Creative Collab
Written by Lorie Dewhirst Porter
Collaboration between creatives can result in magic; the artistic result almost always exceeds the sum of its parts. Now two of Santa Barbara’s most popular arts institutions, the Santa Barbara Museum of Art (SBMA) and the Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara (MCASB), are joining forces to present Janna Ireland: True Story Index, a midcareer survey of the artist’s work on view at both locations February 11 through May 12, 2024.
Based in Los Angeles, Ireland is an assistant professor in Occidental College’s Department of Art and Art History. She is known for her photographs featuring themes of family, home, and Black identity in American culture. Regarding Paul Williams: A Photographer’s View, her acclaimed photographic monograph of buildings designed by legendary Black architect Paul Williams, was published in 2020. Ireland’s work resides in museum collections nationwide, including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and SBMA.
The exhibition is co-curated by Charlie Wylie, SBMA Curator of Photography and New Media, and MCASB’s Frederick Janka. sbma.net, mcasantabarbara.org
