art curation
Laguna Woods | 10/25/25–02/16/26
Left and center: Cassidy Barnes
Right: Joan Sharma
the artist tree…
Welcome to the Brightside, is the newly appointed Curator-in-Chief for The Artist Tree, directing exhibitions across ten locations and producing more than thirty shows each year, including Beverly, Davis, Dixon, El Sobrante, Fresno Palm, Fresno Shaw, Koreatown, Laguna Woods, Riverside, and West Hollywood.
If you're an artist looking to submit your work, head to theartisttree.com navigate to the “Artist” dropdown menu, and select “Submit.
See below the February 2026 show decks and featured artists
Beverly | 02/09/26–06/01/26
Artwork: Tanya Mikaela
Showcasing: Tanya Mikaela
Davis | 02/21/26–06/17/26
Artwork: Matthew Carden
Showcasing: Matthew Carden
Dixon | 02/22/26–06/18/26
Artwork: Franceska Gamez
Showcasing: Franceska Gamez
El Sobrante | 02/23/26–06/19/26
Artwork: Arie James Dallas
Center Left: Matthew Carden
Showcasing: Arie James Dallas, Melissa Nickole, Katie Brightside, Dolly Haus, and Matthew Carden
Fresno Palm | 02/25/26–06/16/26
Left: Cassidy Barnes
Middle: Katie Brightside
Right: Annie Hong
Showcasing: Annie Hong, Jakob Jimenez, Trinity Jiminez, Liza Philosof, Katie Brightside, Jamie Roberts, Cassidy Barnes, and Matthew Carden.
Fresno Shaw | 02/24/26–06/15/26
Front: Brian Tavares
Back: Nathalie Gordon
Showcasing: Brian Tavares, Mariah Garcia, Nathalie Gordon, Julia Fordyce, Jemar Micheal, and Kayla Kitsune
Koreatown | 02/10/26–06/10/26
Left: Stephanie Levin
Middle: Deborah Blum
Front: Stella Robinson Lightheart
Showcasing: Stephanie Levin, Deborah Blum, and Stella Robinson Lightheart
Laguna | 02/16/26–06/09/26
Left: Gary Soszynski
Middle: Nicole Farber
Right: Jennifer Radcliff
Showcasing: Benji Stein, Gary Soszynski, Nicole Farber, and Jennifer Radcliff
Riverside | 02/12/26–06/08/26
Hirotaka Suzuki
West Hollywood | 02/18/26–06/02/26
Back: Benton Elias
Front (Standing Frames): Koolhand
Showcasing: Dirt Cobain, Benton Elias, Koolhand, and Noah Gould
See below the October 2025 show decks and featured artists
Beverly | 10/10/25–02/10/26
Artwork: Stella Robinson Lightheart
Showcasing: Stella Robinson Lightheart
Dixon | 12/15/26–02/15/26
Artwork: Katie Brightside
Showcasing: Katie Brightside
El Sobrante | 10/27/25–02/23/26
Artwork: David Layton
Showcasing: David Layton and Jemar Michael
Fresno Palm | 10/29/25–02/26/26
Artwork: Miles Vankeersbilck
Second Right: Nancy Nguyen
Showcasing: Miles Vankeersbilck, Nancy Nguyen, Amanda Gutierrez, Jemar Micheal, Stella Robinston Lightheart, and Katie Brightside.
Showcasing: Mr james, Benton Elias and Hirotaka Suzuki.
Laguna Woods | 10/25/25–02/16/26
Left: Jemar Michael
Middle: Cassidy Barnes
Right: Joan Sharma
Showcasing: Jemar Michael, Cassidy Barnes and Joan Sharma.
Riverside | 10/31/25–02/12/26
Artwork: Nestor Toro
Showcasing: Nestor Toro and K. Ryan Henisey
West Hollywood | 10/24/25–02/18/26
Left: Stella Robinson Lightheart
Second Left: Katie Brightside
Third Left: Daisuke Okamoto
Third Right: Brenda Cibrian
Showcasing: Nathalie Gordon, Liza Philosof, Julia Fordyce, Stella Robinson Lightheart, Katie Brightside, Daisuke Okamoto and Brenda Cibrian.