Blackmore’s paintings are reverse painted shattered glass. The shattering creates a vortex quality to the surface of the painting that draws the viewer in. At times one is seeing the painting through the transparent surface while later one might see the reflection of the environment around it thus obscuring the artist’s physical mark. In the artist’s own words: “It’s the essence of breaking down an image and restoring it to another version of itself that intrigues me.”
Cassandria lives and works in Santa Barbara, CA. Her work is in the permanent collection of the Crocker Art Museum, Racine Museum of Art, Fitchburg Art Museum, Oakland Museum, Portland Art Museum, The Fort Wayne Museum of Art, and The Imagine Museum. She is a recipient of the Hauberg Fellowship for painting on glass. Cassandria Blackmore is a Trustee on the Board of The Pilchuck Glass School founded by Dale Chihuly.
Sangre de Nopal/Blood of the Nopal: Tanya Aguiñiga and Porfirio Gutiérrez en conversación/In Conversation is currently on view at the Fowler Museum at UCLA, and is organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara (MCASB) with the Fowler.
Sangre de Nopal/Blood of the Nopal: Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Contemporary Art the companion exhibition opens at MCASB on Sunday, October 6, 2024.
Both exhibitions are part of PST ART: Art & Science Collide, and offer an expanded understanding of Indigenous cultivation of cochineal, an insect-derived red dye developed by the Zapotec peoples around 500 BC, and centers ancestral knowledge, technical experimentation, and brings a special focus to immigration and labor justice.
Opening Reception at the Fowler
An All Inclusive Solo Show Opportunity
Deadline Extension: Annual Call For Entries MCASB Satellite at Riviera Beach House – September 6, 2024!
Dear Artists,
We would like to remind you that MCASB and the Riviera Beach House have partnered together to hold a call entry for any artists interested in having a solo show at the Riviera Beach House. Selected artists will receive a $1000 award plus a $1000 production honorarium, marketing support, and much more.
Any artist over the age of 18 living and working in California between and including the greater Los Angeles area through the San Francisco Bay area is encouraged to apply!
To learn more about this opportunity and to apply, click here:
MCASB is closed for summer holiday and for installation of our upcoming exhibition Sangre de Nopal/Blood of the Nopal: Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Contemporary Art opening on Sunday, October 6, 12:00 – 4:00 pm.
Please note MCASB offices will reopen on September 3, 2024.
We welcome everyone at our events. Please contact dgarcia@mcasantabarbara.org for your access needs or special requests.
Todos son bienvenidos en nuestros eventos. Por favor póngase en contacto con dgarcia@mcasantabarbara.org para informarnos de alguna acomodación de discapacidad o solicitud particular.
