The Los Angeles Public Library, serving the largest population of any public library in the nation, possesses world-class collections housed in award-winning, architecturally notable buildings, but our greatest and most essential asset is our dedicated, hard-working staff. Their wisdom, creativity, empathy, and passion are on display every day in our Central Library and 72 branches. There is no library without them.
So it is with tremendous pride that we celebrate their artistic talents with a first ever exhibition. Artworks by 60 staff artists are on exhibit at five libraries. From watercolors to textiles and drawings to multimedia sculpture, the exhibition showcases the creative expression of our staff and reveals talents beyond those exercised in our libraries.
Please join me in enjoying their artwork, but more importantly, in thanking them for their commitment to serving Angelenos and visitors to the City of Angels every day with exceptional library collections, services, and programs.
John F. Szabo
City Librarian
Central Library
Located in Art, Music & Recreation on Level 2
Soup Time, Ida “Aida” Bartoletti, painting
Library Journey, Andrea Garcia, mixed media
Bringing the Story to Life, Gor Gevorkyan, drawing
The Tiger, David Gregory, pencil
Women in Music – Teri “Gender Bender” Suárez of Le Butcherettes, Ana Guevara, acrylic on vinyl record
Ocean Pkwy, Brooklyn, Sandra Hoang, photograph
Shirak Market, Karen Isaac, linoleum cut print
Pike Place Market Fish, Tina Lernø, pen and ink with marker
Library Card Piñata, Glenda Martinez, mixed media
Amplekind Lesen, Marcia Melkonian, papier-mâché sculpture on foam core
Untitled, Denice Nossett, photograph
Elephants, Tarangire National Park, Tanzania, Xochitl Oliva, color ink jet photo print
Momentum, Eric Staniford, spray paint
Death of a Bullfighter, Monica Valencia, oil on canvas
Cypress Park Branch Library
Pining Away, Laura Barnes, watercolor painting
Autumn Sunrise, Mono Lake, California, Madeline J. Bryant, photograph
Portrait of Bryan, Mario Calvano, oil painting
Frida, Charisse Duncan, watercolor painting
Little Witches No. 2, Julia Glassman, watercolor painting
Cosmo, April Ingram, digital drawing
Balancing Act, Jeffrey Jensen, acrylic painting
Self Portrait, Mark Martinez, acrylic painting
Celia in Rome, Adam Mendelsohn, digital portrait painting
Happiness Amidst Darkness, Brenda Molina Garcia, oil and pastel painting
Koreatown, Little Armenia, Thai Town, @ Normandie, Yuri Park, silver gelatin print
Reading in Two Languages, Alicia M. Rodriguez, paper quilling
Miss Nikki Soars, Haroldeane E. Snell, pencil
Harbor City - Harbor Gateway Branch Library
“House is Beautiful” [Dance & House Music], Roderick Arriola, photograph
Blue Calling, Keylee Campos, ceramic
Off into Space, Claudia De Léon, photograph
Ancestor, Lucky Duran, collage
Colorfocus, Leslie Gomez, mixed media
Bésame, Cindy Hernandez, ceramic
To Temple of Circle Light, Por Hsyu, ink
Witchy Woman, Linda Israelson, drawing
Raina, Mary Mar, charcoal
Wednesday Afternoon, Helen Neal and Mandy Nasr, painting
The Joy Formidable, Jennifer Noble, print of digital photograph
Día de los Muertos Nicho, Maria Novoa, mixed media
Valley Plaza Branch Library
LALA, Angi Brzycki, riso screen print
Apsara: Celestian Dancer, Camille Campos, acrylic painting
Untitled, 1993. The artist was 9 years old, Diane Garcia, ceramic
Parisian Window Fun, Stacy Gorman, 3-D poster
Garden of Resilience, Sabrina Im, acrylic painting
Off the Gold Line, Keith Kesler, photograph
Leftover, Stevenson Marroquin, photograph
Paul Montgomerie, The Desert, photograph
The Ticket to..., Jacqueline Resendiz Morales, photograph
Sailboat in Summer, Madeline Peña, acrylic painting
Tragic Lines, Anais Rubio, acrylic and watercolor painting
Self Portrait Series: Childhood, Katie Staniford, photograph
Whisper, David Turshyan, clay
ZebraRadar Zine, Ziba Zehdar, zine
West Valley Regional Branch Library
Nancy Brennan, x560.9794, pencil
Westworlder, Ron Harryman, pastel
Serendipity, Jaleh Moslemi, watercolor painting
Self Portrait, Kevin Smith, ink
Boundless Crimson, Jorge Valle, photograph