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

EXHIBITIONS

PAST

Vibrant figurative painting by Rosa Giron with bold black outlined figures and hands set against a multicolored patterned background, from the 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.

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Painting on aged paper of a bending black silhouette figure reaching toward a pale green striding figure, from Alexandra Duprez and Gosia Machon's exhibition "Shadowplay" at DON'T LOOK Annex

SHADOWPLAY

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.

PAST

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

MAY7 - APRIL 18, 2026

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

SYNNECROSIS

OPHELIA ARC

JANUARY 10 - FEBRUARY 28, 2026

Installation view of a pink abstract painting and a framed collage of overlapping figures on a textured tan 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

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

THANK YOU UNIVERSE, MAY I DELIGHT YOU

TESS JENKINS

SEPTEMBER 27 - NOVEMBER 8, 2025

Installation view of a gallery corner with a densely patterned collage-style painting combining plaid, grid, and floral motifs and an abstract teal, gray, and black painted work, from Diana Taylor's exhibition "Flotsam and Jetsam" at DON'T LOOK Projects

FLOTSAM AND JETSAM

DIANA TAYLOR

JULY 19 - AUGUST 30, 2025

Installation view of a gallery corner with a densely splattered, richly colorful abstract painting and a darker red and black textured painting, from the group exhibition "Freeway: Creative Growth Artists in L.A." at DON'T LOOK Projects

FREEWAY: CREATIVE GROWTH ARTIST IN L.A.

GROUP EXHIBITION

MAY 30 - JULY 10, 2025

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

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

PERMISSION TO BLOOM

GROUP EXHIBITION

JANUARY 18 -FEBRUARY 22, 2025

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