The LA-based painter lists her favourite gallery, food and market spots in her home city.

Tahnee Lonsdale was born in the UK, and it was in London that the artist received a BA from the Byam Shaw School of Art. Since graduating in 2007, she's exhibited her works around the world, from London to Hong Kong and LA – the latter of which she now resides in.

In her work, Lonsdale reflects upon her own life on canvas and explores ideas on emotional divinity. Her paintings often feature fluid, inflated and contorted forms that appear to be embracing, or joined together, in a way that's both intimate and claustrophobic. The mundanities of life are elevated through her depictions of intimacy, painting characters that meld into one another. The colour palette focuses mainly on bright shades, from vivid yellows or soft pinks contrasted against deep blues.

As someone whose work focuses on visual explorations, we asked Lonsdale how we should dive into the cultural underbelly of LA. Scroll down for her highlights, and head to Avant Arte for her journal.