The Museum of Ventura County is proud to present Michael Pearce exhibition, The Secret Paintings, a 35-piece collection reminiscent of Renaissance and Pre-Raphaelite masters in their ambitiousness, complexity, and scale. Its scenes of theatrical grandeur combine the present with the mysteries of the past to create something wholly modern. Pearce uses the ancient Neolithic imagery of his ancestors, injecting it into medieval tarot card settings rife with allegory, all manifested in grand adventures across great canvases. The Museum will host an opening reception Friday, June 2, 6-8 pm.

Red Brick Gallery’s Sun Drenched exhibit May 15th – August 16, acrylics by Jen Livia, watercolors by Phyllis Gubins and Fine Art Jewelry by several local artists all exploring rhythm, movement and color.  Each of the artist’s representation of motion is unique, but they all relate back to how the elements of nature impact the world around them. Open Weekdays by appointment and Weekends During Classes, please see their web-site for more details and events.

Two Trees by Jennifer Livia can also be seen at Red Brick Gallery.

A Conversation with Mikael Jorgensen Sunday, April 30, from 4 to 5:30 p.m.
Oxnard’s Levity Live at The Collection

Mikael Jorgensen is a keyboard player in the Grammy Award winning rock group Wilco. The intersection of technology and music is of paramount interest to Jorgensen. In 1998 he relocated to Chicago from New Jersey and helped build SOMA Electronic Music Studios where he honed advanced production techniques utilizing modular synthesizers and specialized music software Jorgensen’s newest project Quindar is an electronic music and video duo where he and art historian James Merle Thomas remix the NASA audio and film archive. Jorgensen has performed on six albums and in concerts around the world. Mikael and his wife Cassandra C. Jones (an extensively documented FOTM artist) live with their two children in Oak View.

RSVP: 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. To learn about Mikael Jorgensen visit www.MikaelJorgensen.com

The Artist Spotlight is open to students attending as a class assignment free of charge.  Faculty and students are requested to make a reservation at www.FocusOnTheMasters.com or call 653.2501.

Luther Gerlach opening Friday, May 5 from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Exhibit dates May 5 thru May 28, 2017

Luther Gerlach  discovered his fascination for photography at an early age while traveling around the world with his anthropologist father. Over the last 30 years he has explored early photographic processes, concentrating on the processes used in the first fifty years of photography. Gerlach uses his extensive collection of antique cameras and lenses for his work, with a special focus on mammoth plate cameras.

Gerlach has done over 200 on site demonstrations, lectures and workshops since 2001 in photographic history, including wet plate collodion, albumen, platinum and photo gravure processes at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles and the Getty Villa in Malibu. Gerlach’s  work has been featured in numerous publications including View Camera, American Photographer, Shutterbug and Architectural Digest. Gerlach’s work is currently hanging in the White House as part of President and Mrs. Obama’s art collection.

Vita Art Center, 432 North Ventura Ave. Studio 30
www.vitaartcenter.com
Gallery hours: M-F 10-4 pm
Sat. & Sun. by appointment

Dab Art is pleased to present Paperwork, a group exhibition at H Gallery + Studios. This exhibit features a selection of art in multiple genres and disciplines. Including works in pencil, ink and oils, abstracts, landscapes and sculptures. Nine contemporary artists exhibit a small collection of their distinctive pieces. Each artist demonstrates dissimilar perspectives on fragility, creation and structure incorporating a singular principal medium, paper.

H Gallery-1793 E. Main Street Hours: Weds -Sat 1-5pm

The gallery is filled with original fine art and one-of-a-kind items made with heart and talent. The unique and dynamic collection includes watercolors, sculpture, jewelry, greeting cards, blown glass, hand-dyed t-shirts, quilts, and lots of other unique gifts. There is something special waiting to grace your mums’ life, so wander by and spend a little time.

And if you come in on Mother’s Day, May 14, there will be  face painting for kids and a special treat for Mum!

Harbor Village Gallery and Gifts is a non-profit cooperative of 13 local artists, and operates under the umbrella of the Buena Ventura Art Association.

The gallery is located at 1559 Spinnaker Drive Suite 106 in the Ventura Harbor. Open 7 days 11-6 and sometimes on Friday and Saturday evenings.

Ventura artist Hiroko Yoshimoto is showing her new oil paintings with four Los Angeles area women abstract artists at Brand Library & Art Center in Glendale. Show dates from May 13 to July 1.