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Devils in the Dahlias<\/em> by Erica Trabold
14″x11″; advertising and recipe images; 2025. Courtesy of the artist.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

COLLAGE ON VIEW<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Erica Trabold: Nourishing Flourishes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

at La Luz de Jesus in Los Angeles, California, USA
9 January-1 February 2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Collage artist Erica Trabold exhibits the newest works from her ongoing series “Nourishing Flourishes”. In this series, there lies an exaggerated tension between homemaking and artmaking. Playing off the misogynistic aesthetics of traditional \u201cwomen\u2019s work”, Trabold mixes advertising and recipe images to create ostentatious displays of magical realism. They are equally ironic displays as they are respectful towards the labor of effective and crowd-pleasing housework.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Trabold, art as resistance to \u201cwomen\u2019s work\u201d manifests in two mediums, essay and collage, each one layering textures of care, critique, and unruliness. The meal in the frame is never meant to be eaten. The presentation itself is the point, offering something that nourishes imagination rather than obligation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Delicata<\/em> by Erica Trabold
14″x11″; advertising and recipe images; 2025. Courtesy of the artist.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The artist wrote, \u201cAs a mother, I am interested in what it means to prepare food on the page…instead of in the kitchen. And since becoming a mother, collage has become my primary creative outlet and a natural extension of my writing practice…While the viral tradwives of the internet serve their families only the best, I am interested in preparing food on the page instead of in the kitchen.\u201d

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INFORMATION<\/strong>

La Luz de Jesus Gallery<\/strong>
4633 Hollywood Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90027 USA
(323) 666-7667<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hours:
Monday-Saturday, 11AM-7PM
Sunday, 11AM-6PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MAP <\/a>| WEBSITE<\/a> | INSTAGRAM<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

COLLAGE ON VIEW Erica Trabold: Nourishing Flourishes at La Luz de Jesus in Los Angeles, California, USA9 January-1 February 2026 Collage artist Erica Trabold exhibits the newest works from her ongoing series “Nourishing Flourishes”. In this series, there lies an…<\/p>\n

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