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2021 Art that points toward a sustainable future in the middle of a climate crisis. Piecing together a picture of ‘Car Culture’ at the Orange County Center for Contemporary Art. LA Times By Vera Castaneda, February 18. 2021
2019 A Sublime Farewell From Lutz Bacher at UCI, and an Escape Via Naida Osline at OCCCA, OC Center for Contemporary Art explores time in new exhibit, On ‘Visual Conversations,’ ‘two*cubed’ and ‘Made in California’ Exploring Space and Place with two•cubed. Irvine Weekly by Evan Senn David Michael Lee and Beverly Jacobs, Visual Art Source, by Liz Goldner Rock n’ Roll Camp for Girls Celebrates Its Final Performance
2018 Two Stunning Exhibits Highlight the AIDS Epidemic and Sex Trafficking in Black and White Strange Sounds Transport Attendees at Santa Ana Noise Fest X Remembering Without Flinching Andrea Patrie and ‘It’s Time’ Exhibits in Santa Ana Take on the Most Uncomfortable of Topics. OC Weekly, By Dave Barton, July 19, 2018
2017 Santa Ana Noise Fest Ends 2017 With a Bang Order and Chaos, Rich and rewarding work at OCCCA "Artists Unite!" Brought the Music Back to the Movement at OCCCA, 'Art As Protest' at OCCCA Does Too Much of Latter, Too Little of Former, ‘Art as Protest’ paints grim headlines, UCI Wonderwomen Climate Science Grad Students AND “Art As Protest” in Santa Ana, Can Santa Ana be a literary hotspot? New festival aims to find out, Women Poets Deliver Laughter and Solidarity at OCCCA's Bonfire Night! "INCARCERATION", Visual Art Source, By Suvan Geer Exhibition Depicts Injustice in the Justice System, Getting artsy in America’s most creative places. 'Incarceration' exhibition's art shines a light on dark corners of justice, Exhibit explores life behind bars,
2016 Santa Ana Noise Fest VIII is Another Goddamn Great Festival of Sound and Vision, George Herms at the Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, George Herms, "Seen for Syria": Art in Service of a Moral Imagination, An artist's response to the Syrian conflict,
2015 A Conversation With Artist Soulaf Abas On New Exhibit On Syria, Người Việt, By Văn Lan. December 9, 2015 Santa Ana Noise Festival Returns To OCCCA, The Assembly Presents It's Latest Contemporary Dance Assemblage, Santa Ana Art Stays Fashionably Progressive, The Pagan Music Festival: A Night in Reverence of Samhuinn, Readers' Choice Winners 2015 Orange County 2015 - Best Art Gallery Best Upcoming Art Exhibits In OC This Fall, ALTERNATIVE Universe Exhibition, MAXRadio.FM, Aug 31, 2015 Breath of Fire Latina Theater is Back With Reading in Memory of Co-Founding Member, 2015 Orange County Zine Fest spreads the love for indie press, How Many Different Types of Zines Are There? Musicians Create Four Diverse and Innovative Programs for the Community as Part of a “Musician Innovation Grant” Pacific Symphonys Soundwave, 2015 OCCCA Gets 'Moist' Ginger Shulick Porcella features a bunch of bodily fluids and their respective orifices at the Santa Ana art gallery's latest exhibit. Pacific Symphony Launches New Concert Programs for Musician Innovation Grant Echo Lew’s New Works Reflect a Life Based in Aesthetics as Much as Utility, “Drawing In Space” Opens At Orange County Center For Contemporary Arts
2014 Santa Ana Noise Fest Inspires Underground Artists to Turn It Up, Q and A With Edith Crash. Gypset Magazine. By Luis Polanco, Dec 11, 2014 You Should Not Be Here Closing Party! Edith Crash y Dorian Wood ofrecen un espectáculo único en la fiesta de clausura de #YSNBH. Por La Banda Elástica | Fotos:María Madrigal Donation drive benefits aspiring artists,
