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Ynez Johnston: In Search of the Oracle

Johnston's captivating visual language evolved from an amalgamation of ancient and modern cross-cultural influences, emerging as a fully-fledged chimerical phenomenon all its own that was immutably tethered to her strange and romantic inner life.

October 3, 2026 – January 9, 2027

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Art Gallery Shows to See in October

Art Gallery Shows to See in October

by Carolina A. Miranda

October 29, 2026

This week in Newly Reviewed, Carolina A. Miranda covers Erin Wright’s photorealistic canvases, Kathleen Henderson’s humanoids and Ynez Johnston’s mysterious diagrams. 

 

Show Up LA

Show Up LA

Art and Cake’s weekly calendar of openings, exhibitions, and events across Los Angeles and Southern California.

October 22, 2026

Works spanning five decades of Johnston’s practice, exploring painting, sculpture, printmaking, and multimedia.

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This Week in LA: October 1 – 7

This Week in LA: October 1 – 7

by LA Insider

On Melrose, Louis Stern Fine Arts opens In Search of the Oracle, seven decades of Ynez Johnston’s paintings, drawings, prints, and sculpture, where Maya glyphs, Tibetan thangkas, and Byzantine mosaics turn into creatures prowling invented continents. 

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