New Voices: The 2026 ELAC Juried Student Art Exhibition
04/25/2026 - 06/13/2026
OPENING RECEPTION: April 25, 2026, 2:00 to 4:00 PM
New Voices: The 2026 ELAC Juried Student Art Exhibition highlights exceptional artworks produced at East Los Angeles College during the Spring 2025 through Fall 2025 semesters. The exhibition features ceramics, drawing, painting, photography, sculpture, theater and costume design, and mixed media works produced across several instructional departments on campus and is an opportunity for burgeoning student artists to showcase their work.
The exhibition is organized by the Vincent Price Art Museum and is juried by and curated by Jheanelle Brown.
Participating Artists
Neil Allison, Ve’Andre Andrews, George D. Barajas, Kaz Barrios, Grace Basulto-Figueroa, Lisa “Georgi” Bell-Blanco, Mayra Bernos, Thomas Bernos, Catalina Bolivar, Aurelio Candanedo, Salvador Contreras, Kate De La Torre, Kevin Del Rio, Sarah Fitchett, Diego Flores Contreras, Tanya Flores Hodgson, Andy M. Garcia, Raelle Lania, Alondra Gutierrez, Izzy Cipakli Jaquez, Carlota Luevano, Brianna Lugo, Delaney Mendoza, Amy Morales, Brianna Fimbres-Morales, Trung Nguyen, Ignacio Ortiz, Ignacio E. Ortiz, Benjamin Palacios, Sylvia Annis Quinteros, Lorena Recinos, Bryan Reyes, Ricardo Reyes, Diego Rodriguez, Meagan Elizabeth Romo, roxanna i. sanchez-avila, Jennifer Shneiderman, Loi Ta, Abigail Valdez, Gabriela Villa, Ana Villapudua, Tiffany Virgen Matute, Chelseaa J. Vuong, Raemi Wang, Moon Wang, Monica Willner, and Mark Yanez.
About the Juror
Jheanelle Brown is a curator, educator, and writer in Los Angeles, whose curatorial practice creates frameworks to explore the boundlessness of Black life in experimental and non-fiction film and video. She is on faculty at California Institute of the Arts and curates film programming at REDCAT and the Los Angeles Filmforum.
She recently co-curated the exhibition KAOS Theory: The Afrokosmic Media Arts of Ben Caldwell, co-presented by Art + Practice and the California African American Museum, and served as Project Director and Curator of Experimentations: Imag(in)ing Knowledge in Film for LA Filmforum.
“I love learning from students and younger folks— pushing and challenging my perspective and my assumptions. I’m looking forward to viewing all of the submissions!” Jheanelle shared.
Acknowledgements
All exhibitions at the Vincent Price Art Museum are underwritten by the Vincent Price Art Museum Foundation and East Los Angeles College.
Image: Izzy Cipakil Jaquez, Our Lady and Little Boy, 2025. Courtesy of the artist.