Category Archives: Ventura Art Scene

Vita Art Center presents Jennifer Wolf The Color Of Things

Opening Reception Friday, August 5 from 6-9 p.m.
Exhibit Dates August 5 – 27 from 6-9 p.m.

Interested in communicating ideas of history, place and nature in her art practice , Jennifer Wolf utilizes a combination of hand ground natural pigments, historic techniques and modern painting mediums to capture the pure essence of color.

Jennifer Wolf received her BA in Art History from UCLA and her MFA from Otis College of Art and Design.

Vita Art Center 432 North Ventura Ave. Studio 30
www.vitaartcenter.com

“Fiery Morning” by Fredda Leiter

One gallery, three unique visions

Three Buenaventura Art Association members dedicated to sharing their perceptual insights will present recent artworks Aug. 1-Sept. 2 in concurrent solo exhibitions at the Buenaventura Gallery in downtown Ventura.

Mark Hafeman’s “Magic Garden” will be on the main gallery’s red walls, while Fredda Leiter’s “Birds, Beasts, Figures, Sky” and Kimberly-Ann Talbert’s “The World Through My Eyes” will fill the Clophine Dooley Gallery. The artists plan to attend an opening reception 5-7 p.m. Aug. 5.

Hafeman, an Oxnard painter whose mother and grandmother also were artists, said he will show about two dozen pieces, both watercolors and oils with acrylic underpainting.

Leiter plans to have about 18 watercolors on paper in her show. She lives in Ventura, has been painting about nine years.

Talbert is a lifelong artist who lives in Los Angeles and will be showing digital photographs and handmade jewelry, perhaps 30 pieces.

An exhibition by association members will fill the remainder of the main gallery, along with a hallway display by the last show’s honorable mention winners Louisa Wallace Jacobs and Doug Fossati.

Buenaventura Gallery, 700 E. Santa Clara St., is open 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays. For more information, visit BAA’s website, www.buenaventuragallery.org, or call 648-1235 during gallery hours.

Multidisciplinary collection of abstract work features 22 artists

This multidisciplinary collection of abstract work features 22 artists hailing from the United States to Australia, each selected for their deliberate deviation from representational art. These artist’s theoretical compositions, though dissimilar, reflect the social, emotional and intellectual preoccupations in all areas of modern culture.

An ambitious and unexpected exhibit, Departure Theory is a diverse medley of contemporary abstracts, including a large scale hanging installation, geometric sculpture and conceptual art. Not confounded by generic limits, the visual comprehension of each piece in this exhibition introduces a sense of infinite possibility in highly controlled compositions

Dab Art | H Gallery + Studios until July 30

1793 East Main Street | Midtown Ventura G a l l e r y H o u r s | W E D – S A T | 1 – 5 p

FOTM Artist Spotlight on Porfirio Gutierrez

Focus on the Masters is pleased to shine the Artist Spotlight on Porfirio Gutierrez, an extraordinary weaver who combines ancient Zapotec traditions with a modern sensibility.Growing up in Teotitlan del Valle in Oaxaca, Mexico, he was immersed in the ancient art of weaving. Using natural dyes and employing traditional designs, he and his family, it can be said, are making certain that the artistic and spiritual values of his ancestors continue to be known and admired around the world. Through August, he is featured as a Guest Studio Artist at the Carnegie Museum in Oxnard.

Make your reservation today! www.FocusOnTheMasters.com or 653.2501. $10 for the general public, $5 for students and seniors, and free to Focus on the Masters Members. Not a member? Sign up today at www.FocusOnTheMasters.com.

AfterGLOW Fundraising Event: Immediately following the program join us for an AfterGLOW, a celebratory dinner at the Ventura home of Terry Willison immediately following the program. The AfterGLOW is $25 for FOTM members, $35 for non-members. Paid reservations are required prior to July 25. For RSVP & tickets visit www.FocusOnTheMasters.com or call 653-2501.

Bronze female figures by Ventura sculptor Lynn Creighton

Lynn Creighton is a Ventura sculptor creating bronze female figures of women experiencing the full vibratory rate of their inner core. They are metaphors for women awakening to the gift of their own energy and what it is meant to do. These figures represent women learning to celebrate their own lives from a deep inner connection to the creator profoundly sensed as the creator creates through them.

Creighton’s female figures are abstractions, or, more precisely and meaningfully, essentialities. In strictly art historical terms they are related to the pioneering visions of Henry Moore, Jean Arp, or Constantin Brancusi. Her sculptures can be seen at her new sculpture garden located at 39 E. Harrison. No need to make an appointment they can be admired at any time.

Vita Art Center presents an Abstract Art Exhibit

To July 30 from 6-9 p.m.

This exhibition presents the work of four regional abstract artists. Each artist uses a visual language of shape, form, color and line to create a composition with a degree of independence from visual references in the world.

Exhibiting Artists:,Scott Gordon,Elana Kundell,Mary Neville,Linda Saccoccio

July 4 Street Fair Kids’ Arts T-shirt design contest

At the July 4 Street Fair Kids’ Arts held a T-shirt design contest for children to their logo for the 4th of July. The experts at Ventura Creative Services chose a winning design and it was printed live at the Street Fair for visitors to purchase. A portion of all sales, of the contest winning design and a limited edition Ventura design, will be donated to Kids’ Arts. Visitors loved watching the process of creating a screen printed T-shirt and the little girl who won the contest was thrilled to see her artwork come to life. She is Aliyah, age 8 wearing her winning shirt.

The VC Arts Collective Studio classes

Kids N’ Canvas Class on July 21st 4pm to 5:30pm Teacher Lorrie Milton .Kids 6 to 16 welcome. Cost $25.00 including materials

Now the kids can have a Painting party all their own and go home with a completed work. Bring your friends! Minimum 5 kids.

Paint N’Sip Class July 23rd 2pm – 4pm Teacher Lorrie Milton

21+ Adults only Cost $35 including materials, wine and nibbles

Lorrie Milton will instruct and/or guide you to create your own artwork. It’s an event that is filled with laughter and creativity. Of course, you will have some wine to sip and a few nibbles.

Class at VC Arts Collective Studio, Pacific View Mall, 2nd floor, next to Sears

676-1540 [email protected]