Wild in California

September 20th 2025 - February 23rd 2026

First-Floor Wildling Gallery

The California Nature Art Museum is excited to present our forthcoming exhibition Wild in California, a solo exhibition by Museum Founder and artist Patti Jacquemain. On view from September 20th 2025 - February 23rd 2026, this show will include both woodcut prints and mosaics, showcasing the many bioregions and species that contribute to California's rich biodiversity.

Biodiversity describes the total variety of plant and animal species in an ecosystem. The California Floristic Province was named a biodiversity hotspot in the 1990s, and includes our very own Santa Barbara County. While the Golden State is famed for its high biodiversity, many ecosystems and species are under threat of habitat destruction due to demand for development and agriculture in California.

Mackerel School

June 17, 2025 - November 3rd, 2025

Third-Floor George & Barbara Goodall Education Center

The California Nature Art Museum is excited to host Mackerel School, a dynamic art installation by Angelina LaPointe of Sidecar Press. Every shining fish, depicting California’s native Pacific Mackerel, is a linoleum block print on laser-cut wood.

Angelina LaPointe is a Lompoc, California-based multidisciplinary artist who specializes in block and letterpress printing. The founder of Sidecar Press, her vibrant prints range from portraiture to her native Central Coast’s flora and fauna.

Current ExhibitsRachel MetzSeptember 17, 2025Ocean, Angelina LaPointe, block prints

Celebrating 25 years: Selections from the CalNAM Permanent Collection

March 22, 2025 - January 19, 2026

Members-Only Artist Reception: June 1st 2025, 3PM-5PM

Second-Floor Valley Oak Gallery

The California Nature Art Museum is pleased to announce our latest exhibition, showcasing both new acquisitions and long-established pieces from our permanent collection of nearly 150 works of art. Curated by former board chair Peter Adams and his wife Becky, both long-time CalNAM patrons, this show features artwork from exceptional local artists such as John Iwerks, Lockwood DeForest, Everett Ruess, and Museum Founder Patti Jacquemain, as well as a new acquisition by historic California artist John Marshall Gamble.

Current ExhibitsRachel MetzMarch 20, 2025Nansi Bielanski Gallup, David Gallup, Coral Reefs, Ocean

Lulu Hyggelig: California's First Permanent Thomas Dambo Troll

February 2, 2025 - January 31, 2035

Michele Kuelbs Tower Gallery

The California Nature Art Museum is pleased to present Thomas Dambo’s first permanent troll in California. Thomas Dambo is an internationally renowned Danish artist and recycling activist who is celebrated for his imaginative and colossal sculptures made from recycled materials. Specializing in creating enchanting wooden trolls, Thomas Dambo breathes new life into discarded resources, showcasing the boundless potential hidden within our world’s trash cans.

Current ExhibitsRuben MislangFebruary 2, 2025Thomas Dambo

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