Erica Ellis, Author at SLOMA

Articles by: Erica Ellis

A Black woman in a wetsuit on a surfboard

Exhibition Preview: Whose Waters

by Erica Ellis June 20, 2024 in Uncategorized Comments are Disabled

Friday, Jul 12 from 6–8 PM You are invited to the preview for SLOMA's next Gray Wing exhibition: Whose Waters?. Tour the exhibition before the general public, meet the artists, and enjoy music and wine in the galleries. Remarks in the Gray Wing at 6:30 PM. Please check in at [...]

Detail of a bronze sculpture depicting a dancing couple, spinning together on a diagonal axis in a close embrace

Museum Circle Salon: Camille Claudel

by Erica Ellis June 11, 2024 in Past Museum Circle Event Comments are Disabled

Prof. Odile Ayral-Clause explores the life of French sculptor Camille Claudel

A sculpture that appears to be made of a mylar balloon but is actually resin in the shape of a tropical fish kissing its reflection in a mirrir

Museum Circle Event: What Are We Looking At?

by Erica Ellis June 11, 2024 in Past Museum Circle Event Comments are Disabled

Explore the world of Pop Art in conjunction with Adam Parker Smith: For The Time Being

Artist Kiel Johnson working on an artwork

Museum Circle Event: Kiel Johnson Studio Tour

by Erica Ellis June 11, 2024 in Past Museum Circle Event Comments are Disabled

An intimate luncheon and tour of artist Kiel Johnson’s studio in Shandon

Adam Parker Smith artwork. A sculpture depicting a metallic balloon with "Forever Yours" on the front, encased in a clear resin cube

Museum Circle Preview: Adam Parker Smith

by Erica Ellis June 10, 2024 in Past Museum Circle Event Comments are Disabled

Enjoy an intimate preview of For The Time Being and meet artist Adam Parker Smith

Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville, Arkansas

Museum Circle Trip: Bentonville, AR

by Erica Ellis June 9, 2024 in Past Museum Circle Event Comments are Disabled

Visual and performing arts collide at the Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville, Arkansas

Layered photo of artist Adam Parker Smith climbing on three of his "sleeping bag" sculptures, standing upright similar to an ancient Egyptian sarcophagus. Credit Interview Magazine summer 2021.

Artist’s Talk with Adam Parker Smith

by Erica Ellis March 6, 2024 in Past Artist Program Comments are Disabled

The For The Time Being artist delves into his pop art practice

SLO(W) Rainbow by Leah Rosenberg, SLOMA's 2023 mural project. Side view of a building with a colorful set of hills on the right

2023 Annual Report

by Erica Ellis December 5, 2023 in Uncategorized Comments are Disabled

A quick recap of all we accomplished together in 2023

"The Ocean Beneath the Ocean with Water made of Diamonds" (detail) by Alisa Sikelianos-Carter. Dark figures seemingly float is a blue field

Artist’s Talk with Alisa Sikelianos-Carter

by Erica Ellis October 6, 2023 in Past Artist Program Comments are Disabled

In Space and Splendor at SLOMA

A large-scale steel sculpture painted bright red. Loops of metal remiscent of a mobius strip. Museum beyond.

Mark di Suvero: Mamma Mobius

by Erica Ellis July 24, 2023 in Uncategorized Comments are Disabled

Mark di Suvero: Mamma Mobius Location: SLOMA Public Art Platform Exhibition dates: August 2021 to March 2022 (no longer on view) The San Luis Obispo Museum of Art is thrilled to present Mamma Mobius, an iconic and transcendent sculpture displayed on the Museum’s lawn. This sculpture references the Mobius band, a [...]