ADONNA KHARE Between the Lines October 22 – December 3, 2016 Lora Schlesinger is pleased to present Adonna Khare’s fifth solo-exhibition with the gallery. Between the Lines features new drawings by the artist. The exhibition opens with the artist’s reception on Saturday, October 22 from 5 to 7 pm and is on view through December 3, 2016. Adonna Khare’s new drawings are an ongoing exploration of life, and the joy and pain of living. Through the many fine strokes and delineating detail, Khare utilizes animals as vessels to illustrate stories about family, childbirth, relationships and the interconnectivity of all living things. The world she recreates on paper is inspired by personal experiences. Each drawing is developed spontaneously, allowing her to react and record the complexities of life. Her limitless imagination is captured in an astonishing and curious world of animals coexisting with hybrid creatures. Although the entangled kingdoms are rich with animalia; traces of our humanity and the effects we have on the environment can be found in the work. In Elephant Clothesline, elephants tether a clothesline with white garments against a stormy dark background. The storm an allusion to climate change, is a storm of change and uncertainty. It serves as a reminder that we have an influence over the environment and that our choices have an impact on the world. Adonna Khare received her MFA from California State University, Long Beach. In 2013 she was selected for the State of the Art exhibition at Crystal Bridges Museum, an exhibition that traveled to the Minneapolis Art Institute in 2016. In 2016 she had a solo exhibition at the Boise Art Museum in Idaho, and a solo exhibition at the Mesa Contemporary Art Museum in Arizona. She was the recipient of the Grand Prize Award at ArtPrize in 2012, the largest art competition in the world. Her drawings were selected for the Surrealism Today exhibition at the Nassau County Museum in Roslyn NY. She was included in the Long Beach Museum of Art’s “Sweet Subversives, Contemporary California Drawing 2009-2010” and was given a one-person show in 2010 titled “The World of Adonna Khare: Beasts, Backpacks and Curious Creatures”, at the William D. Cannon Art Gallery in Carslbad, California. EXHIBITION DATES: October 22 – December 3, 2016 OPENING RECEPTION: October 22, 5-7 pm CONTACT: Lora Schlesinger or Stephanie Mercado
Elephant Clothesline, 2015 carbon pencil on paper 59-1/2 x 140-1/8"
Zebra with Birds, 2015 carbon pencil on paper 13-3/4 x 20-1/8" - framed
The Tower, 2016 carbon pencil on paper 89-1/4 x 36-1/4"
Chimp with Funnel, 2015 carbon pencil on paper 20 x 8" - framed
The Watch, 2016 Carbon pencil on paper 21 x 27" - framed
Elephant with Birch Trees, 2015 carbon pencil and water color on paper 18 x 13-7/8" - framed
Eggs and Tea, 2015 Carbon pencil on paper 8 x 14" - framed
Fish with Building, 2015 carbon pencil on paper 13 x 9-7/8" - framed
Momma Bear, 2016 Carbon pencil on paper 27 x 21" - framed
Parrot Heads, 2015 Carbon pencil on paper 8 x 20" - framed
Chatterbox Chimpsky, 2016 Carbon pencil on paper 12 x 15" - framed
Warthog Woes, 2014 Carbon pencil on paper 6-1/4 x 9-1/4�
The Fox, the Bear, and the Snail, 2015 Carbon pencil on paper 15 x 12" -framed
Balancing Act, 2016 Carbon pencil on paper 10 x 8-3/4" - framed
Hide and Seek, 2016 Carbon pencil on paper 15 x 12" -framed
Elephant Tree 2, 2016 Carbon pencil on paper 10 x 7-3/4" - framed
The Engagement, 2015 Carbon pencil on paper 13-7/8 x 18-3/4" -framed
Easy Target, 2015 Carbon pencil on paper 9-7/8 x 8" - framed
Bird Head, 2016 Carbon pencil on paper 15 x 12" -framed
Giraffe Neck, 2015 Carbon pencil on paper 10-7/8 x 9-7/8' - framed
Together, 2016 Carbon pencil on paper 15 x 12" - framed
The Waddlers, 2016 Carbon pencil on paper 10 x 7-7/8" - framed
