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Gerri Johnson-McMillin

Gerri Johnson-McMillin

Weaver
Fiber art has always been a part of my life. Whether it is basketry, weaving, spinning, knotting or another form of fiber art, I love the tactile sensations of fibers and feeling the life within them. I am known for…

Debra McKillop

Debra McKillop

Mixed Media
Debra McKillop did her undergraduate work at the University of California Los Angeles, University of California at Santa Barbara, Pasadena Art Center, and in Mexico. She earned a MFA from California State…

Carole Milton

Carole Milton

Painter
Milton says her work “expresses my subconscious visions… to my perceptions of reality.” Her work explores “texture, impasto, calligraphy, and buildup of color layers” and creates an image in response to the “impressions, visions, questions, doubts, evaluations, and journeys of my…

Cynthia Minet

Cynthia Minet

Sculptor
Cynthia Minet’s sculptures, often larger than life and composed of synthetic materials, immediately capture attention. The choice of subject and materials is not accidental; it is a comment on our consumer…

Carlyle Montomery

Carlyle Montomery

Sculptor
Carlyle Montgomery’s interest in the arts began as a child when he experimented in both two and three dimensional work. His love of art…

Michael Moore

Michael Moore

Photographer
The Universal Landscape is a document in progress, a constantly expanding definition of how I interact with the land…

Christine Morla

Christine Morla

Painter
Christine Morla combines images from her Filipino-American background to create art that expresses universal statements about family, world events and popular culture. She is a mixed-media artist who appropriates…

Ed Moses

Ed Moses

Painter
Ed Moses was an important Los Angeles artist who was among the famed Ferus Gallery founded by Walter Hopps and Ed Kienholz in 1957. An extremely…

Bob Moskowitz

Bob Moskowitz

Painter
In his teaching and in his own work, he stresses the importance of mastering the fundamentals, of not taking short-cuts. His colleagues describe…

John Nava

John Nava

Painter
The realism of John Nava’s paintings and tapestries stuns the viewer. His mastery of light and shadow is reminiscent of Old Master paintings. Nava’s work invites intimate observation. Often expressive, his life…

Marta Nelson

Marta Nelson

Painter/Printmaker
Since winning her first art scholarship at age 10, Marta Nelson has continued a career in fine arts. A life-long love affair with drawing the human figure developed when she attended her first…

Arnold Newman

Arnold Newman

Photographer
In a career that spanned almost 58 years, Arnold Newman was a significant contributor to the history of photography. His photographs are part of permanent collections at the most respected museums…

John Nichols

John Nichols

Photographer
Yogi Berra may have counseled “when you get to a fork in the road, take it,” but photographer John Nichols is apt to not only take the fork, but will probably examine it, learn from it, and happily follow…

Valerie Noelle

Valerie Noelle

Environmental Artist/Ceramist
Valerie Noelle’s work is greatly influenced by her childhood exposure to the diversity of human culture as well as nature’s myriad forms, through her extensive travels as a result of her…

Paula Odor

Paula Odor

Painter
Odor’s watercolors emphasize composition and design, establishing an equilibrium of all the elements within the picture plane. Paula Odor Painter and etcher Paula Odor began her studies at the Texas State College for…

Dennis Oppenheim

Dennis Oppenheim

Conceptual Artist
Dennis Oppenheim created Bus-Home, the large functional sculpture graces the Bus Transfer Center at Ventura’s Pacific View Mall. Stanford educated, Oppenheim was a world famous pioneering…

Rondal Partridge

Rondal Partridge

Photographer/Master Printer
The son of renowned photographer Imogen Cunningham, Rondal Partridge grew up surrounded by some of America’s most iconic photographers, among them Ansel Adams, Dorothea Lange and…

Ruth Pastine

Ruth Pastine

Painter
The paintings actively engage the viewer to experience light and color from black, from a perceptual place where visibility is ambiguous and is free from preconceived notions, and is redefined. Ruth Pastine Intense…

Susan Petty

Susan Petty

Painter
Susan Petty paints because she has to. Her works chronicle timelessness and continuity. Her technical expertise resonates in both tightly detailed images of delicate lace and barren tracks of land. Yet she continues to…

Joseph Piasentin

Joseph Piasentin

Painter/Mixed Media
Joseph Piasentin is a professor of painting and drawing at Pepperdine University. It has been said that Piasentin encourages his students to be responsible for every choice, every decision made…

Tesi Sanchez-Halpert

Tesi Sanchez-Halpert

Sculptor
The sculptures of Tesi Sanchez-Halpert are welded bits and pieces of steel discards made new through her imagination, sense of humor and zest for life. They will arouse your curiosity, make you smile or laugh…

Teal Rowe

Teal Rowe

Glass Artist
The medium of glass blowing chose Teal Rowe, a talented and, at times, provocative glass artist. From her first experience she knew it was something she would be doing. Her works celebrate color, nature and life…

Roland Reiss

Roland Reiss

Painter
A teacher’s influence is often a major force in an artist’s career. It continues to guide, shape and inspire long after the time spent in the classroom. Such a teacher is Roland Reiss, accomplished artist, academic…

Nancy Rupp

Nancy Rupp

Brush Painter
Nancy Rupp was a widely exhibited brush painter known for the bold ink work that underlies traditional Chinese brush painting. She captured the energy and emotion of her subject through strong…

Carol Rosenak

Carol Rosenak

Painter
Carol Rosenak considered still-life painting her best, most evolved work. With perfect linear precision and a heightened vibrancy of color, her interior scenes…

Robert Rickards

Robert Rickards

Painter
Western artist Robert L. Rickards has spent over 23 years capturing the historic two-year-plus journey of the Lewis and Clark Expedition from St. Louis to the West Coast in a monumental…

Michael Rohde

Michael Rohde

Weaver
Michael Rohde’s works are the result of a process that starts with a question, “What if?” Subtle changes in color and yarn create works that become meditative objects that delight the eye and capture the imagination….