OCCCA's 'You Should Not Be Here' Lives Up to Its Title, Metamorphoses, Award-winning fine art photographer Kurt Weston uses art as a “trans-portal” between a pre-AIDS past and a post-AIDS future The Art of OC An eclectic look at the season's cool visual culture, from classic California Impressionism to the edgiest of the Avant-Garde, The Art Of Stem Cells: An inner look from the curator herself. . ., Continuing and Recomended 2014 Stem Cells Star in Marriage of Art and Science, Patrons Welcome to Multiply at “The Art of Stem Cells” VAALA’S Artistic Exploration of “HÔME”, OCCCA and VAALA Open HÔME Exhibition, ‘Happy Medium’ Says to Smile Now, Cry Later, ¡Aparato! Opens Musical Doors to Other Worlds, Go See ¡Aparato! Perform At Their Album Release Bash, ¡Aparato! flies in the face of musical convention, Emigdio Vasquez, Godfather of Chicano Art OCCCA's exhibit shows the maestro at his best, OC Weekly, By Aimee Murillo, Thursday, March 13, 2014 Orange County Arts Preview 2014!,
2013 Talk to the Hand Inspirational women speak through these powerful images. Newlyweds Plan an Interesting Wedding Reception at OCCCA: An Art Show of Their Work, OC Weekly, By Aimee Murillo, Aug. 30, 2013 'Connect Heal End Stigma' OC Weekly, By Erin DeWitt ’60s psychedelic magazine revisited at Santa Ana museum, Chicano artist to receive 'Maestro' Award Saturday OC Register Emigdio Vasquez, Legendary Chicano Artist, to Be Honored This Weekend in Santa Ana with Prestigious Award, OC Weekly, By Gustavo Arellano, May 23rd, 2013 Rincón bohemio: Emigdio Vásquez será reconocido en Santa Ana.
Modern life in pieces in OCCCA show. Three artists deconstruct the world and give viewers images to think about. OC Register by Evan Senn. May 17th, 2013 Embrace at OCCCA OC Art Blog, By Suzanne Walsh, February 28th, 2013 Rock ‘n’ Roll Camp for Girls Orange County at OCCCA OC Rock 'n' Roll Camp For Girls Seeks to Raise Funds Saturday!,
2012 OCCCA's New Photography Exhibit Hits You With Its Best Shots,OC Weekly, By Dave Barton, Dec 27th, 2012 Gut Punchin' Music: Santa Ana Noise Fest, Exhibit documents 20 years of Latin Alternative music, Siempre es Hoy: Celebrating the Vibrant Mexican Music Scene RaiseAChild.US Launches Campaign Seeking LGBT Prospective Foster Parents Comedian Alec Mapa to perform at Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, PRWEB, November 13, 2012 Siempre es Hoy: Capturing the Latin Alternative Moment Sempre és avui Rockviu | Actualitat | dissabte, 3 de novembre de 2012 'Siempre es Hoy' Photo Exhibit Captures the World of Rock en Español From Behind the Lens, OC Weekly, by Gabriel San Roman, Fri., Nov. 2nd, 2012 A Taste of Santa Ana offers food, music and more. Can’t spell Contemporary without OC ART, Gallery Visit–OCCCA, Maldita Frontera, Notes on Art, July 10th, 2012 OCCCA Tick-Tocks On the Art Block, Best Art Museums In Orange County,
New works by Brett Amory, Chill Out, Coast Magazine, By Roberta Carrasso, March 2012 Evil Lurks in Santa Ana, OC Art Blog, by Suzanne Walsh, February 12th, 2012 OCCCA Presents 'Gothic': Bleak Days, Black Nights, Grimm Outlook, Riviera Magazine,
by Rose Flores Medlock, January 27th, 2012 Gothic, Culture Magazine, By Stacy Davies London in the OC, Zeitgeist Magazine, by Nicola Anthony, January 11th 2012
