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Mr and Mrs Teapot
Mr. & Mrs. Teapot

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Beatrice Wood Ceramic Annual, Installation View

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Current Exhibition

June 6 - July 12, 2009
at the Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts

CURRENTS:
Contemporary California Clay

The Opening Reception was held on Saturday, June 6th, 2009.

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Nina Kellogg - Inside-Out

Joan Rosenberg-Dent - Balance #1 and Fred Yokel - What is That

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Mark Your Calendars for these Upcoming Exhibitions:

Richard Amend - Three New Friends

July 25 – August 22, 2009
Beato & Logan Galleries:
New Work

 

 

Three New Friends
Richard Amend

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September 5 – October 17, 2009
Beato & Logan Galleries: Ojai Visions

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November 7 –
December 27, 2009
Beato Gallery: Fred Yokel

A One Man Exhibition

 

 

 

 

Fred Yokel "The Build"

 

Fred Yokel - The Build

Fred Yokel - The Build Detail
Fred Yokel "The Build" (detail)

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November 7 – December 27, 2009
Logan Gallery: Art in the Family

Works by Ben Wilson, Evelyn Wilson, and Joanne Jaffe

Evelyn Wilson
Evelyn Wilson "Coiffure"
Ben and Evelyn Wilson
Ben & Evelyn Wilson
Ben Wilson
Ben Wilson "Variations on
Two Themes"

Joanne Jaffe
Joanne Jaffe
"C's become X"

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Recent 2009 Exhibitions:

May 16 - May 30, 2009

"Standardized Stupidification"

Besant Hill School Students, Collaborating with Robbie Conal

Standardized Stupidification

Opening Reception was held
Saturday, May 16th, 2009
from 6:00 - 9:00 pm

On Saturday, May 16th, "Standardized Stupidification," a collaborative installation by Besant Hill School students, under the direction of Lucia Vinograd, and artist Robbie Conal will open at the Center. The student installation will be presented alongside Conal's guerilla art and posters.


As many of you are not able to attend our exhibitions, we always present them online with photographs and videos. We are creating a short documentary film of the students working with Robbie Conal and the resulting exhibition.

Robbie Conal, Watching Waiting Dreaming
Robbie Conal

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March 14 - May 9, 2009
at the Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts

Every Exit is an Entry, The Life and Work of Liam O-Gallagher
Book Cover
Every Exit is an Entry: The Life and
Work of Liam O'Gallagher

Liam O'Gallagher
A Retrospective Exhibition
of the Artist's Work

Exhibition in the Logan Gallery

New Book!
Every Exit is an Entry: The Life and Work of Liam O’Gallagher 

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and

"Explorations" Exhibition
in the Beato Gallery

A Group Exhibition

Featuring recent works by Ojai artists including Richard Amend, Dianne Bennett, Elisse Pogofsky-Harris, and David Reeser.

 

David Reeser Composition
David Reeser Composition


The Opening Reception was held on
Saturday, March 14th

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Cheryl Tall - Palazzo di Tea
Cheryl Tall
Palazzo di Tea

The Beatrice Wood Ceramic Annual
January 17 - March 1, 2009

The Opening Reception was held on Saturday,
January 17, 2009.

 

 

Artists featured in the Beatrice Wood Ceramic Annual include Julie Bagish, Patrick Crabb, Angela de Mott, Diana Farrell, Lindsay Feuer, Richard Flores, Joanne Jaffe, Marsha Judd, Shane Keena, Youngshin Kim, Laura Langley, Tom McMillin, Kevin Myers, Allison Newsome, Ricky Maldanado, Frank Matranga, Jennifer McCurdy, Dora Savignac, Cate Shelley, Vincent Suez, and Karl Yost.

Lindsay Feuer - Hybrid 'Mergence' No. 3
Lindsay Feuer
Hybrid 'Mergence' No. 3

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Previous 2008 Exhibitions

November 1 - December 31, 2008

Exhibition in the Beato Gallery:
Donald E. Frith

Donald E. Frith - Teapot #680
Donald E. Frith
"Teapot #680"

Donald E. Frith - Teapot #709
Donald E. Frith
"Teapot #709"


In the Beato Gallery we will be presenting teapots by Donald E. Frith, a retired professor of ceramics who has been working in ceramics for more than sixty years. Look at each of Donald Frith’s works with a careful eye, and enjoy the combination of technical expertise he uses in porcelain, precious wood, and acrylic, to create a small teapot. Then, go back and look again. And remember, they’re not only incredible works of art, they pour very well! 

Exhibition in the Logan Gallery:
"Beyond the Teapot"

Richard Flores - Stormin' Norman Teapot
Richard Flores
"Stormin' Norman Teapot"

In the Logan Gallery will be "Beyond the Teapot," an exhibition of sculptural teapots by artists including Richard Flores,
Allison Newsome
, Cate Shelley,
Charles Sherman
, Linda Smith,
Myra Toth
, Kathy Waggoner,
Nina deCreeft Ward
, and Fred Yokel


At the Opening Reception was a Special Exhibition
of Jewelry by Sooz Glazebrook

Fred Yokel - Little Bit Further Teapot
Necklace by Sooz Glazebrook

Fred Yokel - Little Bit Further Teapot
Earrings by Sooz Glazebrook

Educated at the Ilam School of Fine Arts, Canterbury University, Christchurch, New Zealand, and exhibited internationally, Sooz Glazebrook lives and works in Ojai. She is a ceramist and painter who creates earrings and necklaces using ceramic techniques, including raku and lusters, combined with fine silver PMC. Each of her jewelry pieces have been fired multiple times to create unique wearable art. 

