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Lulu Sherman is a contemporary charcoal artist who draws inspiration from a lineage of celebrated New Orleans artists where she grew up. Lulu Sherman's photorealistic charcoal drawings possess a breathtaking vitality. Sherman's exceptional ability to capture the soulful essence of her subjects has garnered international recognition, including prestigious awards and a special exhibition in Venice, Italy. A graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, her background in filmmaking imbues her hand-drawn pieces with a cinematic quality like narratives frozen in time. Her commissioned portraiture is currently on view at Godmothers in Summerland, in addition to private collections across the country.
Emily Thomas Maharry is a contemporary abstract landscape painter based in Ojai, CA. She grew up in Maine and went to college in New Hampshire where she received a BFA in studio art, concentrating in printmaking and drawing. Her work is inspired by the places she spends time in. Her paintings and process come from a way of observing while moving, and by the stillness that follows. She works on her paintings by building up layers of color, gesture, and intention that become integral to the finished piece. Some layers are visible, others are buried. This reflects how she experiences emotion and memory.
Stephanie Hubbard is an interdisciplinary artist and landscape architect based in Ojai, California. Her work explores the balance between structure and spontaneity, layering organic forms with line and pattern that suggest intentional order within nature's wildness. Shaped by early connections to the natural world and education in environmental science and landscape architecture, she brings a unique perspective to her compositions. Her current work combines environmental concern with reverence and hope, reflecting her lifelong practice of seeking pattern and meaning in the world around her.
Jojo Alderson is an artist, designer and intuitive healer. She was born in Sweden and now lives in Ojai, after several years in Los Angeles, London and Paris. She has been focusing on her art since moving to LA in 2016 after over a decade in fashion. With a background in fashion, textile design and illustration she takes inspiration from those processes. And in her artistic practice use materials such as fabric, tufting, embroidery paint and beads. She is influenced by the long history of women expressing their creativity through textiles and finds inspiration in beauty, nature and energy work.