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 DON'T LOOK Projects (2024–2026) has closed. The program continues at jeniabramson.com

Vibrant abstract painting with layered gestural text and colorful overlapping figures in purple, orange, and red, from Julian Ou and Rosa Giron's exhibition "Yield to Color" at DON'T LOOK Projects

YIELD TO COLOR

CREATIVE GROWTH X DON'T LOOK PROJECTS

MAY 9 - JUNE 27, 2026

For our second collaboration with Creative Growth, we invite viewers to Yield To Color. This exhibition explores the tension between disciplined structure and vibrant, uninhibited expression through the works of Julian Ou and Rosa Giron.

SHADOW PLAY

ALEXANDRA DUPREZ & GOSIA MACHON

JUNE 6 - 28, 2026

MPM Gallery is pleased to present Shadowplay, a two-person exhibition featuring the
works of Alexandra Duprez and Gosia Machon. Curated by MEPAINTSME and hosted
by DON'T LOOK Annex (Los Angeles), the exhibition opens to the public on Saturday,
June 6, with an opening reception from 5 - 8 PM.

Abstract painting with bold black organic shapes and a pale green vertical form on a weathered tan ground, from Alexandra Duprez and Gosia Machon's exhibition "Shadowplay" at DON'T LOOK Annex
Installation view of three framed paintings on a gallery wall above a terracotta tile floor, from Conor Dowdle's solo exhibition "A Wilderness of Mirrors" at DON'T LOOK Projects

A WILDERNESS OF MIRRORS

CONOR DOWDLE

MAY 7 - APRIL 18, 2026

DON’T LOOK Projects is pleased to announce A Wilderness of Mirrors, an exhibition of new paintings by Conor Dowdle. Marking the artist’s first solo presentation with the gallery, the exhibition features a body of work that navigates the porous boundary between direct observation and the atmospheric distortions of memory.

SYNNECROSIS

OPHELIA ARC

JUNE 10 - FEBRUARY 28, 2026

DON'T LOOK Projects is pleased to present Ophelia Arc's first solo exhibition in Los Angeles, "Synnecrosis." Arc's work operates within the charged territory where maternal bonds and psychic survival intersect, exploring the spider as both symbol and inheritance.

Installation view of a woven, cage-like hanging sculpture resembling a spider or cocoon, surrounded by sculptural wall works in muted rose tones, from Ophelia Arc's exhibition "Synnecrosis" at DON'T LOOK Projects
Installation view of a small pink and red mixed-media painting on a white gallery wall, from Libertad Alcántara's exhibition "Ahí Viene el Coco / Here Comes the Boogeyman" at DON'T LOOK Projects

AHÍ VIENE EL COCO / HERE COMES THE BOOGEYMAN

LIBERTAD ALCÁNTARA

NOVEMBER 20 - DECEMBER 27, 2025

Ahí viene el Coco asserts that the current retreat from inclusivity to apartheid is a psychological defense mechanism against the visible failure of prevailing economic models, which has led to the shattering of the meritocratic illusion.

THANK YOU UNIVERSE, MAY I DELIGHT YOU

TESS JENKINS

SEPTEMBER 27 - NOVEMBER 8, 2025

Through a joyfully excessive and texturally rich practice, Jenkins presents paintings that are the remnants of an intuitive and improvised process. Her work explores the profound and discrepant experience of living as souls condensed into temporary human forms.

Installation view of three small, texturally rich expressive face paintings in bold colors on a white gallery wall, from Tess Jenkins's exhibition "Thank You Universe, May I Delight You" at DON'T LOOK Projects
Digital collage-style painting layering plaid, grid, and floral patterns over abstract teal, gray, and black painted forms, from Diana Taylor's exhibition "Flotsam and Jetsam" at DON'T LOOK Projects

FLOTSAM AND JETSAM

DIANA TAYLOR

JULY 19 - AUGUST 30, 2025

At a moment when all images are flowing into an AI algorithm, the canons of painting, photography, and film are converging into an undifferentiated field of digital “slop”.

FREEWAY: CREATIVE GROWTH ARTISTS IN L.A.

GROUP EXHIBITION

MAY 30 - JULY 10, 2025

DON’T LOOK Projects is proud to announce “Freeway: Creative Growth Artists in LA”, a collaborative exhibition with Creative Growth Art Center, the pioneering Oakland-based nonprofit that has championed artists with...

Mixed-media portrait of a figure outlined in white and pink over a richly textured collaged surface, with flame-like red and blue shapes above the head, from "Freeway: Creative Growth Artists in L.A." at DON'T LOOK Projects
Sculptural wall work made of woven wire mesh in an organic, vine-like form with hanging leaf shapes, from Chenhung Chen's solo exhibition "By the Company They Keep" at DON'T LOOK Projects

BY THE COMPANY THEY KEEP

CHENHUNG CHEN

MARCH 15 - MAY 3, 2025

Don’t Look Projects is pleased to present By the Company They Keep, a solo exhibition by Chenhung Chen (Taiwan, 1961), whose intricate practice weaves together industrial and organic materials to...

PERMISSION TO BLOOM

GROUP EXHIBITION

JANUARY 18 - FEBRUARY 22, 2025

DON’T LOOK Projects is pleased to announce its inaugural group exhibition, Permission to Bloom, featuring the work of four international artists working across various media.

Painting of large curling pink and red petal or floral forms above a dark maroon watercolor wash, from "Permission to Bloom," DON'T LOOK Projects' inaugural group exhibition

DON'T LOOK PROJECTS

DON’T LOOK Projects is a contemporary art gallery in Los Angeles presenting emerging and mid-career artists with a focus on experimentation, curiosity and cognitive diversity

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