Jon Pylypchuk is primarily an artist, but he is also a curator and gallerist. With extensive experience across various facets of the art world, Jon Pylypchuk has consistently been at the forefront of movements that have shaped Los Angeles since the late 1990s.

In 1998, Pylypchuk moved to Los Angeles to attend UCLA and became a key figure in the burgeoning Chinatown art scene from 1999 to 2007, exhibiting with China Art Objects, a gallery that played a significant role in establishing Chinatown as a notable art destination.

During the 2010s, Pylypchuk focused on nurturing a new generation of artists. He opened Grice Bench Gallery in downtown Los Angeles, contributing to the evolution of the downtown LA art scene.

In between exhibitions Pylypchuk has taught classes in painting, drawing and sculpture at: UCSD, USC, UCR, Claremont college.

As well as haven given numerous artists talks in the US and abroad.

He began his career in Winnipeg, Canada, as a co-founder of the influential Royal Art Lodge in the mid-1990s. The lodge’s impact extended beyond Canadian borders, leading to museum exhibitions around the world in the early 2000s.

With extensive experience across various facets of the art world, Jon Pylypchuk has consistently been at the forefront of movements that have shaped Los Angeles since the late 1990s. His work is included in the permanent collections of:

– LACMA, MOCA, and the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles

– MoMA and the Whitney Museum, New York

– Centre Pompidou, Paris

– Mori Art Museum, Tokyo

– National Gallery of Canada, Art Gallery of Ontario, and Winnipeg Art Gallery, Canada

– SMaK, Ghent

– MONA, Tasmania