Bloom Projects

This exhibition series is programmed at MCASB’s Main Space location. Bloom Projects features artwork by regional, national, and international emerging, early-career, or under-recognized artists. Bloom Projects gives contemporary artists whose work has begun to garner significant attention an opportunity to move beyond their studio practice, encouraging experimentation and giving them the resources necessary to further their careers as professional visual artists. An online brochure, with scholarly essays written by MCASB or guest curators, accompanies each exhibition.


Current & Future Bloom Projects

Past Bloom Projects

Khvay Samnang, Human Nature, 2010-2011, Digital C-Print, 31.5 x 47.24 in., Courtesy the artist and SA SA BASSAC, Phnom Penh

Bloom Projects Exchange Series: Khvay Samnang, Footprints of Yantra Man

In collaboration with Sa Sa Bassac, a gallery and resource center based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, MCASB presents a solo exhibition by Khvay Samnang (b.…

Michael DeLucia, Exhibition view, Galerie Nathalie Obadia, Brussels, 2014, Courtesy the Artist and Galerie Nathalie Obadia. Photo: WE DOCUMENT ART

Bloom Projects: Michael Delucia, Appearance Preserving Simplification

Michael DeLucia (lives and works in Brooklyn, NY) uses sculpture and installation to suggest a conflict between the digital and physical realms, underscoring a growing…

Yara El-Sherbini, The Current Situation, 2014, Mixed media participatory sculpture (Buzzwire), 7.8 M x 3.5 M, Commissioned by the NAE, Courtesy the Artist and La Caja Blanca

Bloom Projects: Yara El-Sherbini, Border Control

Yara El-Sherbini (b. 1978, London, UK; lives and works in Santa Barbara, CA) is an artist who uses humor and play to address structures of…

Conrad Ruiz, Knuckles, 2012, Oil on canvas, 20 x 20 in., Courtesy the Artist and Jessica Silverman Gallery

Bloom Projects: Conrad Ruiz

loom ProKnuckles and Bubbles In his large-scale paintings and new explorations in sculpture, Conrad Ruiz (b. 1983, Monterey Park, CA) delves into the concept of…

Lisa Tan, Sunsets, 2013, HD video with sound, Courtesy the Artist

Bloom Projects: Lisa Tan

Sunsets Sunsets (2012) is a video by Stockholm-based artist Lisa Tan that confronts the limits of language in giving meaning to creative work. In an informal…

Zack Paul, Shield #A1-F6, 2013-2014, Sandpaper and vinyl on wood panel, 147 x 147 in., Courtesy the Artist

Bloom Projects: Zack Paul, Geometric Landscapes

Santa Barbara-based artist Zack Paul presents an immersive installation experience made of building materials. It refers to the architectural aerial photos of roofs that denote…