Meow Wolf L.A. names roughly 40 local artists to build its cinematic, psychedelic world

# What's happening Meow Wolf is preparing a Los Angeles location projected to open in late 2026. The project will be a walk-around, floor-to-ceiling immersive experience with a cinematic, sci-fi and psychedelic sensibility. The company combines its in-house Santa Fe design team with nearly 40 Los Angeles artists tapped to create site-specific work across multiple media.

# Where it will be and who curated the local artists

# What kinds of contributions to expect Meow Wolf's core team handles the overarching design, but local contributors will supply substantial content:

• Full-scale life-size rooms curated or created by individual artists.

• Murals painted by a group of six local muralists.

# Notable named artists and projects

• Gabriela Ruiz: designing a major piece — an adorably vibrant, multicolored insect that functions as a periscope.
• Everything Is Terrible (collective): creating a room described as featuring a "cartoony, root vegetable floating alien god."
• Charles E. Dickson (Compton): a self-taught sculpture artist with public works across the region.

• Seth Bogart, Corinne Loperfido, Killer Acid, Nick Toll: each set to produce room-scale or major pieces.

Animators, video and digital contributors named include Vinyl Williams, Hugo Shiboski with Will Wharton, Réka Bucsi, Angus Oakes, Cadmiumcoffee and Blake Kathryn. Street artist S.C. Mero and muralists including Bunnie Reiss and Ozzie J are also listed.

# fits into Meow Wolf's model Meow Wolf typically develops a project's central concept in Santa Fe and then partners with local artists in each city to provide regional specificity. For L.A., the local roster spans traditional public-art makers, animators, musicians, upcycled-fashion designers and collectives, reflecting both diverse practices and an interest in commenting on L.A. culture, commercialism and social media.

# What to watch next Expect more detailed reveals of individual rooms and interactive components as the opening approaches. Meow Wolf's coordination with Titmouse and the mix of established and self-taught local artists suggest the L.A. venue will foreground animation, video and sculptural spectacle alongside room-scale narratives.

# Bottom line Meow Wolf L.A. is shaping up as a hybrid of the Santa Fe collective's maximalist design and a broad selection of Los Angeles artists contributing site-specific rooms, sculptures, murals and digital media. The project aims to present a locally flavored immersive experience when doors open in late 2026.