2011 Envisioning downtown with planner James Rojas, Energy at OCCCA and Santa Ana Artwalk, ashesinorangepeels, August 7th 2011 Diving into the OC Talent Pool, 944 Magazine pg91, by Mary Ruiz, May 2011 Cuban Raperas Krudas Cubensi Return to SanTana! The Art of iPhone Photography in Orange County, Pixels: The Art of iPhone Photography, Artweek.LA, Vol. 19 March 28th, 2011 Opening This Week: Pixels: The Art of iPhone Photography at OCCCA, Continuing and Recommended, ArtScene, by Roberta Carasso, March 2011 'Wide Angle View' Shows the Personal Is Political, Wide Angle View, New University, by Michael Chin, March 8th 2011 가깝고도 먼 오렌지카운티 숨겨진 명소 제대로 즐기자(Nearby and far away Orange County Enjoy some of the hidden attractions) The Korean Times, February 25, 2011
2010 Latin Alternative Music Guide: OC Edición! O.C. day trip: Santa Ana Artists Village, Sunset Magazine, Oct 2010 Patrick Merrill at CSU Fullerton, Fullerton, California; College of the Canyons, Santa Clarita, California, ArtScene, by Roberta Carasso. September 2010 The Eclectic Company Experience. This Santa Ana collective wants audiences to discover just how strange OC can sound, OC Weekly, by Nate Jackson, May 30th, 2010 OCCCA Has Daddy Issues 'Father Material' mostly offers surreal, thought-provoking insights into maleness. Mostly, OC Weekly By Dave Barton, Thursday, Feb 18th, 2010
2009 Top 10 art exhibitions in O.C. and So Cal, Artists Discover Mission Hospital's Imaging Equipment, Prison Dreams, Nocturnal Butterflies and 4th St., Medicine, high-tech and art unite in Santa Ana, Exclusive - "Art of Imaging" Photo Gallery, Enterrprise Imaging, February 2nd, 2009
2008 The Big Question, Amusings, Hauntings and Wantings, It's Alive! Weird Science at Sue Greenwood Fine Art, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, OC Weekly, by Greg Stacy, November 20th, 2008 Atrocity Becomes Art at OCCCA's 'Just How Does a Patriot Act' Show, Grunt and Squeak and Squawk With the Animals at the Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, OC Weekly, by Greg Stacy, Sep 25th, 2008 ‘Enclosed, Encased & Enrobed’ = Enthralling, O.C. artist Suki Berg is still going strong in her 90s, Breast in Show, Utne, by Danielle Maestretti, March 3rd, 2008 The Nipple Project, Women's Health News, Rachel Walden, Feb 27, 2008 Peek-a-boob: The Nipple Project empowers,
2007 Views from Both Sides
of the Border,
2006 Open House in Santa Ana Worth Checking Out, Exhibit: Art and illness. An enticing exhibition visually depicts diseases, their effects and the efforts to combat them. OC Register, by Liz Goldner, Aug 13th, 2006
2005 Having their anti-war say, OC Register, By Daniella Walsh, Nov 13th, 2005 Leaving room for nostalgia: OCCCA's 25th-anniversary exhibit shows an institution's past and present. OC Register, Daniella Walsh, July 21, 2005 Artists co-op
marches with a winner Nippley Sweetness and Light,
2004 Grand illusion. The show 'Pareidolia,' featuring artworks composed of everyday objects, is humorous and profound. OC Register, By Daniella Walsh ,Wed, September 15th, 2004
2003 Several O.C. art venues get fired up over works of ceramic art.
2001 Out Here–Beyond the Mainstream Perv Alert!, OC Weekly, Rebecca Schoenkopf, September 14, 2001, page 36 Where’s the Beef? Orange County Register, Richard Chang, September 2, 2001, pages 17-18 A Surprise Serving of ‘Beefcake’, Finding Good Art Won’t be a labor Vintage Paint-by-Numbers Paintings Make a Comeback Different Tones and Tunes from Just Strings A Vivid Look at Hero Worship Pausing to See, Tom Field Painter’s Obscure Gifts See Light A Pause That Refreshes—And Confuses The Figure of Expressionism The Clay’s the Thing for Trio Showcase: Your top picks for the weekend and beyond, Feet of Clay: One Part Paint delivers no train wrecks! On
the Edge “Pushing Boundaries,” Gallegiate Top Ten, Los Angeles, Coagula Art Journal, Issue #49, January, 2001
