Show 12 TAG GALLERY

about power and appearance; Garth Everett’s paintings explore light, shadow, and form through a refined dry-brush technique influenced by the traditions of the great masters; Elizabeth Gorcey gives visual form to grief, vulnerability, and shared human experience through emotionally charged oil paintings; and Wendy Tigerman builds spontaneous digital collages and assemblages through an intuitive process of image, association, and unexpected connection. Alongside these presentations, TAG’s annual Small Works exhibition brings together artists working across mediums and perspectives in an intimate exploration of scale, material, and creative expression. EXHIBITION DATES: Wednesday, November 25 - Friday, December 18 OPENING RECEPTION: Sunday, December 6, 5- 8 pm EXHIBITING ARTISTS: Mysterious Power explores the invisible energy that connects emotion, imagination, and existence. My paintings emerge from a spontaneous, subconscious process in which color, movement, texture, and form become expressions of inner energy. Working directly with my hands, I allow intuition to guide each creation, without predetermined images or boundaries. The fifteen paintings represent different manifestations of this mysterious force, inviting viewers to look beyond the visible and discover their own feelings, interpretations, and connections. For me, art is not about explaining the unknown but about making it felt. Vera Arutyunyan was born in Yerevan, Armenia. In 1991, she moved to the United States and currently lives in Los Angeles, California. From an early age, Vera demonstrated a natural artistic talent. She is a graduate of Yerevan State University. She is an Abstract Expressionist artist whose work flows between abstraction and figurative expression, charged with emotion and spiritual contemplation. Her paintings feature roughly executed surfaces that bring together her dreams and perceptions of reality through radiant colors, leaving viewers to connect with their own emotions and interpret the artist’s intentions. Her distinctive technique, characterized by bold strokes made with her bare hands, captures a clash of emotions—color-infused visions of action painting, forever frozen in time. Vera has earned international acclaim and has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions, biennales, and presentations in galleries and museums throughout the United States and internationally, including France, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Greece, Russia, Armenia, China, South Korea, Canada, Japan, Ireland, Switzerland, Monaco, and Estonia. Vera stands out in today’s contemporary art scene for her reinvigoration and renewal not only of a painting style, but also of a way of thinking. Memoirs of the Well-Behaved Wife is a whimsical journey that begins with “I made a new body, but my husband doesn’t like it,” turns a corner at “I love my handyman,” and finds its way toward liberation. Through humor, fiber, and domestic absurdity, the exhibition follows a housewife as she unravels the rules of being good, agreeable, and well-behaved—and discovers that freedom looks surprisingly good on her. Marianna Baker is a contemporary fiber artist whose work melds traditional practices with feminist perspectives. Known for her strong political messaging, she explores themes of identity, social justice, and resilience through textile designs and experimental embroidery. Her art has been exhibited nationally, including at the San Francisco Jewish Contemporary Museum of Art, Mexico City art week 2026, New York Art Week, Fullerton Museum, Oceanside Contemporary Museum and various galleries across Los Angeles and across country. Drawing on personal and cultural narratives, Baker creates thought-provoking pieces that challenge societal norms and inspire change. I am a world builder through. Using thread, cloth, embroidery, and soft sculpture, I create imagined systems that reflect the rituals and contradictions of contemporary life. Balancing softness with control, humor with unease, my work explores belonging, authority, and the fragile structures we build around ourselves. I've always been fascinated by what people wear to convince the world of who they are—or perhaps who they aren't. The Power of Costume explores the relationship between clothing, identity, and authority through portraits of historical and political figures. Kings, revolutionaries, and leaders have all understood the power of dressing the part. Some just had better tailors than others. With a bit of satire and a lot of curiosity, I'm interested in what happens when we look beyond the costume and question the power we've assigned to the person wearing it. This exhibition offers a first glimpse into a larger body of work currently in progress. Somaya Etemad is an Iranian-American contemporary artist and architect based in Los Angeles. With a background in architecture and an experimental, multidisciplinary practice, her work moves between painting, sculpture, and installation, challenging conventional ideas of identity, power, and cultural symbolism. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, the Modern Art Museum of Yerevan, and galleries across the United States and Japan. Her practice combines conceptual inquiry, bold visual storytelling, and an irreverent sense of humor, often blurring the boundaries between fine art, architecture, and social commentary. Renaissance My oil on canvas painting style is heavily influenced by great masters such as Johannes Vermeer and John Singer Sargent; as w