Split Ends
Reception: Saturday, Oct. 4, 1-3 pm
Campus reception: Thursday, Oct. 9, 4-7 pm
Exhibition runs: Sept. 29 - Nov. 20; open Mon-Thurs, 11 am - 5 pm
Main Gallery
“Split Ends” at the Frank M. Doyle Arts Pavilion is a boldly woven, multi-generational fiber art exhibition that captures current threads in transformation and disruption. The gallery morphs into a space for play—where thread, burlap, yarn, fabric, and unexpected found elements are transmuted into stretched and sculptural narratives that challenge convention. The title “Split Ends” is both a pun and poetic marker: the splitting of fibers, the fraying of lineage, the stretching of generational threads into surprising new forms. Whether within the frame or outside of it, the show highlights the bonds across Southern California artists in the medium.
Artists:
Beth Abaravich
Fafnir Adamites
Marianna Baker
Ashley Bowman
Diane Briones Williams
Ben Cuevas
José Galván Martínez
Melora Garcia
Denja Harris
Lana Licata Manzo
Aubrey Longley-Cook
Austyn de Lugo-Liston
Curt LeMieux & Marley Van Peebles
Kayla Mattes
Zac Monday
Jynx Prado
Joy Ray
Cindy Rinne
Karen Gibson Roc
Svetlana Shigroff
Angie Stalker
Rose Tsang
Katya Usvitsky
Lana Licata Manzo
Within the Chaparral
Project Gallery
"Within the Chaparral" features recent work by artist Juan Gomez. Gomez is an alumni of Orange Coast College (2006) and maintains strong ties to the region: from his studio in Santa Ana to curation and community-building. The assemblage sculptures and installations of Gomez draw reference to his cultural roots, transforming recognizable objects (like zip-ties and playing cards) into weathered forms that appear like organs and plants. For the Frank M. Doyle's Arts Pavilion's Project Gallery, Gomez's installation evolves the white walls into a living space open to age.
Juan Gomez