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Artist Reception for Jem Atwater
Join us for an evening with Ventura-based artist Jem Atwater as we celebrate her new exhibition at CIMM made up of luminous coastal & landscape paintings inspired by the beauty of our local area. Meet the artist, explore her work and experience the places we know and love through her lovely art.
Time & Location
Jun 06, 2026, 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Channel Islands Maritime Museum, 3900 Bluefin Cir, Oxnard, CA 93035, USA
About the event
Jem Atwater is a classically trained oil painter and fine art instructor based in Ventura, California. She earned her degree from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, where she studied traditional painting techniques with a strong emphasis on foundational skills and visual expression. After relocating to Ventura in 2022, Jem fully dedicated herself to arts education, with a mission to make fine art instruction accessible, engaging, and personally enriching.
She teaches throughout Ventura County at institutions such as the Santa Paula Art Museum, the Oxnard Performing Arts Center, the Raminfard School of Arts, and her private art studio at Pacific and Main Creative Workspace in Ventura. Throughout the last five years, she has proudly taught 4200 individuals across the county, and hopes to continue teaching even more with the coming years.
Jem maintains an active art studio at Pacific and Main Gallery in Ventura, and a regular plein…
