Los Angeles art exhibitions: the best shows to see in July 2025

Read our pick of the best Los Angeles art exhibitions to see this month, from Viraj Khanna's first solo West Coast exhibition at Rajiv Menon Contemporary to ‘Roots of Cool’ celebrating female artists at Descanso Gardens

California-based artist Sharon Ellis’ visionary, intimate, and imaginatively poetic landscapes are on display in the exhibition of recent works developed over the past 5 years, merging symmetrical composition with brilliant, glossy colors hovering in the realm of the sublime. Art for Ellis is ultimately a spiritual practice, harkening back to 19th-century aesthetic principles and craftsmanship. She said, ‘I feel that my work follows in the tradition of love for the natural world, obsession with the painted universes we create, and a reverence for the mystery of imagination itself.’