June 13 - August 22, 2010
An overview of the paintings and graphics of the Engel brothers--Vince Engel, Robert Engel, and Andy Engel. The brothers, who grew up in Oxnard, have forged diverse and highly successful career paths in the visual arts, making their mark in the fields of advertising, painting, and design.
*Ripples by Robert Engel, watercolor on paper, 2008. Collection of the Artist.
Dave Fox: Life Imprints
Gifts to the Permanent Collection
March 14 - May 23, 2010
The ancients believed that the world consisted of four elements: earth, air, fire and water. Although they have been replaced by modern scientific elements, these four essential states have continued to inspire artists. This exhibit gathers together works of art that reflect on how the four elements continue to have meaning in our lives.
Charles Arnoldi, Impound, 1985, acrylic and branches on plywood, 92 x 154 x 11in. Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation, Los Angeles.
December 13, 2009 - February 21, 2010
adj. unhappy or depressed at being away from home
Feelings of displacement and nostalgic perceptions of home visualized in contemporary photography, painting and sculpture. Featuring the works of artists pursuing a bi-coastal existence:
Malú Alvarez, Jeff Beck, Livia Corona, Jen Dessinger, Edward Doty, Amy Elkins, Stephanie Halmos, Federico Gutierrez Schott, Dennis Mcleod, Derick Melander , Brian Paumier, Kelly Reemtsen, Joaquin Trujillo, Sophia Wallace, and Anthony Zepeda.
image *Home Made Macaroni,Fuji Flex print, by Brian Paumier, 1998. Handcrafted shadow box by Harold Stewart.
Selections: Abroad
etchings from the permanent collection by early 20th century American
artists seeking views abroad, including Ernest David Roth
September 12 - November 22, 2009
Through the Eyes of American Women Artists
The Ann H. Bittl Collection of American Women Artists
Exploring the contributions women artists have made to creating an American aesthetic identity from the colonial era up to 20th century postmodernism. Over fifty paintings, prints and sculptures by: Susan MacDowell Eakins, Laura Coombs Hills, Helen Hyde, Mary Jane Peale, Alice Neel, Niki deSaint-Phalle, June Wayne and more.
La Femme
Selected works from the permanent collection by California Women artists
Face to Face
portraiture in the permanent collection including work by Hiroko Yoshimoto and others
June 14 - August 23, 2009
This exhibit of eco-realism, abstract painting and photography captures summer’s arid stretch across desert terrain, hillsides and urban environments. Highlighted in the exhibit are California artists whose art captures the effects of the sun’s unceasing shine. Works created in varying approaches are on exhibit by: Diane Best, William Dewey, ed freeman, Jane Gottlieb, Rebecca Hamm, and Wayne McCall. Also incorporated are selected works from the museum’s permanent collection, including a recently donated, major painting by Michael Dvortcsak of Ojai.
Selections / Honoring
Recent gifts to the permanent collection donated by Jackson Wheeler that honor the lives and contributions of friends and family.
March 15, - May 24, 2009
A Drawing Retrospective
With a forty year career overview of mixed media drawings, Bob Nugent is one of the few contemporary artists documenting the Amazon Rainforest for the past twenty-four years. He has been awarded a Tiffany Foundation Fellowship, NEA Individual Fellowship, Fulbright Travel Grant and California Arts Council Grant for his work in Brazil. The artist’s works are in the collections of the Oakland Museum of California, Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
December 14, 2008 - February 22, 2009
Leo Politi: Capturing the Heart
An exhibit of the early 1930's and 1940's works by distinguished Los Angeles artist and illustrator, Leo Politi, celebrating his year-long, statewide Centennial. Paintings are featured from the forthcoming monograph, Leo Politi, Capturing the Heart of Los Angeles.
Alexey Steele : Quiet Steps of Approaching Thunder
acquistion of a major drawing by this master of figurative murals, portraits and landscapes, whose mural drawings were previously exhibited at the Carnegie
John Suttman: Sculpture
trompe l'oeil metal sculpture and paintings by the Ventura-based artist
Regalos: Gifts and Acquisitions of California Latino Art
continues with works by Carlos Almaraz, Gronk, Fank Romero, Patsi Valdez along with new gifts by José Lozano and Roberto Gutiérrez
September 14 - November 23, 2008
Art for Wine
Selections from the Imagery Estate Winery Permanent Collection
Original art commissioned as wine labels for special releases of Imagery Estate wines from major contemporary artists on loan from the Benziger Family.
Works by art luminaries:
Gregory Amenoff, Robert Arneson, Charles Arnoldi, John Baldessari, LyndaBenglis, Pegan Brooke, Christopher Brown, Squeak Carnwath, PeggyCyphers, Roy DeForest, Marianela de la Hoz, Lesley Dill, Michael Dvortcsak, Don and Era Farnsworth, John Fraser, Walter Gabrielson, SamGilliam, April Gornik, Nancy Graves, Jane Hammond, Robert Hudson, KurtKemp, Mary LaPorte, Susan Laufer, Sol LeWitt, Hung Liu, Pam Longobardi, Joseph Maruska, Tim McDowell, Debra McKillop, Dann Nardi, John Nava, Gary Nisbet, Bob Nugent, Rafael Perea de la Cabada, Alexis Smith, StevenSorman, Robert Stackhouse, Jennifer Sturgill, Susan Walp,
and Terry Winters
Regalos:
Gifts and Acquisitions of California Latino Art
includes works by Carlos Almaraz, Gronk, José Lozano, Frank Romero,and Patssi Valdez
The Metal and Airbrush Art of Arturo Rivas
June 7 – August 24, 2008
Surf Inspired
Featuring contemporary paintings, photography and sculptures inspired by being in, on or below the California surf.
Works by Bruce Barton, Bill Dewey, Robert Engel, R. Nelson Parrish, Hank Pitcher, Kevin Short, Jesse Simon, Susan Stinsmuehlen-Amend Rick Stitch, and Thomas Zikka.