Garden Show, The Pit, 2026
Photography by Chris Hanke and Sarah Lesher
Summer's calling—and honestly, who wants to be inside right now? This group show pulls together artists working across various mediums and includes works that can reside comfortably outdoors. Artists in the show include Ian Collings, Julia Haft-Candell, Jun Kaneko, Hun Chung Lee, Shana Lutker, Ben Medansky, Richard Nam, Nobuhito Nishigawara, Ryan Schneider, Nora Shields, Devin Troy Strother, and Chris Wolston.
Infield, Cummings Estate, LA Design Weekend, 2025
Photography by Elim Pan and Sydni Stearns
A group exhibition featuring:
Tanya Aguiñiga Studio, Bianco Light + Space, Sara Bright, Caleb Engstrom, Arina Erdélyi, Brad Golden, The Haas Brothers, Ross Hansen, Jon Klassen, Sam Klemick, LAUN, Ben Medansky Studio, Cedric Mitchell, Objects for Objects, Caitlin Parker, People's Pottery Project, Project Room, Brendan Ravenhill, Ellie Richards, Liz Robb, Amanda McDonald Stern, Ethan Stern, Studio Big Moon, TATI, Ben Tetro, Chris Turnham, Sarah Watlington, and Bari Ziperstein.
Infield is a group exhibition presented in collaboration with Chet Architecture and curator Meaghan Roddy, celebrating a diverse collection of Los Angeles area-based designers and makers working across multiple disciplines. Set on the grounds of the historic Cummings Estate, the Los Feliz home and studio of architect Chet Callahan, the exhibition explores the many meanings of home, from domestic objects to the creative communities that shape Los Angeles. With work ranging from furniture and textiles to sculpture and functional art, Infield offers a vibrant look at the city’s design ecosystem, rooted in place and perspective.
That Was Now, Placed, Livingston, MT, 2025
On View July 5th–September 27th
A group exhibition featuring:
Alayna Rasile, Andy Woll, Bari Ziperstein, Ben Medansky, Brad Eberhard, Carmen D’Apollonio, Carol Horst, Cherlyn Wilcox, Cody Hoyt, Colton Rothwell, Chelsie's, Dan John Anderson, Dante Gambardella, Darcy Bartoletti, Eric Mast, Erica Mahinay, Eva Nielsen, Giselle Hicks, In-Session, Grayson Fair, James Cherry, Jason Koharik, Jeremy Liebman, Jill Elizabeth Gower, Jody Baral, Kelsie Rudolph, Kohshin Finley, Liz Oliver, Martha Tuttle, Matt Chambers, Maura Wright, Michael Rey, Nice Condo, Pare, Niki Ford, Ravenhill Studio, Sage Vaughn, Soojin Choi, Studio Ahead, Taidgh O’Neill, Trey Hill, Unearthen, and Yehrim Lee.
Phrases like “same as it ever was,” “change is the only constant,” and “this too shall pass” reflect society’s complex relationship with time, highlighting how our attention shapes what we value—in art, commerce, and spirit. That Was Now explores themes of novelty, nostalgia, and timelessness across a diverse group of 30+ artists and designers spanning over half a century of practice.
Through a series of vignettes, and in the tradition of the Stein salon’s blend of high art and domestic environment, objects and artworks are arranged to evoke the textures of time. The exhibition’s conversational layout can be viewed as a whole or in parts, allowing the viewer to fluctuate between detailed observation and expansive meditation—all within the limits of a 12′×20′ room. The intention is for the viewer to feel the shifting flow of time that comes with focusing and unfocusing attention.
The convergence of these creative acts reveals what Leonard Koren refers as the “essential being-ness of the arrangement,” [Leonard Koren, Arranging Things] fostering a heightened awareness of one’s environment that can, at times, suspend time and fully immerse us in the present moment.
Capsule Collection, Maison Truvaille Galerie, Los Angeles, CA, 2024.
Photography by Nio Vardan.
The color palette and materials in this collection symbolize the places that have shaped Ben's creative originality—Arizona, where he grew up, and Los Angeles, his current home. Terracotta and rocky, earthy, warm hues evoke the promise of an unknown desert breeze. Muted, slightly dusty but full-of-life deep greens nod to the local LA flora, while pops of robust, contrasting colors imbue the pieces with vitality.
– Artem Korolev
Our capsule collection with Ben is our mutual journey into the unknown—for him, incarnating his work in sculptural pieces, making them those lucky found objects; and for me, creating a space where I can now showcase all the finds that thrill me, hoping they will move and touch the viewers too.
– Erick Garcia, Founder of Maison Truvaille
Ferns & Freeways, Presented by Bianca Chen, Los Angeles, CA, 2023.
The towering freeways that carve through my neighborhood of Frogtown, alongside the lush greenery of the LA River, embody the intricate balance of our interconnected world, and serve as a constant source of inspiration for my work. I am enamored with navigation systems and topography, as they allow me to immerse myself in the contours of urban landscapes from a bird's eye perspective. Each ceramic painting and vessel in the collection embodies the essence of the symbiotic relationship between nature and human-made infrastructure—a dance that is at once beautiful and haunting. With careful attention to glazes and the incorporation of sand, I have sought to evoke the texture and hues of foliage while paying homage to the rough, industrial beauty of asphalt-blanketed freeways. The result is a series of works that offer a meditative reflection of the delicate equilibrium we strive to maintain in our world.
Matches Fashion x Balenciaga x Ben Medansky
Frieze, Los Angeles, CA, 2022.
A collaboration with SIZED LTD. and Matches Fashion for the Los Angeles edition of Frieze at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Featuring 9 artists from VESSEL, a show curated by SIZED director Alexander May.
Mental, Harvey Preston Gallery, Aspen, CO, 2021.
A two-person exhibition featuring works by LA based ceramic artist Ben Medansky and Argentinian painter Pablo Martin at Harvey Preston Gallery in Aspen, CO. The discourse of the show is based on the connection between abstract thought and the exclusively human ability of imagining new worlds.
Material / Memory / Myth, Presented by Jeff Lincoln and Nicole Timonier, Los Angeles, CA, 2021.
A strand of beads, familiar forms stacked and balanced, questioning scale in relation to the body.
