Franklin Parrasch Gallery

About the Gallery
Franklin Parrasch Gallery began in 1986 with a program guided by a conscious reflection upon the process of creativity as it relates to human evolution. Over the past three decades, the gallery has established a profile of exhibiting Los Angeles artists whose careers emerged in the 1960s and whose aesthetic alignment with Minimalism developed independently from that of their East Coast contemporaries. Through numerous group exhibitions, the gallery has explored artistic philosophies specific to West Coast subcultures, including hot-rodding and surfing, and how these sensibilities informed the works of Los Angeles artists of this time period. The gallery consistently organizes shows that consider diverse evolutionary theories, with a focused sensitivity to the migration of ideas and aesthetic development as expressed by a wide range of artists who employ innovative practices.

About the presentation
Franklin Parrasch Gallery’s dual exhibition will bring together paintings by Joan Snyder with assemblage works by Teresa Tolliver. Over more than 50 years, Snyder has continuously expanded her singular technical and material vocabulary. Beginning in the late 1960s with the breakthrough gestural Stroke paintings, her practice has been rooted in feminist discourse and in personal autobiography. Tolliver’s process of “creative recycling” transforms found materials into sculptural representations of her personal experiences and identity. Through the technique of assemblage, she draws on histories of Black diaspora in Los Angeles and uses objects that emerge from her everyday life.