The Escalette Permanent Art Collection and the Guggenheim Gallery are thrilled to present KIN: Portraits from the Escalette Permanent Art Collection, a group exhibition highlighting recent acquisitions from the Escalette Collection that explore portraiture as a site of relationship, belonging, and interdependence. The exhibition will be open from February 2 – March 19, 2026. There will be an opening reception on Wednesday, February 11th from 4:00-6:00pm.

While often understood as a straightforward likeness, portraiture can both reveal and withhold, isolating individuals while pointing to broader networks of connection among artists, subjects, communities, and viewers.

Shizu Saldamando, Portrait of Artist Carolina Caycedo, oil, glitter, rhinestone, gold leaf, glass glitter, spray paint, and washi paper on wood panel, 2024. Purchased with funds from the Escalette Endowment.

The exhibition’s focal point is Shizu Saldamando’s portrait of Los Angeles–based artist Carolina Caycedo. Positioned in dialogue with surrounding works, the portrait reflects shared commitments between the two artists to connection across physical, emotional, social, and political spaces. Organized in three sections, the exhibition moves between interdependence with the non-human world, immigrant experiences of space and belonging, and artists’ self-representation. Together, the works reframe portraiture as a relational practice rather than a fixed image.

This exhibition was collaboratively curated by the Escalette Collection, the Guggenheim Gallery, and the Escalette Student Art Ambassadors Forest Delaney, Jo Martinez, Erin Ohline, Ysabella Rodriguez, Emily Rubio, and Chase Takamori. Featured artists include Hakeem Adewumi, Laura Aguilar, Katie Dorame, Zackary Drucker and Rhys Ernst, Ivan Forde, Phung Huynh, Jorge Isordia, Bovey Lee, Poli Marichal, Ranu Mukherjee, Lorena Ochoa, Maia Cruz Palileo, Cara Romero, Samantha Roth, Shizu Saldamando, Paul Mpagi Sepuya, and Jenny Yurshansky.

Support for this exhibition is generously provided by the Phyllis and Ross Escalette Permanent Art Collection Endowment; the Guggenheim Gallery; Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences.

 

Plan Your Visit

The Guggenheim Gallery is located just outside Moulton Hall (315 E. Palm Ave.)

Monday – Friday: 12:00pm – 5:00pm

Saturday: 11:00am – 4:00pm

Visitor Parking Information

 

Upcoming Programming – Save the Dates

Wednesday, February 11th, 4:00-6:00pm: Opening Reception. Free. No RSVP required.

Tuesday, February 24th, 2:30-3:30pm: Artist Talk, Phung Huynh. Free. No RSVP required.

Monday, March 9th, 2:30-3:30pm: Artist Walkthrough, Bovey Lee. Free No RSVP required.

Saturday, March 14th, 10:00am-12:00pm: Workshop – Stitching the Self: Portraiture Beyond the Frame. RSVP required, spot limited.

More information will be available at: chapman.edu/escalette

We invite you to explore all the works in the Escalette Collection by visiting our eMuseum. 

Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences is the proud home of the Phyllis and Ross Escalette Permanent Collection of Art. The Escalette Collection exists to inspire critical thinking, foster interdisciplinary discovery, and strengthen bonds with the community. Beyond its role in curating art in public spaces, the Escalette is a learning laboratory that offers diverse opportunities for student and engagement and research, and involvement with the wider community. The collection is free and open to the public to view.