Los Angeles is a melting pot of creativity, and one ingredient is its flourishing art scene. Gallery owner Caryn Coleman is bringing attention to this scene with her blog Art.blogging.la.

“Art blogs work because people are looking for more information about their art scene or art scenes in other cities,” Coleman wrote in an e-mail interview.

The blog, nicknamed abLA, offers reviews and interviews and provides information about artists and upcoming exhibitions. Visitors can instantly link to museum, artist or exhibition websites, allowing them access to a broad scope of art in Los Angeles.

According to Coleman, who created the site in 2004, abLA was the first blog to focus soley on the Los Angeles art scene.

“People from all over the country and world read abLA to find out what’s going on here – gossip, exhibtions, artists, and art news,” Coleman wrote.

Coleman writes for the blog along with three other contributors: a graphic designer, an art critic and a writer. She also co-owns a Los Angeles gallery called sixspace.

In the future, Coleman wrote that she hopes the blog will “grow in content, number of posts and number of readers.”

“I want abLA to continue to support and champion the art community in Los Angeles,” she wrote.

When asked about upcoming exhibitions and artists to look forward to, Coleman has a whole list handy. There are “too many!” she wrote, adding a long list of galleries, exhibitions and artists to look for, including: Machine Project, Bank, Anna Helwing Gallery and Kontainer Gallery — just to name a few.

“The Los Angeles art scene has always has sense of freedom and individuality to it which is one of the reasons it’s the most exciting city for art for me,” Coleman wrote. For Coleman, abLA is a continuation of her passion for art.

The blog has allowed Coleman to meet many wonderful people within the art industry, something she cites as the most rewarding part of abLA.