Art Talks at Brand invites contemporary ar tists to discuss their work and the issues surrounding it\, followed by a moderated Q&\;A with Brand staff member\, artist\, and writer Jennifer Remenchik. Artists are selected to reflect the diversity of the art scene of the greater Los Angeles area.
\nShanna Waddell (b. 1981\, Long Be ach\, CA) is a Los Angeles-based painter.  Waddell&rsquo\;s pa intings depict a built world focused on the activities of a self- sustaini ng\, flower farm artist commune called Sheness Society.  Her works d emonstrate a fantastical otherworld\, one that is both whimsical and utter ly alluring\, thrusting a viewer into an imagined utopian landscape. Acros s the canvases and sculptures\, Waddell chronicles the day-to-day enterpri ses of the artist collective: flower-farming\, plein-air painting\, gather ing of supplies\, utilizing the community wagons\, and meditating in a sta te of tranquility. Her work absorbs and adapts the primarily masculine mod es of painting with pure freedom and interjects her spirit with a creative fearless feminine fortitude - freely injecting ideas for future artistic systems of living. Waddell attended the Headlands Center of the Arts and received an MFA in Drawing and Painting\, Tyler School of Art\, Templ e University\, and a BFA in Drawing and Painting\, CSU\, Long Beach.†¯Her next solo exhibition will open at Vielmetter (Los Angeles\, CA).&nbs p\;
\nThe series is sponsored by the Brand Associates \;and is free and open to the public.
\nFor more information on Art Talks at Brand and the other programs in the 2025 Fall series\, please visit our website: \; BrandLibrary.org/ Art-Talks
\nImages: Shanna Waddell\, \;Sheness Gathers Roses\, oil on canvas\, 66.25 x 49.75 in\, 2025\; Artist port rait. Images courtesy of the artist.
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\nFree park ing is available in Brand Park. An accessible entrance and accessible park ing for cars with a disabled parking placard or license plate is located o n the East side of Brand Library.
\nFor additional information about this event\, please contact Brand Library &\; Art Center at (818) 548- 2051 \;or send us an email at \;Info@BrandLibrary.org.
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