Back to all Member GalleriesVarious Small Fires
812 North Highland Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90038
310 426 8040
Also at:
VSF Texas
1511 Commerce Street
Dallas, TX 75201
3233642462
Los Angeles, CA 90038
310 426 8040
Also at:
VSF Texas
1511 Commerce Street
Dallas, TX 75201
3233642462
Various Small Fires (VSF) is a gallery owned and operated by Esther Kim Varet established in 2012 with locations in Los Angeles, California and Seoul, South Korea.
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VSF has presented the Los Angeles debuts of many internationally recognized emerging, mid, and late career artists like Liz Magic Laser, Josh Kline, Jesper Just, Billy Al Bengston, and Judith Linhares. VSF exhibitions are reviewed regularly by The Los Angeles Times, ArtForum, Art Review, Frieze, LEAP, and many other online and print publications.
In 2014, Johnston MarkLee Architects designed the current VSF building with nearly 5,000 sq-ft (465 sq-m) of exhibition space, including a unique sound corridor for year-round audio art programming. VSF is also one of the few commercial venues to have a dedicated outdoor gallery for large-scale sculpture and installation. In April 2019, VSF opened a second location in the Hannam-dong neighborhood of Seoul, South Korea. This new ground floor storefront added an additional 1,000 sq-ft (93 sq-m) of exhibition space in Asia.
VSF takes social responsibility seriously. The majority of our represented artists are women. The gallery uses 100% solar energy to operate its exhibition spaces and goes to great lengths to reduce our carbon footprint and eliminate plastic by-products.
Artists Represented:
Math Bass
Math Bass
Gina Beavers
Billy Al Bengston
Ashley Bickerton
Diedrick Brackens
Jessie Homer French
Will Gabaldón
The Harrisons
Liz Magic Laser
Nikki S. Lee
Judith Linhares
Che Lovelace
Joshua Nathanson
Sean Raspet
Calida Rawles
Lezley Saar
Anna Sew Hoy
Glen Wilson
Mark Yang
Madeline Donahue
ART HOUSE
June 3, 2023 - July 8, 2023
Various Small Fires presents a solo exhibition of new paintings and works on paper by Brooklyn-based artist Madeline Donahue. ART HOUSE expands on the artist’s practice that centers on her experiences of pregnancy, birth, motherhood and owning a postpartum body.
Madeline Donahue, 'Drawing Table', 2023, Oil on canvas, 60 x 52 in. Courtesy of the artist and Various Small Fires, Los Angeles / Dallas / Seoul.
Alex Foxton
Trade
May 13, 2023 - June 24, 2023
Various Small Fires is honored to present the debut West Coast solo exhibition of Paris-based artist Alex Foxton. Trade features new paintings and works on paper that draw the English-born artist’s investigation of cultural symbolism and masculinity into a more intimate, personal realm.
Alex Foxton, 'Trade' (installation view.) Courtesy of the artist and Various Small Fires, Los Angeles / Dallas / Seoul.
Lumin Wakoa
Greenhouse
May 13, 2023 - June 24, 2023
Various Small Fires is pleased to introduce Brooklyn-based artist Lumin Wakoa in her first solo presentation with the gallery. Greenhouse unveils a collection of eight new paintings, following her participation in Frieze Los Angeles’ Online Viewing Room at VSF LA in February 2023.
Lumin Wakoa, 'Night studio for blooming Cherry', 2023, Oil on linen over panel, 11 x 14 in. Courtesy of the artist and Various Small Fires, Los Angeles / Dallas / Seoul.