Charles Derenne Inhabits Uncharted Territory
Green and lush, fecund and fabulous, artist Charles Derenne claims territory that is dream-like and wistful in a magical space.
Exploring the Spiritual Realm at Wonzimer
A wide range of work from the sculptural to painted images shape an exhibit that looks both ethereal and mysterious.
Get Pulled By This Current
Posted on August 25, 2023 by Diversions LA
Curated by Lawrence Gipe, how swift, how far is a beautiful, cohesive group show with a pointedly ecological theme.
SHANA NYS DAMBROTMAY 24, 2023
Where Earth Becomes Aether at Wonzimer Gallery.
a time to tear and a time to mend
at Wönzimer
March 13, 2023
Text by Donasia Tillery
Gary Brewer at Wonzimer Gallery
Written by Eve Wood
Voluptuous Charm of the Monumental Impulse, Gary Brewer’s first solo exhibition with Wonzimer Gallery is a veritable cornucopia of contoured lines, accentuated with bright and luminescent colors.
Film Screenings and Cheyann Washington: The Brain, the Seed at Wonzimer Gallery.
SHANA NYS DAMBROTSEPTEMBER 14, 2022
Cheyann Washington’s exhibition, in which the figure serves as a mirror for nature, drawing inspiration from plant biology and organic chemistry in mixed media paintings and sculptures, colors, silk fabrics, gestural charcoal drawings.
Experiences in Sculptural Poetry at New Wönzimer Gallery Space
Beautiful, Not Pretty, now at Wönzimer Gallery in Los Angeles, is the opening exhibition of a new location for the downtown gallery, and it marks an excellent beginning.
Differential Ontology at Wonzimer Gallery
Differential Ontology: Visually and Philosophically Compelling Group Exhibition
The Imperfectionists
On Alaïa Parhizi's Imperfectionism manifesto and upcoming group show. Interviews with seven Imperfectionist artists.
written by David Egan
‘The Edge of Order’: Wönzimer’s new exhibit
As many in LA know all too well, art acts as an excellent source of relief from the anxious feelings in daily life.
ON THE EDGE OF EXTINCTION
we feel safest in the living room...
The days and nights of rolling around in the trenches and dancing on the skyscrapers of the city seem long gone.
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The Edge of OrderWonzimer Gallery
by Eve Wood | Jan 5, 2021
The existence of an “edge,” a precipice, an ever-deepening chasm, a transitional space from one reality into the next—be it from spring to summer, enslavement to freedom, life to death—involves a commitment to a new beginning, an awakening of sorts into an alternate way of being. That is the hallmark of human existence—that change is inevitable.
Molly Segal: To the Bone
By SHANA NYS DAMBROT, February 2021
In the works of painter Molly Segal, the battle between dystopian entropy and optimistic desire rages, quiet and bloody, across the landscape and between our souls. At every turn, nature and civilization appear in both symbiosis and conflict, begrudgingly sharing the atmosphere at great existential peril each to the other.
“Star Goddess Island” (2020) at Wönzimer Gallery
September 3, 2020
Founded by Alaïa Parhizi and Aidan Nelson, the contemporary Wönzimer Gallery’s newest exhibition Star Goddess Island is on display through September 12th. Curated by Gregory Rourke, the show highlights five gifted women as they investigate cultural norms versus authentic self. The feminine energy between Kathryn Garcia, Katie Kirk, Jessalyn Brooks, Tahnee Lonsdale, and Liv Aanrud conveys an aura of strength. The walk-through experience is an immersive rainbow of identity. The pieces discussed in this passage are only a portion of the transcendent show. Star Goddess Island is well worth the appointment and socially distanced viewing in Downtown Los Angeles.
“CHANNEL” (2020) IS ON VIEW NOW AT WÖNZIMER GALLERY
Wönzimer typically hosts an engaging viewer experience and this show was no exception. CHANNEL is a go-to cultural experience. If you are spending time in LA this month, I highly recommend it. Like previous exhibitions at Wönzimer, a virtual experience is available.
GALLERY ROUNDS: Ann Weber
by Genie Davis | Dec 13, 2023
Spectacular and sinuous, Ann Weber’s large-scale sculptures create a mythic world, one that viewers step within and explore as if moving through a strange and lovely forest of anthropomorphic shapes.
