“Meaningful Images” will be the theme of William D. Winbush’s solo exhibition May 27-July 30 in Buenaventura Art Association’s Studio 99 gallery at Bell Arts Factory in Ventura.

“I paint traditional, representational realism,” he said, “Therefore, I really enjoy ‘re-creating’ what I see in all its glorious detail.”

He plans to fill the Studio 99 walls with 15-20 paintings ranging in size from 20 by 18 inches to 7 by 5 feet.

Receptions for his show will be 5-8 p.m. June 3 and July 1, in conjunction with Ventura’s First Friday gallery crawls on those nights. Normal operating hours are noon-4 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays for the gallery at 432 N. Ventura Ave.

BAA, the cooperative Ventura arts group founded in 1954, also has an outlet at Harbor Village Gallery & Gifts at Ventura Harbor.

For more about BAA and its programs, call the gallery at 805-648-1235 or visit buenaventuraartassociation.org.

VUSD Districtwide Student Art Show Opening Reception Thursday, June 2nd from 5-8pm at the Museum of Ventura County.

This juried art show will highlight talented student artists of all grades in the Ventura Unified School District. In total, over 50 works have been selected from hundreds of submitted pieces, including watercolors, photography, acrylic paintings, mixed media, and pencil drawings.

Studio Channel Islands Art Center (SCIART) presents Echoes of Nature, a contemporary Chinese art exhibition opening on Saturday, June 4, beginning at noon with a full schedule of activities throughout the day. Events will take place at Studio Channel Islands Art Center located at 2222 E. Ventura Blvd, Camarillo. The day will also include performances by the Westlake Village Symphony and the Pleasant Valley Dance Group. For more information visit https://studiochannelislands.org/ or call 805-383-1368.

Hollywood Beach Sunset – oil on canvas – Tony Smith

A Trio of Solo Artists Featuring, Michael Mishou,Tony Smith and Kathy Bodycombe at Studio 99 @ The Bell Arts Factory

Now thru May 21, 2022
Open Fridays and Saturdays, noon to 4pm
First Friday reception on May 6, 5 – 8pm

Michael Corrigan Mishou’s show, The Eye of the Beholder, features photography, both color and black-and-white. Tony J. Smith of Oxnard, who elevates everyday scenes with vivid colors, is calling his show A Tribute to Beauty and Inspiration. Ojai painter Kathy Bodycombe usually works in oils and acrylics but instead presents Leaving a Stamp, a dozen collage pieces that incorporate postage.

The Santa Paula Art Museum presents “Geomorphic: The Living Earth,“ an exhibition of 42 abstract paintings inspired by nature by Ventura artist Kay Zetlmaier. The artist will be on hand on Saturday, May 14, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Admission to the reception is $5.00 for SPAM members, and $10.00 for non-members. “Geomorphic: A Living Earth” will be on view May 14, 2022, to September 11, 2022.

Kay Zetlmaier has been making art her entire life. Some of Zetlmaier’s paintings contain over a dozen layers of paint. 

She was a high school art teacher for 30 years, at St. Bonaventure High School and then Ventura High School. She is a member of Buenaventura Art Association.

Photos by Patricia Schallert.

Artists Lisa Mahony and Laura Jespersen explore spring flora and local landscape in this exhibit in the small building at the Olivas Adobe. On Saturday, March 12, an open house was held at the Adobe to meet the artists and enjoy their paintings. Docent President Mary Thompson is shown with the artists.

The amazing watercolor art of Galina Richardson can be enjoyed at “Art is Passion” a new art gallery located at 864 Schooner Dr. Unit 103, in Portside Ventura Harbor. She is shown painting at the gallery.

The gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday from 11 am to 7 pm and Sunday  and Monday by appointment only.