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abstract painting evoking a landscape with a bright palette including blues, greens, and purples

Santa Barbara Museum of Art Presents "Vian Sora: Outerworlds"
March 13, 2025

photo of abstract work hanging on a light gray wall, consisting of a heavily worked surface with various objects and color palette of warm tones

Santa Barbara Museum of Art Presents Mid-Career Exhibitions by Los Angeles Artist Elliott Hundley Opening April 20, 2025
March 6, 2025

monochromatic photo of sea ice breaking

Santa Barbara Museum of Art Announces 2025 Exhibition Schedule
January 1, 2025

abstract painting of a vertical object arising from a stylized landscape of similar off white color against a grey blue sky

Santa Barbara Museum of Art presents "Modern Life: A Global Artworld, 1850 – 1950"
December 10, 2024

Photo of Dario Robleto's American Seabed artwork, featuring unconventional materials like fossilized whale ear bones and butterflies, whose antennae are crafted from stretched audiotape recordings of Bob Dylan’s “Desolation Row"

Santa Barbara Museum of Art Presents exhibition "Dario Robleto: The Signal"

In the News

‘Impressionist Revolution’ Art Exhibit Invites Santa Barbara to Rethink Familiar Genre

Noozhawk - October 8, 2025

The SBMA Art Revolution

Montecito Journal - October 7, 2025

From Monet to Matisse: New Santa Barbara exhibition tells the story of the Impressionist revolution

KCLU public radio - October 3, 2025

11 art shows to see in and around L.A. this fall, including two that should top your list

Los Angeles Times - October 2, 2025

The OG of Art Revolutions Comes to SBMA

Santa Barbara Independent - October 2, 2025