Flesh, Memory and Becoming
Anna Azarov, Bianca Berrios, David Julia Castro and Hannah Justesen
This exhibition brings together Anna Azarov, Bianca Berrios, David Julia Castro and Hannah Justesen whose practices investigate the emotional, political, and physical realities of inhabiting a body. Through painting, and expanded media, their work explores womanhood, queer identity, trauma, and the deeply personal relationship between inner experience and outward form. Collectively, Azarov, Berrios, Castro and Justesen translate intangible emotional states into a visual language, inviting viewers to move beyond observation.
On View: Sat, Aug 15, 2026 to Thurs, Sep 3, 2026
Opening reception: Sat, Aug 15, 2026 from 5pm – 7pm
Artist talk: Thurs, Sept 3, 2026 from 5-7pm
Participating Artists
Anna Azarov is a Long Beach-based visual artist with a primary focus on photography and painting. Her work gives form to emotion by using the human body as the landscape through which to explore psychological and emotional states. She uses gesture, movement, and color to communicate what words often cannot.
Bianca Berrios is an artist based in Huntington Beach, California, whose work explores self-perception, identity, and the evolving relationship between body and self. Through self-portraiture, she examines the space between how we imagine ourselves and what we truly see, using painting as a practice of observation, acceptance, and transformation.
Hannah Justesen is a visual artist based in Long Beach, California. Her primary work is mixed media; blending painting, fiber arts, and elements of sculpture. She uses these mediums to explore themes of womanhood and her relationship to the physical body. Examining how societal constructs influence self-identity.
Special Thanks to our sponsor:
- Arts Council of Long Beach
- LBCC Art Gallery
LBCC Art Gallery located at 4901 E Carson St, Long Beach, CA 90808, Building K
Gallery hours:
- Mondays: Closed
- Tuesday: 11pm-4pm
- Wednesdays: 11am -4pm
- Thursday: 11pm -4pm
- Friday: 11pm -4pm
- Saturdays open by appointment
Parking: $2 a day in Lots C, D, and E
STUDENTS ONLY
If you require Sign language interpreting services or
Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART)
services , please contact Karla Aguiniga, Art Gallery &
Exhibitions Manager and Stephanie Bonales at least 72 hours prior
to the event at (562) 938-4918 or sbonales@lbcc.edu.
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ONLY
If you require Sign language interpreting
services, please contact Karla Aguiniga, Art Gallery &
Exhibitions Manager and Rebecca Lucas at rlucas@lbcc.edu at least 5 business
days prior to the event.
If you require Communication Access Realtime Translation
(CART) services, please contact Karla Aguiniga, Art Gallery &
Exhibitions Manager and Elizabeth Perez-Rodriguez at cart@lbcc.edu at least 5 business days
prior to the event. *Please note requests are based on provider
availability*