Special Exhibitions

Not venue-specific or otherwise related, these are usually singular exhibitions held throughout the CAC's history, at locations ranging from the Hollyhock House to the Office of the Governor of California to the Weisman Museum at Pepperdine. Click on highlighted exhibition title links for more details. For more CAC History please click here.

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Rialto Visions 2008: Icons and Landmarks of South Pasadena
SoPas Gallery, South Pasadena, CA
November 2 - 30, 2008
Collectors' Preview: Tuesday, October 21, 7:00 - 9:30 p.m. ($25/person)
Reception: Sunday, November 2, 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Featuring California Art Club members: Peter Adams, Susan Bishop, Jeannie Brunnick, John Brunnick, Jose L. De Juan, Lynne Fearman, Dan Graziano, Joel W. Heger, Kay Henry, Debra Holladay, John Kilduff, Miriam King, Michael Rich, Junn Roca, Alex Schaefer, George Scribner, Paul Strahm, Alfred Tse, Sharon Weaver, Yisun Wei, and Cecily G. Willis.

Plein Air Paintings of the Arroyo Seco
La Casita del Arroyo; Pasadena, CA
Sunday, October 5, 2008, 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. at La Casita

Featuring: Peter Adams, Donna Barnes-Roberts, Victoria Brooks, John Brunnick, Jackie Chiu, Paula Delfosse, Linda Dupas, Andrea Gaye, Dick Heimbold, Russell Hobbs, Debra Holladay, Wendy Hultquist, Frank Lennartz, Margot Lennartz, Michelle Lentz, Walter McNall, Eric Merrell, Jean Osher, Richard Probert, Rodolfo Rivademar, Junn Roca, Jason Situ, Roxanne Skene, Marjorie Taylor, and Yisun Wei.

The California Art Club and the La Casita del Arroyo Foundation are joining forces for the second year in a row to present a special exhibition and sale of plein air paintings of the Arroyo Seco, Southern California's most celebrated canyon.

The exhibition will feature new original artwork by renowned contemporary-traditional fine artists, including Peter Adams, Eric Merrell, Junn Roca, Jason Situ, and Yisun Wei, who will paint on location during the week prior to the exhibition to document the environmentally-sensitive Arroyo Seco, which includes the historic Colorado Street Bridge.  Proceeds from the sale of the paintings will benefit the California Art Club's educational arts programs and La Casita's conservation efforts.

Arroyo Seco en Plein Air
Pasadena Public Library; Pasadena, CA
May 14 - 30, 2008
Reception: Friday, March 14, 6:00 - 10:00 p.m.

Featuring: Peter Adams, Paul Chamberlain, Arthur Egeli, David Gallup, Debra Holladay, Eric Merrell, Robin Neudorfer, Gerald Rahm, Junn Roca, Alex Schaefer, Timothy Tien and Karen Winters.

Plein Air Paintings of the Arroyo Seco
La Casita del Arroyo; Pasadena, CA
Sunday, October 14, 2007, 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. at La Casita

Featuring: Peter Adams, Donna Barnes-Roberts, Alfonso Colocho, Linda DuPas, Bernard Fallon, Timothy Geisen, Lynn Gertenbach, Dali Higa, Debra Holladay, Kristi Krafft, Frank Lennartz, Margot Lennartz, Eva Margueriette, Walter McNall, Eric Merrell, Nancy Popenoe, Richard Probert, Michael Rich, Junn Roca, Alex Schaefer, William Stout, Frank Tauriello, Timothy Tien and Yisun Wei.

1st Annual Faith & Hope Beyond Prison Walls
Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy; La Cañada, CA
Saturday, August 18, 2007, 4:00-7:00 p.m.

Benefit Art Fair and Exhibit f eaturing work by the Incarcerated through the Arts and Corrections Program, Art Release, and members of the California Art Club.

California Art Club Celebrates City Hall!
Pasadena City Hall Courtyard; Pasadena, CA
July 22, 2007, 3:00-6:00 p.m.

An art exhibition and sale of plein air paintings celebrating the grand reopening of Pasadena's City Hall.

California Art Club Artists Toast Pasadena Culinary Artists (II)
Fine Artists Factory; Pasadena, CA
July 17 - July 31, 2004
Reception: July 17, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Featuring: Kay Bonanno, Verna Campbell, Paula Delfosse, Florence Mazzola Gipple, Millie Greene, Ray Harris, Dali Higa, Debra Holladay, Ignat Ignatov, Anna T. Kelly, Lisa Ann Mahony, Walter McNall, Arillyn Moran-Lawrence, Scott Prior, Richard Probert, Molly Siple, Marjorie Taylor and Yisun Wei.

