In their quest to heal interpersonal trauma, Ayin Es was led to take stock of the things that repair a broken psyche. Challenges such as early childhood abuse, disability, mental illness, and identifying as transqueer caused a years-long lack of self-care. They had to question how existence could continue without healing properties like art, drumming, imagination, and play. They turned to finding beauty in animals and love, hope, food, and medicine as the essential remedies for pain and what makes a life worth living. On the Mend attempts to embody these thoughts and ideas in the artist's newest solo show at compound.
Mixed media transgender artist Ayin Es was born and raised in Los Angeles. They identify as genderqueer and now work in Joshua Tree, CA. Their unique, narrative work is widely collected, residing in such collections as the Getty, UCLA, Brooklyn Museum, National Museum of Women in the Arts, and Pompidou Centre in Paris, France. A Pollock-Krasner Fellow and a Wynn Newhouse Award-winner, Ayin has many honors, including an Artist Achievement Award from the National Arts and Disability Center and the Bruce Geller Memorial Award from the American Jewish University. Review publications include Artillery, LA Times, ArtNowLA, ArtScene, LA WEEKLY, ArtLTD, Art&Cake, and WhiteHot Magazine.
- OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, November 16, 2024, 6-10 PM with a Special Guest Performance at 8 PM!
- VIP DINNER: Thursday, November 21, 2024, 7 PM
- ARTIST'S TALK/WALK-THRU: Saturday, December 7, 2024, 1-3 PM
- MULTIMEDIA WORKSHOP (Lead by Ayin Es): Sunday, January 5, 2025 1-3 PM
- CLOSING RECEPTION: Sunday, January 12, 2025 2-4 PM
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