L.A. Louver is an

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focusing on American and European

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. The gallery is located in

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, United States.

Directors

The gallery directors are Peter Goulds, Kimberly Davis, and Elizabeth East. Lisa Jann is the Managing Director. The gallery is a member of the Art Dealers Association of America.

Artists

Established in 1976, the gallery represents the following notable artists: * Terry Allen *

Tony Berlant Anthony Hanna Berlant (born 1941) is an American artist who was born in New York City. He attended the University of California, Los Angeles, where he received a BA (1961) and MA (1962) in painting and an MFA (1963) in sculpture. He has a larg ...

Tony Bevan Tony Bevan (born 1951) is a British painter, known for his psychologically charged images of people at the edge of respectable society. Biography Bevan was born in Bradford, Yorkshire. He studied at Bradford School of Art from 1968 to 1971, fol ...

Deborah Butterfield Deborah Kay Butterfield (born May 7, 1949) is an American sculptor. Along with her artist-husband John Buck, she divides her time between a farm in Bozeman, Montana, and studio space in Hawaii. She is known for her sculptures of horses made fr ...

* Rebecca Campbell *

Dale Chihuly Dale Chihuly ( ; born September 20, 1941) is an American glass artist and entrepreneur. He is well known in the field of Glassblowing, blown glass, "moving it into the realm of large-scale sculpture". Early life Dale Patrick Chihuly was born on ...

* Richard Deacon * Mark di Suvero * Gajin Fujita *

David Hockney David Hockney (born 9 July 1937) is an English Painting, painter, Drawing, draughtsman, Printmaking, printmaker, Scenic design, stage designer, and photographer. As an important contributor to the pop art movement of the 1960s, he is considere ...

(since 1978) * Ben Jackel *

Leon Kossoff Leon Kossoff (10 December 1926 – 4 July 2019) was a British figurative painter known for portraits, life drawings and cityscapes of London, England. Early years and education Kossoff was born in Islington, London, and spent most of his early ...

Guillermo Kuitca Guillermo Kuitca (born 1961) is an Argentine artist, who continues to work and live in Buenos Aires. Kuitca's work has been shown extensively around the globe, and is included in many important public collections, including The Tate Gallery, Eng ...

Jonathan Lasker Jonathan Lasker (born 1948) is an American abstract painter based in New York City whose work has played an integral role in the development of Postmodern Painting. He is represented by Greene Naftali Gallery, New York and by Thaddaeus Ropac. ...

* Jason Martin *

Enrique Martínez Celaya Enrique Martínez Celaya (born June 9, 1964) is a contemporary Cuban-born painter, sculptor, author, and former physicist whose work has been exhibited and collected by international institutions. He trained and worked as a laser physicist, compl ...

* Michael C. McMillen * Gwynn Murrill * Sandra Mendelsohn Rubin *

Alison Saar Alison Saar (born February 5, 1956) is a Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles-based sculptor, mixed-media, and installation artist. Her artwork focuses on the African diaspora and black female identity and is influenced by African, Caribbean, and ...

Sean Scully Sean Scully (born 30 June 1945) is an Irish-born American-based artist working as a painter, printmaker, sculptor and photographer. His work is held in museum collections worldwide and he has twice been named a Turner Prize nominee. Moving fro ...

Joel Shapiro Joel Elias Shapiro (September 27, 1941 – June 14, 2025) was an American sculptor renowned for his dynamic work composed of simple rectangular shapes. The artist is classified as a Minimalist as demonstrated in his works, which were mostly defi ...

* Peter Shelton * Juan Uslé * Tom Wudl In addition, the gallery manages various artist estates, including: *

William Brice William Arnstein, professionally William Brice (April 23, 1921 – March 3, 2008) was an American artist known for his large-scale abstract paintings. Biography Born to actress Fanny Brice and her second husband, professional gambler Juliu ...

Charles Garabedian Charles Garabedian (, December 29, 1923February 11, 2016) was an American-Armenian artist known for his paintings and drawings rich in references to Greek and Chinese symbolism. His artwork reveals a deeply personal world that explores the relat ...

Frederick Hammersley Frederick Hammersley (January 5, 1919 – May 31, 2009) was an American abstract painter. His participation in the 1959 ''Four Abstract Classicists'' exhibit secured his place in art history. Early years Frederick Hammersley was born in Salt ...

* Edward & Nancy Reddin Kienholz *

Per Kirkeby Per Kirkeby (1 September 1938 – 9 May 2018) was a Danish Painting, painter, poet, film maker and sculptor. His works have been exhibited worldwide and are represented in many important public collections, including the Tate, Metropolitan Museum ...

R.B. Kitaj Ronald Brooks Kitaj (; October 29, 1932 – October 21, 2007) was an American artist who spent much of his life in England. Life He was born in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, United States. His Hungarian father, Sigmund Benway, left his mother, Jeanne ...

* Ed Moses * Ken Price * Don Suggs * Fred Williams

Design

The building that houses the gallery was designed by architect Frederick Fisher.arcspace catalogue

References

External links

L.A. Louver WebsiteGaijin Fujita at L.A. Louver
Art museums and galleries in Los Angeles Contemporary art galleries in the United States Venice, Los Angeles Art museums and galleries established in 1976 1976 establishments in California {{LosAngeles-struct-stub