CGU Art

Thank you class of ‘04 for contributing to this beautiful exhibition “Getting the Band Back Together”.
If you haven’t had the chance to check it out, don’t worry! This exhibit will remian open until September 21st, so check out the Peggy Phelps & East Galleries!

Gallery hours are M-F, 10 am to 4 pm.

Join us on September 21st, 2024 at 12PM for our closing Q&A with the following featured artists:
Heather Arndt
H.C Arnold
Rochelle Botello
Lisette Bourne
Aragna Ker

251 E 10th St.
Claremont, CA 91711
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Less than a week away from , a group show highlighting work by MFA candidates across Southern California. Join us at the Peggy Phelps & East Gallery on Saturday, June 8th from 2-5pm for an artist reception. is honored to host this event/ we hope to see you there!

Happening Now - Open Studios ✨ stop by and see some amazing work from our dynamic cohort. Painting - Photography- Video - Mixed Media - Digital Art - Sculpture - Drawing - Textiles - Installation - Ceramics and more … see you soon!

TOMORROW - joins CGU as our Spring 2024 Atlantic Lecturer . We hope students and guests join us for this very special presentation. Swipe for more info🪨🌎🌋

Pedro Reyes is a renowned Mexican artist known for his innovative and socially engaged practice. Born in Mexico City in 1972, Reyes’s work explores themes of social justice, sustainability, and community engagement. He employs a diverse range of mediums including sculpture, installation, performance, and video to address pressing issues facing contemporary society.

Reyes gained international acclaim for projects such as “Disarm” (2012), where he transformed confiscated fi****ms into musical instruments, and “Palas por Pistolas” (2008), where he melted down guns to create shovels for planting trees. His work often blurs the boundaries between art and activism, inviting viewers to reconsider the potential for creativity to enact positive change in the world. Reyes’s interdisciplinary approach and commitment to fostering dialogue make him a leading figure in the global art community. Reyes is represented by and lives and works in Mexico City.

OPEN STUDIOS AT ☁️ Join us this Sunday from 12-5pm to explore the MFA studios at Claremont Graduate University. Meet our outstanding cohort, walk around our building and check out the graduating student show “Last Call” at Peggy Phelps & East Gallery.

Tonight is Thesis Exhibition ✨🌸 It’s our last graduating student show of the school year! Please join us from 5-7pm at East Gallery at .

This year’s Nia Collection show was something special ✨ MFA Dual student curated this show alongside Donalyn White from the , incorporating MFA student and alumni work to accompany pieces from the gifted collection. These works were selected to represent the theme of gentleness taking form , with some students reframing their original pieces to interact with the show ( like ceramics from “Chonktown” and ‘s “Tool Wall”) while other pieces were specifically created to fit the space ( hanging ceramic piece and .lum ‘s gilded branch). The show is a beautiful testament to CGU’s commitment to transdisciplinary studies, and we are proud to have Sarah Stevenson representing the MFA program to bring the Nia Collection Exhibition into a new era. Congrats to all the students involved!

TONIGHT - .arts & .gxblin Thesis Shows open at . Join us at Peggy Phelps & East Gallery from 5-7pm - you don’t want to miss this!

Tomorrow - Justin Gonzales MFA thesis show opens. Swipe for a preview of his features sculptural works waiting to be installed… 🪵🪨💡

Tomorrow ✨🪞 MFA Thesis Exhibition opens at . Stop by from 5-7pm to enter the artist’s magical world of painting and collage.

studio photos ✨🪞 TOMORROW her MFA Thesis Show opens at . Join us at Peggy Phelps & East Gallery from 5-7pm. Congrats, Tara!

Mark your calendars for April 28- We are exactly *one month* away from our annual MFA Open Studios✨ Swipe to view some mid-semester progress and stay tuned for more information on the event. We can’t wait to see you here at

We are also thrilled to announce the Graduating Thesis Exhibition for Alexis St. John , We Came From the Sea. Alexis’ soul-led work carries a level of craftsmanship that gives attention to detail at every step of the process. Swipe for a view of her studio where she makes the paper and paint all by hand. We hope to see you at the opening reception this upcoming Tuesday from 5-7pm.

We are pleased to announce one of the first thesis shows of the Spring 2024 Semester - As I Wander by Michelle Lum .lum . Join us here at on Tuesday, March 19th from 5-7pm for the opening reception. Michelle’s ethereal sculptures will grace the East Gallery and extend Into our installation spaces - you won’t want to miss it ⚜️🤍

🔥 Mark your calendars for this term’s MFA Thesis Exhibitions. Taking place at Peggy Phelps & East Galleries , the graduating students will put on a solo show as a culmination of their two years of study here at . As always, opening receptions are on Tuesday from 5-7pm. Hope to see you there.

Come check out more than 50 exhibitors at the annual Print Pomona Art Book Fair ! We are so excited to table this event during LA art week and Claremont Art Walk to represent the talent here at . Stop by and check out all the beautiful printed and paper works!

Attention : today’s Visiting Artist Lecture has been postponed. New date TBD. Students- be sure to reschedule your studio visit meetings once the new date is announced. We are sorry for the last minute change but looking forward to hosting John Frame this spring.

Thank you to everyone who attended the opening reception of “ Selections from the Steve Blatt Gift” at the Peggy Phelps & East Gallery tonight. The show will be open Monday through Friday, 10am-4pm from now until March 1st .

