About the Collective
The Indivisible Arts organization and movement began as the “Hermosa Beach Artist Collective” in 2016 - responding to the problem that Hermosa had zero galleries and no art teacher in the elementary schools. Soon the core group of artists and photographers expanded their mission to serve all of South Bay, growing into the “South Bay Artist Collective,” and in Fall 2021, changed the non-profit name a final time to “Indivisible Arts.”
The group of talented and selfless artists and photographers at the core of the mission, remains “The Collective.” They are the engine of the machine, and the visionaries and inspiration of our mission and movement. Steadily growing by the month, the Collective members are dedicated to supporting the cause through monthly contributions, and a commitment to service. If you are interested in joining the Collective, please apply here. Artists with big egos need not apply - this is a mission of selflessness and service - not one of individual reputation and self-promotion…
SOUTH BAY ARTIST COLLECTIVE (SBAC)
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FOUNDING ARTISTS
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Dan Gardner
Growing up right outside New York City, Hermosa Beach based artist Dan Gardner was heavily influenced and inspired by graffiti and skate culture. Using spray paint, acrylics, Inks and natural wood grains, his work plays off the chaos of urban decay contrasted by the controlled linear landscape of a city.
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Drica Lobo
Drica Lobo is an artist whose work captures happiness and vibrant strokes. Drica was born in São Paulo, Brazil, and her work offers a fantastical, dream-like interpretation of local scenes.
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Emily Brantley
Emily Brantley is an oil painter and muralist raised in Los Angeles. Her paintings are a celebration and exploration of nature with a focus on the ocean. The intention of her work is to share the vast beauty of our delicate ecosystem, and our responsibility to care for our planet.
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Josh Barnes
Josh Barnes is a local artist whose work creates a space between street art and fine art. Often working in spray paint, acrylics, and paint pens, Josh creates intricate scenes taking inspiration from the themes of southern California's contrasting landscape: ocean and desert.
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Kevin Gilligan
Kevin Gilligan is an award-winning landscape, portrait and sports photographer, born on the Long Island Sound. His photographs - often focused on awe inspiring landscapes - have been nationally published and displayed in museums.
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Michael Harrington
Michael Harrington is a visual artist working in the mediums of photography, graphic design and fashion. Michael's background is in acting and video production. His latest work has fuses these mediums into a project in which he's projected video and messaging onto businesses both in the South Bay of LA, and New York City.
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Rafael McMaster
Rafael McMaster is the core founder of the South Bay Artist Collective, Indivisible Arts Youth Programs, and Resin. Rafael's artwork - which ranges from visual art and graphic design to music composition and songwriting - explores the creative tendencies of nature, modern assimilation of ancient wisdom, and heightened states of being.
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Sabrina Armitage
Sabrina Armitage is an encaustic artist, raised in New Orleans. Her artwork offers a reinterpretation of visual scenes by embracing contrasting elements and allowing the tension to have a transformative effect. Born of a yearning to simplify, slow down and focus on being versus doing, Sabrina's artwork serves as a meditation.
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Wendy Stillman
Wendy Stillman is a local abstract artist and jewelry designer. Her fine art brings together a medley of inspiration, ranging largely from the 80's, including the art scene in New York's East Village, and the bright, emerging surf culture of southern California as well as select patterns and motifs from primitive art.
Artist Community Philosophy
We are in unique times – ushering in the Information Age – where globalism is realizing itself beyond borders, through online connectivity. The Euro-American mentality around art over the last 500 years, is engrained in celebration of the individual - the ego and reputation of the master artists and their celebrated perspective and gaudy price tags. However elsewhere, from the Far East to Latin America to native cultures - art is celebrate as the voice of culture that mirrors the values, heritage, voice, and message of the common people. So what’s our vision for the role that art plays in our community? The philosophy of the Collective unifies together both the individualistic celebration of the uniqueness of each artist - as the reflection and language of their Soul - while putting it in context of service and reflection to the Greater Good of the community. Our mission is about growing culture, empowering voices, unifying community, and inspiring connection.
Furthermore, our belief is that any practice - done with skill, effort, intention, creativity, and grace - is an art form. The six legs of the Indivisible logo represent six forms of art for which we are pursuing to expand our Collective body: Visual Arts, Music Arts, Movement Arts, Healing/Spiritual Arts, Interactive Arts, and Performance Arts. We are actively looking to expand our group and “unite the tribes” - so if our mission resonates and you skillfully practice any of the above arts, we invite you to apply to join the Collective.
The community philosophy can be distilled into the simplistic notion: “if we all give more than we take, our mission will continue grow and thrive.” Our Mission is for those who understand deeply and innately, that if we all give more than we get, then we’ll all benefit and grow - both externally and within.