Upcoming Exhibits

Loteria XI Group Show

Opens July 19, 2025

La Lotería is a traditional Mexican game of chance, similar to bingo, that uses images on a deck of cards instead of plain numbers. There are 54 images; each has a name and an assigned number. The cards are very colorful and the imagery on them is broadly recognized in all of Mexico, other Latin American countries, as well as European nations.

The most recognized version of La Lotería (and the one we use) is the “Don Clemente Gallo” rendition which was introduced in Mexico in 1887 by the French businessman, Don Clemente Jacques. The owners today own the registered trademark and have continued this version through 3 generations with the original artwork remaining the same.

For the show, artists reinterpret these cards in their own ways. There are so many ways to go with them: the title may inspire with its implied symbolism, or a joke may pop up prompted by something in the image, or there may be an unexpected contemporary event that calls for a comment.

All 54 images of the original deck will be represented in the show. Below are the cards and the artists representing them. Link to set: http://loteria.elsewhere.org/clemente1/

In addition, artists are creating cards from a second set of Loteria cards #55 - 108. These works will be small in size. Below is a link to the lesser known set, which is equally fun: https://loteria.elsewhere.org/clemente2a/

This year you'll notice that there is more than one version of some of the small cards (120 originals +), that is because some of the wee Lotería cards will be on display at @gallery5lb - the Micro Gallery project in the Wrigley area of the Long Beach, Cali. More info to come.

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LA STREGA E L' ALBERO (The Witch and the Tree) and 10 EL ARBOL (The Tree).

Both created by featured artist Gioconda Pieracci of Pupillae Art Dolls.

Both in private collections.

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Arboralia, A silvan song

Featuring artist Gioconda Pieracci of Pupillae Art Dolls and friends

Opens September 20, 2025

Trees are silent witnesses to time, the first -cathedrals of humankind, living columns that hold up the sky, roots sinking deep into our history, branches brushing against myth. Keepers of ancient secrets, they have fed legends and inspired dreams, weaving together sky and earth, the human and the divine.

It is no coincidence that they are the breath of the world, and through them—through books—knowledge was born. They have given shelter and sustenance, guiding humankind along its path.

Trees are life. They are thresholds, memory, and symbols of transformation. In their wild song lies the story of the earth and of humanity itself.

Arboralia is an homage to this primordial sanctity, to the fragile magnificence of trees, and to the stories they carry among their branches.

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THE MAGICIAN OF THE MUSIC by artist Fran De Anda. Private collection.

Lunar Sonata
5th solo show for Fran De Anda
Opens online November 1, 2025

It is well known that composers and songwriters have drawn inspiration from the moon's beauty and mystery. In Lunar Sonata, Fran will explore how the moon evokes emotions, inspires creativity and introspection and maybe encourages us to rely more on our primal connection to find balance and peace in this chaotic world.

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