An Abstract Survey

August 30 - October 5, 2023 Exhibition

David Lloyd | Hagop Najarian | Lindsey Nobel | Esther Shim | Katie Stubblefield

"An Abstract Survey" celebrates the limitless potential of abstract art that transcends boundaries and connects with the viewer on a deeper level. The five artists' works featured in the exhibition invite you to embark on a journey of self-discovery as you explore their unique interpretation of non-representation and is ambiguity.

Their bold colors, expressive brushstrokes, subtle tones, and vibrating textures remind us of the beauty and mystery of the world around us, in new ways.

David Lloyd

Born 1955, Los Angeles, CA

Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA

BFA, CalArts

David Lloyd is a Los Angeles artist who describes his current work as exploring the sublime and the ridiculous in equal parts, a combination of “serious mysticism and f-d up pseudo-science” that comments on the overabundance of competing didactic languages in our current social and political landscape. Though primarily known as a painter, Lloyd incorporates a wide range of media in pursuit of his conceptual goals, ranging from collage, fiberglass and resin, monoprint, paint of a variety of kinds, xerox transfer, water based medium, spar varnish, dirt, and used synthetic boat sails.

Lloyd graduated with a BFA from CalArts in 1985, and began his career with a series of intelligent, near- humorous abstractions, turning towards the incorporation of imagistic referents several years later. He has shown in California at Klowden Mann, Otis College of Arts and Design, Margo Leavin Gallery, Gallery Paule Anglim and the Orange County Museum of Art, along with many others, as well Metro Pictures, and Milk Gallery in New York. His work has been written about extensively, and he is included in the collections of the Orange County Museum of Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego and the Getty.

Hagop Najarian

Born in Beirut, Lebanon

BFA, CSU Long Beach, Drawing and painting

MFA, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

Born in Beirut, Lebanon, Hagop Najarian and his family immigrated to the United States in 1969. As an Armenian living in La Mirada, he drew strength from the strong ties and grounding that his family and close community provided. Watching his father and grandfather create elaborate wood furniture with simple tools was the foundation and driving force in Hagop as an artist. Pursuing his undergraduate studies in art at Fullerton College and receiving his BFA in drawing and painting at Cal State Univ. Long Beach provided a traditional technical foundation. In 1993 he began his graduate study at Tyler School of Art at Temple University through their prestigious study abroad program in Rome, Italy and Philadelphia campus.

Hagop Najarian is a working artist and college professor living in La Mirada, California. He has been a Professor of Art teaching Drawing and Painting at Cerritos College since 1999. His Tenure at Cerritos College includes serving as Department Chair, Faculty Senate, Club Advisor and numerous administrative committees. In addition to exhibiting his work locally and nationally, Hagop has curated group exhibitions, and lectures about his work at seminars, panel discussions and colleges in the Los Angeles area. He is a co-founding member of the art collective Museum Adjacent and also a member of Durden and Ray and High Beams, which are locally run artists collectives that have developed many exhibitions throughout Los Angeles, nationally and Internationally.

Lindsey Nobel

Born in Baltimore, MD, and raised in San Diego, CA.

BFA, UC Santa Cruz, Painting

School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston MA

Royal College of Art, London, England

Currently based in Los Angeles, her art practice also draws upon her time in Monterrey, San Francisco, Rome and New York City. Building her drawing language on the invisible connections that unite humans with the organic and inorganic phenomena that make up everyday life, her work manifests the immense grid of energy that now exists between human, machine, and spiritual consciousness. Through drawn, painted, photographed, and sculpted mark-making, she expresses this otherwise invisible language. Her painting practice is rooted in principles of both abstract expressionism and minimalism she employs acrylic, charcoal, coffee, and pen on canvas,. Though abstract, her various series simultaneously engage the nervous system, marine biology, the Internet, the global economy, and continually evolving data mapping networks. Nobel's work has been exhibited throughout the United States, Asia and Europe and has been selected for the Lucid Art Foundation's 2021 Artist Residency program.

Esther Shim

Korea University - Seoul, Korea

Studied Tae Ho Kang's Art Studio

Esther Shim, a dedicated nature enthusiast, derives her inspiration from the rich and unblemished beauty of the natural world. Her creative journey is an ongoing exploration of the vivid tapestry of colors found in na- ture. Employing a diverse range of techniques, including scratching, over-painting, scraping, and stamping, Shim strives to craft transparent and harmonious final expressions in her artwork.

Shim firmly believes that each element of nature possesses its own distinctive scientific and musical rhythm. This belief serves as the cornerstone of her personal growth, offering her the endurance and moments of pro- found contemplation she seeks. Above all, Shim aspires to have her art serve as a conduit for viewers, enabling them to perceive and connect with the vibrant energy she infuses into her creations.

Katie Stubblefield

Born Tennessee

BFA, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro

MFA, California State University, Long Beach

Katie Stubblefield lives and makes art works in Long Beach. She received her BFA from Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, and an MFA from California State University, Long Beach in 2001. She is an adjunct professor teaching art survey courses at Coastline College and North Orange County Community Col- lege District.

Currently Stubblefield’s works are located on consignment at K. Imperial Fine Arts in San Francisco and SCAPE in Corona del Mar. Her works have been included in exhibitions at the Billy J. King Public Library, as part of the Long Beach Arts Council’s Fellowship Program, SALT Fine Art, the Carolyn Campagne Kleefeld Contemporary Art Museum, San Louis Obispo Museum of Art, Jordan Faye Contemporary, Jamie Brooks Fine Art, POST Gallery and the Brooklyn Art Library. Virtually, she is participating in How this Moment Looks at Guided by the Eye.com and occasional rounds of Call and Response through Shoebox PR. Katie has received both an Insight/Incite Award and an Individual Artists Fellowship in support of both her two- and three-di- mensional works from the Long Beach Arts Council.

Katie Stubblefield’s wood cut prints, oil paintings, sculptures, and sight-specific installed projects explore order, chaos, and entropy. Stubblefield’s imagery is informed by site visits, forensic photography, first-hand accounts, and evidence of changed/damaged/evolving environments caused by super-sized storm patterns and climate change.