‘Selections from the Steve Blatt Gift’ opens tomorrow at the
East Gallery & Peggy Phelps Galleries here at
Join us from 5-7pm for a live music performance by Wenqing Zhang of Chopin’s Ballade No. 3 in A-flat Major, Op. 47

‘Selections from the Steve Blatt Gift’ is an exhibition of paintings from Blatt’s generous donation of contemporary art from his personal collection. Steve Blatt is an avid art collector and was involved in Hooper Projects, a Los Angeles-based artist residency program founded by Stanley Hollander, David Goldberg, and Steve Blatt.

CGU Art and Music Building Galleries Location:

Claremont Graduate University

251 E 10th Street Claremont, CA 91711

Gallery Hours: M-F 10am to 4pm

Professor .lachowicz show opens tomorrow 🔹🔹🔹 reception 4-6pm .

Our first Visiting Artist Lecture is TONIGHT - join us in welcoming to the CGU MFA VALS. About the artist : “Strauss is known internationally for her distinct version of documentary photography. Though made without digital intervention, Strauss’ pictures undermine the authority of the image through repetition, context shifts, and historical reframing. While rooted in specific real events, Strauss’ images resist asserting themselves as objective. They are deeply particular, subjective pictures of the world, and cast doubt over the veracity of the documentary image.”

TONIGHT - Our first shows of the year kick off with Postmarked: P.S. 💌 and Ephemera of the Desert: The Art of Carl Bray. Join us at 251 E 10th st. , Claremont, CA for our opening reception. There’s something for everyone tonight- hope to see you there!

Cheers to a Happy New Year ✨ 2023 brought us growth, challenges, connection, and opportunities- we’re ready to start the Spring semester strong. Here’s a look at some of the year’s highlights. We made a lot of great memories and saw students create an abundance of fantastic work- much more that can fit on 10 slides. Thank you to everyone who has stopped by one of our opening receptions or events. And congrats to all of the 2023 Graduates. May 2024 will be filled with peace, joy, and more art ⭐️

Slide 1 - .arts Second Year Group Show mixed media piece ⛓️
Slide 2 : Thesis Installation🧶
Slide 3 : Thesis Exhibition 🍏
Slide 4: Our friends from supporting our receptions 🍷🙌🏾
Slide 5 : .lum Spatial Engagement Installation ⚜️
Slide 6 : The best refreshments from Thesis show reception 🇵🇭
Slide 7: Ju Allen’s First Year Group Show Sculpture☀️
Slide 8 : Spatial Engagement Installation 🪩
Slide 9 : DISCO Ceramics workshop🪴
Slide 10: sculpture lighting 🔥

More pieces from Spatial Engagement ▫️ Check out the previous post for details on tonight’s opening is PUSHBACK - our final show of the year featuring students from this semester’s installation art class.

Tonight 🔥 our final show of the year opens. PUSHBACK encompasses the works of the FA23 Spatial Engagement class taught by Professor .lachowicz . The show features a selected work from each student. Through sculptures, installations, interactive art and video projections, our galleries capture the feeling of the push and pull in PUSHBACK. Swipe to see a few works exhibited for critique through the semester. Join us from 5-7pm for one last fantastic show. Hope to see you there.

WEDNESDAY - .studio joins us as our final visiting artist lecturer of the semester. The artist will be doing studio visit with students and talking about his work, process, and exhibition history. is so excited to be hosting this fantastic artist!


Yoshua was born and currently lives in Mexico City. His work is "like a series of near-sociological experiments executed for the camera, blends staged situations, documentation and improvisation and questions habitual perceptions of reality and truth, selfhood and morality.
In 2002 he received an MFA from UCLA with a Fulbright scholarship. His solo shows exhibitions include: Yoshua Okón: Collateral, MUAC, Mexico City and Amparo Museum, Puebla; Yoshua Okón, Ghebaly Gallery, LA; Yoshua Okón: In the Land of Ownership, ASAKUSA Tokyo; Salò Island, UC Irvine, Irvine; His group exhibitions include: Manifesta 11, Zurich; Istanbul Biennale, Istanbul; Gwangju Biennale, Korea; Antes de la resaca, MUAC, Mexico City; Incongruous, Musèe Cantonal des Beux-Arts, Lausanne; The Mole´s Horizon, Palais des Beaux Arts, Brussels; His work is included in the collections of Tate Modern, Hammer Museum, LACMA, Colección Jumex and MUAC, among others.

This week✨ Our final thesis shows of the semester open with works by MA students , Ju Allen & Nada Fakhereddine. Join us at on our usual Tuesday night for two fantastic shows. Although these students have only been here for two semesters they have fantastic projects to show for their time at 👏🏾

Today 🦋 Thesis Shows by and open at Peggy Phelps & East Galleries. Two very different bodies of work, both full of life, color, and etherial connection. Stop by from 5-7pm to congratulate the artists and enjoy these stellar shows.

TODAY 🔵 We are proud to welcome as our November Visiting Artist Lecturer. Join us today at Harper Hall to hear about the artist’s work, process, and his expansive experience in the art world.

TODAY 🔵 We are excited to welcome as our November Visiting Artist Lecturer. Join us at Harper Hall at 4:30 to hear about the artist’s work and experience in the art world. We are looking forward to hosting you, Dan- thank you!