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Crear Studio Crear Studio is a free interdisciplinary art + comunidad + gallery hosted by local BIPOC artists, curators, & art educators in Santa Ana, CA.

During exhibition dates, we are open Thursday & Fridays 4-8pm, Saturdays 12-4pm, 1st Saturday Artwalk 6-10pm & special events may offer extended hours. Please refer to our IG page and libromobile.com for updates.

04/11/2026

This is the last day of this exhibition! Visit www.sergioocadizmoctezuma.org for the digital archives & follow .

SERGIO O’CÁDIZ MOCTEZUMA 1934 - 2002
THE LIFE & LEGACY OF A
MASTER ARTIST & ARCHITECT
January 24 - April 11, 2026

LAST SET of Gallery Hours:
TODAY Sat. 12-4 pm

📍
222 W. 5th Street,
Santa Ana, CA 92701

A year-long series of retrospective exhibitions featuring Sergio O’Cádiz Moctezuma’s personal archives, paintings, and ephemera, and which include digital documentation of ongoing preservation efforts. These initiatives are led by community-based archivists and art institutions working in collaboration with the O’Cádiz family. This public digital humanities project, initiated and co-curated with Sarah Rafael García of Crear Studio, includes solo exhibitions at three art venues throughout 2026.

Next exhibition at Crear Studio is TBD. Check back with us for dates. The Sergio O’Cadiz Moctezuma: In Process exhibition at is open until May 16th. For appts or Inquiries: [email protected]


Portrait Sketches, including self-portraits of the artist, in ink, pencil, and marker, 1950s to 1960sSERGIO O’CÁDIZ MOCT...
04/10/2026

Portrait Sketches, including self-portraits of the artist, in ink, pencil, and marker, 1950s to 1960s

SERGIO O’CÁDIZ MOCTEZUMA 1934 - 2002
THE LIFE & LEGACY OF A
MASTER ARTIST & ARCHITECT
January 24 - April 11, 2026

The first of four curated exhibitions at Crear Studio features archives, photo images, and paintings from O’Cádiz’s childhood through the early 1960s.
Subsequent exhibitions at Irvine Fine Arts Center and Cerritos College Art Gallery chronologically follow his artistic development. Digital archives made public online include a virtual timeline, a public art map, and an online repository of the artist’s work, presenting little-known insights and stories about his life and career, as shared by the artist’s family.

📍
222 W. 5th Street,
Santa Ana, CA 92701

🕰️Gallery Hours:
Thurs. & Fri. 4-8 pm & Sat. 12-4 pm
1st Saturday Artwalk 5-9pm
For appts or Inquiries: [email protected]


Hombre en Armadura de Oro, watercolor on paper, 11.5” x 16”, 1948The first of four curated exhibitions at Crear Studio f...
04/04/2026

Hombre en Armadura de Oro,
watercolor on paper, 11.5” x 16”, 1948

The first of four curated exhibitions at Crear Studio features archives, photo images, and paintings from O’Cádiz’s childhood through the early 1960s.
Subsequent exhibitions at Irvine Fine Arts Center and Cerritos College Art Gallery chronologically follow his artistic development. Digital archives made public online include a virtual timeline, a public art map, and an online repository of the artist’s work, presenting little-known insights and stories about his life and career, as shared by the artist’s family.

A year-long series of retrospective exhibitions featuring Sergio O’Cádiz Moctezuma’s personal archives, paintings, and ephemera, and which include digital documentation of ongoing preservation efforts. These initiatives are led by community-based archivists and art institutions working in collaboration with the O’Cádiz family. This public digital humanities project, initiated and co-curated with Sarah Rafael García of Crear Studio, includes solo exhibitions at three art venues throughout 2026.

SERGIO O’CÁDIZ MOCTEZUMA 1934 - 2002
THE LIFE & LEGACY OF A
MASTER ARTIST & ARCHITECT
January 24 - April 11, 2026

📍
222 W. 5th Street,
Santa Ana, CA 92701

🕰️Gallery Hours:
Thurs. & Fri. 4-8 pm & Sat. 12-4 pm
1st Saturday Artwalk 5-9pm
For appts or Inquiries: [email protected]


Portrait Sketches in ink, pencil, and marker, 1950s to 1960sA year-long series of retrospective exhibitions featuring Se...
04/04/2026

Portrait Sketches in ink, pencil, and marker, 1950s to 1960s

A year-long series of retrospective exhibitions featuring Sergio O’Cádiz Moctezuma’s personal archives, paintings, and ephemera, and which include digital documentation of ongoing preservation efforts. These initiatives are led by community-based archivists and art institutions working in collaboration with the O’Cádiz family. This public digital humanities project, initiated and co-curated with Sarah Rafael García of Crear Studio, includes solo exhibitions at three art venues throughout 2026.

