeles was founded in 2012 by artist and long-time collector Kelsey Lee Offield, and is dedicated to developing and nurturing emerging artists. The gallery program is built solely of solo artist presentations, where artists create and exhibit an entire body of work. GUSFORD opened in 2013 in the Los Angeles neighborhood of
Hollywood
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with an exhibition featuring the work of local artist Adam Mars. GUSFORD debuted the first North American solo exhibition by Swiss artist Andrea Hasler in June 2013, and participated in PULSE Contemporary Art Fair 2014 in New York, where artist Hassan Hajjaj was awarded the 2014 PULSE Art Prize. In September 2014, GUSFORD will debut the first solo exhibition of young Birmingham artist Oliver Jones.
GUSFORD is named after Offield's English bulldog.
Represented Artists
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Michael Brunswick
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Dorielle Caimi
Dorielle Caimi (born 1985) is an American artist living and working in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She uses oil painting to depict figuration, vivid colors, and symbolism as reclamation and recompilation of societal ideas regarding women. Her work pri ...
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Genevieve Chua
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Hassan Hajjaj
Hassan Hajjaj (born 1961) is a Moroccan contemporary artist who lives and works between London, UK and Marrakesh, Morocco.
Early life
Hajjaj was born in Larache, Morocco in 1961.
Career
Hajjaj's first feature-length film, ''Karima: A Day in t ...
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Andrea Hasler
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Oliver Jones
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Adam Mars
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Hugh Mendes
Hugh Mendes (born 11 November 1955) is a contemporary British painter.
He was born in the British Military Hospital in Hostert, Germany. Mendes was graduated from Chelsea School of Art with a BA in painting in 1978, and from City and Guilds of ...
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SuttonBeresCuller
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Dave White
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Aleah Chapin
Aleah Chapin (born March 11, 1986) is an American painter whose direct portrayals of the human form have expanded the conversation around western culture’s representations of the body in art. Described by Eric Fischl as “the best and most d ...
External links
GUSFORD , los angeles official website
References
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Art galleries established in 2012
Contemporary art galleries in the United States
2012 establishments in California