Art Exhibitions

Intimate Spectacles October 29-December 5, 2024	Lester Monzon Fail Better Exhale, 2022. Acrylic, oil, graphite, gesso and color pencil on Belgian linen over wood panel 60 x 48 inches (detail). Elham Bayati Lester Monzon Exhibition: October 29 – December 5, 2024 Reception: November 7, 6-8 PM Gallery Hours: Monday – Thursday 11:00 am – 4:00 pm or by appointment […]
Studio Focus Part 2 October 11-November 21, 2024	Bela Rizzo Fabian Freyre Jaden Javier Courtney Kerchner Megan Montez Sarah Rachunok Nautica Reyes Charlie Rodriguez Andrew Salaiza Ava Wilson On view through November 21, 2024 Gallery Hours: Monday – Friday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Admission is free. The Department of Art and Art History is thrilled to announce Studio Focus Part […]
Studio Focus Part 1 October 1-11, 2024	Myrna Abarca, Andrea Acosta-Felix Christopher Burket-Thoene, Christian Gallo Melissa Gomez, Gabriela Guzman Alex Lam, Gelsey Magana Ramiro Marquez, Crystal Neitman Ryan Orellana, and Christina Tadros On view through October 11, 2024 Gallery Hours: Monday – Friday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm or by appointment Admission is free The Department of Art and […]
Parallax September 3-October 10, 2024	Keith Lord Untitled, 2024. Manufactured flooring. Jon Leaver Keith Lord Exhibition: September 3 – October 10, 2024 Reception: September 10, 6-8 PM Artist Talk: September 21, 2 PM Gallery Hours: Monday – Thursday 11:00 am – 4:00 pm or by appointment Admission is free Parallax is a two-person faculty exhibition featuring watercolors […]
Incandescence May 14-21, 2024	Ysabela V. Montes’s and Emily A. Van Der Linden’s projects focus on portraiture and still life. Paintings of family members, familiar objects, and influential figures grant viewers insight into unique personalities and intricate intimacies.
Oliver Sutter: Asymmetry and Alignment April 9-May 24, 2024	The Department of Art and Art History is very excited to present Asymmetry and Alignment, an installation of new paintings by Oliver Sutter. Sutter’s rich painterly surfaces embrace the immediacy of the present moment feeling fully charged and switched on. With careful compositional nuance and chromatic refinement, his visually active works refrain from ascending high, […]
Signals February 6-March 21, 2024	Signals presents paintings of different shapes and sizes that range from figurative representation to color-focused abstraction, graphic precision to expressive gesture, up-beat tempo to calm meditation, and impressive scale to nuanced detail.
Wonderland: Selections From the La Verne Art Collection November 7, 2023-February 15, 2024	Wonderland presents paintings by AAPI artists and celebrates voices that explore self-expression as portraiture, landscape, and abstraction.
Cluttercore, Rasquachismo, and the Indelible Need to Display October 31-November 30, 2023	Jacqueline Valenzuela Mandy Cano Villalobos Tessie Salcido Whitmore Julia Emiliani Melora Garcia Anna Valdez Exhibit explores home displays for Chicanos and maximalists in US U. La Verne show includes paintings, assemblage, and installations (LA VERNE, Calif. – Oct. 6, 2023) An exhibit celebrating eccentric display culture in American life will run from Oct. 31 through […]
dEE-lie-LA, Poderosa, The Healers: An Exploration of Wellness September 5-October 12, 2023	The Harris Gallery is excited to present " dEE-lie-LA, Poderosa, The Healers: An Exploration of Wellness," an exhibition celebrating the power, resilience, and unique experiences of women in the realm of wellness.
Knowledge of the Artists: Art 390 Curatorial Practices May 18-23, 2023	Unlike the usual works displayed in the Harris gallery, the journey of artists as curators is documented and exhibited in Knowledge of the Artists. Twelve of the University of Laverne’s own students have hand selected themes and developed them into curatorial exhibits to be showcased. In doing so they have set a foundation for their own future exhibitions.
An Artful Reframing: Expanding Our ULV Story May 3-31, 2023	The West Gallery is excited to present "An Artful Reframing: Expanding Our ULV Story through an Inclusive Voice."
small seas April 11-May 11, 2023	A sophisticated colorist, Liat Yossifor begins by actively mixing bright warm tones and vibrant cool hues into each other.
