silent gallery

was a small art gallery located on Main and Rose, in Venice California. It opened it’s doors in late 2013 and closed in early 2017, after it survived a yearly rent increase of 25% for almost four years in a row. While it hosted shows for world renowned artists like Julius Shulman, Laddie John Dill, Gary Palmer, Joshua Elias , Javiera Estrada and many more, it was frequently visited by locals and celebrities alike.

Julius Shulman

architectural photography

Julies Shulman - invitation to the show featuring the Kaufman House 1936

Julius Shulman - Gas Station Anaheim 1957

Julius Shulman - Case Study House #22 interior

Laddie John Dill

aluminum sculptures

Gary Palmer

japanese ink on canvas

Joshua Elias

oil on canvas

Javiera Estrada

b & w photography

Amir Magal

mixed medium

Kristin Klosterman

mixed medium

Kristin Klosterman at work in the gallery installing a giant glow in the dark galaxy painted on a cloth

Mark Pederson

landscape photography

Emma Ferreira

b & w photography

Bjorn Schaller

“Motion Blur” Series

The “Motion Blur” series was born out of the need to reverse current popular trends. In almost every photo now I see the subject super sharp and the background completely blurry and it started to get to me. So I thought of doing it the other way around: have the subject blurred while the background is in focus. What came into existence was a series of shots documenting normal, daily Venice-activities like running, biking, skating etc. in a whole new light.

For the “Motion Blur” series I would like to note: a few patrons at the show were intrigued by the kind of “photoshop method” I might have used, but no - there was no photoshop used or any kind of digital or analogue manipulation.. What you are looking at is time, frozen in a still image,

Although when I started the gallery I never intended to show my own art, since I didn’t have any to show.only to hear. Ultimately it did get me started in photography and filming as well. My first short films were created inside the gallery, the rest is history…

3-Dennis_1268v2crp.fxd.jpg — Bjorn Schaller - Dennis

silent gallery events

here are a few memories form our events, shows, astronomy events etc. We proudly hosted the smallest gallery space in Venice California with 110 sqft , the smallest gallery in New York was 170 sqft., so we had them beat by over 50. It made for a cozy ambience and allowed for a certain closeness to the art.