Artist Talk: Deanna Templeton at OCMA

Orange County-based photographer Deanna Templeton is best known for her street pictures documenting everyday suburban life in Southern California and the skate and beach scene of Huntington Beach, a city where she has lived all her life. Her generous portrayal of the punks, goths, metal heads, skaters, and surfers she encounters reflects her own subcultural identity as a young person. Included in OCMA’s 2025 California Biennial: Desperate, Scared, But Social, Templeton presents over 40 photographs from her series What She Said (2001- ongoing), some scaled for the first time larger-than-life.

Join Deanna Templeton in conversation with OCMA CEO and Director Heidi Zuckerman as they discuss her photographic practice, the intricacies of youth subculture, and how photography can bridge our personal and collective experience