Dama Gallery

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05/19/2026

FORMA Y FUNCIÓN

Opening Reception
Saturday, May 23 | 6–8 PM

DAMA GALLERY . 1793 E Main Street Ventura, CA 93001

Dama Gallery is proud to present Forma y Función (Form and Function), a dynamic group exhibition exploring the relationship between perception, materiality, structure, and artistic interpretation.

Featuring sculpture, photography, collage, painting, portraiture, abstraction, large-format works, and accessible collector pieces, the exhibition examines how artists transform lived experience, memory, movement, emotion, and observation into visual language.

Moving between the figurative and abstract, the monumental and intimate, Forma y Función invites viewers into an immersive exploration of how meaning, emotion, and perception are embedded within form itself.

Represented Artists:
Janet Milhomme
Edgar Takoyaki
Lynne Deutch
Sara Koenig

Visiting Artists:
Amy Oliver
Chad Schutey
Karinda Condray
Milan DelVecchio
Peter Sandback
Qi Liu
Stephanie Vaughan
Wayde Faust

Artwork Featured:
Sara Koenig
Mi Dulcita, 2026
Acrylic, Altered Pigment Printed Hand Painted Photograph on Rice Papered Collaged Wood Cradle.
18 x 24 x 2 in.

Exhibition Dates
May 23 - July 26, 2026

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05/19/2026

The Gallery Hangover Podcast is streaming on all of your favorite podcast apps; Apple Podcasts, Spotify, I Heart Radio, Amazon Music and YouTube.

Hosted by Yessíca Torres, owner and curator of Dama Gallery, this post opening series captures what happens after the exhibition opens and the reality of the art world sets in.

New episodes every Friday.

In the fifth episode of The Gallery Hangover, gallerist Yessíca Torres sits down with painter Gabriel Islas to discuss his evolving practice and the launch of PALS, a newly formed plein air painting group that is quickly setting a new standard for a rising generation of landscape painters.
Known for his atmospheric oil paintings, Gabriel draws from firsthand experience painting across some of the country’s most striking landscapes, including the Eastern Sierras, the Grand Tetons, and Denali in Alaska. The conversation centers on his commitment to plein air painting, the discipline behind working on site, and how scale, environment, and observation shape his work.

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Recorded at Pacific + Main Creative Workspaces . Record your Podcast .and.main

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05/18/2026

FORMA Y FUNCIÓN

Opening Reception
Saturday, May 23 | 6–8 PM

DAMA GALLERY
1793 E Main Street Ventura, CA 93001

Dama Gallery is proud to present Forma y Función (Form and Function), a dynamic group exhibition exploring the relationship between perception, materiality, structure, and artistic interpretation.

Featuring sculpture, photography, collage, painting, portraiture, abstraction, large-format works, and accessible collector pieces, the exhibition examines how artists transform lived experience, memory, movement, emotion, and observation into visual language.

Moving between the figurative and abstract, the monumental and intimate, Forma y Función invites viewers into an immersive exploration of how meaning, emotion, and perception are embedded within form itself.

Represented Artists:
Janet Milhomme
Edgar Takoyaki
Lynne Deutch
Sara Koenig

Visiting Artists:
Amy Oliver
Chad Schutey
Karinda Condray
Milan DelVecchio
Peter Sandback
Qi Liu
Stephanie Vaughan
Wayde Faust

Artwork Featured:
Janet Milhomme . Los Angeles, CA
Offsetting Elements, 2020
Photograph, Acrylic, Sand on Canvas
18 x 30 inches

Exhibition Dates
May 23 - July 26, 2026

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05/17/2026

VOLVER AL ARTE

Opening Reception
Friday, June 5 | 7–9 PM

DAMA GALLERY
334 S Main Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013

Dama Gallery is proud to present Volver Al Arte (“Return to Art”), a contemporary group exhibition exploring the growing desire to reconnect with the physical, emotional, and intellectual experience of art in an age dominated by speed, spectacle, and digital saturation.

Featuring painting, photography, portraiture, abstraction, surrealism, pop-influenced works, and mixed media practices, the exhibition invites viewers to slow down and reconsider what it means to truly experience art beyond passive scrolling and algorithmic culture.

Volver Al Arte advocates for intentional artistic practice; work rooted in craftsmanship, conceptual depth, material understanding, and emotional resonance. Across mediums, the exhibition highlights the enduring value of embodied viewing, collecting, and living alongside art that continues to unfold over time.

Exhibition Dates
June 5 - August 1, 2026

Represented Artists:
Tara Yellen
Victoria Yuan
Sara Koenig
Michael Reece

Visiting Artists:
Elise Acosta
Tom Connor
Elizabeth Finger
Mick Reinman
Alex Selkowitz

Artwork Featured:
Michael Reece
Positive/Negative Blue, 2026
Acrylic, Metallic Paint, Photo Transfer on Birch Panel
24 x 24 in.

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05/15/2026

The Gallery Hangover Podcast is streaming on all of your favorite podcast apps; Apple Podcasts, Spotify, I Heart Radio, Amazon Music and YouTube.

Hosted by Yessíca Torres, owner and curator of Dama Gallery, this post opening series captures what happens after the exhibition opens and the reality of the art world sets in.

New episodes every Friday.

In the fifth episode of The Gallery Hangover, gallerist Yessíca Torres sits down with painter Gabriel Islas to discuss his evolving practice and the launch of PALS, a newly formed plein air painting group that is quickly setting a new standard for a rising generation of landscape painters.
Known for his atmospheric oil paintings, Gabriel draws from firsthand experience painting across some of the country’s most striking landscapes, including the Eastern Sierras, the Grand Tetons, and Denali in Alaska. The conversation centers on his commitment to plein air painting, the discipline behind working on site, and how scale, environment, and observation shape his work.

Link in Bio

Recorded at Pacific + Main Creative Workspaces . Record your Podcast .and.main

Producer Credit



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