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When language failed to articulate a layered moment or idea, 

somehow it felt more easily articulated through art. I just couldn’t 

stop.

 

What is your favorite restaurant in Echo Park?

Pine & Crane! Although it's located more in Silverlake, I’m drawn to its 

low-key ambiance and its consistency while introducing a delicious, 

modernized take on Taiwanese eats. I crave it more than I am willing 

to admit.

 

Wallpaper or paint?

Paint! I was likely heavily influenced by my freshman year 2D color study

class at RISD. I can nerd out on the particulars of hues and tones for 

just a tad too long.

If time allows, I would love to visit Peru.

 

What do you look for in an artwork when deciding to showcase it in 

your gallery?

I co-run the gallery with my husband, and we are often in dialogue as 

to how to find artists who inspire us. He is a true Master of Research 

and I do not say that lightly. He regularly uncovers underappreciated 

artists and techniques that are far beyond their time and our wheels 

just start spinning. We are decisive in what we like and look for 

artists who are deeply grounded in their practice while maintaining an 

insatiable curiosity.

 

How do you see the role of art in society, and what impact do you 

hope your gallery has on the local community?

Art’s superpower is its innate ability to upend polarized modes of 

thinking and our gallery hopes to further highlight those nuanced, 

in-between spaces that often go overlooked.

 

What is your favorite coffee shop in Los Angeles?

I’m a big fan of La Colombe. I love a good dark roast, but I’ve 

learned through trial and error that it’s not a very “trendy” flavor! It’s 

sadly hard to find especially when I’m craving coffee that just tastes 

like coffee. La Colombe *gets me*.

 

What is your favorite hotel in Los Angeles?

 

The Langham Huntington in Pasadena! It’s a spectacular example of Spanish Mission Revival and I love the vastness of the property grounds. It’s rare to see a hotel quite like this in Los Angeles and the fact that you can borrow a bike and tour the surrounding neighborhoods really presents a unique experience. You only need to go there once for it to sear itself in your memory.

If you could time-travel to any artistic period in history, which 

one would you choose, and why?

We would need a whole afternoon to dive into this topic but to put it 

quickly, I would say the Gutai, or Arte-Povera periods. I’m extremely 

seduced by these heightened experimental periods where “radical” 

and “unusual” ideas break free from tradition. There’s a part of me 

that wishes we could societally get a little bit weirder without restraint.

 

What advice do you have for someone who has never 

purchased art but wants to?

I would approach this very differently depending on what type of 

collection you are hoping to build but I find that the emerging art space is 

a great place to begin. Find a few smaller galleries in your local area 

and see if some artists within their program pique your 

interest. First, learn what works to trigger an emotional connection, then 

craft your approach from there.

 

Favorite architectural style?

I’m a mid-century modern girl. Perhaps a cliché in CA but I love it for 

it's simple elegance and sexy line quality.

 

What is your favorite thing to do in Los Angeles on a Sunday?

Hollywood farmers market!

Speranza in Los Feliz!

 

What do you believe is the most significant role of a gallery 

owner in supporting artists and fostering artistic dialogue?

Presenting each artist in the strongest light while restructuring 

conventional thoughts around the mediums we highlight.

 

Can you discuss any trends or shifts you'

ve noticed in the 

contemporary art world in recent years?

There’s certainly more of a presence of mediums that would historically 

fall within craft or design, which is not a very new development but how 

the blurring of these categories is also influencing the spaces in which 

art is being presented within is interesting. More and more you are 

seeing galleries situate their programs in homes and viewing artworks

“in situ” helps to broaden how we, the audience, connect with them.

Ceramics will always be my first love.

 

What do you hope visitors take away from experiencing the art 

in your gallery?

To see through an entirely new light contemporary ceramics and 

Japanese artists that you might not otherwise learn about.

 

Can you share a personal art-related project or initiative that is 

especially meaningful to you?

The catalogs that we have produced for ATLA’s exhibitions are some 

of the more personally meaningful. They are a way to make a living 

archive of ATLA’s curatorial identity while further highlighting the 

artists we believe in.

 

What advice do you have for collectors interested in purchasing 

and appreciating contemporary art?

If you see something that you love, do not let it get away. You may 

never see it again.

 

What is the most challenging aspect of running a gallery, and 

how do you overcome it?

How time seems to evaporate. Many, many lists.

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