Stacy Suaya

Bio

Stacy Suaya is a freelance journalist in Los Angeles. She covers art and architecture for national publications.

Stories

  1. The Colorful Geometry of Franklin D. Israel’s LA

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    A cubic house of bold yellow, gray and brown colors with a low wooden fence sits on a curved street

    In the 1980s and ’90s, a small group of architects, including Franklin D. Israel, left a vibrant, playful mark on Los Angeles

    Jun 25, 2025

  2. Makers' Marks

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    A signature painted in the corner of a painting hung with an ornate frame is camouflaged by the subject matter

    Getty curators explore the meaning behind artists’ signatures—those flamboyant, modest, or provocatively hidden final flourishes

    Jun 18, 2025

  3. Designing for Disaster

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    A white structure made from conical forms with domes roofs set in the desert and surrounded by rugged mountains and a blue sky streaked with white clouds

    Post-fires, rebuilding means rethinking

    Jun 11, 2025

  4. This LA Map Has No Freeways

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    A bespectacled woman with gray-blonde long hair stands next to an old map with prominent red, yellow and green lines.

    A 1927 map tells stories of Los Angeles before widespread automobile adoption, including historical injustices

    May 21, 2025

  5. A Maze Where Every Path Is Correct

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    A parent and child wander stand in an immersive room with mirrors and bright neon lights illuminating the floor and ceiling

    Kidspace’s Wired for Wonder fosters multisensory visitor experiences that provide open, curious—and sometimes smelly—connections to art and science

    May 13, 2025

  6. Women Artists Ascending

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    A brunette woman wearing glasses stands in an art gallery next to one painting depicting a woman emerging from the sky, and a smaller one depicting a woman kneeling in prayer

    Art historian Paris Spies-Gans uncovers art’s unsung “sheroes,” moving them to the forefront of the canon

    Apr 24, 2025

  7. 12 Great Art Movies and Shows to Stream Right Now

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    A middle age man with a cigarette hanging from his mouth stands against a dark blue sky with enlarged sparks flying in front of his face

    Getty staff picks include a satirical horror thriller, a glass-blowing competition show, and Orson Welles’s final film

    Mar 20, 2025

  8. Through Her Prism

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    A person stands in front of a travertine wall in a well-lit indoor area with a rainbow behind them, smiling and holding a camera

    As a creative producer in photography, Cassia Davis is Getty’s visual storyteller

    Mar 11, 2025

  9. Thrace’s Gold Glimmers Anew

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    A collection of gold objects, mostly serving vessels with intricate carvings

    The Getty Villa‘s special exhibition, Ancient Thrace and the Classical World: Treasures from Bulgaria, Romania, and Greece was prematurely closed on January 7, 2025 due to the Palisades Fire. But you can still read on to discover the fascinating treasures of an ancient region spanning present-day Bulgaria, and parts of Romania, Greece, and Turkey

    Feb 27, 2025

  10. Close Looking: Annibale Carracci

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    A man with short gray hair wearing a black turtleneck and black latex gloves sits in a conservator style setting with a small painting on an easel depicting a Madonna and child.

    Getty senior conservator Ulrich Birkmaier invites us into the conservation studio to see a late 1500s masterpiece in a new light

    Feb 20, 2025