Bazaar Bazaar

Tierra del Sol Gallery presents

Our Annual End-Of-Year Exhibition Featuring 150 Artists!

Opening Reception: Saturday, November 14, 6 – 8 PM
On View November 14 – December 23, 2026

Come one, come all! Tierra del Sol Gallery is excited to announce our annual group show extravaganza, Bazaar Bazaar! Featuring 150 artists in Tierra’s Studio Art Program, this art-market turned-annual tradition is a chance to experience the distinctive, creative perspectives of both the Sunland and Upland progressive studios. Join us in celebrating the diversity of imagery, styles, and subject-matter that embodies Tierra’s commitment to artists with disabilities.

As in past iterations of Bazaar Bazaar, one artwork from each artist in the program will be featured in an extraordinary compendium of images and objects. A bazaar is an open-air marketplace, often with multiple themed-merchant stalls. We have continually built on this tradition with a colorful shop repertoire akin to strolling amongst whimsical wares. Bazaar Bazaar brings together all of the artists in a democratic, colorful appeal to the public, and you may recognize some familiar faces in the crowd, including Douglas Allen, Marlena Arthur, Catherine Benita, John Maull, Joe Zaldivar, Dru McKenzie, and more! Bazaar Bazaar is an experience, where paintings, drawings, prints, and sculptures come together as a collective portrait of Tierra’s artists.

Each shop is hung salon style. In these constellations of pictures and sculptures, one artwork may visibly fit one category while others embrace the unexpected, stretching the boundaries of possibility. One moment you will be in the Facetime shop of personal portraiture, followed by a quick expedition to the Beast Wishes shop of funky animals and creatures. In the Name Drop shop you might see more than a few famous names, with stylized celebrities, television show characters, and anime heroes, while Masters Shop exhibits Tierran interpretations of art historical hits. Invention and experimentation run strong in Tierra’s progressive studios, and these shops affirm that point with unlikely combinations and wholly unique perspectives.

The word bazaar originates from Persian, its defining characteristic being a place of gathering, a meeting of people who are exchanging goods. Over time this term travelled and transformed, where in the West a bazaar can mean a miscellaneous market or a fair to raise money for charity. We invite you to our Bazaar Bazaar in the same spirit of community and sharing. Join our artists’ celebration!

Bazaar Bazaar opens November 14 at Tierra del Sol Gallery, with an opening reception 6–8 pm. Bazaar Bazaar is on view through December 23, 2026.

* Bazaar Bazaar graphic created by Tierra del Sol Gallery artist Evan Hynes.