News — 2025
Thrutopia - Group Exhibition Co-Curated by Niki Ford and Jovi Schnell
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Thrutopia - Group Exhibition Thrutopia Group Exhibition co-curated by Niki Ford & Jovi Schnell October 16th - November 16th Opening Reception: Thursday, October 16th, 6-9pm At Face Guts 4136 Verdugo Road Los Angeles, CA 90065 For Immediate Release: Face Guts is pleased to announce Thrutopia, a group exhibition co-curated by Niki Ford and Jovi Schnell. "Mutate – Don't Stagnate, think positively on how to move forward." — DEVO "Growth can change us and change can grow us new can take us into the beyond where" — Laraaji In our minds, Thrutopia serves as a third space, a transformative current vibrating...
Blink Your Eyes by Abel Macias
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September 13 – October 5, 2025Closing Weekend:Saturday + Sunday, October 4 & 5, 12-5 PMAtFace Guts4136 Verdugo RoadLos Angeles, CA 90065View the full catalog. Sometimes the ordinary becomes unforgettable. In Blink Your Eyes, Abel Macias captures fleeting moments of daily life—flower arrangements, views from windows, plants in the park—painted as if they were mental photographs, preserved in memory. Abel Macias (B.F.A., SCAD, 2002) is a Los Angeles–based painter, muralist, and illustrator. His work draws from Mexican folk art and the beauty of everyday patterns and landscapes. Face Guts is pleased to present Blink Your Eyes, a solo exhibition of new paintings by Los...
Candy New Paintings by Tim Biskup - August 9th - 31st
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Opening at Face Guts, August 9th, 5-8PM.
Candy reflects Biskup’s long-standing engagement with the contradictions of the art world—where being “taken seriously” often means conforming to systems of critical and commercial validation. Having been told early in his career that his work was “too goofy, too sentimental, too naïve,” Biskup now embraces those qualities, using them to challenge expectations and provoke deeper reflection.
Ric Heitzman - Opening Recap
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Thank you to everyone who came out on SATURDAY for Ric Heitzman: Squiggly Dee @face.gutsIt was a magical evening, packed with old friends and many smiling faces.Pick up a catalog @printedmatter_artbookfairs Friday 5/16 2-4pm for a book signing with Ric HeitzmanOR…Stop by Face Guts next Saturday 12-5pm and meet @heitzmanric and shoot the breeze!A 50 page full color catalog “The Reality of Ric Heitzman” featuring texts by Doug Harvey (@dghrvy) @gary.panter and Aaron Curry ( @baddimension )has been produced for“Squiggly Dee” and is available for purchase at the opening and during the the run of the show @face.guts as well as at the upcoming @printedmatter_artbookfairs May 15th-18thFace Guts x WhiteBox.LA4136 Verdugo RoadLos Angeles...
Ric Heitzman's "Squiggly Dee"
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Come enjoy the latest burst of creativity from legendary artist Ric Heitzman.
In collaboration with Whitebox LA.
On view May 10 - June 9