Press Releases
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click on highlighted exhibition to download the press release. Edging Reason - Words
An investigation of hand-painted words and phrases by Gary Lang March 10 - May 19, 2013 Mountains and Sea: California in My Heart
paintings by Zheng Baizhong The expansive landscapes of California, the Southwest, Tibet and the Himalayas are envisioned in traditional Chinese brush paintings by Zheng Baizhong. Professor Baizhong, President of the Academy of Chinese Painting, has resided in California and been a visiting lecturer at California State University Los Angeles and Sonoma State University. He has exhibited in: Chicago, Toronto, Seoul, Tokyo, Shanghai, Nanjing, Hong Kong, Taipei, and Los Angeles. December 10, 2012 - February 17, 2013 Emblemata: Paintings by Michael Pearce
Perfectly in harmony with the Carnegie¹s neo-classical architecture, Michael Pearce¹s dramatic allegorical paintings evoke a dreamlike world populated by people completely engaged in mysterious tasks. A master of glaze painting, his expansive paintings convey lightness and air, while remaining convincing as windows into an alternate universe. They invite interpretation, mystical reverie and attention. September 9, 2012 - November 18, 2012 David Gallup- Beneath the Surface: A Closer Look at Our Oceans
Stemming from David Gallup’s six year study of the Channel Islands, the artist will open an exhibit of 40 new paintings focusing on the wildlife and the ocean upon which they depend in Beneath the Surface: A Closer Look at Our Oceans. June 10 - August 19, 2012 California Art: Selections from the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation
Frederick R. Weisman was a pioneering Los Angeles art collector whose rise as an important patron of the arts paralleled the emergence of the contemporary art scene in Southern California. Featured are works ranging from the 1960s to the present, including diverse movements such as California Pop Art, Hard-Edge Abstraction and Light and Space. In celebration of Pacific Standard Time - A Getty Initiative March 4 - May 20, 2012 Gail Roberts: Entanglement
a recent series of paintings juxtaposing books, text and nests as a vehicle for the artist’s inquiry and commentary on nature, culture, and temporal existence. Balance bird imagery as metaphor in the paintings and mixed media of Sherry Loehr, Gail Pidduck and Bobbie Moline -Kramer and others Not so Objective new ipad paintings of nearly traditional landscapes by Daniel Reder December 11, 2011 - February 19, 2012 _ The Brothers Anderson
Benjamin Anderson-Portraits/Sean Anderson-Influential Pigments Recent paintings by co-curators/owners of Anderson Art Collective, Carpinteria. Recognized for portraiture by the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, Benjamin Anderson shares recent portrait commissions. Sean Anderson continues his series connection mass marketing tools with America and its 3rd world counterparts. APPetite for Digital Art
iPad art creations by workshop participants: Lois Freeman, Shelly Lazarus, Penny Mulloy, Daniel Reder, Suzanne Schechter and Ann Ward In Focus: The Permanent Collection a major sampling of California Modernism, California Impressionism and California Latino Art in the permanent collection, including works by Carlos Almaraz, John Valdez, Jack Carr, Peter Kraznow and others. exhibitions sponsored by The McNish Family in Memory of Juanita McNish September 11 - November 20, 2011 Splash! liquid energy spattered Revolving around the action and experience of water, Splash! encompasses pools, beaches, and other watery bodies presented realistically or abstracted.Art in diverse media are included by artists: John Budicin, D.J. Hall, Carolyn Hesse-Low, Margie Livingston, Joel Meyerowitz, Brad Miller, Bobbie Moline-Kramer, Maria Luisa Morando, Elizabeth Patterson, Roxie Ray, Annie Seaton, Blakeney Sanford, Brooke Shaden Bill Sosin, Rich Stich, Adam Thorman, Daena Title, Roger Weik, Daniel Wheeler, John Wimberley, Peter Zokosky and others. The Wounded Alphabet: A Life in Words and Art remembering the art of poet George Hitchcock from the Collection of Jackson Wheeler June 11- August 21, 2011 A Luminous Land: Selections from the California Art Club
Signature Artists In tribute to a century of stunning plein air painting fostered by the California Art Club, thirty Signature Artists share contemporary landscapes capturing California’s resplendent light. This exhibit is a part of a statewide series at museums and historic sites celebrating the California Art Club’s 100th anniversary. March 13 -May 22, 2011 Lazos de Sangre / Bloodlines
TrujilloPaumier, Joaquin Trujillo and Brian Paumier, share global, universal truths from California to Mexico to Asia about family, coming-of-age, and home defining architecture. Includes series: Los Niños, Familia y Amigos, La Quinceañera , and a new large-format landscapes. The Unknown selections from the permanent collection dealing with mortality, including works by Michael Dvortcsak, Jeff Gambill and Chuy c/s Rangel September 11-November 21, 2010 Homegrown
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. Dave Fox: Life Imprints Gifts to the Permanent Collection June 13- August 22, 2010 Elements of Nature: Selections from the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation
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. March 14- May 23, 2010 |
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