The Craft & Folk Art Museum (CAFAM) presents “Paperworks” running through Jan. 3, an  exhibition examining the range of work by 15 contemporary artists who use paper as their primary medium.

Tam Van Tran’s “Conceptual Formation” is part of the “Paperworks” exhibit currently displayed at CAFAM. (photo by Robert Wedemeyer)

The works include two-dimensional cutouts and collages, free-standing sculptures and large-scale installations that engage the architecture of the museum’s gallery space. “Paperworks” was organized by independent curator Howard N. Fox.

Among the highlights are Enrique Castrejon’s cut-paper, three-dimensional collages based on electron microscopy images of the HIV virus; Lecia Dole-Recio’s painted paper mosaics that cross the boundary between sculpture and collage; Francesca Gabbiani’s colorful cut-paper collages with abstract images of nature and residential buildings; Soo Kim’s re-composed large-scale color photographs of global cityscapes; and Minoru Ohira’s graphite-pigmented expanses of paper that are heavily textured to create relief sculptures.

CAFAM is offering exhibition-related workshops and events in conjunction with the exhibition, including CraftLab family workshops on the second Sunday of each month from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. On Sunday, Nov. 8, artist Rebecca Niederlander will lead a workshop titled “Hexaflexaperfecta!” in which participants will learn how to make folded paper hexaflexagons, the building block of her installation in “Paperworks.”

CAFAM is located at 5814 Wilshire Blvd. For information, call (323)937-4230, or visit www.cafam.org.