Spiritual Spectrum:
Paintings and Sculpture by the California Art Club
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels; Los Angeles, CA
July 7 - August 27, 2004

Featuring Signature, Artist, Sculptor and Mentor Program Members: Peter Adams, Vincent Aniano, Ken Auster, Paula V. Bacinski, Lisa Bloomingdale Bell, Kay Bonanno, John Budicin, Marcia Burtt, Cathey Cadieux, J. Alfonso Colocho, Oren Cooper, James Crandall, John Creech, Raymond R. Cuevas, Dwight F. Dreyer, Linda DuPas, Esther Engelman, Reif Erickson, David Gallup, Dora Giordano, Florence Mazzola Gipple, Ray Harris, Richard Heimbold, Carolyn Hesse-Low, Catherine Hill, Debra Holladay, Richard Humphrey, Jennifer Hurley, Debra Huse, Ignat Ignatov, Anna T. Kelly, John A. Knowlton, Jeanette LeGrue, Frank Lennartz, Marguerite Lyons, Walter McNall, Eric Merrell, Niles T. Nordquist, Conchita O'Kane, Michael Obermeyer, Tony Peters, Joel Phillips, Joyce Pike, Daniel W. Pinkham, Scott Prior, Richard Probert, Joan Ransohoff, Mark Roberts, Junn Roca, Erin Rosen, Gayle Garner Roski, Rick Rotante, Molly Siple, Michael Situ, W. Jason Situ, Christopher Slatoff, Alexey Steele, William Stout, Elizabeth Tolley, Milly Tsai, Anne Ward, Yisun Wei and Angie Whitson.

California Art Club Artists Toast Pasadena Culinary Artists (I)
Fine Artists Factory; Pasadena, CA
July 12 - August 8, 2003
Reception: July 12, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Featuring: Ken Auster, Richard Biersch, Daryl L. Bryant, Verna Marie Campbell, Ron Chesley, Alfonso Colocho, Gwen Dean, Ray Harris, Catherine Hill, Debra J. Holladay, Stacy Kamin, Anna T. Kelly, Karen Martin, Walter McNall, Jean Summers Osher, Marietta Petrini, Michael Rich, Gayle Garner Roski, Phyllis J. Solcyk, David Spurlin, Joseph Stoddard, Fraank M. Tauriello, Marjorie Taylor and Yisun Wei.

California Art Club Artists Capture Pasadena and The San Gabriel Mountains
Pasadena Museum of California Art
2003

Featuring: Peter Adams, Che Kin Chan, Ron Chesley, Jackie Chiu, J. Alfonso Colocho, Marion Cornelison, Paula Delfosse, Linda DuPas, Esther Engelman, Linda Fiedler, Florence Mazzola Gipple, Ray Harris, Carolyn Hesse-Low, Catherine Hill, Russell Hobbs, Debra J. Holladay, Virginia Johnstone, Anna T. Kelly, Charles Knecht, Frank Lennartz, Margot Lennartz, Walter McNall, Eric Merrell, Don Munz, Michael Obermeyer, Jean Summers Osher, Scott Prior, Richard Probert, Junn Roca, Erin Rosen, Frank Serrano, Herbert E. Seymour, Kevin A. Short, Michael W. Situ, Ruby Spaid, David Spurlin, Joseph Stoddard, William Stout, David Yisun Wei, and Charles Zlatkoff.

Salon d'Automne: The Third Annual California Autumn Salon
Benefitting the California Art Academy & Museum's Development Fund
Edenhurst Gallery & Morseburg Galleries
October 5 - 26, 2002
Opening Reception: Saturday, October 5, 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Award Ceremony at Edenhurst Gallery at 7:00 p.m.
($10,000 Granville Redmond Purchase Prize awarded to Junn Roca for his painting now in the collection of CAAM.)
Jurors: ?

Featuring: Peter Adams, Sunny Apinchapong-Yang, Cathey Cadieux, Warren Chang, Karl Dempwolf, Esther Engelman, Diane Fraser, David Gallup, Lynn Gertenbach, Dali Higa, Catherine Hill, Sharon Burkett Kaiser, Calvin Liang, Jeremy Lipking, Huihan Liu, Eric Merrell, John Modesitt, Charles Muench, Alexander Orlov, Rodolfo Rivademar, Ian Roberts, Junn Roca, Michael Situ, Dan Thompson and Ryan Wurmser.

An Art Exhibition Honoring California Artists
Holmes Body Shop of Pasadena, CA
July 19 - November 30, 2001
Reception: Thursday, July 19, 6:00-9:00 p.m.

