From Southie to the Screen: SCAA President Tobi Beck Opens Solo Archive Showcase at Canyon Theatre Guild

SCAA celebrates a unique solo exhibition by our own President Pro Tem, Gallery Chair, and Event Chair, Tobi Beck. Running from September 18 through November 1, 2026, at the Canyon Theatre Guild, this exclusive showing serves as a vibrant archive retrospective, featuring a diverse array of original abstract works spanning from 2014 to 2025 – all priced accessibly under $600 – a great opportunity to collect a piece of the foundational work that brought Tobi's work to where it is today.

"Smudges of My Love & Guts"
Tobi’s artistic journey began in 2014 – a practice that unexpectedly carried her through a profound cancer scare only one year later. ​

That awakening became the ultimate catalyst for her to leave a corporate career behind and pursue fine art full-time.

​"In the space of abstraction, all of my feelings are encouraged, welcome, and used," Tobi shares. "It’s an untethered expression where I feel safe to explore myself wholly, without the need for a plan or a resolve. It’s where I let go and breathe. I find comfort in the unique openness of abstraction; it provides the room to explore life honestly through self-trust and vulnerability. I believe fine art should have a little dirt under its fingernails and a lot of heart in its layers."

Gritty Textures & Hollywood Screens
Originally from Boston, Tobi’s raw style is deeply rooted in her childhood in the South Boston projects. With intuition and spontaneity, she builds expressive visual layers using scrapers, palette knives, dirty water, and broken brushes to recreate the weather-worn urban textures of her youth. Her canvas marks serve as an expressive homage to stained bricks, ripped stickers on light poles, and dry gum on city mailboxes.

While she has dedicated the past three years to volunteering as our SCAA Gallery Chair, her independent contemporary art career spans prestigious national and global stages. Tobi is a celebrated six-time selected exhibitor at The Other Art Fair Los Angeles, and her original works are held in private collections stretching from the United States to Denmark. Her compelling style has also caught the eye of Hollywood set designers; seven of Tobi’s original paintings were procured by NBC/Universal for the Peacock TV series Based on a True Story.

The Archives Showcase @ CTG
This month-long lobby installation offers a rare, intimate look at the various styles, experiments, and studio breakthroughs that helped build Tobi's current successful body of work. To clear out her studio vault and make original art accessible to local theatergoers, Tobi has priced everything in this collection significantly below her current retail rates—offering major 30x40 statement canvases for just $560 (normally retailing up to $2,200).
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• Exhibition Location: Canyon Theatre Guild Lobby (24242 Main Street, Newhall, CA 91321)
• Dates: September 18 – October 18, 2026
• Admission: Always free and open to all ages during standard box office hours or your next live performance!
• How to Purchase: Every painting features a wall tag with a direct QR code. Simply scan the code with your phone to visit Tobi's website at tobibeck.com. View pricing, securely purchase, and easily coordinate your post-show artwork pickup!

Catch Tobi Live at The Other Art Fair Los Angeles!
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Want to experience Tobi's current body of work in person? Following her opening week at the theatre, Tobi will be heading over the hill to exhibit at the expansive Barker Hangar during The Other Art Fair Los Angeles in just two weeks!

Get an unlimited 20% off ticket discount to the fair. Come explore the absolute best in independent contemporary art and visit her booth live!

Get Your 20% off tickets here