Contemporary printmaking expands the possibilities of the medium, as artists move beyond a strictly repetition-based approach and towards a more exploratory practice, and Oceanside Museum of Art (OMA) is spotlighting this evolution in a new group exhibition, Matrix Multiplied: Hybrid Approaches to Printmaking, on view February 21 through August 2, 2026.
Curated by Danielle Deery, Matrix Multiplied is a survey of artists who challenge conventional definitions of printmaking through hybrid, experimental processes. The exhibition features works that combine two or more printmaking techniques, such as relief, intaglio, lithography, and silkscreen, layered with digital technologies, drawing, or collage to create richly dimensional works. Featured artists include Frol Boundin, Michele Burgess, Jennifer Chen, Evelyn Contreras, Bill Kelly, Chris Lahti, Kelvin Lopez, Joan Mathison, Kimiko Miyoshi, Chris Paddila, Yvette Ramon, Sibyl Rubottom, Jose Hugo Lopez Sanchez, Niel Shigley, Tava Tedesco, and Clay West.
A unique element of the exhibition is the inclusion of select matrices – the plates that hold the image to be printed – offering visitors rare insight into the labor-intensive, hand-crafted processes behind each work and the relationship between original matrix and multiple impressions.
OMA will celebrate the exhibition with an Exhibition Celebration on Saturday, May 2, from 5:00 to 7:00 PM, inviting the public to meet participating artists and learn about their processes.
About Oceanside Museum of Art
Oceanside Museum of Art (OMA) is a non-profit organization that began providing exhibitions and public programs in 1995 as part of their mission to bring people together to explore the art and stories of Southern California artists. OMA’s exhibition program is dynamic and robust, surprising visitors with a fresh and exciting visual experience nearly every visit. In addition to these boundary-pushing contemporary art exhibitions, OMA’s programming includes youth education programs, adult art classes, concerts, films, and creative community parties and events that appeal to locals and tourists alike. The OMA experience stimulates imagination, presents new ideas, and challenges the familiar in a welcoming environment for those new to art, longtime museum-goers, artists, art students, or simply the curious. For more information on Oceanside Museum of Art, visit www.oma-online.org
