FIGURATIVELY· August 5 - September 13, 2026
First Thursday Art Walk reception on August 6 from 5 to 8pm
Figurative artwork, especially when in an abstract form, can tell a story, evoke a visceral emotion, or simply describe an aspect of what it is to be a living being on our planet. Look past the form and into heart of the matter. Also featuring non-objective abstracts and abstracted forms from nature.
Exhibiting artists: Eric Saint Georges, Joan Rosenberg-Dent, Bill Munio, Iben Vestergaard, Pamela Larsson-Toscher, Allen Cox, Diane Giles, Tom Peck, Karin Aggeler, Sheldon Kaganoff, Sarita Reynolds.
Image: Tom Peck, Woman in a Striped Chair, Oiul on canvas, 36 x 36 inches.
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.