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Exhibitions


Christopher Rogers – Elemental Opposites
February 19-March 18, 2024
ULV Art Exhibition - Christopher RogersThe Ground Floor Gallery presents Christopher Rogers' student exhibition Elemental Opposites. Showcasing black and white photography captured with a pinhole camera, Rogers deliberately returns to the fundamental elements of the photographic art form to oppose the ever-evolving technology in photography.
Joaquín Palting – Subject / Object
February 19-April 19, 2024
ULV Art Exhibition - Joaquín Palting - Subject / ObjectPalting examines the subject / object relationship by means of a collection of landscape photographs. His abstractions, frequently disorienting, color images portray the inner chambers of caves in California, juxtaposed with expansive exterior images of the Pacific Ocean.
While the Stars Look Down
October 20-December 22, 2023
ULV Art Exhibition - While the Stars Look DownThe Irene Carlson Gallery of Photography is pleased to announce Fred Brashear Jr’s While the Stars Look Down, which photographically depicts the alien like quality of a desert landscape captured under the veil of night.
State of Mind: Senior Thesis Exhibition
April 7-August 11, 2023
State of Mind: Senior Thesis ExhibitionThe Irene Carlson Gallery is pleased to present" State of Mind," a senior thesis exhibition featuring work by University of La Verne Photography majors.
Javier Álvarez | PRÉDIO
January 30-March 24, 2023
Javier Álvarez PrédioThe Irene Carlson Gallery of Photography is pleased to announce Javier Álvarez's PRÉDIO, which documents the 13 floors of the 'Marconi' squat, where about 400 people occupy offices adapted into rooms of 50 to 100 sq ft, under the uncertainty of a decent housing solution.
Humanifestation
January 30-March 24, 2023
HumanifestationThe Ground Floor Gallery is pleased to present Humanifestation, a group exhibition curated by Drake Ingram, featuring photographs by University of La Verne undergraduate students Nareg Agopian, Drake Ingram, Darcelle Jones-Wesley, Casi Martinez, Natalie Medrano, Abelina J. Nuñez, and Amanda Torres.
Henry Horenstein | Speedway 1972
October 24, 2022-January 20, 2023
Henry Horenstein | Speedway 1972The Irene Carlson Gallery of Photography is pleased to present Henry Horenstein’s "Speedway 1972," documenting Thompson Speedway in Thompson, Connecticut.
Homebound
October 24-December 16, 2022
HomeboundThe Ground Floor Gallery is pleased to present Homebound, a group exhibition curated by Maxwell Sierra, featuring photographs by University of La Verne undergraduate students Ethan Bermudez, Armida Norma Carranza, Kaylie Ennis, Marwan Hassan, Drake Ingram, Robyn J’Nai Jones, Darcelle Jones-Wesley, Chris Rogers, Maxwell Sierra, and Kimberly Toth.
Depth of Field: Adjunct Faculty Exhibition
August 29-October 14, 2022
Depth of FieldThe Irene Carlson Gallery of Photography is proud to announce Depth of Field, the 2nd Biannual Photography Adjunct Faculty Exhibition, highlighting the faculty's diverse approaches to a lens-based artistic practice.
Unbound: Senior Thesis Exhibition
April 7-May 30, 2022
Unbound: Senior Thesis ExhibitionThe Irene Carlson Gallery of Photography is proud to present UNBOUND: Senior Thesis Exhibition, a group exhibition featuring work by University of La Verne Senior Photography majors. 
Phantasmagoria
February 14-March 28, 2022
PhantasmagoriaThe Ground Floor Gallery of Photography is pleased to present Phantasmagoria, a group exhibition curated by Marwan Hassan, featuring photographs and video work by University of La Verne undergraduate students Emily Alvarez, Melody Blazauskas, Christine Diaz, William Hardy, Marwan Hassan, and Maxwell Sierra.
Rebecca Cummins | Spore Drift and Other Phenomena
January 31-March 28, 2022
Rebecca Cummins, Spore Drift and Other PhenomenaDuring COVID lockdown, I foraged for fungi and made spore prints from hundreds of mushrooms gathered in the mountains, golf courses, city parks, my yard, and the beach. A spore print is made by placing the cap of a mushroom on paper or glass.
Shannon Benine | If you can read the ocean you will never be lost
October 25-December 17, 2021
Shannon BenineShannon Benine’s ongoing expanded documentary project, “If you can read the ocean you will never be lost,” examines the history of misunderstanding surrounding those afflicted with Hansen’s disease (leprosy) who were banished to the remote Kalaupapa peninsula from 1866-1969 on the north shore of Molokai, Hawai’i.