The Opening Reception took place on
Saturday, November 1st, 2008

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"A Celebration of Nature"

September 6 - October 26, 2008

Opening reception was held on Saturday, September 6th

Beato Gallery:
Alternate Realities: Recent Works by Sharon Doughtie
and Pat Kramer

Sharon Doughtie
Sharon Doughtie
Pat Kramer
Pat Kramer

Sharon Doughtie
Sharon Doughtie
Pat Kramer
Pat Kramer

Logan Gallery:
Recent Works by
Joseph Shuldiner

Joseph Shuldiner
Joseph Shuldiner
Joseph Shuldiner
Joseph Shuldiner

"Foyer Focus"
Paintings by Beatrix Rohlsen

Beatrix Rohlsen - Passionate Trees
Beatrix Rohlsen
"Passionate Trees"
A native of Austria, raised in Germany, Beatrix Rohlsen now lives in the mountains above Santa Barbara. An abstract painter, her “atmospheric landscapes” reflect nature’s ever-changing and diverse landscapes through an abstract array of color, light and design. “My greatest teacher as a child was the natural world around me,” Rohlsen says. “Therefore, as an adult, I found myself incorporating the essence of nature throughout most of my paintings.”

 
Rohlsen’s paintings will be presented as part of an ongoing
“Foyer Focus” series, at the entry to the Center.

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The Opening Reception on Saturday, September 6th featured
a trunk show of recent jewelry by Kirsten Muenster

Kirsten Muenster
Kirsten Muenster
Kirsten Muenster
Kirsten Muenster

San Francisco artist Kirsten Muenster creates wearable landscapes inspired by nature and its signals of growth, rebirth and change. The Japanese refer to the observation and appreciation for the cycle of life as wabi-sabi. This simple aesthetic, embracing the beauty in imperfection and the elimination of the non-essential, is a guiding principle in the artist’s work. Similarly, the artist is guided by a love of the natural world. “I am drawn to the rich diversity of colors and patterns in the stones I use,” Muenster explains. “I love exploring rock formations, fossils, tree rings, fractals and nature's simplicity expressed in its irregular lines and shapes.”  

Kirsten Muenster
Kirsten Muenster

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Southern California songwriter William Barnhill performed
on the patio during the Saturday event.

His “Blues Fusion” sound is no doubt a reflection of his early years spent in Memphis, Tennessee writing songs and playing with local musicians. An interesting blend of acoustic guitar, blues rhythms and lyrical interpretations of current events, his original music is soulful and poetic as well as lively and upbeat. Barnhill has written and recorded the sound score for the feature-length, environmental, animated screenplay Children of the Morning Sun. His current album project, Better Late Than Never, shows his maturity as a songwriter and musician. His melodies and lyrics elicit feelings from deep reflection to exuberance as heard in his new single Happy Times.
William Barnhill
William Barnhill

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Also at the Saturday Reception: The Channel Islands Woodturners

Al GellerThe Channel Islands Woodturners are the Ventura County Chapter of the American Association of Woodturners. Members will be on hand demonstrating woodturning and carving techniques during the Saturday event, as well as exhibiting their work.
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Al Geller, Member of the
Channel Islands Woodturners

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Watch Video

View performance by William Barnhill at the Opening Reception for "A Celebration of Nature," featuring interviews with Sharon Doughtie, Pat Kramer, and Joseph Shuldiner.

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View video from the Celebration of Nature reception

 

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July 12 - August 24, 2008

Currents: Contemporary
California Clay

Opening reception was held Saturday, July 12

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Installation View

The exhibition features leading California ceramic artists, including:

Installation View

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May 10 - June 29, 2008
Opening Reception was held Saturday, May 10th

Beato Gallery: In Close Proximity:
Paintings by Richard Amend
and Sculpture & Vessels by Richard Flores

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Watch Video!
View video of an interview with Richard Amend

Watch Video!
View video of an interview with Richard Flores

Richard Amend
Richard Amend

Richard Amend
Richard Amend
Richard Flores
Richard Flores
Richard Flores
Richard Flores

Logan Gallery:
Ceramics by Artist
in Residence
Allison Newsome

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View video of Allison Newsome creating work during her residency!

Allison Newsome
Allison Newsome
Allison Newsome
Allison Newsome

The Opening Reception on Saturday, May 10th featured a trunk show of recent jewelry by Elaine Unzicker

Elaine Unzicker - Pistachio Necklace
Elaine Unzicker
Elaine Unzicker - Coral Necklace
Elaine Unzicker

Suburbanoid Fatties
Suburbanoid Fatties

The Opening Reception also featured a musical performance by Suburbanoid Fatties

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View the Suburbanoid Fatties performing at the Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts!

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New Work
March 8 – April 20, 2008

More than an Opening Reception - An Event - was held on
Saturday, March 8.

View photos from this
wonderful event and view
the New Work exhibition

Then it Rains - by David Reeser
"Then it Rains", by David Reeser

New Work Exhibiting Artists:

el mirage - by Dianne Bennett
"el mirage", by Dianne Bennett

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Beatrice Wood Ceramic Annual
January 12 - February 24, 2008

A showcase for the finest contemporary ceramic art celebrating Beatrice Wood's spirit of experimentation, self-expression, and originality.

Opening Reception:
Saturday, January 12th, 2008, 2:00-6:00 pm  
Public invited - Come and meet the artists!   

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Ceramic Annual Exhibiting Artists:

Joanne Jaffe
Joanne Jaffe

Harry Poliak
Harry Poliak


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