VITA ART EDITIONS

COMMUNITY OPENING: Saturday, December 6, 4-7pm

on exhibit November. 15 - December 22, 2025

Gallery Hours: Saturday/Sunday 12-4pm

Vita Art Center is thrilled to announce Vita Art Editions 2025, our fifth annual exhibit and fundraiser exhibit, featuring limited edition, museum-quality prints by a select group of 55 regional artists. Each framed archival  print is part of an exclusive edition, limited to five prints. This special event presents a rare opportunity to own a beautiful piece of art while making a lasting impact on our community. Why Your support Matters: All proceeds from Vita Art Editions 2024 directly support our youth arts programs, including:

• Scholarships for students in our Summer and after-school art programs

• Free Art Classes at the San Buenaventura Housing Authority's Westview Site

• Free Monthly Teen LGBTQ+ Workshops

• Community Workshops open to all for hands-on artistic experiences

A heartfelt thank you to our amazing community of artists who continue to support this event. Ann Diener, Astrid Preston, Bob Privitt, Colin Fraser Gray, Dan McCleary, Dane Goodman, Mona Lewis, Dug Uyesaka, Gail Pine, Hilary Baker, Hilary Brace, Hiroko Yoshimoto, Horacio Martinez, James Gilbert, Jane Callister, Javier Carrillo, Jem Atwater, Jennifer Moses, Jennifer Wolf, Jo Ann Block, Joanne Julian, John Nava, John Robertson, Karen Kitchel, Linda Ekstrom, Lynn Hanson, Margaret Nielsen, Marie Schoeff, Andrea Vargas, MB Hanrahan, Mike Blaha, Philip Argent, Philip Vaughan, Ralph Corners, Ray Harris, Richard Amend, Rick Stich, Robin Mitchell, Samuelle Richardson, Scott Gordon, Scott Taylor, Susan Stinsmuehlen Amend, Susan Petty, Tani Conrad, Tom Pazderka, Sharon Coughran, Sarah Stone, Benjamin Provo, Paddy Reynolds, Jane Peterson, Max Presneill, Jon Ng, Claudia Pardo, Russell Crotty

Thank you to our generous sponsor Buena Tile + Stone

HIROKO YOSHIMOTO

AN INTERLUDE

COMMUNITY OPENING: Saturday, December 6, 4-7pm

on exhibit November. 15 - December 22, 2025

Gallery Hours: Saturday/Sunday 12-4pm

An Interlude marks a pause from my recent large-scale practice and an invitation to play. Working in silverpoint, I draw floral forms with the deliberate care this historical medium demands, then resolve each piece with luminous color backgrounds. The process has been a joyful counterbalance—serious drawing paired with abstract background of pure delight.These smaller works have become an unexpected pleasure in grouping: Arranged in shifting constellations, they invite new rhythms, discoveries, and conversations between forms and hues.  Rooted in my long-standing focus on nature and our planet’s changing conditions, this series offers a lighter touch—
an interlude that refreshes the eye while keeping attention on what is seen, felt, read, and experienced in the world today.SILVERPOINT
Silverpoint technique was frequently used in the Renaissance period. It is a technique of drawing with a fine silver needle on a prepared surface. The resulting drawing that allows no erasing nor corrections is very fine and delicate. The value gradation is achieved by cross-hatching. Some areas will tarnish by oxidation of silver particles left on the surface to soft bronze coloration. The unpredictabilit

BRITTANY MOJO

Strong Spell

Curated by Craig Krull Gallery and Hannah Sloan Curatorial & Advisory

COMMUNITY OPENING: Saturday, December 6, 4-7pm

on exhibit November. 15 - December 22, 2025

Gallery Hours: Saturday/Sunday 12-4pm

Interested in time and labor, Brittany Mojo investigates the histories of gendered work through the manipulation of material. She describes her ceramic practice as cumulative action, creating movement through repetitive mark-making and by uniting individual objects within a space.

Mojo received her BFA in Ceramics from California State University, Long Beach and her MFA from UCLA in 2016. She currently splits her time between Long Beach and San Luis Obispo, California, where she runs the ceramics program at Cuesta College.

OPEN STUDIOS

COMMUNITY OPENING: Saturday, December 6, 4-7pm

Join us on Saturday, December 15 from 4-7 PM for an evening of art and community at Vita Art Studios. Explore the 25 working artist studios, meet the artists, and get a behind-the-scenes look at their creative process. Free and open to the public. All are welcome!

GWYNN MURRILL

Panthers

The Oasis at Vita Art Center

Experience the power and grace of Gwynn Murrill’s large-scale cast bronze panthers, on view at The Oasis at Vita Art Center streamlined forms that capture the essence of movement, Murrill’s felines invite close looking and quiet contemplation as they prowl across the outdoor setting.