Current Exhibitions

Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, OCCCA
Contact:   Robin Repp: robinrepp1@aol.com
                 Rebecca Shippee: r.e.shippee@gmail.com
                 Debra Vodhanel: debrajoanvodhanel@gmail.com
 
EXHIBITION: September 7 through September 28, 2024  
OPENING RECEPTION: September 7, 2024, 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. 
 
THREE OCCCA EXHIBITIONS AT ONE TIME 

PAINTING IN REAL TIME
- 10 Contemporary Artists

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What is real time? What is real? Out of the miasma of today’s reality, these ten dynamic artists explore such questions in color, light, form, in daily practice or spontaneity, via concept and/or perception. The exhibition features a variety of approaches, from materially based work to conceptual works. A Demonstration Ensemble Drawing Workshop by  artist Roderick Smith will take place at the opening reception. 

Curated by Rebecca Shippee, features graduates of ArtCenter College of Design, Boston University, Rhode Island School of Design, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, University of California Los Angeles, Yale University, and self-taught artists. 

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Exhibiting artists: Neil Garaldine Best, Annette Cyr, Jenny Gagalka, Kennedy Harwood, Saj Issa, Jarett Key, Sean Samoheyl, Lisa Sigal, Roderick Smith, Sterling Wells  

HEART OF THE MATTER     
– Debra Vodhanel, Solo Exhibition

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OCCCA Artist Debra Vodhanel explores how her art practice brings clarity and resolution to traumatic life events. “I use paint with wax and plaster to transform colors, textures, and shapes into images triggering significant past experiences, but reframed in a way new to me”.    

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WHY WE MAKE ART 
– 25 Current and Former OCCCA Artists

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Vodhanel invited current and former OCCCA members to exhibit small works in conjunction with her current solo exhibition. WHY WE MAKE ART, includes personal statement responses from each artist to the query “Why do you make art?”. The written statement responses have been collected into a “take-away” complimentary booklet for gallery visitors.  

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Exhibiting artists: Stephen Anderson, Becky Black, Richard Bohn, Annie Clavel, Leslie Davis, Gianne de Genevraye, Jim Ellsberry, Jeffrey Frisch, Suvan Geer, Gina Genis, EE Jacks, Beverly Jacobs, Tom Lamb, Bella Marinos, Karena Massengill, Andrea Moni, Dalibor Polivka, Donnal Poppe, Anabella Prichard, Robin Repp, Brennan Roach, Soheila Siadate, Gregg Stone, Mike Tauber, Carolyn Yarnell ​