Mark your calendars for Saturday, August 1! Award-winning contemporary abstract artist Clara Berta will be prominently featured in a major new group exhibition, From Delicate to Dynamic: Diverse Directions in Abstraction.
Opening at Blue & The Muse Gallery in the heart of the Los Angeles Arts District, the exhibition brings together 15 exceptional artists to explore the expansive visual language of modern abstract art.
Exhibition at a Glance
- What: From Delicate to Dynamic: Diverse Directions in Abstraction
- Curator: Dale Youngman
- Featured Artist: Clara Berta (Laguna Beach, CA)
- Opening Reception: Saturday, August 1, 2026 | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Location: Blue & The Muse Gallery, 1316 Palmetto Street, Los Angeles Arts District
- Admission: Free & open to the public
About Curator Dale Youngman
With over two decades of experience in the Los Angeles art community, curator Dale Youngman has spearheaded nearly 100 professional gallery exhibitions, charity events, and independent art projects. A widely respected advisor and juror, having served nine times on the panel for the Beverly Hills Art Show and twice received Certificates of Recognition from the City of Los Angeles, Youngman brings deep expertise in contemporary art, artist advocacy, and creative marketing to this dynamic new show.
Under her direction, From Delicate to Dynamic presents abstract art not as a single uniform style, but as an expansive visual language where quiet, contemplative compositions and high-energy works share the same walls.
Spotlight on Clara Berta: Emotion, Healing, and Layered History
Based in Laguna Beach, Clara Berta is recognized for her emotionally expressive, atmospheric abstract paintings that explore transformation, resilience, memory, and healing.
Key Elements of Berta’s Practice:
- Intuitive Discovery: Rather than starting with a fixed outcome, Berta allows each piece to evolve through a spontaneous exchange between intention and chance.
- Accumulated History: By building successive layers of paint while leaving earlier marks visible, her surfaces mirror human experience, suggesting the past is never erased, but woven into what comes next.
- Balance of Opposites: Transparent washes and moments of visual stillness coexist with concentrated pigments and sweeping gestures.
Beyond the gallery walls, Berta’s compelling artistic narrative was recently celebrated on film when her short documentary, An Artist’s Journey, won Best Short Documentary at the Silicon Beach Film Festival.
“One of the valuable things about a group exhibition is that each artist’s work changes the way you experience the work around it. A quiet painting can make the energy in another composition feel more intense. Those relationships create discoveries that would not happen in isolation.”
— Clara Berta
A Diverse Gathering of 15 Contemporary Artists
Alongside Clara Berta, From Delicate to Dynamic features an extraordinary lineup of contemporary talent:
- Bill Sherwood
- Cody Bayne
- Gil Tepper
- J.W. Pippen
- Lina Kogan
- Luis Sanchez
- Magal Nagar
- Matteo
- Miguel Osuna
- Nicole Landau
- Theodore Svenningsen
- Valerie Mitchell
- Varoujan Hovakimyan
Join Us for Opening Night!
Whether you are a collector, local resident, or art enthusiast, join us in the LA Arts District for an evening of creative exchange, refreshments, and inspiring conversation with the artists.
Address: 1316 Palmetto Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013
Website: blueandthemuse.com
