The Ocotillo Joshua Tree

New season, New website! Thank you to An De Smedt for the beautiful photos! Taking bookings now for the fall season. Friends and family book direct ☀🌵

https://www.theocotillojoshuatree.com/

If you're in the desert tomorrow 5/25 please come by the gallery at The Ocotillo Joshua Tree for the opening reception of RE-GROUND: MOJAVE PORTRAITS by Christian Kasperkovitz (Elkpen). The show will be on through Dec 24 and a percentage of sales goes to Mojave Desert Land Trust. Hope to see some of you out here - its beautiful in the desert now with the yellow flowers of spring as far as the eye can see!

Site Plan of The Ocotillo showing indoor and outdoor spaces to relax, socialize, and to observe the surrounding nature and wildlife 🦉🌵🌞

I have always been a huge fan of the work of Christian Kasperkovitz (AKA Elkpen), so was over the moon when she agreed to exhibit her work at the gallery at The Ocotillo Joshua Tree. RE-GROUND: Mojave Portraits will open on May 25th from 5pm - 9pm. Save the date! A percentage of artwork sales will go to the Mojave Desert Land Trust to support the desert ecosystem we are lucky enough to call home!🌵☀

Thank you to artist Anthony Castro
and The Ocotillo Joshua Tree for donating a percentage of sales of Castro's original artwork to MDLT! Inspired by the natural rhythms of the Colorado and Mojave Deserts and the aesthetics of Desert Magazine, “Desert High” splices contemporary pop culture with conservation. “Through my work, I aimed to offer a singular perspective on my Mojave Desert encounter, allowing the desert's intrinsic language and landscape to communicate with me during a transient, yet beautiful and magical moment,” the artist writes. Visit The Ocotillo Joshua Tree for the artist’s reception of his solo exhibition on Saturday, Nov 18 from 4-8pm, to support both the arts and the protection of the California desert.

“The Joshua Tree” a large canvas which as well as depicting details of the Joshua Tree, uses part of the flower as a tool with which to create the art. DESERT HIGH artworks by . Join us at the artist reception November 18th. Book for exclusive access during your stay.

The Ocotillo Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of exhibition D E S E R T H I G H , a collection of art works by the summer artist in resident Anthony Castro. The exhibition will run until January 2024. By appointment only or book at The Ocotillo for exclusive access. A percentage of all sales go to the Mojave Desert Land Trust for desert conservation. Artists reception December 2nd. TBC

Artist's statement: "Desert High" is a collection of work produced during the month of August 2023, that emerged from my brief yet profoundly immersive residency experience in a remote, corner of the Mojave Desert - Yucca Valley, nestled to the southeast of the Mojave Preserve, just a short distance from Joshua Tree.
With no predetermined agenda, my intention was simply to draw inspiration from the surrounding environment, profoundly influenced by my first encounter into this unique biome. Through my work, I aimed to offer a singular perspective on my Mojave Desert encounter, allowing the desert's intrinsic language and landscape to communicate with me during a transient, yet beautiful and magical moment.

The Ocotillo Joshua Tree is excited to announce Anthony Castro as the first participant of the artist in residence program. Anthony will be at The Ocotillo for the month of August and working on a collection of work inspired by vintage covers of Desert Magazine and the unique desert landscape. See below for work in progress!
The work will be exhibited at The Ocotillo Gallery and there will be an opening reception later in 2023. Welcome Anthony!

Anthony Manal Castro is a Filipino American visual artist who lives and works in Brooklyn, NY
b. 1963 in Romblon, Philippines, grew up in San Jose, California.
He received his BFA/Painting at San Jose State University and MFA /Painting at the Claremont Graduate University.

Castro's art is a reflection of his profound inspiration drawn from the psychological, sociological, and physical spaces of his surrounding environment. Over the recent years, he has dedicated himself to delving into a personal writing system through his artistic expression. His practice involves an array of various permutations of patterns and intricate abstractions suggesting an element of experimentation and improvisation that drift between the realms of the past, present and future.

https://cargocollective.com/castroesque/ANTHONY-CASTRO-ART

The Ocotillo now has an art gallery space and we are celebrating the opening and toasting the holidays on Saturday December 10th from 3.30pm - 7.00pm with an exhibition of California landscape photography by Ian Votteri.

All work will be for sale with a collection available to take away on the day, so perfect for holiday gifts! A percentage of all sales will go to the Mojave Desert Land Trust for desert conservation.

Please join us to celebrate the opening and toast the holidays! Mince pies and mulled wine will be served!