Featuring: Jeff Angell, John Brosio, Alfonso Colocho, Bridget Duffy, Linda DuPas, Mark Fenton, Patrick Harper, Marijane Hebert, Misha Hollingsworth, Elaine Kaniewski, Paulette Lee, Frank Lennartz, Margot Lennartz, Jean Summers Osher, Ruby Spaid, Dick Tarkington, Vicki Thomas, Leonard Vogel

Chinatown Art Festival featuring the California Art Club
Hong Gallery; Los Angeles, CA
June 23 - July 22, 2001
Artists' Gala Reception: Thursday, June 21, 6:00-9:00 p.m.

Featuring: Peter Adams, Eric Merrell, Stephen Mirich, Daniel Pinkham, Junn Roca, Alexey Steele (Incomplete)

The Second Annual California Spring Salon
Benefitting the California Art Academy & Museum's Development Fund
Edenhurst Gallery & Morseburg Galleries
June 2 - 23, 2001
Opening Reception: Saturday, June 2, 4:00-10:00 p.m.
Award Ceremony at Edenhurst Gallery at 7:00 p.m.
($10,000 Granville Redmond Purchase Prize awarded to Dennis Doheny for his painting now in the collection of CAAM.)
Jurors: Nancy Moure, Art Historian and Author; Catherine Leonhard, Vice President, Christie's; Wesley Jessup, Executive Director, Pasadena Museum of California Art.

Featuring: ?

The First Annual California Spring Salon: Golden Impressions
Benefitting the California Art Academy & Museum's Development Fund
Edenhurst Gallery & Morseburg Galleries
June 8 - 30, 2000
Opening Reception: Thursday, June 8, 5:00-8:00 p.m.
Award Ceremony at Edenhurst Gallery at 7:00 p.m.
($10,000 Granville Redmond Purchase Prize awarded to Gary Lang for his painting now in the collection of CAAM.)
Jurors: Barbara Tapp, Editor-in-Chief, Art & Antiques Magazine; Catherine Leonhard, Vice President, Christie's; Michael Zakian, Ph.D., Director, Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art.

Featuring: ?

On Location in Malibu ~ Paintings by the California Art Club
Frederick R. Weisman Museum at Pepperdine University; Malibu, CA
May 22 - August 7, 1999

Phippen Museum; Prescott, AZ
July 2 - November 5, 2000

Featuring Signature and Artist Members: Peter Adams, Paula V. Bacinski, Lisa Bloomingdale Bell, Neil Boyle, Richard Brodie, John Budicin, Marcia Burtt, J. Alfonso Colocho, John Comer, Carole Cooke, David Damm, Michael Dancer, Karl Dempwolf, Don Durborow, Arthur Egeli, Esther Engelman, Timothy L. Geisen, Dan Goozeé, Robin Hall, Anita Hampton, Patrick Harper, Glenna Hartmann, Jeffrey C. Horn, Gregory Hull, David Jonas, S. Burkett Kaiser, Isabel Wadsworth Leahey, Joan Marron-LaRue, Joseph Mendez, Stephen Eugene Mirich, Bobbie Moline-Kramer, Susan Morgan, Daniel W. Pinkham, Barron Postmus, Gerald D. Rahm, Jeff Richards, Victor Riesau, Rodolfo Rivademar, Ray Roberts, W. Jason Situ, Leonore Rae Smith, Tim Solliday, Alexey Steele, Leonid Steele, Brian Stewart, Jove Wang and Joseph M. Yuhasz.

Treasures of the Sierra Nevada
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County; Los Angeles, CA
May 28 - August 30, 1998

Muckenthaler Cultural Center; Fullerton, CA
September 12 - October 30, 1998

Featuring members of the California Art Club: Meredeith Brooks Abbott, Peter Adams, Ken Auster, Suzanne Baker, Lisa Bloomingdale Bell, John Budicin, Carole Cooke, Richard Coons, David Damm, Michael Dancer, Karl Dempwolf, Dennis Doheny, Esther Engelman, Ted Goerschner, Donald Hildreth, Tom Hoon, Rick Humphrey, David Jonas, Sharon Burkett Kaiser, Jean LeGassick, Kevin MacPherson, Stephen Mirich, Ralph Oberg, Alexander V. Orlov, Daniel W. Pinkham, Ray Roberts, Amy Sidrane, Mailyn Simandle, Tim Solliday, Alexey Steele, Leonid Steele, George Strickland and Sarah Vedder.

