Artists
Jennifer Celio, Michael Kalish, Zuhdi Sardar, Lola Scarpitta, Sal Scarpitta

Curated by:
Liza Simone

Dates:
April 12, – April 31, 2009
Pedestrian Viewing 24/7, Galleries open by appointment. Open for the Toyota Grand prix. Gallery hours will be posted.

Location:
Phantom Galleries LA Long Beach at the Pike at Rainbow Harbor
81 S. Pine Ave, Long Beach 90802

In celebration of the Long Beach Toyota Grand Prix.

About the artists:

Jennifer Celio is based in Long Beach. “Next Exit’ drawings. That which changes and that which remains the same form the basis for “Next Exit,” a body of drawings that catalogs my present and past through freeway driving.
http://jennifercelio.com/

Michael Kalish quickly became a noted figure on the art scene with his ghigly intriguing sculptures asoon after he debuted his first collection. Best known for his iconic personalities like james Dean, the Beatles, Beethoven, and others, Kalish has spent the past 15 years mastering the unique medium that he developed- license plates, twisted, cut and riveted together into stunning images. His work has been featured everwhere from the New York times to Aart in America and hangs in the home of Muscisians, world leasders, actors, and professional athletes including Arnold Schwartzenegger, Ringo Starr, and Kid Rock.
http://michaelkalish.com/

Zuhdi Sardar
The Jay Leno Collection. Zudhi Zahar has painted approximately 50 paintings for Jay Leno’s Private Car Museum/ car collection warehouse in Burbank California.

Born and raised in Sulaymanah, Kurdistan of Iraq. After graduating from high school he studied at the Fine Art Institute in Baghdad, Iraq. Sardar then took a job teaching art in a local high school. With help from the local art cultural arts center, Sardar cam to America in 1964. After two years of living in the States, he was awarded a grant to study at the Academy of Art in Pairs. Upon completing his studies in Paris, Sardar returned to the United States and took a job with a local production company. He currently resides in California, where he works for NBC as a scenic artist.
http://www.zuhdisardar.com/

Salvatore Scarpitta
On view Courtesy of the private collection of Lola Scarpitta.
"Bobby"
Racer Series of China ink's 1990
29x22 "Bobby" is from the Racer Series of China ink's. The series is from the time when Salvatore Scarpitta and Leo Castelli were the owner and sponsor of a sprint "art" car that actually raced in the Maryland and Penn. racing circuit. "It was his ultimate performance piece, the racing "Art" car number 59.
http://www.salscarpitta.com

Lola Scarpitta is a third generation artist. Both her grandfather and her father, have been firmly entrenched in the global art world for almost a century. Lola grew up in the backdrop of the New York City art scene of the 1960's and 1970's. Her parent's studios were her classrooms and the galleries of New York City were her playgrounds. It was in this environment that Scarpitta formed her ideas about paintin
http://www.lolascarpitta.com/

Special Thank you to The Pike at Rainbow Harbor. thepikeatlongbeach.com

Partners:

The Long Beach Redevelopment Agency is proud to partner with Phantom Galleries LA, not only to revive empty storefronts along our major corridors, but also to showcase the arts and build a sense of community and culture in our Downtown," said Craig Beck, Executive Director of the Long Beach Redevelopment Agency. LongBeachRDA.org