Crossroads School, Sam Francis Gallery

The Sam Francis Gallery at Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences Presents:

“A School of Fish”
Artist Residency Project with Dakota Noot

“A School of Fish” has been taking over the gallery these last few weeks! Visit the gallery Wednesday-Friday to see the culmination of work by Dakota Noot and participating visual arts classes.

Residency: Oct. 13-Nov. 7, 2025
Exhibition On View: Nov. 6-7 // 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Reservation link in bio

Reception: Wednesday, Nov. 5, 3:30-5 p.m. (Reservation not required)

For his residency, A School of Fish, Dakota Noot will reimagine sea “diaromas” and real marine life found off the coast of Santa Monica. Noot will create an installation of drawings and cardboard cutouts. Students from all division will be invited to participate in gallery workshops to contribute to significant parts of this installation. A gallery wall will become an “ocean” for cutout animals to “swim” and interact with. Noot will also open this installation to “wearable art” inspired by sea creatures and beach goers. Students and viewers are asked to reflect on their connection to the ocean and sea life.

Dakota Noot is a Los Angeles-based artist and acting director/curator at the Frank M. Doyle Arts Pavilion. He has exhibited in galleries and institutions including the Charlie James Gallery, Shoshana Wayne Gallery and the Torrance Art Museum. Noot’s cutout-drawing installations have been shown at LA Freewaves, Cerritos College Art Gallery and Otis College. Noot currently teaches at Oxnard College. His work has been featured in Hi-Fructose Magazine.