“It is not often that Santa Barbara sees a significant development in new contemporary art spaces and faces, making the arrival of Seimandi & Leprieur a cause for celebration among the city’s art enthusiasts. Open for just a month, the gallery is a welcoming, light-filled space located on Anapamu Street, in a building that decades ago housed the famous Bluebird Café. This landmark of bluegrass and folk music is now a haven for art, with a particular focus on the dynamic Caribbean art scene, beginning with the bold yet subtle black-and-white paintings of Martinican resident Ricardo Ozier-Lafontaine, in an exhibition titled Fertilum.”

Josef Woodard, Santa Barbara Independent (read online)