Lynwood-born Machado explores the complexity of Latinx identity through paintings in which muñecas quitapenas and other figures peak through blankets of vibrant flowers and greenery.

4.28.23

Launch LA is hosting the Luna Anaïs exhibition, Refugio en Las Flores, by Kiara Aileen Machado. Luna Anaïs is one of the burgeoning galleries which opened up during the pandemic. Nomadic in its location, it is directed in its focus.

by Raleigh Barrett Gallina | 4.27.23

Artist Kiara Aileen Machado explores the complexities of Latino identity in her new exhibition “Refugio en las Flores” presented by Luna Anaïs Gallery, in partnership with Launch L.A. in Hancock Park.

by Steven Vargas | 3.22.23

Luna Anais Gallery presents a luminous the group exhibition curated by Alicia Piller, Radical Dawn, a series of mixed media works which simply radiate light.

by Genie Davis | 6.28.22

In vibrantly colorful and surreally patterned paintings, Daniela García Hamilton honors and interprets the memorable episodes and formative imagery that have shaped her life as a first generation Mexican-American.

by Shana Nys Dambrot | 09.05.22

With scavenged materials, Amanda Maciel Antunes constructs a motherland.

by Anya Ventura | 10.19.21

Antunes’ mixed media works are, as always, fascinating puzzle pieces, whether she is using acrylic and ink on canvas or faux leather with acrylic to shape a more dimensional work of wall art. There is poetry on handmade paper, held together with safety pins, thread, dye, and ink, and works that utilize cotton and thread, natural dye, and seeds.

by Genie Davis | 9.17.21

by Scarlet Cheng | 7.7.21

by @contemporaryartreview.la | 10.21.21

The work is characterized by material exploration, references to the urban and natural world, and a reconsideration of accepted histories.

by Matt Stomberg | 6.30.22

Offering a rich and evocative, deeply personal look at life in Antelope Valley’s Lake Los Angeles, Daniela Garcia Hamilton takes viewers with her on a visit to Sundays in Lake LA.

by Genie Davis | 11.05.22