Past Exhibitions

The Infinite Library presents the multidimensional work of Los Angeles-based artist Julia Haft-Candell, comprising large-scale ceramic sculptures, drawings, paintings, and animations.

Thrice Layered  traces, blurs and layers the historical and contemporary colonial power of the U.S. nuclear industry's impact upon land in the Southwestern United States. 

The Reclamation exhibitions aim to promote deeper understanding of local Indigenous culture, history, sites of significance, and contemporary issues in the greater Bay Area.

June Wayne: Artist, Feminist, Social Entrepreneur showcases 27 of Wayne's prints created throughout her career.

A physical and virtual exhibition curated by SCU students for their Art History capstone project, advised by Associate Professor Andrea Pappas and de Saisset Museum staff. The exhibitions showcase works from the de Saisset Museum's permanent collection by artist June Wayne.

In his con.Text series, artist Bryan Ida creates life-size portraits by transcribing text from government documents and other communications as the linework for his ink on panel figures. Each person portrayed is connected to the text used to create their portrait.

We Are All Sacred: Student Acquisitions on Identity, Community, and Enduring Existence showcases the forty-five artworks in the de Saisset Museum's permanent collection that were selected by SCU undergraduate students for the museum to purchase through Class Acquisitions Projects between 2006-2019. These projects, an ongoing collaboration with SCU's Department of Art and Art History, provide a unique experience for students to learn about museum collection management and help shape our collection for the future.

Kara Maria's solo exhibition Precious and Precarious: Life on the Edge of Extinction presents a series of paintings and works on paper that ask us to pay closer attention to animal species that are either endangered or extinct.

Metaphor, Myth, & Politics showcases the vibrant printmaking of Native and Indigenous artists from around the world.

A series of seven virtual exhibitions curated by SCU students enrolled in the Winter 2021 course Art History 140: Photography in the U.S. taught by Associate Professor Andrea Pappas. The exhibitions showcase works from the de Saisset Museum's permanent collection.