West Gallery

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, […]
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.
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."
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."
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."
Sunny Samuel: Apparition May 2-June 10, 2022	The West Gallery is excited to present Apparition, a solo exhibition by Sunny Samuel.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Jessica Wimbley February 23-March 31, 2016	The West Gallery is proud to present Jessica Wimbley’s ‘Recent Work,’ a solo exhibition featuring new works produced during her artist residency in the Department of Art and Art History.
Walpa D’Mark November 1, 2013-December 10, 2014	Walpa D’Mark was born in Managua, Nicaragua, 1977. He currently lives and works in Los Angeles, California. D’Mark received his Master of Fine Arts from Claremont Graduate University and his Bachelor of Fine Arts from California State University, Long Beach.
Magen Madzoeff February 1-April 19, 2013	The University of La Verne’s West Gallery is proud to present "Colorforms," a solo exhibition of recent paintings by Megan Madzoeff, curated by Chuck Feesago. Megan Madzoeff has a BFA from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA and an MFA from Claremont Graduate University in Claremont, CA.