Artist Talk with Yolanda Bergman & Leslie Clark

Artist talk in conjunction with Ojai Studio Artists' Nature’s Canvas: Exploring Taft Gardens Through Art open in the gallery June 7 – July 26, 2025.

Yolanda Bergman studied at Paier College of Art in New Haven, Connecticut, where she majored in Illustration. However, it was the intricate and expressive nature of mosaic art that ultimately captured her talent and passion. She has since traveled extensively across the United States and abroad, studying with master mosaic artists to refine her craft.

Leslie Clark is a painter, designer and Jewelry maker. As an artist her areer has always included travel. After obtaining her master of fine arts degree from George Washington University she traveled to France for her first exhibition. Since then she has traveled and painted searching for new perspective and old wisdom.