Past Exhibitions
EVA AGUILA: VINO DE SANGRE
April 26, 2025 – November 1, 2025
In her first solo museum exhibition, artist Eva Aguila researches the history of the Mission grape and wine production in the Catholic Mission System to examine the effects of colonization in what was once “Nueva España,” now Mexico and California.
New Voices: The 2025 District Wide Student Art Biennial
April 22, 2025 – June 14, 2025
The 2025 District Wide Student Art Biennial spotlights works created by students between spring 2023–fall 2024 semesters.
We Place Life at the Center: Situamos La Vida en el Centro
September 28, 2024 – March 2, 2025
For more than ten years, Los Angeles-based Colombian artist Carolina Caycedo highlighted the negative effects of extractive development on land, water, and the vibrant ecologies bound to them. Her work asks us: how can we transition to new energy systems…
New Voices: The 2024 ELAC Juried Student Art Exhibition
May 18, 2024 – June 29, 2024
“New Voices: The 2024 ELAC Juried Student Art Exhibition” highlights exceptional artworks produced at East Los Angeles College since the 2022-2023 academic year.
Alice Wang: We Are Extraterrestrial
May 4, 2024 – August 3, 2024
In her first solo museum exhibition in the United States, We Are Extraterrestrial, artist Alice Wang showcases recent prints and glass sculptures, alongside newly-commissioned ceramic sculptures, film, and an artist book. These works are the result of her immersive research…
TEDDY SANDOVAL AND THE BUTCH GARDENS SCHOOL OF ART
October 21, 2023 – March 2, 2024
A central figure in LA’s queer and Chicanx artistic circles, Teddy Sandoval was an active participant in both U.S. and international avant-garde movements. For 25 years, he produced subversive, yet playful artworks that explored the codes of gender and sexuality and continuously mined archetypes of masculinity through his signature icon of a faceless man, often sporting a mustache. This was the first museum retrospective dedicated to the artist.
Yoshie Sakai: Grandma Entertainment Franchise
October 21, 2023 – February 3, 2024
In her first solo museum exhibition, Grandma Entertainment Franchise, artist Yoshie Sakai brings together three immersive installations produced over the last three years: Grandma Day Spa, Grandma Nightclub, and Grandma Amusement Park. These three distinct but interconnected installations, composed of…