Past Exhibitions

Juan Quezada: The Legend of Mata Ortiz

High-resolution Images • Press Release (pdf) • Reception On View:June 8 – December 29, 2019Reception:June 8, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm • Talk by Michael Wisner @ 7:00 p.m. • Artist in Attendance An encyclopedic retrospective of over seventy pieces, including rare early works. Enjoy this exclusive opportunity to meet Mexico-based artist Juan Quezada and hear from […]

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AMOCA Collects! 2019

High-resolution Images • Reception On View:August 10, 2019 – September 12, 2020Reception:August 10, 6 – 9 PM A museum is distinguished by a collection of objects that form the core of its exhibitions, education, and research programming – its permanent collection. AMOCA’s permanent collection comprises more than 10,000 objects including functional, sculptural, industrial, and production

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Building a Collection

AMOCA’s 15th AnniversaryExhibition Dates: October 5, 2018 – March 31, 2019Opening Reception: October 6, 2-5pm                       AMOCA is celebrating its 15th anniversary. Building a Collection features work from our permanent collection. Artists include: Demetrio Garcia AguilarDavid AmstrongLaura AndresonRudy AutioSara AyersRalph BacerraMichel BayneErnst Bohne SohneCharles Boyd CravenBill BurkeCynthia ConsentinoPhillip CorneliusMichael CorneyBurlon B. CraigDon CraigDwayne CraigDora De LariosTom Coleman

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Lasting Impressions: Selections from the Scripps College Permanent Collection

Exhibition Dates: January 12 – April 7, 2019Opening Reception: January 12, 6-9pmCurator: T Robert-Pacini During the mid-1950s, the ceramics department at Otis Art Institute (then Los Angeles County Art Institute) was a place of artistic vitality and innovative energy. At Otis, Peter Voulkos led a “revolution in clay” by questioning the tradition that ceramic forms

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