Past Exhibitions

Rodolfo Choperena, Untitled #1, 2013, Archival digital print with mica glaze, 29 x 39 in., Edition of 3, Courtesy the Artist.

The Vastness is Bearable

In his book, Contact (1985), noted astronomer and science writer, Carl Sagan wrote, “She had studied the universe all her life, but had overlooked its…

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…

Nancy Gifford, LAMENT (Detail), 2014, Gold stamped antique book covers on wood, 10 x 32 ft., Courtesy the Artist. Photo: Joanne Calitri

Requiem for the Bibliophile

Jorge Méndez Blake, Carlos Garaicoa, Nancy Gifford, David Horvitz, Emily Jacir, Xaviera Simmons, and Mickey Smith “I have always imagined that Paradise will be a…

Marinella Senatore, ROSAS - OPERA IN 3 ACTS, 2012, HD video on Blu-Ray, Courtesy the Artist and Peres Projects, Berlin

Marinella Senatore. Building Communities

Having premiered in October 2013 at Italy’s foremost museum for contemporary art, Castello di Rivoli Museum of Contemporary Art, MCASB hosts the West Coast debut…

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…

Installation view of Almost Anything Goes: Architecture and Inclusivity at Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara, January 5 – April 13, 2014.

Almost Anything Goes: Architecture and Inclusivity

Amorphis, Atelier Manferdini, Ball-Nogues Studio, Design, Bitches, DOSU Studio Architecture, and Digital Physical / Variate Labs The Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara (MCASB) welcomes…

Ro Snell, Sorry, 2012, Sage root and hemp, 9 1/2 x 20 x 5 in., Courtesy the Artist. Photo: Wayne McCall

Bloom Projects: Ro Snell, All That is Left

Santa Barbara-based artist Ro Snell has been invited to create a new body of work for Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara’s Fall 2013 iteration…

Marco Pinter, Residual Energy, 2012, Projector, thermal camera, computer, and custom software, Dimensions variable, Courtesy the Artist

Call for Entries 2013

Julia Hickey, M. Helsenrott Hochhauser, Katy McCarthy, Marco Pinter, and Christopher Ulivo Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara showcases five stand-out artists from the tri-counties…

Miya Ando, Daguerreotype Ghost 5, 2012, Dyed aluminum, 36 x 36 in., Edition of 5, Courtesy the Artist

Limuw: An Ode to the Sea

Miya Ando, Jules de Balincourt, Graham Caldwell, Zoe Crosher, Bill Dewey, Kim Fisher, Kimberly Hahn, Emilie Halpern, Mary Heebner, Virginia McCracken, and Raymond Saá Limuw:…

Edgar Orlaineta, Sophie as Kachina (Detail), 2012, Carved walnut, acrylic paint, turned wood from fallen trees, fabric and filter, Dimensions variable, Courtesy the Artist and Steve Turner Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA

Bloom Projects: Edgar Orlaineta, Katsina Horizon

Orlaineta's work focuses on the minutiae of everyday life, thus transforming them into sculptural forms. Inspired by modernist design and its legacy, the artist combines…