Kelly Vivanco, who will be opening her first Los Angeles solo exhibition, Springs To Mind, on February 5, is the subject of this edition of Back Talk. Springs will showcase over two-dozen new acrylic paintings on both canvas and wood panel, including Vivanco’s largest paintings to date alongside several works that incorporate moving parts. Back Talk after the jump . . .

Our Juxtapoz contributor Shaun Roberts caught up with Brett Amory as he was preparing to ship work out to London for his exhibition at Lazarides' The Outsiders space. The exhibition, Intentional Abstractions, opens January 13th, 2011. Shaun also shot a video of the studio visit. Watch and look after the jump . . .

Brandi Milne is a self-taught artist who represents a successful strattling of different genres while embracing beauty and aesthetic over message or propaganda.   Born and raised near Disneyland in Anaheim, California, Brandi always had a love for creativity. Growing up, she was happily influenced by the oddities of the 1970s and 80s, vintage Halloween decorations, classic cartoons, and an abundance of nostalgic child playthings.   Brandi has an upcoming solo show, Run Rabbit Run, slated for next month at LA’s Thinkspace gallery and after seeing a few sneak peeks of her fresh work for the show, we knew we had to ask her a few questions. 20 Questions to be exact.   Read our 20 Questions with Brandi Milne and grab a look at her newest work.

Looks like the enigmatic Audrey Kawasaki (Juxtapoz #90) got a few friends together for a show! Yep, Audrey is curating her very first show, The Drawing Room, a group exhibit opening at Thinkspace Gallery on Friday, November 7, 2008. For The Drawing Room, Audrey invited a couple artsy friends to come exhibit, like: Stella Im Hultberg, Amy Sol, Kukula, Brandi Milne, Brian Viveros, Catherine Brooks, Mari Inukai, Nomi Chi, Lauren Albert, Jessica McCourt, Julia Sonmi Heglund, Eveline Tarunadjaja, Meg Hunt, Irana Douer, Catherine Campbell, Lilly Piri, Amy Earles, Eric Thomas Bostrom, Joao Ruas, Laura Laine, Jason Levesque aka Stuntkid, Fumi Nakamura, Travis Louie, and Liza Corbett. Yeah, Audrey doesn’t have many friends. The Drawing Room opens November 7 and runs thru November 29th. Grab an in-depth sneak preview on Audrey’s live journal.