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A collection of work by Dug Uyesaka will be on view at Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art beginning Oct. 20. Courtesy photo.<\/p><\/div>\n

The Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum<\/a> opens its\u00a0fall season with a diverse collection of art objects and images by Dug Uyesaka<\/a>, on view from October 20 through January 14 in the museum (955 La Paz Rd.). \u00a0A free, opening reception for \u201cDug Uyesaka: Long Story Short\u201d takes place on\u00a0Thursday, October 20, from 4-6 p.m. in the museum.<\/span><\/p>\n

Uyesaka, a third generation Japanese-American, enrolled at UCSB\u00a0in 1975 and was mentored by art faculty William Dole, Howard Fenton, Bob Thomas and Richard Ross<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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“Guided by Voices II” by Dug Uyesaka, courtesy photo.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cHe is such an integral part of Santa Barbara\u2019s art scene,\u201d says Judy Larsen, R. Anthony Askew professor of art history and museum director. \u201cHe is a UCSB art graduate; a frequent exhibitor at art exhibitions around town; and an art teacher at Laguna Blanca School<\/a>. Our mid-career retrospective of Dug\u2019s work will showcase his amazing oeuvre\u2014from prints to paintings and drawings, from collage to assemblage.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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“Smoke” by Dug Uyesaka, courtesy photo.<\/p><\/div>\n

The Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art <\/a>is free and open to the public Monday\u2013Friday, from 10 a.m.\u20134 p.m. and Saturday from 11 a.m.-5 p.m.<\/p>\n

\u2014Leslie Dinaberg<\/a><\/p>\n

Originally published in Santa Barbara Seasons<\/em><\/a> on October 13, 2016.<\/p>\n

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