VARIOUS SMALL FIRES

HOT OFF THE PRESS !! The Wall Street Journal @WSJ calls VSF’s solo booth with Jessie Homer French (b.1940) “a standout among standouts at Frieze.” “Ms. French is a singular voice whose dispatches on ecology are as tragic as they are charming.” Image 1 courtesy of Frieze. Photograph by Casey Kelbaugh/CKA.

Full time mom, full time candidate, and full time art dealer. A little nutty, but I love every minute. Ever wonder what an art gallery owner does? We spend much of our time with the artists. We are the breadwinner, financial advisor, and therapist for many with no safety net. I care deeply about my community of artists - those that make their world anew through their humanity. In the era of AI, our humanity will be our greatest, most exquisite asset. I’m proud to present Jessie Homer French’s solo show at Frieze LA starting February 26th. Come by and support artists.

MCASB out in the wild visiting the Ojai studios of the wildly inspiring and ecological minded Jessie Homer French and Minga Opazo. Lunch at the amazing Casa Loce and for desert a special visit to the ICONIC Beatrice Wood’s home and studio. Want to know more about special events like this? Email [email protected] or DM us!

Congratulations to Jessie Homer French on her inclusion in Dib Bangkok’s inaugural exhibition Invisible Presence. Dib Bangkok is Thailand’s largest international contemporary art museum (designed by Kulapat Yantrasast of WHY Architecture & A49).

Sarah Zapata’s 𝘉𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵 closes this Saturday, December 13. Don’t miss your chance to stop by and see these beautiful blue textile works by Zapata. The VSF OC will be open Wednesday-Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 119 N. Prospect Ave.

Congratulations to Glen Wilson on the completion of his new public installation 𝘔𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘴: 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘍𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘍𝘭𝘰𝘸 commissioned by New York City School Construction Authority’s Public Art for Public Schools, in partnership with NYC Department of Cultural Affairs. The installation of glass mosaic and printed aluminum weaves together themes of culture, community, and cosmos. Installed at PS 105 in the Bronx, the piece is now in the collection of the NYC Department of Education, Public Art for Public Schools. The work pays tribute to the Bronx’s wide range of musical contributions including Cumbia, Hip Hop, and Jazz. As Wilson explains, his artwork seeks to “amplify the overlapping modes of inquiry and discovery that link all art and science. It is exciting to imagine young minds opening to new vibrations and pathways to becoming.” @dubarts @nyculture @artaic @nycscagram #publicartforpublicschools #nycsca #nyculture #artinschools #publicart

VSF will be closed Thursday 11/27 and Friday 11/28 in observation of Thanksgiving. We will be open Wednesday and Saturday from 10-6 p.m. at 119 N. Prospect Ave, Tustin, CA. Sarah Zapata’s 𝘉𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵 continues through December 13. We look forward to your visit. @sylk_z

VSF is proud to participate in Fall of Freedom with Sarah Zapata’s solo exhibition. Fall of Freedom is an urgent call to the arts community to unite in defiance of authoritarian forces sweeping the nation. VSF is one of the hundreds of artists and galleries participating in this nationwide stand against a fascist administration. Zapata is a Peruvian-American textile artist whose body of work addresses issues of labor, systems of power and control, cultural relativism, Queerness, and the intersectionality of identity. Sarah Zapata 𝘚𝘰 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘭𝘴 𝘐, 2025 Handwoven cloth, natural and synthetic fiber, hand embroidery, hand coiled rope. @sylk_z @falloffreedom

I’m taking a stand with @UnitedArtistsForClimate during COP30. United Artists for Climate is a global campaign by contemporary artists committed to the environment for COP30, @artofchange21 and @labverde We want: To raise climate ambition in line with the Paris accord To adopt the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) to protect forests To place culture at the heart of climate action #UnitedArtistsForClimate @cop30nobrasil @unitedartistsforclimate @artofchange21 @labverde #CultureAtCOP #WeMakeTomorrow #climateheritagenetwork #entertainmentculturepavilion #unitedartistsforclimate #artofchange21 @atelierdelanature @vsf #deepwaterhorizon #prairies #biodiversité #extinction 1. Oil-stained shrimp from the Gulf of Mexico collected after the cleanup of the Deepwater Horizon spill 2. Collapse. Installation including 26,162 preserved specimens following the Deepwater Horizon spill, glass, and preservative solutions. In collaboration with Todd Gardner, Jack Rudloe, and Peter Warny. 3. Painting a portrait of a missing Gulf species using Deepwater Horizon crude oil, Ballengée Studio, Louisiana. 4. MIA Highfin Blenny painted with Deepwater Horizon oil, Taylor/ MC20 oil, oiled marshland sediment and iron oxide, and COREXIT 9500A (dispersant) on Arches watercolor paper. *This species was last reported in 2000. 5. RIP African Pompano collected after Deepwater Horizon from the series Ghosts of the Gulf 6. Be the change! My family and I have created Atelier de la Nature an eco-art education center and nature reserve located in south Louisiana. Our mission is to connect people to our region’s special nature and culture through creative, interdisciplinary programs that integrate art with science to inspire ecological and community stewardship. / 7. Memory in the Life of a Cajun Prairie is living artwork in collaboration with Newton Harrison and Dr. Jorge Villa. Here we are recreating a native Louisiana prairie, one of the most endangered habitats in North America, from a former soybean field to sequester carbon, increase biodiversity, and as a living sculpture. Here we seek to sculpt the atmosphere, landscape, and society.

Sarah Zapata’s 𝘉𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵 looks directly at the body and the landscape. Zapata’s show title uses the word prospect to refer to land, and also to potential. In both the sense of the fantasy required to dream of a different future, but also the acknowledgement of the present times. Zapata’s works are on view at VSF OC through December 13.

Two paintings by Joshua Nathanson are featured in Baker’s Dozen at the Torrance Art Museum. The show features thirteen artists who reflect current directions in Southern Californian contemporary art practices. Worms, 2023 Oil and Paper on canvas 69” x 61” Chrysalis, 2023 Oil and paper on canvas 69 x 61 inches Images courtesy of the Torrance Art Museum. @joshua.nathanson @torranceartmuseum

Lezley Saar is included in 𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘔𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘴: 𝘈 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘍𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘮𝘴 at the Crocker Art Museum. Saar is a featured artist from the Crocker Art Museum’s permanent collection. The exhibition opens November 2nd and will be on view until May 2026. Lezley Saar (American, born 1953), 𝘐 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘯, 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘯, 2019. Paper collage on photograph, 10 ½ x 8 ¼ in. Crocker Art Museum purchase with funds from the Forrest and Shirley Plant Fund, 2020.90.1. @lezleysaar @crockerart