San Luis Obispo Museum of Art

The San Luis Obispo Museum of Art (SLOMA) is an art museum in San Luis Obispo, California. The building is west of the Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa. History The San Luis Obispo Museum of Art was established in 1952 as the San Luis Obispo Art Association. This was co-founded by Elaine Badgley Arnoux, who was also its first president. In 1967, the association moved to its current site within the Mission Plaza block. The following year, it added the Gray Wing gallery. A second expansion in 1984 introduced the Nybak Wing. The institution underwent two name changes: in 1997, to the San Luis Obispo Arts Center, and in 2011, to its current name, the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art. In. Permanent collection Established in 1998, the museum's permanent collection includes works by Elaine Badgley Arnoux, Phil Dike, Emil Kosa Jr., George Papashvily, Henry Fukuhara, Beth Van Hoesen, Doron Gazit, Mildred Bryant Brooks, and Ralph Bacerra.