ABOUT US:
For over 75 years, Zorthian Ranch has existed as a haven for artists and intellectuals. Fifteen minutes from downtown Los Angeles and bordering the Angeles National Forest, its forty-two acres are a natural respite from city life. Massively impacted by the EATON FIRE, we are rebuilding. Concerts, classes, sustainable building and regenerative gardening are some of the community outreach programs we will offer as we move forward.
Caroline Zorthian
Tara Elsa Macnamara Zorthian
Brian Carlson
Alan Zorthian
Son of Jirayr and Dabney Zorthian . Alan grew up on the Zorthian Ranch before leaving to study architecture. He stays busy running operations at the Zorthian Ranch, as well as maintaiuning a private architecture practice.
Caroline grew up shuttling between Highland Park and Pasadena and has a deep appreciation for the city of Los Angeles. After studying abroad in Florence, Italy, she moved to the ranchwhen she was 21 to help restructure. Running social media for the ranch, she also helps with community events. Enjoying the ranch as a microcosm of the larger world, she believes in the beauty of human potential. These days, she's very interested in premaculture.
A multimedia artist who loves to sing, paint and puppeteer, Tara was born and raised in New Mexico. Granddaughter to Jirayr Zorthian and Dabney, she lived and worked at Zorthian Ranch for many years after moving to Los Angeles.
35 year ranch foreman and assistant of Jiayr Zorthian, Brian Carlson has created architecture and sculpture for the ranch.
Jirayr Zorthian’s entire ranch is a living work of Art”
William Agee, Director, Pasadena Museum of Moden Art (1972)
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WHO WE ARE
Zorthian Ranch & Museum is a dynamic art, education, and Environmental venue that harnesses the natural landscape of Angeles National Forest to inspire, educate, and engage the community. As we rebuild in the aftermath of the EATON FIRE, we will offer programs that engage the public in creative expression and art appreciation while fostering an understanding of local ecology.
