2006 California Biennial

2006 California Biennial

October 1, 2006 – December 31, 2006

The 2006 California Biennial continues the OCMA’s four-decade history of presenting new developments in art and supporting artists on the verge of international recognition. The exhibition features the work of more than 30 emerging artists and reflects the region’s vital contributions to the art world. The artists, working in Northern and Southern California, incorporate many media and, taken together, present a vision as diverse as today’s eclectic communities, cultures, and art movements.

Artists
Scoli Acosta, Andy Alexander, Christopher Ballantyne, Walead Beshty, Bull●Miletic, Jane Callister, Binh Danh, Sergio De La Torre and Vicky Funari, Shannon Ebner, Ala Ebtekar, Brian Fahlstrom, Kianga Ford, Pearl C. Hsiung, Marie Jager, Shana Lutker, Christian Maychack, Martin McMurray, Joel Morrison, My Barbarian, Kate Pocrass, Lordy Rodriguez, Arturo Ernesto Romo, Sterling Ruby, Leslie Shows, Speculative Archive, Tim Sullivan, Hank Willis Thomas, Nicolau Vergueiro, Goody-B. Wiseman, Mario Ybarra Jr., and Amir Zaki.

 

This exhibition was organized by the Orange County Museum of Art and curated by Elizabeth Armstrong, Karen Moss, and consulting curator Rita Gonzalez.

 

2006 California Biennial (installation view), 2008-09; Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, CA. Photo: Bliss Photography.
2006 California Biennial (installation view), 2008-09; Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, CA. Photo: Bliss Photography.