Mark Ludak | Nomad
April 8-June 2, 2019
5:00 p.m., Monday May 6, 2019 Reception with Mark Ludak and viewing of Nomad in the Irene Carlson Gallery from 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Sylvia de Swaan | Return: the Landscape of Memory
February 4-March 31, 2019
5:00 p.m., Thursday, February 28, 2019 Reception and video chat with the photographer, and viewing of Return: the Landscape of Memory in the Irene Carlson Gallery of Photography from 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Kes Efstathiou | Distancing
October 29-December 14, 2018
Kes Efstathiou Distancing 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 14 Reception and video chat with the photographer, and viewing of Distancing in the Irene Carlson Gallery of Photography from 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Christine Carr | In the Air: A photographic investigation of the events that give rise to airborne particles
August 27-October 21, 2018
4:00 p.m., Thursday, October 4 Christine Carr artist talk, Abraham Campus Center Ballroom Followed by reception and viewing of In the Air in the Irene Carlson Gallery of Photography from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Capture and the Seamless Stream: The Seductive Illusion of the Decisive Moment
April 2-June 3, 2018
Capture and the Seamless StreamAn exhibition of photographs contributed by the faculty of the Photography Department.
Wes Bell | Snag: Impermanence on the Vast Alberta Prairie
January 29-March 16, 2018
Roll 38 Neg 11Reception and video chat with Wes Bell in the Irene Carlson Gallery of Photography, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m., Thursday, February 15.
David Gardner, Life on Wheels: The New American Nomads
October 23-December 15, 2017
David Gardner: Life on WheelsReception for David Gardner and viewing of Life on Wheels in the Irene Carlson Gallery of Photography, 5:30 – 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 8.
Nick Ut | Forty-Two Years and the Frequent Wind: Vietnamese Refuges in America
August 28-October 13, 2017
Reception and viewing of Forty-Two Years and the Frequent Wind in the Irene Carlson Gallery of Photography, 5:00 – 6:00 p.m., Thursday September 21.
Diana Markosian and Scout Tufankjian: Framing Armenia
April 3-May 26, 2017
Diana Markosian and Scout Tufankjian: Framing ArmeniaLecture and conversation with photographer Scout Tufankjian - Tuesday, April 18, 4:30 – 5:30 p.m., Morgan Auditorium
Sarah Cusimano Miles: Solomon’s House
January 30-March 24, 2017
Sarah Cusimano Miles, Solomon’s House5:00 – 6:00 p.m., Thursday, February 16, Reception and viewing of Solomon’s House in the Irene Carlson Gallery of Photography
J. Jason Lazarus | Emblem and Artifice: Withered Symbols of the War
October 24-December 16, 2016
5:00 – 6:00 p.m., Thursday, November 10, Reception and viewing of Emblem and Artifice in the Irene Carlson Gallery of Photography
Joshua Rashaad McFadden: After Selma
August 29-October 14, 2016
Joshua Rashaad McFaddenIn conversation with photographer Joshua Rashaad McFadden, followed by a book signing of McFadden’s recent publication, Come to Selfhood. Tuesday, October 11, 4:00 – 5:30 p.m., Abraham Campus Center, Ballroom A.
Ray Carofano: Riverrun
April 4-May 27, 2016
Ray Carofano: RiverrunA photographic exploration of the abstract aesthetic potential of the concrete channel, bridges and infrastructure that confine, direct and define the Los Angeles River.
Michael Robinson Chávez | The Driest Seasons: California’s Dust Bowl
February 1-March 24, 2016
Michael Robinson Chávez DroughtA personally expressive portfolio of images assembled after several months of regular assignments from the Los Angeles Times covering the social effects of the drought in the San Joaquin Valley.
Ray Collins: Seawater
November 9, 2015-January 8, 2016
Ray Collins, SeawaterSixteen large intimate photographic portraits of waves breaking at the shore.
Jennifer Little | 100 Years of Dust: Owens Lake and the Los Angeles Aqueduct
August 31-October 29, 2015
Jennifer Little 100 Years of DustA photographic document of the Owens Valley landscape following decades of water delivery to Los Angeles and suppression of the resulting airborne particulate pollution.
Simona Bonanno, Goseong Choi, Noah Kalina, and Joann Pai, In the Mood: Photography and the Everyday
April 20-May 29, 2015
Photography and the EverydayA group exhibition on the conjunction of photography and the everyday organized by Visiting Professor of Photography Stacey McCarroll Cutshaw in celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the Irene Carlson Gallery of Photography,
Christine A. Broussard, Jeffery T. Burkhart, Heidy L. Contreras, Jerome V. Garcia, Harvey F. Good, Jay H. Jones, Robert T. Neher, Kathleen F. Weaver, Pablo F. Weaver | Essence in Pictures: Photography as a Collective Microtome
February 9-April 10, 2015
Images of life by University of La Verne faculty members working in the natural sciences.
