We are thrilled to feature Charlotte Tarantola, affectionately known as "Glitter," in our gallery. Her spirit and style shine brightly through her inspiring work. With a background in costuming and fine art, and a degree from The Fashion Institute of Technology, Tarantola has refined her artistic skills and passion for fashion. Her studio and plein air works are cherished by collectors, fueling her ongoing creative journey. Tarantola's solo show at the Culver Hotel celebrated the hotel's 100th anniversary with an original painting and limited edition prints. In addition to her exhibition work, she enjoys painting realistic commissions that memorialize animals, faces, and places. Her adventurous spirit, cultivated through extensive global travel, drives her appreciation for the unique and wonderful. Equally at ease camping or staying in five-star hotels, Tarantola loves exploring new foods and spending time with her husband and five cats. Whether riding her bicycle across Australia or her horse around King Gillette Ranch, she consistently finds joy in her surroundings, from navigating LA traffic to picking up trash to beautify her environment.

Stephanie Dotson originally from Topeka KS, Dotson received her MFA degree with the highest distinction award from the University of Georgia in Athens, GA and her BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute. Dotson's current work explores disruption of pattern as it relates to both spatial and psychological transformation and meditations on domestic and creative labor. In addition to being a founding member of the LA based Tiger Strikes Asteroid, Dotson’s work has been included in solo and two person exhibits in Ventura, Kansas City, New York, Atlanta, Chicago and Philadelphia. She has also had her work featured in LUM art magazine and Carpinteria magazine. Dotson received Joan Mitchell fellowships for her artist residencies at The Vermont Studio Center and the Atlantic Center for the Arts and completed an artist residency at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Art and is a current artist in residence at Taft Gardens in Ojai, CA. Dotson is Chair of the art department at SBCC and area head of Printmaking and Studio Art Fundamentals. When not at work or with her family she can usually be found working in her studio in downtown Carpinteria.

Madeleine Eve Ignon is a multimedia artist and graphic designer originally from Los Angeles who works in a wide range of painting, sewing, and collage techniques. Ignon makes multimedia and multi-panel pieces that enable collisions and conversations between the aesthetics of graphic design and painterly gestures. She has been awarded residencies at Starry Night Program (Truth or Consequences, New Mexico), Vermont Studio Center (Johnston, VT), and Drop Forge & Tool (Hudson, NY), and has exhibited internationally. She graduated from Connecticut College with a BA in Studio Art and a Certificate in Museum Studies, and received a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate from the Pont-Aven School of Contemporary Art in Brittany, France. She earned her MFA from UC Santa Barbara, where she was the 2019–20 College of Creative Studies Teaching Fellow. Ignon currently teaches art and design at UCSB and Santa Barbara City College, is one-half of the experimental curatorial collaborative Beta Epochs, and is an artist-in-residence at Taft Gardens and Nature Preserve in Ojai, CA.

Artists Marlene Struss and Marie McKenzie bring together a dynamic fusion of abstract expressionism and environmental inspiration. Struss, a Santa Barbara-based painter with deep roots in California's art scene, creates biomorphic acrylic works influenced by Asian aesthetics. McKenzie, originally from Kansas and now in California, draws on her passion for ocean conservation, crafting vivid underwater-inspired pieces and steam-bent wood sculptures. Together, their work reflects a shared reverence for nature, movement, and form—blending decades of artistic exploration with a commitment to ecological awareness.