# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Ancestral Materials & Modernism: Textile Artist Porfirio Gutiérrez
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 09 Jan, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Fri, 09 Jan, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Drawing on ancestral knowledge of natural materials and a family legacy of treadle loom weaving, Zapotec-American artist Porfirio Gutiérrez creates works that communicate contemporary experiences. Join us for a special evening with Gutiérrez, featuring a talk by the multidisciplinary textile artist exploring the cultural heritage and knowledge of nature behind his art. The talk will be followed by a display of his functional work (table centerpieces, rugs, and wall hangings, some available for purchase), open until 7:30 PM.

With an unlimited palette of natural colors, Gutiérrez departs from traditional woven motifs, redefines Zapotec creative language, and explores the complexity of the Americas today. During this special evening, he’ll share his heritage and the cultural significance of the natural materials used in his work, as well as its natural history—such as how acidity affects color when dying with cochineal insects, and the importance of the insect’s life cycle in harvesting for dye.

Tickets $10, register online today while space lasts: https://tickets.sbnature.org/events/019a9aa8-6c6e-a205-2cf6-7a9c7068dc1c

Doors open at 5:30 PM.

This lecture and a related workshop are both brought to you with support from the Christel Bejenke fund. For more information about either event, contact kperry@sbnature2.org.

More About the Artist
An internationally known and exhibited artist based in Ventura, CA, Porfirio Gutiérrez has taught materials and color at Harvard University, and serves as Fellowships Advisory for the Smithsonian. His work is in the collection of LACMA, Los Angeles County Museum, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, and the Tucson Museum of Art. A selection of his dye materials was also documented and added to Harvard Art Museums’ Forbes Pigment Collection, the world-renowned archive of artist materials. In 2015, he received the Smithsonian Institution’s Artist in Leadership fellow, in 2021 he received the Carolyn Glasoe Bailey Foundation Art Prize, and in 2023 he was the finalist for Frieze Art Prize. His work has been covered by ARTnews, The New York Times, PBS, the BBC, Vogue, and Artforum.

Photo courtesy Porfirio Gutiérrez
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/santa-barbara/ancestral-materials-and-modernism-textile-artist-porfirio-gutiérrez/200029288889814
- **Event Categories**: art, workshops, fine-arts
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 49

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Santa Barbara
- **state**: CA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 2559 Puesta del Sol, Santa Barbara, CA, United States, California 93105
- **lat**: 34.44036
- **long**: -119.71474
- **full address**: 2559 Puesta del Sol, Santa Barbara, CA, United States, California 93105

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Ancestral Materials & Modernism: Textile Artist Porfirio Gutiérrez being held?
  - **A:** Ancestral Materials & Modernism: Textile Artist Porfirio Gutiérrez takes place on Fri, 09 Jan, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Fri, 09 Jan, 2026 at 07:30 pm at 2559 Puesta del Sol, Santa Barbara, CA, United States, California 93105.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Ancestral Materials & Modernism: Textile Artist Porfirio Gutiérrez?
  - **A:** Ancestral Materials & Modernism: Textile Artist Porfirio Gutiérrez is organized by Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Ancestral Materials & Modernism: Textile Artist Porfirio Gutiérrez is ideal for art lovers, trade professionals, collectors, and exhibition enthusiasts exploring the latest in their field. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Santa Barbara, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Ancestral Materials & Modernism: Textile Artist Porfirio Gutiérrez sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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