2000 Artists are recognized for contributions Bloody Liposuctioned Fat! And other lip-smacking delights!
1999-1990 (Gallery is researching for missing past press mentions, contact gallery if you have any information) I’ve
Got Your Feng Shui Hanging Santa Ana Artists Village Edging Closer to Reality, Juried Shows Needn't Be Guilty of Dullness : 'Issues of Oppression,' at the Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, demonstrates how the form can foster distinctive work. Los Angeles Times, by Cathy Curtis, July 13, 1993 Circumnavigating Personal 'Borders' : Art: Sculptor/artist John Outterbridge shines light on OCCCA exhibit and his own background, feelings as well. Yo, it's going down!, Orange Coast Magazine, December 1991 - Page 12 For the Planet, Artweek, By Shirle Gottlieb, May 16 1991 Vol 22, No. 19 The Nature of Man, Interactive Installation Put the Earth in Our Hands, Los Angeles Times, By Cathy Curtis, May 8, 1991 Artists Contributing to the Solution, ArtScene May 1991 Art exhibit has very personal focus,
1989 (Gallery is researching for missing past press mentions, contact gallery if you have any information)
1988 Weird Images Rescue Center for Contemporary Art's Ho-Hum Show, 3 Photographer-Artists look Beyond Lens for New Meanings, Classical Collides With Whimsical in Greek Vase Art, Cathy Cutis, Los Angeles Times, 1988 Smashing Grecian urns, Fullerton artist depicts a classical California,
1987 There's an Art to Shopping Galleries for Gifts, Center Show Spotlights Real Hodgepodge of Art, Atomic Ironic: Visual Treats, Lauara J. Tuchman, The Orange County Register, August 21, 1987 Art Center, N.Y Co-Op to Swap Shows, Rick Vanderknyff, Los Angeles Times, May 30, 1987 A Landscap's rebirth and a tase of Tex-Mex: Sampling a varied palette at
1986 Work by Angie Bray, Barbara Berk and Bob Alderette, Cathy Curtis, Artists Discover Home Away From Home in N.Y., Julia Frazier,
1985 OCCCA-Five Years and Going Strong, David Hunter, OC This Month, Oct 1985 Co-op Art: OCCCA members call the shots for a special kind of freedom, Auction to Benefit Art Center, Chris Pasles, The Los Angeles Times, Oct 5, 1985 The juror has spoken – but is this local art that good?, The Magic of Altars, Dorrit Kirk Fritgerald, Artweek, Feb 16, 1985
1984 77 Finalists Featured in Contemporary Show, Elenita Ravicz, Psychic Tensions and Lyricism, Robert Ewing, Artweek, Feb 1984
1983 Narritives-And More, Robert Ewing, Artweek Sept 17, 1983 Art in Irvine: Dispelling the Ancient Myth, New University, Barbara del Rio, Oct 25, 1983 OCCCA Documentation '83, ArtScene Vol 2, No. 11, 1983 Open Water, Enclosed Light, Robert Ewing, Artweek May 14, 1983 Documents of Growth, Elenore Welles, Artweek April 16, 1983 Ambiguous Relationships, Robert Ewing, Artweek March 19, 1983 The Juicy Orange, Robert Ewing, Artweek Feb, 1983 Three Explorations, Robert Ewing, Artweek Jan 22, 1983 These out-of-the-way galleries offer unexpected delights,
1982 Esthetic Badness, Robert Ewing, Artweek Dec, 1982 Sociological Considerations, Robert Ewing, Artweek Nov 13, 1982 Artweek Sept 11, 1982 A Group's Allurements, Robert Ewing, Artweek May 15, 1982 Documentations and Installations, Robert Ewing, Artweek May 15, 1982 Overcoming Nostalgia, Robert Ewing, Artweek Feb 20, 1982 News, Dreams and Documentation, Chuck Nicholson, Artweek Jan 23, 1982
1981 Robert Ewing, Artweek 29 Aug 1981 Manifestations of Personality, Robert Ewing, Artweek April 18, 1981
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