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Mya Ward

Mya Ward is a senior at University of California, Los Angeles and an arts editorial intern for Observer. Her work has appeared in several publications including The Daily Bruin, Polyester Zine and Pleaser Magazine, and she is biweekly D.J. for UCLA Radio.

A woman stands in a contemporary gallery space beside a large framed painting. The artwork shows multiple figures engaged in quiet, focused tasks within a stylized interior, rendered in soft geometric shapes and warm colors, creating a contemplative atmosphere about labor and shared environments

Lucile Gauvain On Foregrounding the Modern With the Medieval

By Mya Ward
Colorful woven textile artwork mounted on a white gallery wall, depicting a figure in a patterned blue coat walking outdoors among trees and fields. Abstract shapes, bold florals, and zigzag patterns fill the right half, blending landscape imagery with decorative, tapestry-like textures and visible fringed edges.

Christina Forrer’s Whimsical Wonderlands of Myth and Memory

By Mya Ward
A large, raspberry-shaped sculpture rests on a concrete floor, its surface composed of tightly packed red bead-like forms. One side ruptures into a cavern of green, turquoise, and white crystals, resembling mold and mineral growth, creating a vivid contrast between fleshy abundance and geological decay.

Artist Kathleen Ryan’s Beautiful Blight

By Mya Ward
A brightly colored, folk-art-style composition shows two stylized figures facing each other across a patterned background. One holds a red apple labeled with text; the other gestures while covered in written phrases. Decorative borders, symbols, and bold colors combine satire, storytelling, and social commentary.

With Humor and Horror, Trenton Doyle Hancock Draws in Philip Guston

By Mya Ward
Large abstract painting dominated by a bright yellow background. Layered, expressive brushstrokes in pinks, greens, blues, grays, and oranges radiate from a central crossing point. Drips, scraped textures, and grid-like marks create a dynamic, energetic surface with a sense of movement and tension.

Trains of Thought: Yunghun Yoo’s Paintings of Connection and Parting at 839 Gallery

By Mya Ward
Man in a pastel pink suit stands beside an ornate easel, holding a paint palette and brush. On the canvas is a surreal, wide-eyed doll with voluminous pink hair and a bow, framed in gilded pink. The studio background is entirely pink.

I AM THAT ‘EYE AM’: Mark Ryden’s Whimsy and Wonder at Perrotin Los Angeles

By Mya Ward
On a blue-lit stage, a small doll-like girl sits on a swing frame made of utility poles and wires, beside a dark, creature-like figure, all standing on a mound of debris, cables, and broken objects.

Lauren Tsai On Keeping Ideas Alive in a Dying World

By Mya Ward
Woman dressed in clown makeup and a cowboy hat hugs a red inflatable sky dancer around her shoulders.

REDCAT’s 22nd NOW Festival Showcased the Breadth of L.A.’s Performance Art Scene

By Mya Ward
A barefoot woman in a yellow tunic dress sits on her knees before the end of massive train of blue cloth. The cloth is worn by a figure who sits several meters away from her in the background. The woman in yellow bends over the blue cloth as though folding it.

Elia Arce’s ‘No Time to Mourn (An Excerpt)’ Is a Monument to Grief

By Mya Ward
A textured abstract painting composed of dense, interlocking blocks and brushstrokes of color, dominated by greens, yellows, and earthy tones, with touches of turquoise, lavender, and red. The thickly applied paint creates a mosaic-like surface with visible ridges and cracks. Vertical and horizontal forms intersect throughout the composition, giving the impression of an abstracted cityscape or layered foliage. The work is displayed in a simple white frame against a light-colored wall.

The Early Experiments of Manoucher Yektai

By Mya Ward
A woman holding a gavel stands smiling with raised arms at the Christie's auction house dais

A $30.2 Million Fabergé Egg Commissioned by the Last Czar of Russia Sets a New Auction Record

By Mya Ward
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