Also including paintings by Historic CAC Artists: Theodore N. Lukits (1897-1992), Edgar Payne (1883-1947) and Jack Wilkinson Smith (1873-1949).

Artists for Architecture (Proposed 710 Freeway Extension)
The Artist's Inn; South Pasadena, CA
Sunday, April 13, 1997, 2:00-4:00 p.m.

Galerie Gabrie; Pasadena, CA
May 3 - 16, 1997

The Judson Gallery and Studios; Los Angeles, CA
July 8 - October 4, 1997

Featuring members of the California Art Club: Peter Adams, Paula Bacinski, Pearl Beach, Neil Boyle, John Budicin, Alfonso Colocho, David Damm, Paula Delfosse, Dan Goozeé, Corinne Hartley, Donald Hildreth, Rick Humphrey, Steve Huston, David Jonas, Sharon Burkett Kaiser, Paulette Lee, Margot Lennartz, Stephen Mirich, Daniel Pinkham, Gerald Rahm, Amy Sidrane, Tim Solliday, Alexey Steele, Aaron St. John, Joseph Stoddard, William Stout, Anne Ward and Joseph Yuhasz. (Incomplete)

East Coast Ideals ~ West Coast Concepts: The Living Legacy of the Boston School and the California Impressionists
Carnegie Museum; Oxnard, CA
March 8 - May 18, 1997

Academy of Art College; San Francisco, CA
June 2 - June 29, 1997

Springville Museum of Art; Springville, UT
August 1 - September 28, 1997

Featuring members of the California Art Club and The American Society of Classical Realism: Meredith Brooks Abbott, Peter Adams, John Asaro, Allan R. Banks, Thomas Blackshear, Stephen Gjertson, Dan Goozeé, Gregory Hull, Robert Douglas Hunter, Steve Huston, Donald Koestner, Stephen Mirich, Craig Nelson, Daniel Pinkham, Kirk Richards, Tim Solliday, Alexey Steele, William Stout, Jove Wang and Richard W. Whitney.

California Wetlands: Paintings of California's Endangered and Protected Wetlands
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, CA
April 13 - September 1, 1996
Reception: Saturday, April 27, 1996, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Featuring: Meredith Brooks Abbott, Peter Adams, Paula V. Bacinski, John Budicin, Marcia Burtt, Richard Coons, Karl Dempwolf, Donald G. Durborow, Lynn Gertenbach, Dan Goozeé, Glenna Hartmann, Gregory Hull, Jack Johnson, David Jonas, Arny Karl, Jean LeGassick, Stephen Mirich, Don Munz, Craig Nelson, Daniel Pinkham, Gerald Rahm, Rodolfo Rivademar, Martha Saudek, Tim Solliday, Alexey Steele, Leonid Steele, William Stout and Rolf Zillmer.

Puertas del Santuario: Paintings of the Mission San Juan Capistrano by Members of the California Art Club
Carnegie Art Museum; Oxnard, CA
March 9 - May 19, 1996
Reception: Saturday, March 23, 7:00-9:00 p.m.

Featuring contemporary and historic artists (*): Meredith Brooks Abbott, Peter Adams, Charles Percy Austin*, Paula V. Bacinski, Kay Bonanno, John Budicin, Marcia Burtt, Colin Campell Cooper*, Thomas Cranham, Karl Dempwolf, Donald Durborow, Ron Elstad, Lynn Gertenbach, Arthur Hill Gilbert*, Qige Gong, Dan Goozeé, Ray Harris, Anna A. Hills*, Gregory Hull, Jack Johnson, David Jonas, Jean LeGassick, Kevin MacPherson, Stephen Mirich, Alexander V. Orlov, Daniel Pinkham, Barry G. Pitts, Gerald Rahm, Rodolfo Rivademar, Tim Solliday, Alexey L. Steele, Leonid Steele, Jove Wang and Rolf Zillmer.

Modern Masters of Landscape Painting
The Craftsman's Guild and California Heritage Gallery; S.F., CA
November, 1995
Reception: Saturday, April 27, 1996, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Featuring: Meredith Brooks Abbott, John Asaro, Peter Adams, Doris Briglio, Paula V. Bacinski, John Budicin, Marcia Burtt, Michael Dancer, Louise DeMore, Karl Dempwolf, Ron Elstad, David Jonas, Sharon Burkett Kaiser, Jean LeGassick, Sherrill Miller, Don Munz, Carol Peek, Joyce Pike, Victor D. Riesau, Rodolfo Rivademar, Martha Saudek, Beatrice Stuart, N.N. Williams II and Rolf Zillmer.

Long Beach Public Library Art Gallery
Long Beach, Calif.