Embracing Imperfection: Contemporary Expressions of Wabi Sabi is an exhibition that explores the practices of contemporary artists Adam Chapman, Jim Melchert, and Leah Rosenberg through the lens of the traditional Japanese aesthetic and philosophy of Wabi Sabi.

Ryan Reynolds’ artistic project, based on the Napa Valley region, integrates time-based representations of the contemporary landscape with historical photos of people who shaped the region.

Boback Emad in the Spotlight Gallery

Artists have always been drawn to nature as a subject for representative art. The natural world has been used to promote visions of both pastoral order and chaotic disorder. Julia Crane’s art, however, derives not from any overarching attitude toward … Continued

Anchor Brewing illustrator James Stitt has been hand-drawing labels for the San Francisco craft brewing company for 40 plus years. Every year Stitt creates a unique label for the Anchor Steam Christmas Ale, which was first released in 1975. This … Continued

Celebrate the opening reception of “Made Precious” with artists Alexis Arnold and Esther Traugot on Saturday, August 6 from 5-7pm. In Arnold and Traugot’s work objects both natural and man-made are made precious by encapsulating them in crystal and fiber. … Continued

Fall Down the Rabbit Hole and into the world of independent video games!

Join us for the opening reception of Abuzz, a solo exhibition of Amber Imrie-Situnayake’s fiber-based installations. Hum is an interactive installation of eight hanging hive/cocoons made from woven fiber and incorporating hand-embroidered insects and LED lights. Hanging at shoulder height, … Continued

Artist Statement In my works on paper, I’m exploring the printed word as a visual representation of information, attempting to uncover new meaning in what is slowly becoming an outdated form. Crossing out the entirety of a written text while … Continued

Opening Reception April 21 6-8pm open to the public Justin-Siena Visual Art presents its annual showcase of digital and studio art.

The Yates Foundation has generously loaned to the Museum eight artworks including pieces by Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, and Hughes C. Pissarro.

The Valley’s most exciting private art collections, on view for you.

Trompe l’oeil sculptures by Chris Thorson that posit a gap between perception and material reality, and test the boundaries between what we overlook and what we esteem.

Stroll through the history of a small town while viewing this exhibit celebrating the 50th anniversary of the incorporation of the Town of Yountville. On February 4, 1965 Yountville became on official Town with its own charter and elected officials (the … Continued

Artist’s Statement Most of our relationships with plants are during the day, during the magic of photosynthesis, a time when we can admire the visible beauty of nature lit up brightly by the sunlight. I walk around at night and … Continued

By displaying the artistic potential of often-wasted reusable materials, this exhibition will inspire creativity, resourcefulness, and action toward a more sustainable future.

On view November 4 through January 10!

“Common objects become strangely uncommon when removed from their context and ordinary ways of being seen.” —Wayne Thiebaud