Torbert, Doyle and Di Novi
A NEW ART GALLERY has opened in the soon-to-be-famous SoCo district—that part of Santa Barbara south of Cota which is a medley of shops, homes and light industry. LACUNA GALLERY, at 517 Laguna between Cota and Haley, currently features the paintings of Meg Torbert and Patricia Doyle and the sculptural furniture of Victor Di Novi, through March 12.
Lacuna Gallery is the brainchild of local painter Marcia Burtt. Searching for a downtown art studio, she and her husband found a small-town version of a New York loft created by the previous owner, a collector of early California Impressionist paintings. The potential of so much wall space soon led to the idea of showing the work of others.
Lacuna Gallery will present work by contemporary local artists. The first exhibit features Meg Torbert, who is actively working at 87 and was a curator at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis before moving to Santa Barbara; Patricia Doyle, who trained with Corita Kent and at Otis Art Institute and who has exhibited at the Barnsdall Art Center in Los Angeles; and Victor Di Novi, who has shown his furniture in a number of American Craft Council shows as well as at the Smithsonian Craft Show in Washington, D. C.
Regular hours are Wednesday through Sunday, 1:00 to 5:00.
