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.
See below the October 2026 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.