Tobi Beck

Tobi Beck is a self-taught abstract painter based in the Santa Clarita Valley of Southern California. Originally from the Old Harbor Projects of South Boston, her work is deeply rooted in the gritty, raw textures of the urban landscape. Expressive marks and structural layers reminiscent of stained brick, busted concrete, and ripped stickers on light poles serve as both a visual foundation and an emotional anchor for her non-objective abstract style.

Her creative journey began in 2014, serving as a vital emotional outlet that grew into a full-time dedication following a life-altering cancer scare. Working intuitively with unconventional tools—including scrapers, palette knives, dirty water, and broken brushes—she embraces a physical process driven by spontaneity, structural tension, and instinctual layering and removal. For Tobi, the canvas provides an untethered, vulnerable space to explore complex internal states without a need for forced resolution. She balances raw urban edge with deep emotional honesty, operating under the philosophy that fine art should have a little dirt under its fingernails and a lot of heart in its layers.

This distinct aesthetic has earned her significant industry validation. Seven of Tobi's original pa...

Independent Studio Practice & Immersive Study (2014–Present) | Dedicated, self-directed development focusing on non-objective painting techniques, advanced abstract composition, and experimental texturing methodologies.

FIDM / Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, Los Angeles, CA | Visual Communications. Formal background in foundational design principles, spatial balance, scale, and color theory—disciplines that directly inform the structural layering and intentional composition of her contemporary abstract work.

**SOLO EXHIBITIONS**

2026 | Title Pending, Vernon Gallery, Santa Clarita, CA (Upcoming)

2023 | A Retrospective, Vernon Gallery, Santa Clarita, CA

2023 | Coming Home, SCAA Gallery, Santa Clarita, CA

**SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS & FAIRS**

2024–2026 | The Other Art Fair Los Angeles, Los Angeles Edition (6-Time Selected Exhibitor)

2026 | Art Soup, Vessels, & Rustic Roots, Go Figure, SCAA Gallery, Old Town Newhall, CA (Regular Exhibitor)

2025 | Ashes to Art, Coyote Studios, Los Angeles, CA

2025 | Santa Clarita Artists Association Art Classic, Santa Clarita, CA (2nd Place Award Winner for "Healing With Time")

2025 | SCAA OTN Spring Art Festival, Santa Clarita, CA

2023 | Season of Discovery, Newhall Library, Santa Clarita, CA

2022 | Art Weekend Sausalito, Sausalito Center for the Arts, Sausalito, CA

​2022 | A Starry Night, Henry Mayo Hospital Gala, Valencia, CA

2022 | Jackalope Art Fair, Burbank/Pasadena, CA

2022 | Newhall Marketplace, Newhall, CA

2019 | SCV Summer Art Fair, Santa Clarita, CA

2017 | RenegadeLA Spring Art Fair, Pasadena, CA

**SPECIAL PROJECTS, SET DESIGNS, & MEDIA FEATURES**

2023–Present | Set Procurement: 7 original artworks selected by NBC/Universal for the permanent set design of the Peacock ...