Spiritual Nature:
Michael Massenburg
A series about the African diaspora experience in the Americas
November 17, 2022 - January 20, 2023
Current Exhibit
SPIRITUAL NATURE: MICHAEL MASSENBURG
In this solo show, Massenburg’s wonderfully vibrant paintings function as a ritual to “connect the dots” spanning the connection of cultural and spiritual practices from the Motherland to the New World. It illustrates a tale of survival and salvation, tracing the journey of his ancestors from enslavement to empowerment, and evoking questions about the notions of status and place in the world. With this long overdue exhibition, Massenburg affirms his place among his peers (artists like John Outerbridge and Kerry James Marshall), and as mentor to countless younger artists.
At the exhibition there will be a limited edition print on offer to help fundraise for the John T Riddle Scholarship.
November 17, 2022 - January 20, 2023
Opening reception: November 17, 2022, 4-7 p.m.
MESS
An exhibition exploring women, domesticity, and representation
Curator Candice Greathouse organizes an exhibition about the complicated nature of being a woman and all the messy aspects – domesticity, representation, objectification, empowerment, and contradiction. Featuring artworks spanning from the seventies to now, MESS includes performative video, figurative photography, and experimental sculpture. Exhibiting artists, all women artists, each addressing a unique aspect and approach to the exhibition concept, are: Beth Abaravich, Jaime Bull, Jo Ann Callis, Danielle Deadwyler, Tirsa Delate, Flo Kasearu, and Lee Materazzi.
Exhibition: August 29 - October 5, 2022
Opening reception: September 7, 2022, 5-7 p.m.
Tambayan
A group exhibition of Filipino American artists
Curator and artist Ed Arevalo selected works that celebrate the artists’ Filipino heritage, disrupts oppressive systems, and uplifts Filipinos + BIPOC communities. Tambayan is also an exhibition that narrates the timelines and perspectives in the Filipino diaspora, while questioning issues of cultural assimilation, traditions, and surveillance.
Opening reception: June 10, 6-8 p.m.
Revolutionary Talent
2022 Student Scholarship Show
Visual and Arts Media Department presents work by the winner’s of the VAMA Gallery scholarship. We are proud to share the art of students from the Los Angeles City College Art programs; studio art, photography, journalism illustration, digital arts, and photojournalism.
Under Investigation
Alberto Lule solo exhibition
Alberto Lule's recent activist artworks focusing on the prison industrial complex, gentrification, surveillance, and identity designation. Lule, a former Graffiti artist incarcerated for a total of 14 years at several California prisons, draws on his own experiences in the prison industrial complex to creates artworks that explore institutional roles of gatekeepers of knowledge, authorities of culture, and administrators of discipline and punishment.
Bringing Imagination Into View
A New Future Awaits
At Bringing Imagination Into View you will experience the process firsthand and see the artwork that helped make some of your favorite places and characters into reality. Welcome to the future, taking shape before your very eyes.
2021 Student Scholarship Show
Visual and Arts Media Department presents work by the winner’s of the VAMA Gallery scholarship. We are proud to share the art of students from the Los Angeles City College Art programs; studio art, photography, journalism illustration, digital arts, and photojournalism.
Alberto Lule and Fabian Debora
Artists in conversation
Alberto Lule uses readymades, mixed media installations, and tools used by agencies of authority to examine and critique mass incarceration and the prison industrial complex in the United States, particularly the California prison system. Using his own experiences, he aims to tie the prison industrial complex to other American political issues such as immigration, homelessness, drug addiction, and mental health.
Fabian Debora is a renowned Chicano artist based in East Los Angeles. His street art and murals capture immigrant and gang experiences in Los Angeles. His works often feature Catholic themes and include graffiti, murals, sketches and fine art paintings. A certified licensed drug counselor, Debora serves as executive director of the Homeboy Art Academy, which provides support and art education to formerly gang-involved and previously incarcerated youth and adults.
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
6:00 pm
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855 N Vermont Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90029
Da Vinci Hall, 1st Floor
DH104
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Department Chair: Alexandra Wiesenfeld
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