An Artful Reframing: Expanding Our ULV Story March 8-April 12, 2023	The West Gallery is excited to continue presenting "An Artful Reframing: Expanding Our ULV Story through an Inclusive Voice."
Asymmetrical Orbits February 7-March 23, 2023	Asymmetrical Orbits is a group exhibition of sculptures, three-dimensional works and curious objects by Linda Nguyen Lopez, Jon Pylypchuk, Nicolas Shake, Vincent Tomczyk, and Connie Martin Trevino.
Vantage Point December 6-14, 2022	The Department of Art and Art History's 2022 Senior Art Exhibition showcases the artwork of this year’s graduating senior art majors.
An Artful Reframing: Expanding Our ULV Story November 17, 2022-January 13, 2023	The West Gallery is excited to continue presenting "An Artful Reframing: Expanding Our ULV Story through an Inclusive Voice."
An Artful Reframing: Expanding Our ULV Story September 20-October 28, 2022	The West Gallery is excited to present "An Artful Reframing: Expanding Our ULV Story through an Inclusive Voice."
Welcome Here! September 6-October 27, 2022	The Harris Gallery is pleased to present "Welcome Here!", an exploration and critical geographic reimagination of Americana and the diversity it encompasses.
Sunny Samuel: Apparition May 2-June 10, 2022	The West Gallery is excited to present Apparition, a solo exhibition by Sunny Samuel.
About Place March 15-May 12, 2022	Working in sculpture, photography, video and installation, the artists of "About Place" explore ideas of “place” as geography, architecture, the environment, migration, and home.
Reflections December 7, 2021-January 28, 2022	The Department of Art and Art History cordially invites you to attend the 2021 Senior Art Exhibition showing the artwork of this year’s graduating Senior Studio Art majors.
New Histories September 7-October 28, 2021	New Histories is a group exhibition of paintings and sculptures by Walpa D’Mark, June Edmonds, Asad Faulwell, and Erin Trefry. With an idiosyncratic use of images, and signifiers, these artists offer access into rich visual worlds of personal reflection, layered symbolism, and prophetic vision.
Monumental Vision May 14, 2021	The West Gallery is proud to present the online exhibition Monumental Vision, a collaborative student experience with the Summer Bridge Program, the Makerspace, and the Department of Art and Art History. We invite you to view student designed monuments that reimagine public spaces and engage in a rich visual dialog that addresses memory, history, cultural unity, transformation, and community healing.
Macha Suzuki May 10, 2021	Los Angeles-based artist Macha Suzuki and Galleries Director Dion Johnson discuss his art practice and his mixed media sculpture "The Rider 2010," located in the Abraham Campus Center.
Cole M. James April 5, 2021	Los Angeles-based artist Cole M. James and Galleries Director Dion Johnson discuss her art practice and her site-specific installation, "Edifice Artifice," located in the Art and Communications Building.
Martin Durazo April 5, 2021	Los Angeles-based artist Martin Durazo and Galleries Director Dion Johnson discuss his art practice and his acrylic on canvas painting "Violator 2010," located in the Abraham Campus Center.
Kyoco Taniyama March 15-May 14, 2021	Kyoco Taniyama has exhibited her work extensively in Japan as well as international events and venues. She currently lives and works in Berlin, Germany.
Felding Innocence October 16, 2020	The Harris Gallery presents an online solo multimedia installation by Chuck Feesago. With an extensive exhibition record that has included performance, digital media, installation, and painting, Feesago’s studio practice continues to morph and evolve.
Blooming Resilience May 12-31, 2020	The Department of Art and Art History is proud to present Blooming Resilience. The exhibition takes place in a virtual version of the Harris Gallery and includes pieces by the Painting I and Painting II classes from this spring semester.
A Room of One’s Own December 3, 2019-February 27, 2020	Featuring works of Cassidy Badua, Sara Crespo, Isabella Dominguez, Roiann James, Maria Juncaj, Lily Meza, Marissa Reyes, and Chanel Rodriguez.
HACER November 21, 2019	The Campus Center has invited artist Hacer to exhibit these paper maquettes which provide a rare glimpse into his creative and technical process for "Rabbit, Sitting" a large scale, public sculpture.
Nature’s Essence November 19, 2019-January 31, 2020	A solo exhibition of Brooke Aruffo showcases 2 abstract paintings supporting her thesis about the benefits of nature. Nature offers more than beauty to please the eyes of mankind.
