The six female artists whose work is featured in Women Look Out, a new exhibit at the Arena1 Gallery in Santa Monica, have a deep connection to social justice. Many became personally committed to their issue and intend for their work to form an avenue for advocacy. Jona Frank, based in Santa Monica, works in Liverpool, England, photographing young boxers. (Iris Schneider )Marissa Roth's project "One Person Crying: Women and War" shows women and children who suffer in wars "not of their own creation." (Amy Elkins)The exhibit will be on display through April 8 at the Arena1 Gallery, 3026 Airport Ave., in Santa Monica.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 11, 2017 18:56 UTC