SERGIO O’CÁDIZ MOCTEZUMA 1934 - 2002
THE LIFE & LEGACY OF A
MASTER ARTIST & ARCHITECT
January 24 - April 11, 2026

📍
222 W. 5th Street,
Santa Ana, CA 92701

🕰️Gallery Hours:
Thurs. & Fri. 4-8 pm & Sat. 12-4 pm
1st Saturday Artwalk 5-9pm
For appts or Inquiries: [email protected]


This is the last week to visitSERGIO O’CÁDIZ MOCTEZUMA 1934 - 2002THE LIFE & LEGACY OF AMASTER ARTIST & ARCHITECTJanuary...
04/03/2026

This is the last week to visit

SERGIO O’CÁDIZ MOCTEZUMA 1934 - 2002
THE LIFE & LEGACY OF A
MASTER ARTIST & ARCHITECT
January 24 - April 11, 2026

A year-long series of retrospective exhibitions featuring Sergio O’Cádiz Moctezuma’s personal archives, paintings, and ephemera, and which include digital documentation of ongoing preservation efforts. These initiatives are led by community-based archivists and art institutions working in collaboration with the O’Cádiz family. This public digital humanities project, initiated and co-curated with Sarah Rafael García of Crear Studio, includes solo exhibitions at three art venues throughout 2026.

The first of four curated exhibitions at Crear Studio features archives, photo images, and paintings from O’Cádiz’s childhood through the early 1960s.
Subsequent exhibitions at Irvine Fine Arts Center and Cerritos College Art Gallery chronologically follow his artistic development. Digital archives made public online include a virtual timeline, a public art map, and an online repository of the artist’s work, presenting little-known insights and stories about his life and career, as shared by the artist’s family.

📍
222 W. 5th Street,
Santa Ana, CA 92701

🕰️Gallery Hours:
Thurs. & Fri. 4-8 pm & Sat. 12-4 pm
1st Saturday Artwalk 5-9pm
For appts or Inquiries: [email protected]


Coming of Age Sketches, Drawings and Watercolor from 1940’s to 1950’s The first of four curated exhibitions at Crear Stu...
03/28/2026

Coming of Age Sketches, Drawings and Watercolor from 1940’s to 1950’s

The first of four curated exhibitions at Crear Studio features archives, photo images, and paintings from O’Cádiz’s childhood through the early 1960s.
Subsequent exhibitions at Irvine Fine Arts Center and Cerritos College Art Gallery chronologically follow his artistic development. Digital archives made public online include a virtual timeline, a public art map, and an online repository of the artist’s work, presenting little-known insights and stories about his life and career, as shared by the artist’s family.

SERGIO O’CÁDIZ MOCTEZUMA 1934 - 2002
THE LIFE & LEGACY OF A
MASTER ARTIST & ARCHITECT
January 24 - April 11, 2026

📍
222 W. 5th Street,
Santa Ana, CA 92701

🕰️Gallery Hours:
Thurs. & Fri. 4-8 pm & Sat. 12-4 pm
1st Saturday Artwalk 5-9pm
For appts or Inquiries: [email protected]


Portrait Sketches, including self-portraits of the artist, in ink, pencil, and marker, 1950s to 1960sThe first of four c...
03/28/2026

Portrait Sketches, including self-portraits of the artist, in ink, pencil, and marker, 1950s to 1960s

The first of four curated exhibitions at Crear Studio features archives, photo images, and paintings from O’Cádiz’s childhood through the early 1960s.
Subsequent exhibitions at Irvine Fine Arts Center and Cerritos College Art Gallery chronologically follow his artistic development. Digital archives made public online include a virtual timeline, a public art map, and an online repository of the artist’s work, presenting little-known insights and stories about his life and career, as shared by the artist’s family.

