Tom Kress of Santa Barbara, 1943–2025

Tom Kress of Santa Barbara, 1943–2025

Tom Kress Tom Kress, artist and building designer passed away on April 18, 2025 at Ventura Community Memorial Hospital. He was 82. Tom earned his BFA from the California Institute of the Arts in 1971 and an MFA from UC Santa Barbara in 1974 working with Howard Fenton and Gary H. Brown. In his early career, Tom contributed to several iconic projects while working with John Carl Warner & Associated and other William L. Pereira & Associates, which …