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June Edmonds
Mar 9, 2023
June Edmonds is an American painter,teacher, and public artist. Edmonds' work is notable for its colorful, layered surfaces that draw on meditative practices to explore the relationships between color, repetition, spiritual contemplation, the power of archetypical systems, and interpersonal connection. She is an active and prominent contributor to the Los Angeles area art scene, and is a member of both the Artist's Alliance of Southern California and the Women’s Caucus for Art. Her work has been shown extensively at such venues as the California African American Museum, Huntington Beach Art Center and Watts Towers Art Center. Her paintings are held in collections throughout the United States including the California African American Museum, Los Angeles; Mead Art Museum, Amhurst College, Amhurst, MA; Davis Museum, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA; David Owsley Museum of Art at Ball State University, Muncie, IN and The Pizzuti Collection, Columbus, OH.

Forensic Architecture: A Conversation with founder Eyal Weizman
Nov 12, 2020
Thursday, November 12, noon

Postcommodity: A Conversation with artists Cristóbal Martínez and Kade L. Twist
Oct 22, 2020
Thursday, October 22, 5:30 p.m.

Artist Beatriz Cortez in conversation with curator Erin Christovale
Sep 24, 2020
Thursday, September 24, 5:30 p.m.

Art and Design BFA Exhibition
May 29, 2020
RECONNECTING...
Online: www.calpolybfa.com
Launching Friday, June 5th

Art and Design Alumni Show
Feb 20, 2020
The Art and Design Department and the University Art Gallery welcome back 12 of our alumni from a range of graduating classes. The concentrations of graphic design, studio art and photo/video are all represented in the first Alumni Show to be presented by the University Art Gallery in 10 years.

Beyond the Surface: The Photograph as Object
Jan 9, 2020
Cal Poly’s University Art Gallery will present "Beyond the Surface: The Photograph as Object", an exhibition curated by Aline Smithson from January 9 - January 31, 2020.

Jessica Bellamy: Movement Science/Creative Impact
Nov 7, 2019
Cal Poly’s University Art Gallery will present “Movement Science/Creative Impact" an exhibition by design justice advocate Jessica Bellamy to run Nov. 7 - Dec. 6.

Undertones: Biomorphic Art in Los Angeles
Oct 3, 2019
Cal Poly’s University Art Gallery will present “Undertones: Biomorphic Art in Los Angeles” a curated show by Preston Zappos to run Oct. 3 through Nov. 11.

BFA Senior Thesis Show
May 31, 2019
Every year, the University Art Gallery finishes off its show lineup with the BFA show. Graduating Seniors from the concentrations of Studio Art, Photography and Video, and Graphic Design will be displaying their most accomplished and current work.