Past

Past Exhibitions

A Handful of Dust

January 27, 2013 - March 24, 2013

Mark Hagen, Jay Heikes, Matt Hoyt, Erin Shirreff, Ricky Swallow, Zin Taylor, and Allyson VieiraThe notion of “prehistory”—as evidenced in material remains and artifacts—compels us…

Nathan Hayden, you are like a dancing constellation (Detail), 2012, Ink on wall, Dimensions variable, Courtesy the Artist

Open House

February 14, 2012 - February 2, 2013

Alejandro Diaz, Ann Diener, Stephanie Dotson, Rob Fischer, Francesca Gabbiani, Saul Gray-Hildenbrand, Nathan Hayden, Cyndee Howard, Jennifer Nocon, Zacarias Paul, Luke Stettner, Kirsten Stoltmann, Sandra…

Alexander Bogdanov, Memories of the Neva (St. Petersburg, Russia), 2011, Frozen river, hot tea, conversations, recollections, Dimensions variable, Courtesy the Artist

Call for Entries 2012

October 21, 2012 - December 23, 2012

Alexander Bogdanov, Samantha Fretwell, Jae Hee Lee, Ilia Ovechkin, and Rimas SimaitisCAF showcases five stand-outs from the tri-counties in our annual Call For Entries (CFE)…

Ethan Turpin, Video Feedback: Pixel Behaviors, 2010, Sight-specific installation, Kala Studio, Berkeley, CA 2010, Courtesy the Artist

Bloom Projects: Ethan Turpin, Video Feedback: Pixel Behaviors

October 21, 2012 - December 23, 2012

Pointing a live video camera at it’s own projection gives what is known as a "video feedback loop." The camera reads the screen and then…

Annie Lapin, Phase Pre-Portrait (#3), Oil on canvas, 2011, 48 x 36 in., Courtesy the Artist and Honor Fraser Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Bloom Projects: Annie Lapin, History =ing

August 5, 2012 - September 30, 2012

Annie Lapin's artworks mine from a wide swath of art historical references and search for an intersection where image and memory become another material that…

Mario Ybarra Sr., Funny Face Ybarra, 2005, Spray painted railroad spike nuts and bolts sculpture,9 1/2 x 5 x 2 1/2 in., Courtesy the Artist and Honor Fraser Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

The Tío Collection

August 5, 2012 - September 30, 2012

The exhibition, Mario Ybarra Jr.: The Tío Collection, is a museological tribute to the artist's family (tío means uncle in Spanish), featuring objects and artifacts…

Bessie Kunath, Others' Films: Tracing a Block, 2011-12, Digital video still, Courtesy the Artist

UCSB MFA Exhibition: Headgear for Tony

May 20, 2012 - July 8, 2012

Tim Brown, Jared Flores, Emily Halbardier, Bessie Kunath, Jae Hee Lee, Nick Loewen, Ruby Osorio, Rimas Simaitis, and Van Tran UCSB MFA Exhibition: Headgear for…

Susanna Vapnek, Tea Fire, 2011, Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 40 in., Courtesy the Artist

Bloom Projects: Susanna Vapnek, Sundowner

May 20, 2012 - July 8, 2012

Inspired by the 2008 Tea Fire, Susanna Vapnek’s paintings tap into the intensity of shared community experience with emotive, apocalyptic representations of the Santa Barbara…

Friends With You, Rainbow City Luminato, 2010, Mixed media, Dimensions variable, Courtesy the Artists

Flights From Wonder

February 26, 2012 - April 22, 2012

Christopher Chiappa, Liz Craft, Martha Friedman, FriendsWithYou, Jon Pylypchuk, Carolyn Salas, Mindy Shapero, Shinique Smith, and Phoebe Washburn "The process of scientific discovery is, in…

Afruz Amighi, Amazon, 2012, Base metal chain, 18 x 71 in., Courtesy the Artist

Bloom Projects: Afruz Amighi, Suspended City

February 26, 2012 - April 22, 2012

Afruz Amighi will create an on-site sculptural installation, which highlights the often ignored and unmonumental architecture of poverty and desperation. Drawing inspiration from the ever-expanding…