Interpretive Thinking· December 7 - January 11, 2026
First Thursday Art Walk reception on December 13 from 4 to 6pm
Ten Santa Barbara area artists interpret their worlds in vastly different styles of visual expression. This exhibition includes urban landscapes, abstract collage and non-objective canvases, plus, sculpture, hard edge mimimalist paintings and dream-like landscapes (Image shown by Pamela Grau). Our annual display of Mata Ortiz pottery from Mexico continues through the holidays and make perfect gifts for those on your list who appreciate exquisite artistic expression from other cultures.
Artists include: Sophie Cooper, Karen Zazon, Rick Doehring, Pamela Grau (image), Patrick Hall, Sophia Beccue, Jo Merit, Madeline Garrett, Patrick McGinnis, Cass Ensberg.
Please join our email list to receive announcements when we hang new shows. Exhibition duration is two months and each displays 11 artists work. The artwork from each exhibition is posted online and is then added to each artist's individual page, which also provide links to their own web sites.
10 West is a contemporary fine art gallery located in the heart of downtown Santa Barbara just 1/2 block from the Santa Barbara Museum of Art. The gallery specializes in Santa Barbara and regional artists. The artwork tends toward non-traditional genres with various degrees of abstraction and surrealism, joined by depictions of peaceful koi ponds, impressionist landscapes and figurative work. You'll find oil and acrylic paintings, ceramic vessels and sculpture, bronze and stone sculpture, textural wall pieces and contemporary pottery from Mata Ortiz, Mexico, which is on display from mid November through mid January.
A juried, artist-owned cooperative with 28 current members, 10 West Gallery is directed by founder, Jan Ziegler.