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OFELIA ESPARZA: A RETROSPECTIVE
EXHIBITION DATES: 10/18/2025 – 04/18/2026
Widely recognized as one of California’s most revered folk artists with a cultural impact spanning more than seven decades, Esparza helped bring the cherished traditions of Mexican altar-making and Día de los Muertos into the American mainstream, beginning in the 1970s, through her work with community arts center Self Help Graphics & Art in Boyle Heights.
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DEL ALMA: LATINA PORTRAITS FROM THE VINCENT PRICE ART MUSEUM @ The Music Center
EXHIBITION DATES: 04/13/2024 – 05/31/2026
Del Alma: Latina Portraits from the Vincent Price Art Museum presents an intergenerational group of portraits by Los Angeles-based Latina artists, who collectively explore portraiture and cultural identity through diverse forms of creative expression.
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Form and Function in the Ancient Americas
Our ongoing permanent exhibition
Form and Function in the Ancient Americas highlights the wide range of cultures represented in our Ancient American collection. Cultures from the Nayarit-Jalisco-Colima region of West Mexico (2000 – 1000 BCE) to the Chimú of Peru (900-1500 CE) are featured.
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February 14, 2026
DIY Milagro: An Amulet of Self-Love
April 25, 2026
“New Voices” opening reception
student opportunities
Students: Submit to New Voices, the East Los Angeles College-focused student art exhibition. Submissions are open now through February 27, 2026.
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“Del Alma: Latina Portraits from the Vincent Price Art Museum” presents an intergenerational group of portraits by Los Angeles-based Latina artists, who collectively explore portraiture and cultural identity through diverse forms of creative expression.
The exhibition is on view at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion at The Music Center (@musiccenterla), but if you don’t have a chance to visit in person, check out this virtual tour on our website!
“Del Alma” is on view through May 31, 2026. Tap the link in our bio for more info.
We’re grateful to everyone who joined us this past Saturday, January 17 for a special program presented in collaboration with @writlargeprojects. In celebration of “Act On It! Artists, Community, and the Brockman Gallery in Los Angeles,” we hosted a panel moderated by Dr. Tiffany E. Barber and featuring Dale Davis, Dominique Moody, Margaret Garcia, and Linda Vallejo. Many thanks to Lauren Hanson (@allthingsmodcon), Assistant Curator of Modern Art at LACMA, for the opening remarks.
Participants reflected on the significance of the Brockman Gallery and the landmark 1986 show “Common Ground,” curated by Linda Vallejo. The afternoon concluded with a rousing performance by Jimetta Rose & the Voices of Creation (@thevoicesofcreation @jimettarose).
You have a few (extra!) days left to see “Act on It!” which closes Saturday, January 24, 2026. More info at the link in our bio.
“Act On It!” was organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (@lacma) in collaboration with the Vincent Price Art Museum at East Los Angeles College; Riverside Art Museum; Lancaster Museum of Art and History; and California State University, Northridge, Art Galleries.
“Act On It! Artists, Community, and the Brockman Gallery in Los Angeles” highlights the lasting significance of the Brockman Gallery in South LA. The show includes dozens of works from the @lacma collection—and VPAM’s presentation also includes works by Black and Chicano artists from our permanent collection.
Among these works is “Jump” by Suzanne Jackson (1976), pictured here, which was gifted to VPAM directly by Vincent Price. Jackson ran the influential Gallery 32 from 1968 to 1970, platforming the work of Black artists. One of the space’s most significant exhibitions was “Sapphire Show,” a survey of Black women artists in Los Angeles that was the first of its kind.
Jackson’s own art-making spans more than six decades and is the focus of the exhibition “Suzanne Jackson: What Is Love,” currently on view at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (@sfmoma).
Only a few (extra!) days to visit “Act on It!” before it closes! Visit the exhibition at VPAM through January 24, 2026.
Please note our NEW WINTER HOURS:
Thursday–Friday: 12PM–4PM
Saturday: 11AM–5PM
Closed Sun–Wed
We hope to see you on Saturday, January 17 at 1:00 PM for a special “Act on It!” closing program, presented in collaboration with @writlargeprojects.
Join us for a panel moderated by acclaimed scholar, curator, and critic Dr. Tiffany E. Barber (@tiffanyebarber), exploring the Brockman Gallery’s inclusive philosophy. Featuring: Dale Davis, Dominique Moody, Margaret Garcia, Michael Massenburg, and Linda Vallejo.
The afternoon will conclude with a live musical benediction by The Voices of Creation (@thevoicesofcreation @jimettarose), whose rousing performance closes the exhibition with joy and reverence.
Free and open to all! Tap the link in our bio to reserve your free tickets.
“Act On It!” was organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (@lacma) in collaboration with the Vincent Price Art Museum at East Los Angeles College; Riverside Art Museum; Lancaster Museum of Art and History; and California State University, Northridge, Art Galleries. Install photo by @monicaorozcophotography.
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Cover Photo credit: Monica Orozco.