Unlikely Pear, 2014 Carbon pencil on paper 14 x 12-7/8" - framed
Banana Tail, 2015 Carbon pencil on paper 10-3/16 x 7-3/4�
Birthday, 2016 Carbon pencil on paper 12 x 9�
Rat Cat, 2016 Carbon pencil on paper 9 x 12�
The Test, 2014 Carbon pencil on paper 16-7/8 x 13-3/4" framed
Toad Tail, 2016 Carbon pencil on paper 9 x 8-1/4�
Elephant Tree, 2016 Carbon pencil on paper 10 x 6-7/8"-framed
Lazy Fish, 2015 Carbon pencil and watercolor on paper 8-1/8 x 11�
The Escape, 2015 Carbon pencil on paper 15 x 12" -framed
Rugosodon, 2015 Carbon pencil on paper 14 x 11�
Sore Throat, 2016 Carbon pencil on paper 27 x 21" - framed
Gorilla with Bird, 2015 carbon pencil on paper 20 x 13-7/8" - framed
The Fox and the Fly, 2014 Carbon pencil on paper 3-7/8 x 5-1/8�
ADONNA KHARE 2016 September 9th – January 22 2017 Off the Page, Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum, Mesa AZ June 25th – August 21st A Fine Line, Paul Mahder Gallery, Healdsberg, CA April 22 – May 26 Natural Causes, Cass Contemporary Gallery, Tampa FL February 18 – May 29 State of the Art, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN February 6th – May 29th Adonna Khare: Kingdom, Boise Art Museum Boise, ID
2015 October 2nd – November 30th Adonna Khare: Playing with Matches at Visions West Gallery, Denver, CO September 26th Brand 43: Works on Paper Glendale, CA June 11th Never Say No, Galerie Wolfsen Denmark May 16th Menagerie at the Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, MI April 4th – 18th Bunnymania at Chunking Studios, Los Angeles, CA April 3rd EMS Nude Survey 1 at Jamie Brooks Fine Art, Costa Mesa, CA January 29th – February 18th 2015 The Natural World at Fullerton Art College, Fullerton, CA
2014 November 15th – December 14th 2014 38th Annual Salon National Des Artistes Animaliers Paris, France September 13th – January 19th 2015 State Of the Art at the Crystal Bridges Museum, Bentonville AR
September 13th – November 30th 2014 ELEPHANT: FORGET ME NOT at The National Museum for Animals & Society Los Angeles, CA March 20th – August 24th 2014 Face to Face at the Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings MT March 8th 2014 Assembly-Line Collective 10 Year Anniversary at the Think Tank Gallery February 25 – Thursday March 27 2014 Storytellers at the Earl & Virginia Green Art Gallery, Biola University
2013 June 8th 2013 – July 20th 2013 In the Clouds at the Lora Schlesinger Gallery at Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA 2012 September 17th – October 7th 2012 ArtPrize Entry “Elephants” at the Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids Michigan – Winner of 2012 ArtPrize August 4th – September 1st 2012 Summer Group Show at the Lora Schlesinger Gallery at Bergamot Station, Santa Monica 2011 May 7th – June 18th 2011 Menagerie at the Lora Schlesinger Gallery at Bergamot Station, Santa Monica 2010 September 12th – November 7th 2010 The World of Adonna Khare: Beasts, Backpacks and Curious Creatures
2009 December 5th 2009 – January 2nd 2010 Animal Attractions at PS Zask Art Gallery November 21st 2009 – December 31st 2009 The Toy Show II at the Lora Schlesinger Gallery October 16th 2009 – Feburary 14th 2010 Sweet Subversives at The Long Beach Museum of Art June 13th 2009 Artists Reception June 13th from 5-7 PM Draw the Line at the Lora Schlesinger Gallery
February 12th through April 19, 2009 Artists Reception February 15th from 2-5PM WHIM-WHAM-at the Los Angeles Municpal Art Gallery
2008 April 5th, 2008 By A Thread, Lora Schlesinger Gallery, Bergamont Station Santa Monica, CA
2007 Saturday November 3rd The Toy Show, Hunsaker/Schlesinger Gallery, Bergamont Station Santa Monica, CA Saturday June 16th 5:00PM Luck of the Draw, Hunsaker/Schlesinger Gallery Santa Monica, CA May 26 through August 12 Surrealism Today Nassau County Museum, Nassau County New York