Jan 2

Jan 2 Arts Winter 2024

**Women Making History**

CAROLYN GLASOE BAILEY FOUNDATION | GROUP SHOW
***248 South Montgomery Street*** | March 8 - April 26

From CGBF:

The Carolyn Glasoe Foundation is pleased to announce Women Making History, a group exhibition curated by Tiffiny Lendrum, opening during Women’s History Month. The presentation includes paintings, sculptures, and works on paper by female-identifying contemporary artists, all showcasing strength in their creativity and communities. Women’s History Month represents a way to not only reflect on women's past achievements but also the impactful ways—both small and large—in which we are looking ahead and pushing towards the future.

Yasmine Nasser Diaz’s multidisciplinary practice navigates overlapping tensions around religion, gender, and third-culture identity. She mines her personal archives, creating narratives that center acts of resistance and bodily autonomy and celebrate global feminist protest movements.

Tanya Aguiñiga is renowned for her provocative installations, often drawing from her background as a Mexican-American woman and mother. Using the collaborative nature of craft, she promotes collective creation within communities, spearheading art-based advocacy projects, including the Border Art Workshop/Taler de Arte Fronterizo in Maclovio Rojas, Mexico, and AMBOS (Art Made Between Opposite Sides), spanning the US-Mexico border, which seeks to document the emotions of commuters crossing it and gives voice to binational artists.

Each stellar participating artist involved is paving their own roads in creating new histories, what is to come, what we can achieve, and how we can all move forward together.

Image: Summer Wheat

**Jean Metzinger**

CANVAS + PAPER | THREE WORKS
***311 N. Montgomery Street*** | March 7 - April 28

Featuring three seminal works by the French master Jean Metzinger (1883–1956), this show offers a rare opportunity to dive deep into the heart of Cubism, a movement that radically transformed the art world in the early 20th century.

Jean Metzinger wasn't just a follower of Cubism; he was one of its chief architects, experimenting and innovating alongside legends like Picasso and Braque. This exhibit, comprising three of his pivotal works, takes us on a journey through the evolution of his style and the broader shifts within Cubism itself.

image: paysage, 1919
oil on canvas 21⅛" x 28¾"
© 2024 artists rights society (ars),
new york / adagp, paris

Spirit of Place

FOX FINE JEWELRY | MARY NEVILLE AND EMILY THOMAS
560 East Main Street, Ventura | April 11 - July 6 | Reception: Saturday April 13th, 5 - 7 PM

Fox Fine Jewelry is set to enchant Ventura with "Spirit of Place," a captivating exhibition showcasing the remarkable works of Mary Neville and Emily Thomas. Art enthusiasts and newcomers alike are invited to delve into the rich tapestries of emotion and landscape brought to life by two of Ojai's distinguished contemporary artists.

Digital Pop

OJAI VALLEY MUSEUM | GROUP SHOW
***130 West Ojai Avenue*** | February 15 - April 7

From OVM:

Digital Pop showcases the amazing work of thirteen local artists. The contemporary artworks are made with light, digital video, animation, and motion graphics. Each artist provides a different perspective on the intersection of art and technology. See Jules Weissman’s piece here on VORTEX.

Special exhibition-related event at 3rd Friday, March 8, 5-7 PM

It’s a Job

SPORE SPACE | GROUP SHOW
***221 East Matilija Street*** | February 18 - March 31

From Spore Space:

It's a Job is a group exhibition of paintings and drawings organized by Elizabeth Herring, furthering her continued research on the relationship between art and social media.

Four topics to consider:

1. Subject/Object Fusion 2. The Johari Window 3. Baudrillard's Fractal Subject 4. Toxic Positivity

Ojai Studio Artists Salon

BEATRICE WOOD CENTER | GROUP SHOW
***8585 Ojai Road*** | January 6 - March 30 *(EXTENDED)*

FROM KEVIN WALLACE, Founding Director of Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts & Happy Valley Cultural Center: “The Center has been exhibiting work by Ojai Studio Artists since we first opened in 2005, yet I'm still amazed by the vision, talents, and myriad approaches of the artists. Our exhibitions feature plein-air painting, abstraction, sculpture, and works in craft media, representing wide-ranging art historical approaches. Part of the pleasure of presenting our annual OSA exhibition is seeing this wonderful community come together in person. It's an experience that is rewarding on every level."

The Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts is pleased to present a special Salon event on Sunday, February 18th, from 2 - 4 pm, in conjunction with their current exhibition featuring Ojai Studio Artists. The event is based upon the salons of Walter and Louise Arensberg, which took place from 1915 to 1920 in their apartment on West 67th Street off Central Park. The nearly nightly gatherings of artists and writers gathered to eat, drink, play games, and discuss the most pressing topics of the day. These salons were important to Beatrice Wood’s life and art, and she documented them in works including the 1917 drawing Soirée. The event will celebrate the arts in Ojai and feature refreshments, games, and discussions on art and the world.