Arts in Irvine presents the 42nd Irvine Annual, a premier juried exhibition opening Saturday, July 11, at the Irvine Fine Arts Center, featuring a free opening reception with the artists from 2 to 4 p.m.
Now in its 42nd year, Irvine Annual continues a long-standing tradition of presenting contemporary art from regional and national artists. The exhibition reflects the shifting landscape of current artistic practice, where ideas, materials, and processes often overlap and expand beyond traditional categories. This year’s exhibition brings together work in painting, sculpture, photography, fiber, and mixed media, along with material-based practices that push familiar forms in new directions. Across the selection, artists explore how images and objects are built, how materials carry meaning, and how process shapes interpretation.
Together, the works offer a broad view of contemporary art today — diverse in approach, grounded in experimentation, and connected through a shared interest in how form and material interact.
Irvine Annual will be on view through September 5.
Exhibiting artists:
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Chloe Allred Sheryl Aronow Kristine Atayan Eunkyung Bae Fartash Barvarz Julie Beloussow Michele Benzamin-Miki Emily Berl Sarah Bogdal Kaleeka Bond Jennie Breeze Nicole Caldwell Lance Carlson Dane Conboy Shelly Cornelius Juan Correa Javier Cortes Judit Dan RoseMarie Davio Ciera Dean |
Sara Dehghan James Dietze Derick Edwards Marcela Espejel Kathleen Fietz Tanya Flores Hodgson James Frost Samantha Garduno Steve Gavenas Robert Gideon Mackenzie Giles Veronica Gray Matthew Gunnell Christie Hall John Halligan Tairan Hao Barbara Hendricks Morgan Hyatt Sumin Joo Kathleen Kaplan |
Lara Kempke Haley Kim Lamia Labban Mary Ellen Latino Sophia Lea Juhno Lee Michael Lopez Jr. Kiara Aileen Machado Mela Marsh Yevgeniya Mikhailik Claire Miller Marilu Morency Jeff Moulds Tara O’Gorman Carrie Ohm Kevin Perrault Michelle Ramin Ronald Reekers Amanda Reeves Diana P. Salazar |
Miriam Schulman Mehrdad Sedghi Roxanne Sexauer Eva Soloff Jose Soria Nicholas Spindler Naomi Tamura Kari Thurmond Lily Tsutsumida Jacqueline Valenzuela Robin Venter Nancy Jo Ward Ray Weston Anna Wingfield Ricey Wright Xiaoxiao Wu Lauren Young Tong Zheng Zana Zupur
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This year’s jury includes Southern California–based artist and curator Stephen Anderson, known for assemblage, collage, and text-based work exploring personal and collective narratives; Los Angeles–based painter and arts organizer Virginia Broersma, whose practice engages Southern California visual culture alongside arts education and artist support initiatives; and curator and arts administrator Cecelia Caro, Director of Exhibitions at Angels Gate Cultural Center, recognized for expanding access to experimental and underrepresented practices through exhibitions and public art programming in the Los Angeles region.
Gallery hours are 10 a.m.–9 p.m. Monday–Thursday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Friday, and 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Saturday. The opening reception, exhibitions, and parking are free. The Irvine Fine Arts Center is located in Heritage Community Park at 14321 Yale Ave. For more information, visit cityofirvine.gov/artsinirvine (Open in new window) or call 949-724-6880.
