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    ARTIST, SOPHIA GASPARIAN PARTICIPATES IN BENEFIT AT SKIRBALL CENTER
    By Leslie Reed

    Westside Today
    http://www.westsidetoday.com/m3-6656/artist-sophia-gasparian-participates.html
    Jan 31 2012
    CA

    Sophia Gasparian is one of many successful artists who have agreed
    to donate their work to "Artworks for Healing" on Wednesday, February
    8th at the Skirball Center.

    Sophia Gasparian is known for her sociopolitical work. As an artist,
    she thrives on blatant political subjects. Sophia was born in Yerevan,
    Armenia.

    Sophia's work began in experimental film and later transitioned to
    installation combining video, sound and painting. In 2002, Sophia
    developed the installation "The Day of the Dead: Armenian Genocide
    1915." In 2005, she co-curated an international group exhibition
    "Requiem for the Genocide" with Yerevan MOCA.

    Constantly pushing barriers, Gasparian recently completed the
    "Forced to Confront the Face of Evil" series. Her narrative paintings
    intertwine childlike innocence with sociopolitical criticism and her
    aesthetic approach remains apart from mainstream art, incorporating
    stencils, stickers, spray paint and other nontraditional media.

    This fundraiser will benefit the nonprofit organization, A Window
    Between Worlds. Celebrating their 20th anniversary, A Window Between
    Worlds has helped thousands of survivors of domestic violence,
    through art programs.

    The event is presented in collaboration with Heidi Gray and the James
    Gray Gallery at Bergamot Station, as well as several other prominent
    Los Angeles galleries.

    Sophia talks about how she became involved with the projcect, "During
    a group exhibition "Mysterious Objects: Portraits of Joan Quinn" where
    my work was a part of, I was asked by the curators J. Cheryl Bookout
    and Amanda Quinn Olivar to participate in "Artworks for Healing" to
    help end domestic violence using art. It is an honor to participate
    and be among a great company of people who care about public issues."

    Additional "Artworks for Healing" artists include: Kim Abeles, Janet
    Inez Adams, Peter Alexander, Herb Alpert, Larry Bell, Janet Bothne,
    Amy Caterina, Chase, Chukes, Charlie de Mar, Marie Lalanne Elfman, Ned
    Evans, Shepard Fairey, Samantha Fields, Ed Freeman, Sophia Gasparian,
    Curt Gunther, Gadi Hakim, James Hayward, David Hume Kennerly, Sally
    Lamb, Michele Lee, Victoria Levine, Bernie Lewinsky, David Lloyd,
    Don Morris, Ed Moses, Terry Romero Paul, Zandra Rhodes, Cathy Salser,
    John Sexton, Rena Small, Myron Stephens, Lauren Szabo, Ann Thornycroft,
    Tim Townsley, William Wegman, and Ron Zheng.

    "Artworks for Healing" will be held Feb. 8th, 7:00pm - 10:00pm, at
    Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda BLvd, in Brentwood. The
    evening will feature an art auction, champagne, hors d'oeuvres,
    and dessert.

    For more information and tickets www.skirball.org

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