Santa Ysabel Art Gallery

Currently Showing

Larry Groff

Between Reality and Imagination:
Landscapes Reimagined

March 8 – May 4, 2025

OPENING RECEPTION:
Saturday, March 8, 4 to 7 pm.

Discover the dynamic fusion of the real and the imagined in an exhibition of landscape paintings by Larry Groff. This exhibition juxtaposes works painted from direct observation with landscapes conceived entirely from the artist’s imagination. The collection features scenes of San Diego backcountry and imaginative pieces inspired by painters such as Corot and Bruegel. Explore this showing of modern, painterly works that blur the lines between reality and imagination. Click for more information

Rockfall, 20×24 inches, Acrylic, colored pencil, over archival digital print collage created in 3D by the artist, mounted on board.

Upcoming

DOSHI, “One With the Shadows”, 63” X 56”,
Acid dyed silk organza, shibori, screen print, pieced

May 10 – July 7, 2025

Reception for the Artist

Saturday, May 10, 4-7 PM

Her work in fiber is shaped by nature and the seasons.

The colors, textures and patterns in the fabulous and revealing world of resist dyed fabrics and eco-printing express her meditations of the journey in this life.

As she explores new possibilities in her work as an artist, she has found an essential expression of spirit and soul. The soft edges, shapes and shadows left in the fabric; the colors that resonate with the essence of the life experience; the textures that reflect the dynamism and sensuality of life’s richness; all create dynamic, graceful and evocative statements that inspire her to create personal and expressive textiles.

Union Hall Gallery

Upcoming

Vira Ustianska, Inspirations

May 3, 2025 – June 1, 2025

Opening Reception:
Saturday, May 3, 2025, 3:00 – 7:00pm

Vira Ustianska is a Ukrainian artist and art teacher. She has a master’s degree in painting from Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Art, where she studied at the portrait-genre workshop under the guidance of professors Victor Chaus and Vasily Ganotskiy. Among her many accolades, she has been a curator of the Drawing Studio at the National Union of Artists of Ukraine in Zaporizhzhia. In 2017 she opened a studio of academic painting, ‘V-ART’ and taught painting, drawing, plastic anatomy, coloring, and composition at the collegiate level. In 2022, she was evacuated to the USA due to the war in Ukraine. Over the past 2 years she has created around 300 paintings, and takes part in art shows throughout San Diego.

“I think it is, like musical notes, that in painting, we do not have borders, we do not have words, and we have Inspiration… pure inspiration is indescribable; you can just feel and take it. That’s precisely why I share these paintings, which were created in San Diego County and reflect the light and landscapes that inspire me every day. It is my goal to build a bridge between the modern impressionistic paintings I have created here in California with South-East Ukrainian Impressionistic Art and Inspire us all to live and feel life!”