About Calvin
calvin@thenewgay.net
Born in Mississippi. Moved to Maricaibo, Venezuela. Moved to Houston. Moved to Chicago. Moved to Los Angeles. Got tired of moving. Bought a house and decided to call LA home. I went to The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (BFA) and Otis College of Art and Design (MFA). My work history includes being a director for three very well respected contemporary Los Angeles art galleries – Christopher Grimes Gallery, Anna Helwing Gallery and Steve Turner Contemporary. I continue to curate independent exhibitions and projects and write about the art that I like. I am also working on a photography portfolio project called A3x10. Oh, and I like to throw dinner parties.
Recent Posts by Calvin:
Events, Los Angeles »
This Sunday, May 23rd, be sure to make it to workspace’s modern interpretation of Ovid’s Tereus, a story about the darkest recesses of human nature.
Events, Los Angeles »
VOLUME, opening May 21st, will be an experimental and expansive exhibition featuring a wide spectrum of LA- and NY-based emerging and established artists of diverse media—painting, sculpture, site-specific and multimedia installation, performance, sound art, and video.
Art, Los Angeles »
Looking at specific moments of disappearance, Fowler presents us with two beautifully moving documents.
Cities, Events, Los Angeles, Uncategorized »
It’s going to be a busy weekend. Miracle Mile Art Walk alone features over 40 gallery openings!
Art, Los Angeles »
Queer Territories, a smart group show curated by Nicholas Grider at Sea and Space Explorations, presents a body of work by gay artists who are exploring the idea of the ‘queer landscape’. The exhibition posits that the queer landscape isn’t necessarily a physical space and even offers evidence that landscape can even be represented through the body.
Art, Los Angeles »
Although the three shows currently on view at Las Cienegas Projects are ostensibly solo exhibits for Millie Wilson, Bari Ziperstein and Vincent Johnson, they create an interestingly synergistic dialog with each other around notions of nostalgia and belabored domesticity.
Cities, Events, Los Angeles »
What artwork will you be seeing in the art museums of tomorrow? Check it out today.
Art, Events, Los Angeles »
An actor spends thousands on the acting classes, the professional (or not so much) portraits and the expenses incurred by moving to Los Angeles (or New York), and what becomes of his or her efforts?
