Michael Reafsnyder is a not a foreign name in Chapman’s halls. He received his BA in studio art at Chapman University and later went on to earn a Master of Fine Arts degree at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. His work has been appreciated in many regions, be it nationally here in Los Angeles, Las Vegas,
The Escalette Collection has officially expanded into the new Harry and Diane Rinker Health Science Campus! Unveiled at the building’s grand opening yesterday, the pieces on display include new collection acquisitions by Kelsey Brookes and Elizabeth Turk, a recent donation by David Kiddie, as well as existing acquisitions by Peter Kogler, and Josef Albers. New
Wayne White is a pioneer for humor in the art world. He’s famous as a puppeteer, set designer, cartoonist, painter, and more. His “word paintings,” of which we have three on campus, are humorous and witty. White often uses generic landscapes he finds at thrift shops as canvases, painting phrases such as “You’re just agreeing
The Escalette Collection has been busy plucking up some very exciting new acquisitions! This morning, the first new batch arrived: a set of five original paintings by Kelsey Brookes . This kind of delivery sure beats a box of donuts any day. Special thank you to Quint Gallery for helping
The Escalette Permanent Collection of Art is very proud to introduce it’s three new Student Art Ambassadors: Alex Allen, Jessica Johnson, and Manon Wogahn. After only one week on the job, they are already well on their way to becoming experts on the Escalette Collection, and they will be available to give tours of artwork on
A new exhibit in the Doy and Dee Henley Galleria on the 2nd floor of Argyros Forum explores shared territory between two of Chapman’s collections: the Escalette Permanent Collection of Art and the Huell Howser Found Art Collection. Works from photographer Joel D. Levinson and TV personality Huell Howser comparably elicit artistic merit from
On the second floor of Moulton Hall hangs a series of paintings done by Albert Contreras. For those who venture up there, the art piece is hard to ignore. The works are colorful, optimistic, dynamic, and homogeneous but delightfully out-of-step symmetric. Each of the twelve parts is an X-gesture formed in a
This summer, Chapman’s Guggenheim Gallery will feature works from the Escalette Collection of Art in its exhibit, “Knock Off: Hand-Painted Movie Posters from Ghana.” Click here to view the official press release. On view May 19, 2014 – August 15, 2014. The gallery’s summer hours are Monday –
At 9:30 a.m. a luxury bus picked up the Friends of the Escalette Collection and headed south to San Diego County for a day full of art and good company. After a few hours of lively conversation we arrived in La Jolla. The first stop on the tour was Quint Gallery.
Friends of the Escalette Collection – Siemon & Salazar studio visit, November 2013 Before the holidays, the Friends of the Escalette Collection were invited to a special tour of Siemon & Salazar glassblowing studios in Costa Mesa. For more information on the Siemon & Salazar studio, please visit their website: siemon & salazar All