The University Art Gallery at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) proudly presents "Bronze, Silver, and Gold," an exhibition by Pau S. Pescador exploring the architectural and conceptual legacy of the Olympic Games on individual host cities. The exhibition will be on view February 3 through April 20, 2024; Monday-Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays from noon to 5 p.m. The public is invited to an opening reception for "Bronze, Silver, and Gold" on Saturday, February 3, from 3 to 6 p.m. For this exhibition, artist Pau S. Pescador examines the effects of the summer Olympic Games on its host cities and citizens. Over the past several years, Pescador has researched ... Read More
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CSUDH University Art Gallery Presents “Personal, Small, Medium, Large, Family” by Mario Ybarra, Jr.
The University Art Gallery at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) proudly presents "Personal, Small, Medium, Large, Family," an installation by Mario Ybarra, Jr. exploring mass incarceration. The exhibition will be on view September 30 through December 8, 2023; Monday-Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays from noon to 5 p.m. The public is invited to an opening reception for "Personal, Small, Medium, Large, Family" on Saturday, September 30, from 3 to 6 p.m. Using sculptural installation, Ybarra, Jr. explores the impact of mass incarceration on families and communities and the artist's personal experience of watching a friend enter the prison system as a teenager. ... Read More
In Conversation with Lauren Halsey
Students from CSUDH's art and design department welcomed celebrated artist Lauren Halsey to campus this week for a wide-ranging discussion about her approach to art, her creative process, and the importance of community in an event co-hosted by the University Art Gallery and the PRAXIS Community Engagement Program. Halsey's work has been the subject of a solo exhibition at the gallery since March. Sitting among the signage, collages, and sculpture that make up the exhibition, the artist characterized her work as “love letters” or “moments of meaning” gathered over many years. As a student at El Camino College, she traveled through the city by bus every day. “I was remapping my ... Read More
Retrospective Exhibition Highlights Career of CSUDH Art Professor Emerita
CSUDH Professor Emerita of Art Gilah Yelin Hirsch has been honored with a retrospective exhibit at the Orange County Center for Contemporary Art (OCCCA) in Santa Ana. Titled “The Archeology of Metaphor, the exhibit runs through Oct. 29 and features work from throughout her lengthy and varied career, from her earliest 1968 paintings to the present. Hirsch, who joined the art department faculty in 1973 and taught at CSUDH for almost 50 years, is considered one of the first feminist artists. She was a founding member and wrote the manifesto for the Los Angeles Council of Women Artists, one of the first women's art organizations. The statement protested the underrepresentation of women in ... Read More
Mixed-Media Visual Artist Toni Scott ‘Live Paints’ to the Music of the CSUDH Orchestra
(Carson, CA.) To examine the symbiotic relationship between visual arts and music, renowned mixed-media artist Toni Scott will complete a “live painting” with accompaniment by the CSUDH Orchestra during the spring 2021 Presidential Distinguished Lecture Series on Wednesday, March 24, from 3 to 4 p.m. The virtual event is free and open to the public. “The Intersection of Art and Music,” featuring mixed-media visual artist Toni Scott, takes place Wednesday, March 24, from 3 to 4 p.m. To register, visit https://csudh.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2fkFR_-zSg6pMCFNT61CCA Titled “The Intersection of Art and Music,” and hosted by California State University, Dominguez Hills President Thomas A. ... Read More
