Habitat California: Flora & Fauna

Habitat California: Flora & Fauna is a traditional and digital media juried exhibition running February 8 – April 18, 2020 at Palos Verdes Art Center. This invitational and juried all-media exhibition focuses on the plants and wildlife of California in the shifting ecosystems they inhabit. Entry is not restricted to California-based artists. Traditional media including painting en plein air is welcome, as well as sculpture, photography, video, and new media including VR (virtual reality), AR (augmented reality), and internet-based art.

Welcome areas of inquiry include continuing the California Landscape and California Impressionist traditions; the intersections of urban, suburban, and wildlife habitats; the effects of climate change on wildlife and botanical habitat and species or their ecosystems; and explorations in new media featuring California flora and fauna. Contemporary juried-in works will be accompanied by works by select invited artists, as well as historic pieces by noted California painters.

Juror Tulsa Kinney is the editor and co-founder of Artillery, a contemporary art magazine based in Los Angeles established in 2006. She received her MFA at USC in 1988 and has been in numerous solo and group art exhibitions for over two decades. Artists may submit up to 3 pieces for a $40 entry fee. Work samples may include 1-3 images and up to 2 videos. Jury selections will be announced by January 8, 2020. Take-in of selected works is due by January 22, 2020. The opening reception is February 8, 2020 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm. Pick up of artwork is April 19-20, 2020. PVAC will take a 30% commission on all sales of exhibited artwork. Insurance coverage applies only to the duration of the exhibition; PVAC carries no earthquake insurance.