The real estate developer Harry Culver developed Culver City, California in 1913. It was incorporated in 1917. Culver declared “All roads lead to Culver City” and soon, ”Rome on the Pacific” became “The Heart of Screenland,” the home of MGM Studios and Hal Roach Studios in the 1920s and ’30s. The Chamber of Commerce grated that the city didn’t get the proper credit in the films that were made there and adopted the slogan “Culver City, Where Hollywood Movies are Made.” Today Culver City is still an important hub for film...
read moreClick image to view the original post, or scroll down to read the article. Now on view at the Maxwell Alexander Gallery in California is Landscapes of the American West, a showcase of paintings by artist Glenn Dean (b. 1976). Dean, a native Californian, is primarily a self-taught painter who, at an early age, used his emulation of the California Impressionists to inform and guide his personal development as an artist. His paintings, which he creates on location throughout the southwest (his larger paintings are completed in the studio...
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read moreGlenn Dean and the Spiritualized Landscape (See the full article here: http://www.fineartconnoisseur.com/pages/15956934.php) Jeffrey Carlson Reporting Contributing Editor, Fine Art Today Whether peaceful scenes of arid deserts or energetic compositions with waves crashing on the coastline, Glenn Dean’s paintings of the American West capture the beauty and meaning in simplicity. The new Maxwell Alexander Gallery in Culver City, California, hosts a solo exhibition of landscapes by native Californian Glenn Dean. The exhibition,...
read moreThe arts and crafts movement that flourished around the turn of the the 20th century was known for its celebration of the craftsman/artist. Its influence can still be found today. Glenn Dean has chosen frames that recall arts and crafts design for his show of small works at Maxwell Alexander Gallery in Culver City, California. He admires their “simplicity and the honesty of their construction. When I approach the landscape, I try to simplify what I’m seeing. It’s a similar aesthetic.” Dean paints in his studio from...
read moreIn the upcoming group exhibit Still, Life, and Land, Maxwell Alexander Gallery will combine the talents of artists who create works all using a loose realistic style. All of the artists in the exhibit also make works of various subject matter—figures to still lifes to landscapes, hence the title of the exhibit. Artists participating include Sarah Freeman, Mark Daniel Nelson, Robert Lemler, Felicia Forte, David Shevlino, Eric Pedersen, and Joseph Todorovitch. Several still lifes will be represented in the show such as Nelson’s painting...
read moreOpening tomorrow at the Maxwell Alexander Gallery in Culver City, California, is the new show “Still, Life, and Land,” featuring a diverse set of artworks from some of the gallery’s favorite artists. More than 30 paintings have been curated into the show, with contributions coming from such artists as Sarah Freeman, Felicia Forte, Robert Lemler, Mark Daniel Nelson, Eric Pedersen, David Shevlino, and Joseph Todorovitch. Kicking off the show is an opening night gala from 7 – 10 PM on March 9th. For more...
read moreWorks on Paper at Maxwell Alexander Gallery Jeffrey Carlson Reporting Contributing Editor, Fine Art Today Maxwell Alexander Gallery, a new venue for art in Culver City, California, presents its second exhibition: Drawings and Works on Paper. After a busy and successful inaugural show in December, Maxwell Alexander Gallery opened its doors for a second group show on February 9. Several artists represented in the opening exhibition appear again in the second, which features artworks in various media on paper. The contemporary...
read moreCalifornia’s young, and very promising, Maxwell Alexander Gallery will celebrate the art of drawing with an exhibition opening later this week. This new show Drawing and Works on Paper features approximately two dozen drawings, pastels, and etchings from many of today’s top artists including Scott Burdick, Damian Chavez, Nicholas Coleman, Glenn Dean, Phil Epp, Logan Maxwell Hagege, Jefferson Hayman, Jeremy Lipking, Susan Lyon, Emil Joseph Robinson, Alexey Steele, Joseph Todorovitch, Leonardo Villasenor, and Vincent Xeus....
read moreThe new Culver City, California- based Maxwell Alexander Gallery will follow up its grand opening exhibit with a showing of approximately 25 works on paper ranging from etchings to drawings to pastels. Among the artists participating in the show are Scott Burdick, Phil Epp, Jeremy Lipking, Glenn Dean, Logan Maxwell Hagege, and Emil Joseph Robinson. Also available will be historic works by Maynard Dixon, Will Shuster, and others. Of his charcoal on paper work Tanzanian Market, Burdick explains, “My wife, Susan Lyon, had volunteered in a...
read moreMaxwell Alexander Gallery 6144 Washington Boulevard Culver City, CA 90232 (310) 839-9242 www.maxwellalexandergallery.com Located in Culver City, in the middle of the thriving arts district, Maxwell Alexander Gallery brings a variety of quality Western and contemporary art to the Los Angeles area. With a goal to bring the best Western art to Los Angeles, Maxwell Alexander proudly represents artists such as Glenn Dean, Logan Maxwell Hagege, Jeremy Lipking, and Billy Schenck. The styles of artwork that can be found in the gallery vary from...
read morePromising Start for a New Art Space Jeffrey Carlson Reporting Contributing Editor, Fine Art Today The Maxwell Alexander Gallery in Culver City, California, staged its Grand Opening in mid-December with a powerful show of contemporary realist and Western art. December 15 saw a busy opening night for the Maxwell Alexander Gallery in Culver City, California. Founded by Logan Maxwell Hagege and Beau Alexander, the gallery aspires to offer new representation for California artists and to provide an innovative context for viewing their artwork....
read moreThis video of Maxwell Alexander Gallery’s “grand opening” show was produced by ArtNoiseLA. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=SBdTcqeJRMY
read moreCelebrating their Grand Opening this weekend is the Maxwell Alexander Gallery in Culver City, California. This new showplace, founded by Logan Maxwell Hagege and Beau Alexander (Hagege), aims to introduce a new breed of gallery, and to fill a gap in the artists represented in the Los Angeles area. “There are many great galleries in Los Angeles and especially here in Culver City,” said Beau Alexander. “But there are many talented artists whose work is just not available in the Los Angeles area. We are putting a gallery together...
read moreArtist Logan Maxwell Hagege and Beau Alexander have teamed up to open Maxwell Alexander Gallery in Culver City, California, a space that will be committed to offering quality art of all genres to the Los Angeles area. The gallery will host a grand opening December 15 with an exhibition featuring new and moderately priced paintings by artists such as Jeremy Lipking, Kim Cogan, David Kassan, Billy Schenck, Joseph Todorovitch, Glenn Dean, Jefferson Hayman, Mark Daniel Nelson, and Hagege. “We are putting a gallery together that is based...
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