Since its founding in 1959, the AD&A Museum has built a national reputation around its dynamic program of changing exhibitions and the research and teaching of its permanent collections.
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Tony Lewis (b. United States, 1986), Sane, 2020, graphite, pencil and colored pencil on paper mounted on wood, 9 5/8 x 13 1/4 in. mounted. Gift of Yuichi Levinson, 2024.001.002.
The Art Collections presents visitors with the opportunity to participate in the history of art, design and architecture through direct and close interaction with paintings, sculptures, works on paper, and objects which range from major works by renowned artists to provocative pieces by leading contemporary artists.
As a teaching museum, the AD&A Museum strives for on-going and vigorous use of its collections in order to facilitate exploration of the visual arts by those both in and outside the University of California, Santa Barbara community. Rotating selections from the AD&A Museum’s permanent collection may be viewed at the Museum or in one of our satellite spaces.
The AD&A Museum welcomes the opportunity to loan objects from its collection to fellow institutions and encourages visitors to view works of interest from the Art Collections by appointment.
As a teaching museum, the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at the University of California, Santa Barbara welcomes classes from all departments of the University to visit the Museum, Print Room, and Architecture and Design Collection. We will gladly assemble a collection of works of art, visual culture, or archival material appropriate for your curricular needs.
We also extend a warm welcome to school groups from the Santa Barbara community.
The AD&A Museum also offers its collections to classes and researchers for study at the Material / Image Research Lab (MIRL) located at UCSB’s Department of History of Art and Architecture. MIRL has been designed to support museum studies, architectural history, and other courses focused on learning through the study of materials.
Please contact slucke@ucsb.edu, AD&A Museum Collections Manager and Registrar, for more information on the Art Collections, and to schedule an appointment for your class.
Please contact adc@museum.ucsb.edu for more information on the Architecture and Design Collection, and to schedule a visit to the ADC Research Room.
Please contact cbattle@ucsb.edu, AD&A Museum Visitor Services Manager, for more information about visiting current or future AD&A Museum exhibitions with your class.
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David Wojnarowicz (b. United States, 1964-1992) Hunger, 1988, acrylic and collage on canvas, 42 x 42 in. Gift of Robert H. Halff, 1990.9.
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John Sonsini (b. United States, 1950), Pedro from the Santa Barbara Project, 2007, oil on canvas, 20 x 16 in. Gift of John Sonsini, 2018.009.002.
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Steve Roden (b. United States, 1964-2023), 15 Planes, 2000, oil and polyurethane on linen, 30 1/8 x 30 1/8 x 1 in. Gift of Steve and Sari Roden Family Trust, 2025.005.011.
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Joan Mitchell (b. United States, 1926-1992), Sunflower, 1970, oil on canvas, 103 x 79 in. Gift of Katharine W. Tremaine, 1985.98.
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Ishi Glinsky (b. United States, 1982), Trip to Topawa, 2022, acrylic ink, oil stick and matte medium on canvas, 120 x 72 in. Museum purchase with funds provided by Beth Rudin DeWoody and an anonymous donor, 2023.006.001.
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Robert Arneson (b. United States, 1930-2019), Ear Brick, ca. 1968, ceramic with partial glaze, 4 3/4 x 14 1/2 x 3 1/4 in. The Ruth Schaffner Collection, 1988.4.
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Tomiyama Taeko (b. Japan, 1921-2021), Theatre Beneath the Sea Splendid Banquet for the Empire, 2008, oil on canvas, 65 x 51 2/3 in. Gift of Sakata Natsume in memory of her mother Tomiyama Taeko, 2025.001.004.
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Andy Warhol (b. United States, 1925-1987), Crosses, 1982, Polacolor 2, 4 1/4 x 3 3/8 in. Gift of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, the Andy Warhol Photographic Legacy Program © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
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Ruben Ochoa (b. United States, 1974), Steel Life Porcelana, 2014, porcelain, steel wire with concrete base, 11/12. Museum purchase, 2017.006.001a,b.
