January 24, 2026 - July 20, 2026

Members-Only Artist Reception: January 25 2026, 2PM-4PM

Second-Floor Valley Oak Gallery

The California Nature Art Museum is delighted to share our forthcoming group exhibition Ocean Forests: Our Coastal Communities, celebrating importance of kelp forests - one of California’s most ecologically productive and diverse ecosystems. Each telling their own unique stories about the vibrancy and importance of life amongst giant kelp, this show will include four celebrated artists and three different mediums - photography, block printing, and textile/weaving.

Upcoming ExhibitsRachel MetzDecember 5, 2025Ocean, Kelp, Kelp Forests, Angelina LaPointe, Laura Simonato, Eliot Spaulding, Richard Salas, photography, Wildlife Photography, Textile Arts, block prints

When the Earth Whispers Back: Nature's Hope

March 15, 2026 - September 6, 2026

Members-Only Artist Reception: March 15 2026, 3PM-5PM

First Floor Wildling Gallery

The California Nature Art Museum is pleased to present a straight-from-the-heart juried exhibition showcasing California’s wildlife on the edge of survival, and the special lands that sustain and protect them. When the Earth Whispers Back: Nature’s Hope will be on view from March 15th 2026 - September 6th 2026, and features artworks juried from a pool of more than 100 submissions by Women Painters West.

This exhibition will center on plant and animal species that are endangered, or threatened, or even extinct, and areas of land set aside for the conservation and preservation of these species. Its artists are presenting this show with the purpose of bringing attention to the beauty and fragility of their subjects, as well as promoting better protection and stewardship of our ecosystems.

Upcoming ExhibitsRachel MetzDecember 1, 2025California Nature Art MuseumCompetition, Juried Show, Endangered Species, Threatened Species, Women Painters West

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