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Nude Art Las Vegas is the desert chapter of Nude Art LA, the Los Angeles salon that produced four shows between 2018 and 2024. The history, photographs, and venue stories below come from those original LA productions — the foundation we’re extending to Las Vegas in 2026. Where dates, locations, and references appear in the past tense, they refer to the LA shows. The inaugural Las Vegas event is the first of its kind for the brand.
The Origin Story
Nude Art LA started with a simple idea: create a space where the human body is celebrated as art, not hidden from it. In March 2018, founder Chris Wallace traded labor for space at an artists’ collective called The Sugar Shack — repairing lights, cleaning, cooking — and put on the first show for about $600. It drew a packed house and proved what he suspected: people were hungry for this kind of experience.
Six months later, the second show at Art Share LA drew nearly 1,800 people — a line out the door and around the corner. The venue told us they’d never reached capacity before. We didn’t even have occupancy limits set. It was chaotic, sweltering (no A/C), and absolutely electric. Naked News covered it. About 75 artists from around the world showed their work. On $3,500 in costs, the show pulled $15,000. That was the sweet spot.
Show three at the Cooper Design Space was the ambitious overreach — 16,000 square feet, two nights, $60K budget. A wall vendor’s broken promises, staff who treated night two like a party, and a stage that pulled the audience away from the art. We lost $30,000 and learned that bigger isn’t always better. But the art was extraordinary, and the lessons shaped everything that came after.
COVID killed the 2020 plans. The company folded. But in 2023, Chris started searching again, fighting through LA’s commercial real estate maze where landlords would rather leave spaces empty than rent to an art show with “nude” in the name. Payment processors had dropped us a month before show three with “we don’t do business with companies like yours.” Venues refused to even take calls. The show came back in February 2024 as Aristocratix — a rebrand inspired by how Playboy’s name doesn’t cause a visceral reaction while everyone knows what it is. Three weekends, intimate 100-person shows, and the magic was back.
Now we’re coming back as Nude Art LA. Because that’s who we are.
What We Do
We produce pop-up events that bring together fine art, live performance, and interactive experiences — all celebrating the nude human form. Think curated gallery shows mixed with world-class body painting by artists like Pashur (Rolling Stone, Playboy Mansion), Japanese rope bondage art (shibari) by Simon & Ten, burlesque, aerialists, rope dart performers, nude yoga by Sara Podwol, and live figure sketching sessions where the audience becomes the artist.
Body paint model Kiki Brook — who started as a waitress at a restaurant hosting body paint parties and became a professional art model, cuddle therapist, and event producer — has been with the show since the beginning. She captures what makes this different: people who are shy at first come back the next year wanting to go further. The paint, the performance, the environment — it unlocks something. Breast cancer survivors have cried seeing themselves transformed. 19-year-olds have cried feeling beautiful for the first time.
Every piece of art is for sale with QR codes for instant purchase. A 10% commission is split between the show and Giselle’s Legacy, an animal rescue charity close to our hearts.
Listen to the Podcast
Hear directly from the artists, performers, and models who make Nude Art LA what it is. The Aristocratix Podcast features intimate conversations with body painter Pashur (who survived a tornado in a Nashville swingers club the week before recording), shibari artists Simon & Ten on the emotional beauty of rope bondage, figure model Sara Podwol on performing nude yoga without caring how it looks, and art model Kiki Brook on her journey from cosplay to cuddle therapy.
6 episodes. Hosted by Chris Wallace & Tara Price. Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart, Audible, and Acast.
Giving Back
A portion of every art sale goes to Giselle’s Legacy, an animal rescue organization. Art pricing works simply: the artist sets their price, we add a 10% commission — 5% goes to the show, 5% goes directly to the charity. It’s one more way the art community can make a real difference.