Prints from Land and Sea: A Blend of Art and Science
Prints from Land and Sea: A Blend of Art and Science

Dr. F.G. Hochberg has been printing natural subjects for over 45 years. Eric’s studies capture and isolate in space the elegant and delicate beauty of nature. The works presented here have been selected to demonstrate a wide range of subjects and techniques used to create images of nature. Shane & Genny Anderson were first introduced to the art of nature printing when they took a workshop from Eric Hochberg at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Since then, they both have been captivated with the art form.

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Past ExhibitRuben MislangShane Anderson, Genny Anderson, Eric Hochberg
Legacy and Loss: Landscapes in the Santa Barbara Region
Legacy and Loss: Landscapes in the Santa Barbara Region

This Wildling curated exhibition explored the changing landscape of the tri-county area (Santa Barbara, Ventura and San Luis Obispo) through both historic and contemporary artwork. The Santa Barbara Region is beautiful, historic, and ever changing. Artists have been recording it for decades–some use their work to inspire a conservation ethic in hopes that specific open spaces will be preserved for future generations to enjoy.

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Past ExhibitRuben MislangRay Strong, Lockwood de Forest, Channing Peake, Richmond Kelsey, Henry Chapman Ford, Clarence Hinkle, John Barnard, Colin Campbell Cooper, William Louis Otte, Merv Corning, Phoebe Brunner, Angela Perka, Bruce Everett, Chris Chapman, John Iwerks, Richard Schloss, William B. Dewey, Meredith Abbott, Hank Pitcher
Birds in Art
Birds in Art

Every year the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum hosts a juried competition of the finest bird art in the world.  After they debut the final selections at the Woodson Art Museum in September, they begin traveling the show for the next year.  In 2014, we hosted Birds in Art. The artwork was amazingly diverse: sculpture, watercolor, acrylic, block prints, and oil were all included.

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Past ExhibitRuben MislangLeigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum
Ray Strong: The Man and His Legacy
Ray Strong: The Man and His Legacy

Ray Strong was born in 1905 in Corvallis, Oregon. His long life spanned 101 years and so he saw tremendous technological and societal changes during his lifetime, but he never strayed far or long from his commitment to painting the landscape and in so doing recorded our natural heritage like almost no one else in our region.

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Past ExhibitRuben MislangRay Strong
Wild Spirit: Horses in Art
Wild Spirit: Horses in Art

The Wildling Museum collaborated with Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary to produce an exhibition of the art of wild horses, and celebrating the wild spirit in all horses. The exhibition featured historic and contemporary art of horses in a variety of mediums: paintings, drawings, mosaics, photographs, sculptures, and prints.  Both local and nationally regarded artists were featured in this unique exhibition.

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Past ExhibitRuben MislangReturn to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary
Beguiled by the Wild-ling: the Art of Charley Harper
Beguiled by the Wild-ling: the Art of Charley Harper

Charley Harper infused much of his work with a delightful sense of humor, and although he reduced animal forms to abstracted, geometric shapes, he never lost the essence of whichever species he was highlighting. His simplified forms and bold color belied his careful study of animals. Not only did the show feature 30 of his amazing artworks, but also several hands-on, interactive stations were included, which made this a very family friendly show!

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Past ExhibitRuben MislangCharley Harper
Preserving Santa Barbara’s Wild Lands
Preserving Santa Barbara’s Wild Lands

Jeff Jones’s love for and understanding of the natural world, coupled with decades of experience in remote back country and wild places, form the foundation for his exceptional landscape photography. His highly detailed large-scale panoramic images combine a compelling sense of place with an immediacy of experience. Jeff’s work opens up for us a world not of our making and far greater than our own creations.

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Past ExhibitRuben MislangJeff Jones
Painting the Wilderness: John Fery and Contemporaries
Painting the Wilderness: John Fery and Contemporaries

The Wildling organized this exciting show celebrating art's role in helping to bring attention to the natural treasures of the West. Artist John Fery was a prolific painter of the wilderness, in part due to his commissions for the the Great Northern Railway (GNR). He painted over 300 canvases during his time with GNR.

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Past ExhibitRuben MislangJohn Fery, Thomas Hill, Elmer Wachtel, Marian K. Wachtel, Jack Wilkinson Smith, William Keith, Henry Chapman Ford, George Gardner Symons
Selections by D.L. Engle
Selections by D.L. Engle

Selections by D. L. Engle explores the sculpture of North American native fauna created by Southern California artist D.L. Engle. The exhibition of animal sculptures includes “Puma Ways”, a beautiful bronze mountain lion in the Wildling’s permanent collection. Engle’s sculptures are characterized by an expressive emotional quality and powerful presence.

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Past ExhibitRuben MislangD.L. Engle
Everett Ruess: Into The Wilderness
Everett Ruess: Into The Wilderness

As part of our celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act, the Wildling featured its collection of artworks by Everett Ruess (1914 – 1934?). Everett was raised in Los Angeles and was taught how to make linoleum block prints by his mother, Stella. At a young age he felt a strong calling to be in and explore the wild. He spent the last four years of his brief life exploring wilderness areas along the California coast, in Yosemite and the deserts and canyons of northern Arizona and southern Utah.

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Past ExhibitRuben MislangEverett Ruess