Artist Sara Abalan’s wart fern (Microsorum scolopendria) is not the uniform green one might see in the Lea Asian Garden. Instead, it is an amalgamation of hues: blue as brilliant […]
Art & Culture
New Art Exhibition Supports Garden’s Coastal Resilience Work
Once Hurricane Ian’s winds died down, artist Patricia Zalisko did what we all did: venture outdoors. She lives inland and escaped major damage, but she was anxious to see how […]
Behind the inspiration for ORIGINS: Patricia Cavazos
A “match made in heaven” is how our Director of Exhibitions & Special Programs Erin Wolfe Bell described the fit between the Garden and Patricia Cavazos, the artist behind our […]
Ikebana Group Celebrates 50 Years
The heart of the Annual Ikebana Exhibition can be found in Kapnick Hall where nearly 100 exquisitely designed floral arrangements will be on display this weekend, February 10 – 12. […]
Creating Catrina
The artist behind this vibrant exhibition shares how he discovered his life’s passion Artist Ricardo Soltero created his first Catrina figures in 2011 for Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles, […]
Building a Magnificent Memorial
The instructions were scant and mostly pictorial: Stack tables into tiers. Drape table coverings. Decorate. Artist Ricardo Soltero, the mastermind behind the La Calavera Catrina exhibition, had intended to visit […]