February 14–June 7, 2026     Arguably Latin America’s best-known living photographer, Graciela Iturbide (Mexican, b. 1942) has spent five decades bringing a singular poetic eye to images of her native Mexico and abroad. This exhibition surveys her most iconic photographs, primarily captured in Mexico, but also worldwide, in locations including Italy, India, Panama, and the United States.  For Iturbide,…

A Colorful Life celebrates the creativity of San Diego photographer and filmmaker Lynn G. Fayman (1904 – 1968). The artist experimented with everyday materials and a unique photographic process to create images exploring color, shape and light. The following work is part of the larger Lynn G. Fayman Archive which MOPA received in 2013. The images, along with original notes and…

Photography is a constantly evolving medium. Whereas digital equipment and distribution channels are the current trend, there have been many different processes that have changed the way we capture, print and share images over the years. Lynn G. Fayman, a long-time San Diego artist, utilized one such process, the short-lived Kodak Flexichrome, to produce vibrant, beautiful images. A selection of…

  The San Diego Museum of Art has been a cornerstone of Balboa Park since its inauguration in 1926. As the Museum approaches its centennial, and with significant expansion of the collection, it became clear that a major renovation was necessary. Architectural firms from around the world were invited to submit a concept design to reimagine the Museum’s west wing….

The 17th Annual Juried Youth Exhibition, Explorations, showcases the creative perspectives of local youth artists. Students in grades K-12 throughout San Diego County and Tijuana were challenged to respond to the theme of “exploration” through photography and video. This year’s theme inspired a visual exploration of the depths of our imaginations, our individual essence, and the recognition that we can…

A compassionate and talented photographer, Morrie Camhi was always drawn to the human condition. His photographic projects ranged from Farmworkers, exploring Mexican-American labor activism and undocumented immigrants; The Prison Experience, documenting the prisoners and staff of the California State Prison in Vacaville; to The Jews of Greece. Morrie Camhi: The Jews of Greece exemplifies Camhi’s commitment to connecting with his…

For over four decades artist Holly Roberts (American, b. 1951) has explored her rich and varied inner world. With a strong connection to nature, both human and animal, she was an early experimenter in mixing painting and photography. From painting on the surface of the photographic image to cutting photographs into transformative shapes and applying to textured, painted surfaces, there…

James Balog: Photographs from the Anthropocene presents a series of photographs that describes the ancient cyclical patterns of the earth’s life forms and the impact of human activity. For four decades, James Balog has studied ancient cultural assumptions about the relationship between human nature and the rest of nature. Through innovative imagery, his projects interpret significant aspects of what has…

This exhibition selects from over a thousand photographs that were accepted as gifts in the last three years, leading up to the recent merging of the Museum of Photographic Arts and The San Diego Museum of Art. This combined collection now contains over fifteen thousand works of photography, video, and new media. From anonymous nineteenth-century photographers to renowned artists such…

Cara Romero is an enrolled citizen of the Chemehuevi Indian Tribe, and was raised between the contrasting settings of the reservation in Mojave Desert, California and the urban sprawl of Houston, Texas. Romero’s identity informs her visceral approach to representing cultural memory, collective history, and lived experience from a female Native American perspective. Romero is focused on researching historical and…