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OCinSite.com: Art Roundtable
July 8, 2010

During summer, visitors come from all sorts of climates and faraway places to experience all the wonders and magic of Laguna Beach. I think we should celebrate the summer with them and offer lighter, brighter subjects and more cheerful colors in lines, designs and subjects. We should try to show the kind of art that says “summer is here” and expresses that life is beautiful in Laguna Beach. This is how my gallery adjusts for summer visitors... Read more...

The Orange County Register - Roberta Carasso: "New Beginnings" exhibit captures seven days of creation
September 7, 2010

For Ecuador-born, Miami-raised artist Jovan Karlo Villalba, his thought-provoking paintings deal with an original approach to the environment. He paints the physical world as being in a state of "natural cleansing, transformation and rebirth." Entitled "New Beginnings," Villalba's paintings are exhibited at the Demossa Gallery.. Read more...

Laguna Beach Magazine Features Demossa Gallery
June/July 2010

Mahvash Mossaed, director of Demossa Gallery, was recently interviewed by Laguna Beach Magazine. Read more...

OC Weekly: Guy Kinnear Painting Exhibition
March 4-27, 2010

Guy Kinnear, known for his pieces depicting contemporary masculine identity, is exhibiting his work at Demossa Gallery in Laguna Beach, California. Read more...

OC Weekly - Fiorella Casella: Fritz Suter Opening Reception
February 4, 2010

Bold colors, whimsical themes and a high dose of child-like imagination are all part of Fritz Suter’s works. Read more...

OC Register - Roberta Carasso: Demossa Gallery painters reflect artistic heritage
December 31, 2009

LAGUNA BEACH – Laguna Beach welcomes Miami-born Vincent Serritella from a Cuban family and Texas-born Gilbert Reyes from a Mexican family. Their paintings, shown at the Demossa Gallery are infused with the passions of their distinct and artistic heritage. Meet the artists at the First Thursday Art Walk from 6-9PM on January 7 at the Demossa Gallery. Read more...

OC Register - Roberta Carasso: Iranian-born artist displays works at her Laguna gallery
January 20, 2009

As a Laguna Beach art writer for more than 10 years, this is the first time I have seen art of an Iranian-born artist exhibited at a gallery in the area. Mahvash Mossaed brings sensitivity, intelligence and exotic Persian sensibility to her work, now on display at her new gallery, Demossa Gallery. Painter, poet and award-winning producer Mossaed and photographer Dennis Roberts moved their gallery of five years in Santa Ana to Laguna Beach to add a new dimension to the beach community. They transformed dark brown walls to bright white to reflect the brilliant light of the ocean and the energy of Laguna. Then they brought in very fine art and their gallery flourished. Their first show concerned the art of Laguna College of Art and Design MBA graduates, who have been noticed from Laguna Beach to Los Angeles and beyond. The goal of Demossa Gallery is to complement and raise the level of art in Laguna.

 

OC Weekly - Mahvash Mossaed: I Paint a Woman's Life Opening Reception
December 4, 2008

As an Iranian-American based in Southern California, Mahvash Mossaed's poetry and paintings have continued to inspire people for over twenty years. Born in Tehran, married in Canada, and having lived both in Europe and Africa as she traveled with her husband on diplomatic tours for the UN. Mossaed is an internationally recognized artist and published poet, her latest and newly released book of paintings and poetry (My Painted Dreams) resulted in critics acclaim. She is constantly seeking new ways of giving voice to Iranian women.

 

Laguna Beach Independent - Take a Walk on the Cultured Side
November 28, 2008

Painter and poet Mahvash Mossaed will be showing at Demossa Gallery, portraying her emergence from the crucible of womanhood with a blend of artwork (acrylic on canvas) through Jan 3. She will be in attendance at an artist reception Dec. 4 from 6 - 9 p.m. Refreshments and wine will be served.

 

OC Register - Laguna Gallery Spotlight: Demossa Gallery
September 30, 2008