Jan. 24, 2019 - A team of artists called the “Oxnard Plain” have had an exhibit of their work at the John Spoor Broome Library Gallery and will hold a closing reception on Jan. 31 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Broome Library Gallery.
The interactive show includes a workshop in the gallery on Wednesday, Jan. 30 from 12 to 3 p.m. Any CSUCI student from any discipline is welcome to come and create a piece using an onsite computer. The piece will be printed out and included in the exhibition on a wall designated for guest artwork.
The five professional artists whose work is shown are all members of “The Oxnard Plain,” a group of about 10 professional artists, including CSUCI alumni, who work together and mentor aspiring artists, offering them a work space at the Carnegie Art Museum in Oxnard. Two Oxnard natives are behind The Oxnard Plain artists’ group, which formed in January of 2018.
International artist/educator/military veteran Brian Paumier, whose work has appeared in venues such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the International Center of Photography. Paumier, who serves on the board of the Carnegie Art Museum, joined CSUCI alum Jaime Bailon in an effort to create The Oxnard Plain and in January 2018 the two opened The Oxnard Plain artists’ in the museum’s annex.