Photos: Faces in the Crowd

Portrait artist Johanna Spinks graciously welcomed hundreds of guests to the opening reception for the Face of Malibu gallery at Malibu City Hall on Friday, Oct. 6.

The gallery, sponsored by the Malibu Arts Commission (and coordinated by arts commissioner Alan Roderick-Jones), displays the portrait sketches Spinks has completed as she’s worked toward creating the Face of Malibu series, featured monthly in The Malibu Times. 

The gallery opening drew massive crowds to City Hall, including many portrait subjects who were able to view their own sketches in person. In all, 60 portraits from the Face of Malibu series were on display, in addition to other portraits Spinks has created over the years.

The gallery will be on display through Jan. 12 at Malibu City Hall.

For more information, go to malibuartsandculture.org/face or check out malibutimes.com for the series as it continues.

‘Face of Malibu’ artist Johanna Spinks stands with Malibu Jewish Center & Synagogue Cantor Marcelo Gindlin by his portrait at the opening reception of Face of Malibu exhibit at City Hall.

Johanna Spinks

Artist Johanna Spinks’ colorful paint pallette is an art piece on its own.

Ventura artist Mark Tovar proudly stands by the portrait artist Johanna Spinks painted of him, now one of the paintings on display of her work at Malibu City Hall.

Longtime residents Alan and Bill Armstrong join the City of Malibu’s celebration for artist Johanna Spinks and her exhibit Face of Malibu, on display at City Hall. Bill Armstrong (right) is the subject of one of the portrait sketches.