Kathleen Losey’s ‘Feminine Mystique’ will be on exhibit

By Talia Abrahamson

For the next month at TAG Gallery, local artist Kathleen Losey is sharing a little bit of beauty. From her home studio in Windsor Square, Losey has selected two dozen pieces on femininity for her first large solo exhibition.

“I love beauty and things of beauty,” Losey said. “A lot of these reflect the beauty of women.”

Her exhibition “Feminine Mystique” will be in the front exhibition space of TAG Gallery at 5458 Wilshire Blvd. from Wed., Feb. 8 to Sat., March 4.

Composed of canvas oil paintings and framed watercolors from the past decade of Losey’s career, the exhibition draws together the aesthetics of female empowerment.

“I started painting women and feeling very connected to their strength,” Losey said. “I feel pretty strong myself. I feel that I can pretty much handle anything with grace and strength. Maybe that is where it came from.”

Although beauty is in the eye of the beholder, Losey said she developed that sense from her interior design career, having lived and worked in the neighborhood for four decades.

Her next project will be filling her home with more works of beauty. For the exhibition, she ended up pulling many paintings off her own walls.

“I would love to think that other people will enjoy them in their home or that they can be enjoyed by someone else,” Losey said. “It’s time to move them on.”

Opening receptions

A cocktail reception for a soft opening of “Feminine Mystique” will be held on Wed., Feb. 8, from 5 to 9 p.m. at TAG Gallery.

The opening reception is set for Sat., Feb. 11, from 5 to 9 p.m.