Virginia Broersma is a Los Angeles-based artist whose work focuses on California mythmaking and leisurepractices. In addition to her studio practice, her engagement with the artcommunity involves curating, writing, collaborative projects, public art, andadvocacy. Most recently she co-founded The Artist's Contract which advocatesfor better professional practices in the art world. Her work has been exhibitedat museums, galleries and alternative spaces in Los Angeles, Berlin, Tokyo, NewYork, and Chicago among other US and international cities. Recent projects havebeen shown at the Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art and the Museum of LatinAmerican Art. Broersma has received several grants from cities as well asprivate foundations including the City of Chicago and the Mozaik Foundation.Broersma takes on select curatorial and writing projects that relate to herinterests in the studio and in 2016 was jointly selected for the EmergingCurators Program at Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE). Her publishedwriting projects have included features on video artist Rabyn Blake, DIYProjects in Los Angeles, and various exhibition catalogue essays and interviewswith artists.