Edie Bresler: We Sold a Winner
October 20-December 12, 2014
We Sold a WinnerA closer look at American communities through the lens of state-run lotteries.
Don Bartletti | Uneasy Neighbors: Causes and Consequences of Illegal Migration to the United States
August 25-October 10, 2014
Denis Train, DawnEvening lecture and reception, Wednesday September 17, time and location to be announced.
Eliot Dudik: Broken Land
April 14-August 23, 2014
Eliot Dudik Broken LandLarge format diptych panorama photographs of Civil War battlefields. Faculty reflection papers by William A. Cook, Professor of English, and Gregory Cumming, Adjunct Professor of History. Portrait by Wendell Decker.
Traer Scott: Natural History
February 3-April 4, 2014
Natural HistoryMuseum visitors reflected in diorama windows. Faculty reflection papers by Aaron S. Baker, Assistant Professor of Psychology, and Kanya Godde, Assistant Professor of Anthropology.
David Burnett | 44 Days: Iran and the Remaking of the World
October 21-December 13, 2013
David Burnett, 44 DaysMr. Burnett photographed the overthrow of the Shah of Iran and the return of the Ayatollah Khomeini during the Islamic Revolution in 1979. Faculty reflection papers by Julio Minoves-Triquell, Assistant Professor of Political Science, and Omid E. Furutan, Assistant Professor of Management. 44 Days Gallery Catalog
David Maisel: Black Maps
August 26-October 11, 2013
Black MapsAerial photography in aesthetic consideration of landscape sites that have undergone extreme environmental transformations, such as mining, urbanization and forest clear-cutting. Faculty reflection papers by Christine Broussard, Professor of Biology, and Roy Kwon, Associate Professor of Sociology.
Nate Larson and Marni Shindelman | Geolocation: Desertscapes
April 15-May 24, 2013
GeolocationsEmbedded GPS information in Twitter updates identify the locations of user posts at which photographs are made to mark their real-world origins. Faculty reflection papers by Sean Dillon, Associate Professor of Theatre Arts, and Gail Tang, Assistant Professor of Mathematics.
Mitch Dobrowner: Vital Firmament
February 4-April 5, 2013
Vital FirmamentGreat storms above the landscapes of the West and Midwest. Faculty reflection papers by David Chappell, Associate Professor of Physics, and Judy Holiday, Assistant Professor of Writing.
Dissent
October 22-December 7, 2012
DissentA group exhibition of allegories in words and pictures by student writers and alumni photographers.
Joseph Rodríguez: Homegrown
August 27-October 12, 2012
Joseph Rodríguez, HomegrownPhotographs of California street gang members, families and friends. Faculty reflection papers by Sharon Davis, Professor of Sociology, and David Werner, Associate Professor of English.
Michael Crouser: Dog Run
April 9-May 11, 2012
The interactions between dogs unleashed with each other at dog parks. Faculty reflection papers by Ann K. Hills, Associate Professor of Spanish and Jeffery Burkhart, Fletcher Jones Professor of Biology.
Michael Robinson-Chávez: Rinconada de Oro
January 30-March 30, 2012
RinconadoGold mining at 17,400 feet elevation in Rinconada, a mining town in the Peruvian Andes. Faculty reflection papers by Jay H. Jones, Professor of Biology and Biochemistry and Gabriela Capraroiu, Associate Professor of Spanish.
Tavo Olmos: Memory Space
October 24-December 9, 2011
Tavo Olmos: Memory SpaceDocumentary photographs of Southern California architectural landmarks that are now razed. Faculty reflection papers by David Flaten, Professor of Theatre Arts and Kenneth H. Marcus, Professor of History.
Katherine Frey: American Dream
August 29-October 7, 2011
Image essays of working class people living and working in and around Washington, D.C. Faculty reflection papers by Elizabeth Zwerling, Associate Professor of Journalism and Jason Neidleman, Professor of Political Science.
Alex Gallardo: Eyes on the Ball
April 11-May 20, 2011
Alex Gallardo Kobe BryantEyes on the Ball Gallery Catalog
Beau Comeaux: Remnants
January 31-March 25, 2011
Beau Comeaux RemnantsRemnants Gallery Catalog
Herman Jimenez: Clip Mission
October 18-December 20, 2010
Herman Jimenez: Clip MissionClip Mission Gallery Catalog
Lillian Elaine: From the Car
August 30-October 8, 2010
Lillian Elaine From the CarFrom the Car Gallery Catalog
David Bacon: Farm Workers
April 19-May 7, 2010
David Bacon: Farm WorkersFarm Workers Gallery Catalog