Jul 22, 2025 | 2025 Past Spotlight Artists, U-Z
A Conversation with Jennifer Wolf Sunday, August 24, 2025, 3:30 to 5:00 pm An artistic explorer of remarkable depth, Jennifer Wolf is also a scholar, a scientific composer of color, and a talented documentarian. The richness of Jennifer’s experiences is vividly...
Jan 13, 2019 | Artist, U-Z
Elaine Unzicker Chain Mail Jeweler | Documented 2019 When does jewelry become art? Is important jewelry made only with precious metals and gems? How does jewelry transform the wearer? Elaine Unzicker, a member of the Ojai Studio Artists, holds a Bachelor’s degree in...
Apr 20, 2018 | Artist, U-Z
Linda Vallejo Painter, Installation Artist Portrait © Donna Granata 2009 Oil on canvas…found tree fragments…tinker toys…recycled Styrofoam. Add a deeply-held conviction about humanity’s relationship to the world and you enter the world of Linda Vallejo....
Apr 20, 2018 | Artist, U-Z
Bill Viola Video/Installation Artist Portrait © Donna Granata 2011 Bill Viola is internationally recognized as one of today’s leading artists. In 2011 he was named a Praemium Imperiale Laureate, one of the world’s most prestigious art awards. Another project, two...
Apr 20, 2018 | Artist, U-Z
Kathleen C. Waggoner Ceramist Portrait © Donna Granata 2005 Kathleen Waggoner shapes the song of woman – searching, triumphant and proud – in clay. It is the exploration and expression of human emotion, of feelings not easily put into words, that drives...
Apr 20, 2018 | Artist, U-Z
Kevin Wallace Curator/Writer Portrait © Donna Granata 2012 A funny thing happened to Kevin Wallace on the road to becoming a rock star. He became a curator and a writer and, in July 2007, director of the Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts. Along the way, Wallace’s...