A Retrospective of Davood Roostaei’s Paintings Comes to Wonzimer Gallery
September 22, 2023
Only the luckiest of artists get to experience as many lifetimes as did Davood Roostaei…
Entering the Spiritual Realm of Where Earth Becomes Aether at Wonzimer
Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Zimmer Frei at
Wonzimer
by Betty Ann Brown | May 9, 2023
Zimmer Frei at Wonzimer: Journey to Home
Posted on March 22, 2023 by Diversions LA
GALLERY ROUNDS: Gary Brewer
Immersive and sensual, the richly floral images of Gary Brewer’s “Voluptuous Charm of the Monumental Image” is a kaleidoscope of color and form.
Beautiful, Not Pretty at Wonzimer.
Wonzimer inaugurates its new gallery space with a group exhibition featuring sculptors Daniela Soberman, Meeson Pae, Alicia Piller, Cybele Rowe, and Ann Weber.
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“Shape of Life” at Wönzimer
Amid the chaos of last week, a new group show opened downtown that is pulling back and asking big questions about existence. An essay written by the show’s curator, Gary Brewer, points to scientific discoveries that have expanded human consciousness throughout history
Now Or Never Now at Wönzimer Gallery
Wonzimer Gallery, Los Angeles 5.22.2020
At Wönzimer I experienced my first COVID-friendly art exhibition. Tiffany Livingston’s solo show Now Or Never Now was on view. Having RSVP’d for 8:30 PM I took a short 10-minute walk from my parking structure to the building. At the door a security guard greeted me with hand sanitizer and rubber gloves. Guest curated by Gregory Rourke, the exhibition opened its doors on March 13th but experienced an unanticipated closure by March 19th. The moment was disrupted by the coronavirus.
Gallery Rounds: The Shape of Life
Wonzimer
by Genie Davis | Jan 14, 2021
Curated by Gary Brewer and on exhibit both online and IRL at Wonzimer Gallery in DTLA, “The Shape of Life,” is a dazzlingly lovely show. The nine-artist exhibition includes works by Brewer, Tim Hawkinson, Aline Mare, Cheyann Washington, Jeff Colson, Mercedes Dorame, Nasim Hanehzaedh, Patty Wickman, and Tim Musso.
Entwined Roots: Symbiotic Relationships – Magical Art from Gary Brewer & Aline Mare
The radiantly lovely works of Gary Brewer and Aline Mare are a fine collection by married artists enmeshed in a beautiful dance of passionate art and companionship.
Marrow Sucker – Disconsolate Beauty
Written by Genie Davis
Molly Segal’s Marrow Sucker, currently on display with Luna Anais Gallery at Wonzimer in downtown Los Angeles, is a stellar example of Segal’s characteristically dark but visually exciting and richly, minutely detailed work.
Abstract Painter Todd Williamson and Architect and Photographer Christina Craemer Collaborate for “The Edge of Order”
A recurring component of Todd Williamson’s participation in exhibitions is accompanying music. The sound installation for this exhibition is created by Alaia Parhizi, director of Wonzimer Gallery in collaboration with Williamson.
EXPERIENCE “IRREVERENT OBJECTS” (2021) AT WÖNZIMER BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE
After a year of shutdowns caused by the novel coronavirus, I had the pleasure of attending Irreverent Objects (2021) in Downtown LA on April 25th, 2021.
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The Shape of Life at Wonzimer Gallery. “The concept of the exhibition,” writes its curator, the artist Gary Brewer, “has become a larger overarching idea of how the arc of time, from the deep time of evolution, to the human scale of the transformations of social systems.
Blackness at Wonzimer Gallery
Wonzimer Gallery, Los Angeles
July 11 – August 7
Written by Gary Brewer
In early May 2020, Alaïa Parhizi and Aidan Nelson, the owners of Wonzimer Gallery had shows lined up through the winter. They had just opened their new space in January. They were preparing press releases and figuring out the logistics for an exhibition opening on July 10.
Meet Alaïa Parhizi and Aidan Nelson of Wonzimer in Downtown
LOS ANGELES, CA, FEBRUARY 13, 2020
Alaia Parhizi and Aidan Nelson started a gallery about two years ago, with just a small hole in the wall location in Koreatown, but have recently relocated to the heart of downtown with a space more than double the size of our last one! Over these two years, we have been working with emerging artists from all facets of life! Our name Wonzimer means “living room” in German and this is what our determined vision has been to create a Gallery where everyone can feel at home and welcome.
Contemporary Avant-Garde Gallery Located in the Heart of Downtown Los Angeles
Wönzimer is a cultural center located in downtown Los Angeles. In an effort to build community through inspiring creativity, Wönzimer provides opportunities for art, music, social networking and philanthropy to cross pollinate.