Thursday, February 11, 2016


LOTERIA II! Group Show
March 12 - April 2
Opening Reception: Saturday, March 12, 2016 * 6p-9p

Cactus Gallery is pleased to present our first exhibit of 2016 -- LOTERIA II!

La Loteria is a game of chance played like Bingo, only with pictures instead of numbers. The Loteria deck uses 54 images, including characters, instruments, flora, animalia, and objects which have become iconic and synonymous with Mexican culture.

Our LOTERIA II! exhibit will feature 54 paintings and mixed media works by 52 artists who used their assigned card as a springboard for their modern interpretation and the results are delightful. For context, displayed alongside the interpretations, will be the most commonly recognized standard deck by Pasatiempos Gallo, S.A.

Please join us for this charming show and play La Loteria with us during the reception for a chance to win a signed original from one of the participating artists and other prizes!
The complete exhibit will be online on Friday, March 11 at 12p at www.cactusgalleryla.com 
Here are the 54 LOTERIA cards and the artists depicting them; such an awesome group! The art is going to be wonderful!
1 El gallo ("the rooster") Douglas Alvarez
2 El diablito ("the Devil") Kathie Olivas
3 La dama ("the lady") Tammy Mae Moon
4 El catrín ("the dandy") Walt Hall
5 El paraguas ("the umbrella") Rasa Jadzeviciene
6 La sirena ("the mermaid")Ulla Anobile
7 La escalera ("the ladder") Consu Tolosa
8 La botella ("the bottle") Vera Paras
9 El barril ("the barrel") Lalo Alcaraz
10 El árbol ("the tree") Gabriela Malinalxochitl Zapata
11 El melón ("the melon") Nichol Norman
12 El valiente ("the brave man") Patricia Krebs
13 El gorrito ("the bonnet") Janet Olenik
14 La muerte ("Death") Roger Art Trivinos
15 La pera ("the pear") Christina Forster- Ramos
16 La bandera ("the flag") Jamie Chavez
17 El bandolón ("the mandolin") Lea Barozzi
18 El violoncello ("the cello") Edgar Humberto Alvarez
19 La garza ("the heron") Jorge Bernal
20 El pájaro ("the bird") Jaxie Jax
21 La mano ("the hand") Jerry Montoya
22 La bota ("the boot") Terri Berman
23 La luna ("the moon") Ruth Barrera
24 El cotorro ("the parrot") Denise Bledsoe
25 El borracho ("the drunkard") Lalo Alcaraz
26 El negrito ("the Negro") Brooke Kent
27 El corazón ("the heart") Brenda Paola Gómez
28 La sandía ("the watermelon") Joe Alvarez
29 El tambor ("the drum") Bobby Rojas
30 El camarón ("the shrimp") Holly Wood
31 Las jaras ("the arrows") Lena Sayadian
32 El músico ("the musician") Simona Candini
33 La araña ("the spider") Cenya Eichengreen
34 El soldado ("the soldier") Ronald J. Llanos
35 La estrella ("the star") Ann Lim
36 El cazo ("the billycan") Angela Maria Ortiz S
37 El mundo ("the world") Gregory P. Rodriguez
38 El apache ("the Apache") Alea Ahwahnee Bone
39 El nopal ("the prickly pear cactus") Joe Alvarez
40 El alacrán ("the scorpion") Sarah Rose
41 La rosa ("the rose") Catherine Bursill Moore
42 La calavera ("the skull") Jaclyn Alderete
43 La campana ("the bell") Rosie Garcia Artist
44 El cantarito ("the water pitcher") Eden Folwell
45 El venado ("the deer") Johnny Quintanilla
46 El Sol ("the sun") Candace McKay
47 La corona ("the crown") Valency Elise Genis
48 La chalupa ("the canoe") Julie Zarate
49 El pino ("the pine tree") Lacey Bryant
50 El pescado ("the fish") Mavis Leahy
51 La palma ("the palm tree") Bill Wheeler
52 La maceta ("the flowerpot") Miriam Diaz Martinez
53 El arpa ("the harp") Andrea Bogdan
54 La rana ("the frog") Joshua Coffy
Also:
Loteria inspired bottle cap magnets and pendants by Beth Penalty
Loteria themed aprons and hand towels by Los Lover Dovers
Email Sandra at semastroianni70@yahoo.com or 323.801.8669 for pre-sale information.