While Fine Art Trekkin in Culver City, Ginger and Luke Van Hook supported Otis College Alumni and fellow artist, class of '89 Sandow Birk, the Featured Artist at Koplin Del Rio Gallery. An artist that has been showing since before he graduated from Otis College, Sandow Birk has an extensive and impressive record of shows locally as well as internationally. Look on his website to find how he began his career and how he presents his view of the world at www.sandowbirk.com
Show runs through October 30, 2009: Remarks made by Sandow Birk and Eleana Del Rio ('89). Reconnected with Otis. Caught up with old friends. Made new friends. Check out the latest work by Sandow Birk ('89 Fine Arts) in his exhibition American Qur'an. Koplin Del Rio Gallery 6031 Washington Blvd, Culver City, CA 90232 310.836.9055 www.koplindelrio.com contact: laevent@otis.edu or 310.846.2553 www.otis.edu/alumni  Sandow Birk and his wife Elyse Pignolet attend the reception for Otis College of Art and Design Alumni at the Koplin Del Rio Gallery in Culver City, California "Featuring Sandow Birk" October 22, 2009. Photo by Ginger Van Hook  ABOUT: SANDOW BIRK BORN: Detroit, Michigan 1962 EDUCATION:
1988 BFA, Otis Art Institute of Parson's School of Design, Los Angeles, CA 1985 Bath Academy of Art, Bath, England
1983-84 American College in Paris/ Parson's School of Design, Paris, France   Sarah Russin, Otis College of Art and Design, Director of Alumni Relations and Elena Del Rio, Gallery Director of Koplin Del Rio Gallery, attend the reception to support Sandow Birk, Featured Artist pictured at the center. Culver City, California October 22, 2009. Photo by Ginger Van Hook  Luke Van Hook and Raksha Parekh (on right) Alumni of Otis College of Art and Design, Class of 2004 attend the Alumni Reception for Sandow Birk, pictured together with (on left) a friend and Alitash Kebede of Alitash Kebede Gallery (Los Angeles, California) on October 22, 2009. Photo by Ginger Van Hook  Kenneth Ober and Renee Fox Otis Alumni, class of 2002 attend the opening reception for Sandow Birk. Currently Renee Fox is preparing for the Inglewood Open Studios Tour where additional Otis College Alumni will present work in their studios on November 14 & 15, 2009 http://inglewoodopenstudio.blogspot.com October 22, 2009. Photo by Ginger Van Hook  Mara Thompson, Otis College of Art and Design Coordinator of Alumni Relations and Alexandra Cantle, Special Events Staff at Otis College of Art and Design coordinated and assisted with bring the reception together for Sandow Birk. October 22, 2009 Photo by Ginger Van Hook  Otis College of Art and Design recent alumni attended the opening reception for Sandow Birk. (From left to right) Marjan Vayghan, Kenneth Ober, Renee Fox, Linda Kunik and Grace Nomasa. Photo by Ginger Van Hook     |
