We are proud to announce Primavera Gallery will by representing the work of artist Peggy Hinaekian.  Peggy’s paintings are acrylic and/or oil on canvas.  As a colorist, she uses simple shapes with subtle color shifts to create powerful images evoking desert or beach landscapes.

Before becoming a professional artist she began a formal career as a fashion designer in New York.  Her award-winning art has been exhibited internationally and can be found in numerous corporate and private collections including Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway and Her Royal Highness Farah Diba. Her etchings are distributed by Christie’s Contemporary Art of London and Editions Francony of France.  She works in Switzerland and in the United States.

Red Desert Sunset by Peggy Hinaekian / Mixed Media on Canvas

I am pleased to announce  Jennifer Moses, a landscape painter and sculptor, Bela Bacsi, will be exhibiting their work during the California Art Club’s 101st Gold Medal Exhibition at the Autry National Center in Los Angeles from April 1 – 22, 2012.

"Emma" by Bela Bacsi / "A Snowy Harvest" by Jennifer Moses

In 1909, the California Art Club was formed by artists painting in the plein-air tradition and have been exhibiting together since 1911.   The Autry National Center and the California Art Club have joined together to present a collection of work created by some of the finest traditional artists of our time.  The exhibition features landscape, figurative and still-life paintings as well as sculptures in a variety of mediums.

"By Lofty Design" Jennifer Moses / "Bambino with Curls" by Bela Bacsi

 We hope that many of you will visit the Autry to view the exhibition.

By Sally Rice

A small group of environmental activists and residents of Rancho Matilija gathered for brunch Saturday at the home of Alanna Tarkington to celebrate a two-year program implemented by locals (in collaboration with the homeowner’s association) to help turn their neighborhood “green.” The primary focus of many concerned Rancho Matilija residents has been to reduce the use of pesticides for weed abatement, and to modify the timing and methods of clearing brush from undeveloped lots in the neighborhood and surrounding landscapes —- all with the purpose of reducing risk and mortality to wildlife in the area.

Joining the Ojai group was Wayne Pacelle, CEO and president of the Humane Society of the United States, who was in Ojai as part of a national book tour for his New York Times best-seller, “The Bond: Our Kinship with Animals, Our Call to Defend Them.” After his Rancho Matilija tour, Pacelle visited Primavera Gallery in downtown to hold a reception and book signing. Read More»

Wayne Pacelle, Best-selling author of The Bond and President/CEO of The Humane Society of the United States Reception and Book Signing.

Primavera Gallery is Honored to Host Wayne Pacelle, Best-selling Author and President/CEO of The Humane Society of the United States.

Private Reception and Book Signing
Saturday, the 25th of June
2:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.

Hosted by Primavera Gallery
(805) 646-7133
214 East Ojai Avenue
Ojai, CA 93023

A percentage of all sales from this event will be donated to The Humane Society of the United States.

About Wayne Pacelle and The Bond

The Bond is a fascinating exploration of humanity’s eternal bond with animals and an urgent call to answer the needs of millions of at-risk creatures. Both sobering and uplifting, The Bond argues that humans have an instinctive connection with animals – a connection Wayne Pacelle has felt acutely for as long as he can remember. The book looks at the origins of the human–animal bond, discusses the severing of that bond in the industrial era, and presents a workable vision of growing economies free from the harsh exploitation of animals. So many cruelties are inflicted on animals, but the good news is that we humans have the power to turn this situation around.

During his seventeen years with The Humane Society of the United States, including seven as president and CEO, Wayne Pacelle has played a leading role in transforming the organization, the nation’s largest animal protection charity, into a dynamic public force and voice for all animals. He has been profiled in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and The Los Angeles Times, and has appeared on almost all of the major network television programs, from 60 Minutes to the PBS NewsHour. He received his B.A. in history and studies in the environment from Yale University in 1987.

Wayne Pacelle Book Signing Event at Primavera Gallery Photo by Chuck Kirman

By Mark Storer

Saturday, June 25, 2011

Rosa Vanoni didn’t plan on being an activist in Ojai on Saturday. It happened rather by chance.

“We were on our way up here to see some estate sales,” said the Somis resident, traveling with her mother. “But we saw this was happening, so we stopped to see it,” she said.

Vanoni and her mom along with several dozen others gathered at the Primavera Art Gallery on Highway 33 in Ojai’s Arcade, to hear Wayne Pacelle, the president of the Humane Society of the United States, talk about his new book, “The Bond: Our Kinship with Animals, Our Call to Defend Them.”

“I have a special place in my heart for Ojai and for Ventura County,” said Pacelle, who is touring the nation with his book. Read More »

Artist Reception
Saturday, May 21^st, 2011
7:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M.

Michael Dvortcsak’s Museum Suite Series masterfully captures Michael Dvortcsak: Museum Suite the intimate dialogue and private conversations that takes place between the viewer and the works of art they are viewing.

“Begun in 2008 this motif has occupied my most intimate moments and beckons me still. I occupy a niche as a lover and observer of those who love and those who observe the great works of the grand masters.”
~ Michael Dvortcsak 2011

Dvortcsak Selected Public Collections:

Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) – Los Angeles
Newport Harbor Art Museum – Newport
Santa Barbara Museum of Art – Santa Barbara
San Diego Museum of Art – San Diego
Huntington Hartford Foundation – New York
Mitsubishi Corporation – Tokyo
Prudential Insurance – Newark
U.S.C. Art Museum – Los Angeles
San Francisco Arts Commission – San Francisco
Bank of America Corporation – San Francisco