September 25, 2025 – January 3, 2026  

Sponsored by City of Bakersfield, Christopher D. Hamilton MD, Shirley Gordon, Kern Family Health Care, and the Carothers Hanly Wedding. 
Exhibition catalogue made possible by Gregg & Sally Garrett, Andrea Ivarsson, Darlene Markovich & Ron Haak, and Richard & Sally Russo. 

Bakersfield Standards showcases over three decades of sculpture by David Kimball Anderson, inspired by the sights, stories, and industrial materials of California’s Central Valley. Drawing from his early memories of traveling Highway 99 as a child and his professional connection to Bakersfield, Anderson uses steel and found objects to explore themes of memory, labor, and place. This deeply personal body of work reflects the region’s working landscapes, cultural fabric, and enduring spirit. Spanning works from 1991 to 2025, this exhibition invites viewers to reconsider the everyday through Anderson’s artistic lens where rust, shape, and story come together in tribute to the Valley. 

September 25, 2025 – January 3, 2026  

Sponsored by City of Bakersfield, The Wheeler Foundation,
Bryce & Florence York Fund, and Kern Family Health Care 

A Symbol or a Monument explores how the foundational meanings of everyday structures—street signs, surfaces, and fragments of urban design—can shift over time. Through meticulously crafted surfaces and object-like compositions, Los Angeles based artist Kristopher Raos transforms the visual language of mass production into a minimalist vocabulary of memory and place. Drawing from the built environment, Raos reinterprets overlooked materials with painterly precision and formal restraint. His work invites reflection on how utility becomes symbol and symbol becomes monument, highlighting how the worn details of daily life accumulate emotional and cultural weight through repetition, context, and the passage of time. 

September 25, 2025 – January 3, 2026  

Impressions of Place celebrates the artistic richness of Kern County through a selection of works drawn from BMoA’s permanent collection. Featuring artists who have lived in or been inspired by the region, the exhibition highlights how the Central Valley’s landscapes, histories, and communities shape creative expression. From representational landscapes to abstract interpretations, these works offer distinct reflections on place, affirming Kern County as a wellspring of visual culture, memory, and identity. 

May 30, 2024 – January 3, 2026 

From the Vault celebrates California's bright, earthy palette and textures through various mediums—from glass and wood vessels to oil paint and serigraph printing—and demonstrates the diverse range of Bakersfield Museum of Art’s Permanent Collection.  Comprised of over 400 pieces, the Permanent Collection highlights California artists from the 20th century to the present and seeks to provide a comprehensive survey of art produced in and about California.