Secret Garden September 3-October 24, 2019	Secret Garden is a group exhibition of paintings and sculptures by Rochelle Botello, Gary Brewer, Jason David and Rema Ghuloum. With playful allusions to both real and imagined spaces, this exhibition presents an environment saturated with synthetic and natural colors. Viewers are invited to discover physical and illusionistic relationships between objects and images. In the gallery space, bold textured surfaces and densely layered atmospheres transition into quiet introspective moments and intimate sensory perceptions.
You Are a Light April 11-May 24, 2019	Five distinctive drawings capture the physical presence of their subjects with line, shape and contrast. Made using careful observation, these works accurately describe the human form. Taken a step beyond the precision of draftsmanship, images come to life energized by fluid gestures and dynamic intricacies.
Phoebe Beasley Artist Talk and Reception March 19-May 16, 2019	Harris Gallery presents Unsung Requiem: Lost Then Found, a survey of works by acclaimed mixed-media artist Phoebe Beasley.
Zodiac Ballet February 12-March 7, 2019	Zodiac Ballet is a group exhibition featuring works by Kent Anderson Butler, Joseph Cardenas, Alex Couwenberg, Austin Howland, Keanna Ide, Melissa Thorne, Etchi Werner-Nyiri and Jessica Wimbley.
Architecture of Internment: The Build Up to Wartime Incarceration February 1-28, 2019	"Architecture of Internment: The Build up to Wartime Incarceration" explores how Oregonians participated in the decision to incarcerate Japanese Americans and Japanese immigrants during World War II.
Edifice Artifice: Cole M. James October 1, 2018-May 17, 2019	The Tall Wall Space is excited to announce Edifice Artifice, a site-specific installation by Cole M. James. Spanning across a 50-foot wall, James presents an assembled environment that playfully investigates architectural space and graciously personifies a decade of her artistic practice.
Ichrio Irie and Lorenzo Hurtado Segovia September 4-October 25, 2018	The Harris Gallery is excited to present ‘Secrets for the Moon,’ a two person exhibition featuring works by Ichrio Irie and Lorenzo Hurtado Segovia. Generous support for exhibition programming is provided by the Office of Diversity and Inclusivity.
Second To Twin February 22-March 30, 2018	The West Gallery is proud to present 'Second To Twin,' a group show that pairs recent students' works with the abstract paintings of Brazilian born painter, Augusto Sandroni.
BIOMYTHOGRAPHY: Reflexive Remix February 13-April 26, 2018	The Harris Gallery is excited to present Biomythography: Reflexive Remix featuring works by Andrea Chung, Vanessa German, Todd Gray, Tarrah Krajnak and Suné Woods.
The Expulsion: Etchi Werner-Nyiri February 1-May 15, 2018	Etchi Werner-Nyiri's wall installation, The Expulsion, references a long tradition in art history of depicting Adam and Eve's forced exile from the Garden of Eden.
The Labyrinth and Vicinity November 1-December 15, 2017	The West Gallery is proud to present Danny Shain’s The Labyrinth and Vicinity, a solo exhibition featuring selected paintings that span several decades. Shain is a visiting artist for Senior Project critiques in the Department of Art & Art History.
Rotem Reshef: Time Traveler September 5-December 15, 2017	The University of La Verne is thrilled to announce the exhibition of Action painter Rotem Reshef and her newest work, Time Traveler, a large-scale installation made of interwoven, hand-painted canvas scrolls that will cover a 400 x 554 inch wall.
Ruth Trotter April 19-May 31, 2017	Ruth Trotter is a painter and Professor of Art at the University of La Verne. She received her B.A. from Scripps College and her M.F.A. from Claremont Graduate University.
Sonya Clark February 1-April 27, 2017	The University of La Verne is pleased to present The Hair Craft Project, a solo exhibition by Sonya Clark.
Kent Anderson Butler October 4-November 30, 2016	Kent Anderson Butler is a Los Angeles based artist working in a variety of mediums including video installation, performance and photography.
Joella Jean Mahoney September 1-October 31, 2016	The University of La Verne is pleased to present "Joella Jean Mahoney: Passionate Vision: Landscape Painting of the Colorado Plateau, 1965-2016".
Hilary Baker: From Where I’m Standing April 5-May 19, 2016	The Harris Gallery is proud to present ‘From Where I’m Standing,’ a solo painting exhibition featuring the work of Hilary Baker. This exhibition highlights selections from four distinct bodies of work that are united by a synthesis of representation and abstraction.