Author archives: Vakseen

"CA101 2015" Show Opening July 31st

This Friday night is the opening reception for 2015’s CA101 Show. The concept of artists exhibiting in unique spaces is a crazy idea and this one takes place oceanside, at the historic AES Power Plant (1100 N. Harbor Drive) in Redondo Beach. Beautiful is an understatement!! For two consecutive weekends, CA 101 2015 will transform the power plant into a museum bringing together diverse works of art and I’m honored to have been selected […]

Spitz in Little Tokyo’s “Vanity Pop” Pop-up Show July 16th

This Thursday I’m honored to be kicking off my new partnership with one of my fav foodie spots, Spitz. You may remember I had a solo pop-up show with them back in May. Well, things went so well we decided to partner up and turn it into a monthly group show built around my “Vanity Pop” theme. Each month I’ll be curating and featuring in a pop-up show where we’ll take […]

Juxtapoz Magazine Features #VakseenArt

I woke up yesterday to a #VakseenArt feature from one of my favorite art magazines, Juxtapoz Magazine. The first of many more to come, excited is an understatement man! They featured one of my newest paintings, No Filter Me, and you can check out the features here: IG, Twitter, FB.

Hive Gallery's "Jedi July" Opening July 11th

The Hive Gallery presents: Opening July 11th, 8-11PM * Jedi Attire encouraged!! Runs: July 11th- August 1st $5 suggested donation on opening night (Donations help keep the Hive Alive) 10% off drinks at Peking Tavern night of the opening (see front Hive attendant) Featured Artist 1: GMONIK Featured Artist 2: Jesse Ozar Featured Small Wall: J.Salvador (Emo Friends) Featured Tall Wall: “Instinct” 6 artists from Ireland, curated by Matthew Nevin […]

In Parentheses Magazine Features #VakseenArt

While I was away in Korea last week the good folks over at In Parentheses Magazine blessed me with a #VakseenArt feature. The literary magazine featured 3 of my paintings (She Got The Jazz, Brilliant Dope & Open Virtue) and you can check out the feature here.  

Cannibal Flower Feature Show June 27th

This Saturday is one of the biggest art shows of my career. I’m truly honored & humbled to be selected as the featured artist in the next Cannibal Flower art show. If you’ve been wanting to see my paintings in person or you’re simply a fan of my art, trust me, this is the one! I’ll be featuring my newest pieces as well as some new exclusive work I haven’t […]

Yay! LA Magazine Features #VakseenArt

LA-based art and culture mag Yay! LA featured #VakseenArt on their site and across their social media pages last week! The magazine featured a writeup on me along with 8 of my paintings and the flyer from last weekend’s UCLA solo exhibition. I’m honored and super thankful for the love! You can check out the full feature here.

Los Angeles Firm Inc Magazine Features #VakseenArt

I received an email a couple of days ago that #VakseenArt was being featured in the newest issue of Los Angeles Firm Inc Magazine. The LA-based fashion mag featured my Fix Her Up Her piece along side Imitation of Love, which can be seen below. You can check out the full issue here.

UCLA & The Exchange Gallery’s “A Beautiful Lie” Opening June 13th

  On behalf of the EXCHANGE ROOM GALLERY and IL TRAMEZZINO RESTAURANT, we would like to invite you to attend our inaugural art show A BEAUTIFUL LIE.  This event will feature a SOLO EXHIBITION from one of LA’S HOTTEST artists, VAKSEEN, who has created a signature style that fuses elements of photo realism, cubism as well as fashion design.  Each of his paintings serve as a unique portrait of an insecure soul with an incredible story […]