On Monday, January 30th, from 5-7pm, True North Gallery – The Music Gallery of Fine Art in Waterdown Ontario will host a VIP reception for acclaimed musician and visual artist Louie Pérez, best known as a founding member and principal songwriter of the popular multiple Grammy Award winning and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominated band Los Lobos. Louie will be engaging with gallery patrons, media and invited guests at the gallery’s exclusive exhibition of his unique watercolours, as well as performing a few songs.
In addition to Los Lobos, Louie Pérez’ songs have been covered by Waylon Jennings, Jerry Garcia and Robert Plant, and his prose work has been published in the Los Angeles Times Magazine, LA Weekly and the New York arts journal BOMB. As a visual artist, Perez has shown his painting and sculpture since 1975 in many prominent galleries and museums including The Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions), Plaza De La Raza-Los Angeles, El Museo Del Barrio-New York, San Antonio Museum of Art, Museo De Arte Moderno-Mexico City, The William Grant Still Art Center-Los Angeles, The Vincent Price Art Museum- East Los Angeles.
Los Lobos Canadian Tour Dates 2017
01.31.17 Burlington PAC Burlington, Ontario
02.01.17 Oakville PAC Oakville, Ontario
02.02.17 FirstOntario PAC St. Catharines, Ontario
02.03.17 Richmond Hill Performing Arts Centre Richmond Hill, Ontario
02.04.17 Grand Theatre Kingston, Ontario