On View

Justin Sterling: Chapel of the Rocks

Through February 12, 2023

A powerful new installation by Justin Sterling immerses visitors in a beautiful space and provokes contemplation on of the role of protest and bad faith in society. Constructed of unconventional materials, including over 30 broken and mended stained-glass windows, the custom-built chapel inside the Museum is complemented by carefully selected works of art from the Museum’s permanent collection acting in dialogue with the chapel and promoting spiritual inclusivity.

On View

Lisa Ross: Elegy to a Uyghur Homeland

Through March 5, 2023

Thoughtfully composed, poetic, and reverential, nearly 30 photographs of Uyghur people and shrines capture the rituals and spiritual traditions associated with the desert monuments, as well as the beauty of everyday life in and around the Taklamakan Desert of the Uyghur Region, officially called Xinjiang (or “New Territory”) by the People’s Republic of China. Shown across two galleries, the exhibition showcases the strength of an increasingly endangered people and culture.

On View

Modern Women

Through November 7, 2023

Modern Women celebrates works of art by monumental women in the art world including Sonia Delaunay, Françoise Gilot, and key Abstract Expressionists Lee Krasner and Elaine de Kooning.

Historically marginalized in the art world, many women artists’ careers were overshadowed by the successes of their artist husbands and other applauded men in the field, yet the contributions of women artists to the development of Modern and Contemporary art cannot be overstated. We illuminate these key figures in art history to continue to recognize and, thus, elevate women as leaders in the art world.

Student Art

Young Art 2023: Comfort and Calm

Young Art 2023 features youth works of art from the San Diego County and Tijuana regions with the theme of Comfort and Calm. This juried exhibition invites youth in grades K-12 to connect their own lived experiences in seeking, cultivating, and creating comfort or calm, for themselves and others, through a unique work of visual art.

Submit student artwork January 2–26, 2023, for a chance to be part of the juried exhibition this spring.