Last week I had the pleasure of attending the 13th annual LA Art Show held at Santa Monica Airport in the Barker Hangar. The LA Art show is one of the premier art shows in the country presented by FADA, the Fine Art Dealers Association. Showcasing fine art from the 19th century to contemporary and modern work, the LA Art Show is a week-long event where major galleries and print dealers across the world collaborate to celebrate and showcase fine works or art.

Among the 125 exhibitors involved will be New York galleries: Charles Cowles Gallery, Flowers, Jane Kahan Gallery, Pace Prints, and Rehs Gallery; California galleries: George Stern Fine Arts, Louis Stern Fine Arts, Gemini G.E.L.,and Paul Thiebaud Gallery; Texas galleries: PanAmerican ArtProjects and David Dike Fine Art; New Mexico galleries: Gebert Contemporary, Gerald Peters Gallery, LewAllen Contemporary and Bellas Artes; Washington galleries: Greg Kucera Gallery and Winston Wachter Fine Art; International galleries: Neffe-Degandt Fine Art and Steps Gallery from England, Misool Sidae AKA Seoul Gallery from South Korea, Wetterling Gallery from Sweden, Whitespace Gallery from New Zealand, Walter Bischoff Gallery from Germany and Gallery Jones, Jennifer Kostuik Gallery and Newzones from Canada.

In addition, numerous museums participate in the show such as Autry National Center, the Art Museum Council of LACMA (AMC), Claremont Graduate University, Fine Art Conservation Laboratories, LA Packing, Crating and Transport, Installation by Maddy Le Meif, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Los Angeles Art Association Gallery 825, Museum of Latin American Art (MoLAA), Museum of Ventura County, Prints and Drawing Council of LACMA (PDC) and the Riverside Art Museum.

It was an amazing show that you really must attend to appreciate. Hopefully I will see you next year.