SERGIO O’CÁDIZ MOCTEZUMA 1934 - 2002
THE LIFE & LEGACY OF A
MASTER ARTIST & ARCHITECT
January 24 - April 11, 2026

📍
222 W. 5th Street,
Santa Ana, CA 92701

🕰️Gallery Hours:
Thurs. & Fri. 4-8 pm & Sat. 12-4 pm
1st Saturday Artwalk 5-9pm
For appts or Inquiries: [email protected]


Elephant Carrying Children, acrylic on canvas, 30” x 30”, 1994A year-long series of retrospective exhibitions featuring ...
03/27/2026

Elephant Carrying Children, acrylic on canvas, 30” x 30”, 1994

A year-long series of retrospective exhibitions featuring Sergio O’Cádiz Moctezuma’s personal archives, paintings, and ephemera, and which include digital documentation of ongoing preservation efforts. These initiatives are led by community-based archivists and art institutions working in collaboration with the O’Cádiz family. This public digital humanities project, initiated and co-curated with Sarah Rafael García of Crear Studio, includes solo exhibitions at three art venues throughout 2026.

SERGIO O’CÁDIZ MOCTEZUMA 1934 - 2002
THE LIFE & LEGACY OF A
MASTER ARTIST & ARCHITECT
January 24 - April 11, 2026

📍
222 W. 5th Street,
Santa Ana, CA 92701

🕰️Gallery Hours:
Thurs. & Fri. 4-8 pm & Sat. 12-4 pm
1st Saturday Artwalk 5-9pm
For appts or Inquiries: [email protected]


Portrait of Covadonga, oil on canvas, 17.5”x12.5”, 1962Archives Collage of Personal Family Photos in Mexico and the U.S....
03/21/2026

Portrait of Covadonga, oil on canvas, 17.5”x12.5”, 1962
Archives Collage of Personal Family Photos in Mexico and the U.S.

The first of four curated exhibitions at Crear Studio features archives, photo images, and paintings from O’Cádiz’s childhood through the early 1960s.
Subsequent exhibitions at Irvine Fine Arts Center and Cerritos College Art Gallery chronologically follow his artistic development. Digital archives made public online include a virtual timeline, a public art map, and an online repository of the artist’s work, presenting little-known insights and stories about his life and career, as shared by the artist’s family.

A year-long series of retrospective exhibitions featuring Sergio O’Cádiz Moctezuma’s personal archives, paintings, and ephemera, and which include digital documentation of ongoing preservation efforts. These initiatives are led by community-based archivists and art institutions working in collaboration with the O’Cádiz family. This public digital humanities project, initiated and co-curated with Sarah Rafael García of Crear Studio, includes solo exhibitions at three art venues throughout 2026.

SERGIO O’CÁDIZ MOCTEZUMA 1934 - 2002
THE LIFE & LEGACY OF A
MASTER ARTIST & ARCHITECT
January 24 - April 11, 2026

📍
222 W. 5th Street,
Santa Ana, CA 92701

🕰️Gallery Hours:
Thurs. & Fri. 4-8 pm & Sat. 12-4 pm
1st Saturday Artwalk 5-9pm
For appts or Inquiries: [email protected]


Self-portrait of 22-year-old O’Cádiz, mixed media on paper, 9” x 13”, 1956The first of four curated exhibitions at Crear...
03/21/2026

Self-portrait of 22-year-old O’Cádiz, mixed media on paper, 9” x 13”, 1956

The first of four curated exhibitions at Crear Studio features archives, photo images, and paintings from O’Cádiz’s childhood through the early 1960s.
Subsequent exhibitions at Irvine Fine Arts Center and Cerritos College Art Gallery chronologically follow his artistic development. Digital archives made public online include a virtual timeline, a public art map, and an online repository of the artist’s work, presenting little-known insights and stories about his life and career, as shared by the artist’s family.

SERGIO O’CÁDIZ MOCTEZUMA 1934 - 2002
THE LIFE & LEGACY OF A
MASTER ARTIST & ARCHITECT
January 24 - April 11, 2026

📍
222 W. 5th Street,
Santa Ana, CA 92701

🕰️Gallery Hours:
Thurs. & Fri. 4-8 pm & Sat. 12-4 pm
1st Saturday Artwalk 5-9pm
For appts or Inquiries: [email protected]


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