Upcoming Exhibits
Jawsh Smyth and Sophia Gasparian both utilize recurring characters and motifs in their work. Sophia adeptly mixes naïveté and darkness, while Jawsh combines colorful vibrancy with a melancholic atmosphere. Here is SPECIAL DAY, their piece paying homage and respect to the people suffering from the conflict in the Middle East, and the desire for peace and reconciliation. Available.
Plus One, A Collab Show
Group show opens online February 28, 2026
For our first group show of 2026, we asked two artists to collaborate to create art to a theme of their choice. The show will include works where artists joined forces on one surface, diptychs that tie together in some way and even works that inspired written word and musical compositions.
Participating artists:
Chloe and Randy Kono
Chrystal Dawn and C.Dudley
Athanasia Nancy Koutsouflakis and Angeliki Cintron
Jawsh Smyth and Sophia Gasparian
Sophia Gasparian and Terri Berman
Terri Berman and Douglas Álvarez
Johannah O’Donnell and Star Tunnel
Wendy Gadzuk and Alea Bone
Lori Herbst and Chris Shary
Ilaamen and Thomas Halbur
Erin and Joe Álvarez
Lacey Bryant and Mayra Flores
Patrick Thai and Sophia Rapata
Ulla Anobile and Toti O’Brien
Athanasia Nancy Koutsouflakis and Elisa Cintron
Carla San Martin and Charles Cook
and more.
For pre-sale info, please contact sandra@cactusgalleryla.com.
Shown here: Folie à Deux, Textiles, acrylic paint, 16” x 11” x 2” (available)
Two
Solo show by Canadian based artist Charlotte Sigurdson
Show opens online March 14, 2026
Duality has played a role in human culture and spirituality for thousands of years. Integral to the human experience is reconciling opposition. Good and evil, day and night, life and death; dualities are a core aspect of our existence. Since our earliest days humans have looked to these opposites to understand the world. Many of our spiritual beliefs dealing with duality emphasize the importance of both and the notion that it is through duality that we become whole.
We cannot fight against the existence of death unless we never live. We cannot have day without night and, within all of us lies good and evil. The ability to see opposing realities as part of a whole is central to many human belief systems and creates a foundation for the human experience.
'Two' explores this theme through a collection of whimsical objects created by multidisciplinary artist Charlotte Sigurdson. Through her use of symbolism, Sigurdson grapples with the concept of duality in our lives. Sigurdson uses techniques such as oil painting, soft sculpture and goldwork embroidery to create a cohesive collection of dolls and paintings. Through her use of soothing colour pallets, glittering goldwork and imaginative figures, Sigurdson invites us to sit through the discomfort of opposing realities. In Two, we can find the beauty in duality.
For pre-sale info, please contact sandra@cactusgalleryla.com.
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Browse Charlotte's work for Cactus Gallery:
https://cactusgalleryla.com/collections/charlotte-sigurdson
Also in March
Vellina La Linda by Disfairy, mixed media, 4.72" x 8.6" (available)
The Keepers
Featured artist Ilaria Vestri of Disfairy and friends
Show opens online March 28, 2026
For this special group show artists are creating work that fits the theme:
"things that hold things inside."
Italian artist Disfairy is working on a series of creatures that hide everyday objects within them. The image above is one of her pieces, a sweet lamb that holds a spool of thread inside. Her pieces are reminiscent of objects from the past that, besides being useful, were also fascinating and precious.
Participating artists: Ulla Anobile, Elisa Belloni, Andrea Bogdan, Anne Breymann, Chrystal Dawn, Fran De Anda, Bob Doucette, Annette Hassell, Athanasia Nancy Koutsouflakis, Patricia Krebs, Mavis Leahy, Milka LoLo, Silvia Ottobrini, Sarah Polzin, Carla San Martin, Misael Urquico, Terri Woodward and more.
For pre-sale info, please contact sandra@cactusgalleryla.com.
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Browse Disfairy's work for Cactus Gallery:
https://cactusgalleryla.com/collections/disfairy
Itza and Hue Hue - Dreams at Play
Solo show by New Mexico based artist Pamela Enríquez-Courts
Opens online April 25, 2026
For pre-sale info, please contact sandra@cactusgalleryla.com.
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Browse Pamela's work for Cactus Gallery:
https://cactusgalleryla.com/collections/pamela-enriquez-courts
Eight Arms to Hold You
Solo show by PA based artist Nora Thompson of The Rots
Opens online May 23, 2026
About the show: Lately I’ve been wrestling with the same recurring question: what place does making gentle art have in such a difficult moment? How can I justify making it in a world saturated with outrage and despair, and doom-scrolling feeds on urgency and noise?
I’ve come to realize art doesn’t wait for things to get better. It shows up because things are hard. Rather than offering answers, I’m finding my paintings lean into tenderness, care, and presence as a valid response in a moment when those things feel fragile and necessary. My creatures offer resistance by slowing things down. They don’t attempt to explain the darkness. They don’t try to conquer it. But they will sit with you right in the middle of it.
Eight Arms to Hold You is not about escape; it’s about the quiet willingness to stay—with empathy, with thoughtfulness, and with the small comfort of just being held. I’m hoping my paintings invite viewers to pause, to breathe, and to feel held by something strange, sweet, and sincere.
For pre-sale info, please contact sandra@cactusgalleryla.com.
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Browse Nora's work for Cactus Gallery:
https://cactusgalleryla.com/collections/nora-thompson
June 2026
Get Your Own...!
Featured artist Kahla Lewis and friends
Opens online June 20, 2026
Artists are encouraged to play with contrasts, ranging from elegant to the absurd: tiny creatures worshipping oversized desserts, mythical beasts hoarding culinary treasures, pampered pets daydreaming of epic food fantasies, or any other pairing of mouth-watering foods with animals that covet them. Because when a favorite food is simply too delicious to share, one really must insist that everyone else "Get Your Own!"
https://cactusgalleryla.com/collections/kahla-lewis-for-cactus-gallery
Loteria XII, Annual Group Show
Opens online July 18, 2026
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 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.
All 54 images of the original deck will be represented in the show. Here is a link to the original Loteria set: https://loteria.elsewhere.org/Series-1-1920/
In addition, artists are creating cards from a second set of Loteria cards #55-108. These works will be small in size. Here is a link to the lesser known set, which is equally fun: https://loteria.elsewhere.org/series2-alt/
September 2026
Los misterios de la Gran Diosa II (The Mysteries of the Great Goddess II)
Featured artist Milka LoLo (7th solo show)
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Browse Milka's work for Cactus Gallery:
https://cactusgalleryla.com/collections/milka-lolo
November/December 2026
Tiny Treasures XXI
Annual group show, open theme
Fun annual show packed with original small works including oil, acrylic and mixed mixed paintings, ornaments, paper mache works, sculptures, textile art and more.
Give the Gift of Art!