When: Thursday, Feb. 23, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Where: Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art, Adams Ctr., Westmont College, 955 La Paz Rd., Santa Barbara
Cost: Not available
Age limit: Not available
Categories: Art (opening)
Description: Exhibits on display Feb. 23 through March 31.
“Alien Heartland” offers a retrospective of Mexican-American artist Rafael Perea de la Cabada. Perea, who was born in Mexico City, spent the first half of his life in his native country before coming to California to earn a Master of Fine Arts degree in painting at UC Santa Barbara. This exhibition includes drawings, prints, paintings and sculptures made in both countries, exploring themes of contemporary Mexican-American culture. Perea’s abstracted, expressive artwork is held in museum and private collections in California, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and several countries in Europe.
“Mexican Prints” showcases the holdings of local collectors Gil and Marti Correa de Garcia. The collection, which focuses on prints from the mid-20th century, emphasizes the vital graphic aesthetic of Mexico with work by artists including Francisco Toledo, Rufino Tamayo, Carlos Merida and others. Mr. Garcia is the lead architect of Garcia Architects and Advisors. He was a Santa Barbara city councilman for 10 years and has served on the boards of 90 non-profit organizations. He is on the board of Southern California Sister Cities International, past president of the United States/Mexico Sister Cities Association, and current president of the Santa Barbara/Puerto Vallarta Sister City Committee.
Mrs. Marti Correa de Garcia is the treasurer of the Santa Barbara/Puerto Vallarta Sister City Committee.
The Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art is open weekdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturdays 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, please call (805) 565 -6162 or e-mail museum@westmont.edu.Phone: 805-565-6162
taken from: independent.com
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