Professor Beatriz Cortez’s artist-in-residence with the Blue Heights Arts and Culture is concluding with the group show “Temporary Home.” Cortez, who was displaced by the Eaton Fire, has been in residence in the Galka Scheyer House in the Hollywood hills since March 7.  The Scheyer House was built by architect Richard Neutra and commissioned by the art dealer, curator and painter Emmy (Galka) Scheyer to serve as her residence but also a gallery and artist residency. Scheyer died in 1945 before the residency was realized.

Now, under the control of the Blue Heights Arts and Culture, Scheyer’s dream of an artist-in-residence has taken shape, with Professor Cortez as the first resident. During her time at the Scheyer House, Cortez explored the house’s history as a refuge for Scheyer who migrated from Europe during World War II and a cultural refuge for visiting artists. In “Temporary Home,” Cortez connects these histories to the stories of displacements in our current moment. Featured in the exhibition are works by artists including Cortez, Sarah Espinoza, Phillip Byrne (M.F.A. ‘22), Tatiana Guerrero, rafa esparza, Maria Maea and Marjorie Williams (M.F.A. ‘26).

Learn more about the residency and the group show in Matt Stromberg’s excellent review “A Hollywood Hills Gallery-Home Is Reborn as an Artist’s Residency” for Hyperallergic.