Liz Brizzi

Born in France to Italian parents, Liz Brizzi grew up in Los Angeles. Working from her downtown graphic design studio, she captures the desolate beauty of the urban outskirts of the city in her mixed media paintings.

Manipulated photographs are collaged onto wood panel, with layers of acrylic washes on top. The back streets of LA are presented with a raw edge which shows the rapidly disappearing history of a city in constant change.

Kim Cogan

Kim Cogan paints San Francisco in a way that is rarely seen but always recognisable. He captures the city with it's distinctive characteristics without having to show the Golden Gate bridge, trolley cars or Alcatraz in the background. All the icons have been removed.

His paintings have soul. The sunlight reflects off buildings in a cool haze and the night scenes glow and hum with neon light. There are no people and no cars; just silence and atmosphere.