Rock On, California! California’s Rock Poster Revolution

February 7, 2026 – May 31, 2026
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Emigdio Vasquez: Retrospective 50

December 13, 2025 – May 31, 2026
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Cabinets of Wonder: The Art of Ralph Allen Massey

December 13, 2025 – May 31, 2026
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Route 66 – Happy 100th Birthday to America’s Mother Road: Paintings by Joan Gladstone

December 13, 2025 – May 31, 2026
A vintage beige plastic toy radio with a bright blue speaker grille and top carrying handle, set against a black background.

Art of the Airwaves: Portable Radios

June 14, 2025 – February 22, 2026
Vintage Bank of America advertisement illustration depicting a festive, bustling Main Street, U.S.A. at Disneyland with colorful balloons.

Banking on a Dream: Bank of America, the Disney Movies and the Birth of Disneyland

June 14, 2025 – January 25, 2026
An illustration of Sesame Street characters, including Big Bird, Elmo, Zoe, and Oscar the Grouch, riding together in a car.

The Magic of Sesame Street

June 14, 2025 – January 25, 2026
A painting of a table setting featuring a blue checkered placemat, a plate with a sliced orange, and various vases of flowers.

Side by Side: Selections from The Bank of America Collection and The Hilbert Collection

June 14, 2025 – January 25, 2026
Alt Text: Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock print depicting a woman in a patterned kimono holding up a white cat with a red collar against a red backdrop.

Famous Restaurants in Edo: Japanese Ukiyo-e Prints from Mie Gallery

June 14, 2025 – January 25, 2026
Oil painting by Greg Hildebrandt showing a joyful Santa Claus riding his sleigh through a starry night sky with his hand outstretched.

Happy Holidays: Selections from the Hilbert Christmas Collection

November 7, 2025 – January 11, 2026
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57th Watercolor West International Juried Exhibition

August 23, 2025 – November 30, 2025
Pastel drawing of a woman sitting on the floor with her back partially turned, wearing a blue and white striped tank top.

Pastel Society of the West Coast: 99 Voices in Pastel

August 23, 2025 – November 30, 2025
Oil painting of a textured, dark tree trunk with branches holding several black silhouette fruit shapes against a pale, cloudy sky.

Body of the World: The Californian Landscapes of Inna Jane Ray

March 22, 2025 – November 2, 2025
A stylized painting of numerous faceless people in patterned swimwear gathered on a sandy beach next to blue, wavy water.

California’s Golden Coast: Selections from the Hilbert Collection

March 22, 2025 – August 10, 2025
Oil painting of a brown, two-story house with a steep gabled roof, a vintage car parked out front, and figures in a grassy yard.

Sunlight and Shadows: Emil Kosa Jr. Art from the Hilbert Collection

March 22, 2025 – August 10, 2025
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The Los Angeles River: An Unexpected Beauty, Paintings by John Kosta

March 22, 2025 – August 10, 2025
Psychedelic artwork for "Pacific Vibrations" featuring a stylized sun rising over ocean waves with a blue dolphin amidst bubbling colors.

Surfin’ Cinema: Surf Movie Posters from the Hilbert Collection

March 22, 2025 – August 10, 2025
Oil painting of a mid-century modern pool deck with lounge chairs and yellow umbrellas under tall palm trees and desert mountains.

21st Century Realism by California Artists

September 21, 2024 – May 31, 2025
Vintage citrus crate label featuring Uncle Sam holding a bunch of oranges next to text reading "I Grow These Myself in California."

Picturing Paradise: The Art of California Orange Box Labels

September 21, 2024 – May 31, 2025
Original production cel from Lady and the Tramp showing the two dogs sitting at a checkered table with a plate of spaghetti in an alley.

Disney Classics of the 1950s and ’60s

September 21, 2024 – May 31, 2025
A vintage yellow plastic AM radio with black tuning knobs, topped with a figure of Mickey Mouse reclining relaxed on his side.

Art of the Airwaves: Novelty Radios from the 1930s – 1970s

September 21, 2024 – May 31, 2025
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Eye Dazzlers: Marvels of Navajo Weaving from the Hilbert Collection

February 23, 2024 – May 31, 2025
Oil painting of a Native American woman resting with her eyes closed, wearing a dark shawl, a pink skirt, and white buckskin boots.

Undiminished: Heroines of California Art

November 9, 2024 – March 8, 2025
Watercolor painting of a brass quintet in tuxedos performing inside a grand church with high arches and an ornate altar in the background.

Timothy J. Clark: Going Places

November 9, 2024 – March 8, 2025
Oil painting portrait of a man with glasses and a gray beard, rendered with visible brushstrokes and crosshatched scratch marks.

Somebody to Love: Selected Portraits from the Hilbert Collection

November 9, 2024 – March 8, 2025
Vintage-style painting of a fluffy brown kitten with bright blue eyes peeking out of a red high-heeled boot Christmas stocking.

Merry and Bright: The Christmas Cards of Ralph Hulett

November 9, 2024 – January 11, 2025
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The Nightmare Before Christmas

October 8, 2024 – January 11, 2025
Alt Text: Oil painting portrait of a woman looking over her bare shoulder, partially draped in a sheer black veil against a red and gold damask background.

California Art Club’s 113th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition

August 20, 2024 – October 26, 2024
Oil painting of a chic woman in a light blue dress blowing bubbles next to a whippet dog on a terrace beneath a bright blue sky.

Recent Acquisitions

August 20, 2024 – October 26, 2024
Watercolor painting of two children crying and embracing tightly, wrapped in a striped blanket and surrounded by large sunflowers.

Messengers of Memory: A 25-Year Retrospective of the Annual Chapman University Holocaust Art & Writing Contest

April 17, 2024 – July 31, 2024
Gouache concept painting of Alice and the Mad Hatter amidst swirling streaks of color around giant teapots and teacups in a purple forest.

Mary Blair’s Wonderland: Imagining Disney’s Alice

February 23, 2024 – September 7, 2024
Oil painting of a harbor building with a prominent cupola steeple, surrounded by docked boats and flying seagulls over blue water.

Same Place, Another Time: Views of Orange County

February 23, 2024 – September 7, 2024
A detailed pencil drawing by Norman Rockwell depicting a crowd of commuters reading newspapers at the Crestwood train station.

Norman Rockwell: Capturing the American Spirit

February 23, 2024 – September 7, 2024
A vintage yellow Motorola tube radio with a textured waffle-weave grille, featuring a prominent blue tuning dial on the front.

Art of the Airwaves: Radios from the Hilbert Collection

February 23, 2024 – September 7, 2024
A stylized painting of a woman holding a baby outside a small red barn, with cows grazing on rolling green hills in the background.

Millard Sheets: California Master

February 23, 2024 – August 3, 2024
An abstract painting featuring a glowing, central yellow oval ringed by looping lines, flanked by deep blue panels under soft clouds.

A Matter of Style: Modernism in California Art

February 23, 2024 – August 3, 2024
Alt Text: Painting by Emigdio Vasquez depicting a dance hall with couples dancing, featuring a man in a zoot suit and fedora in the foreground.

Emigdio Vasquez: Works from the Fred Ortiz Collection

February 23, 2024 – August 3, 2024
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