Year: 2015

The Los Angeles Center for Photographic Studies (LACPS) was first introduced in 1974 as a means to spark creativity and growth in the community through photo based representation. For Southern California photographers, this organization was crucial to the fostering and well-being of a community followed by the creative dialogues that took place with respect to…

From October 7 to December 1, 2012 The Sota Project is an immersive, multilayered video installation that reenacts a controversial text from the Talmud. A tale of two sisters, bound together in symbiotic loyalty that unfolds in both time and three-dimensional space. The piece invites viewers to step into room-sized moving panoramas, and walk through…

From January 15-April 21, 2013 “The Collecting Continues” showcases several major gifts that have shaped and further enhanced the museum’s permanent collection over the decades. It begins with the Elizabeth Holmes Fisher Collection, founder of the museum and the first female member of USC’s Board of Trustees and goes on to feature more recent gifts…

April 8-21, 2013 Political movements are strongly remembered through the iconic visuals created amidst the controversy. Collecting these artistic interpretations is the mission of the Center for the Study of Political Graphics (CSPG), a Los Angeles-based nonprofit that gathers, preserves and showcases international poster art that responds to the cry for social change. Eighteen of…

June 2-23, 2013 The California Art Club presents its hallmark exhibition at the USC Fisher Museum of Art for the very first time. This much-anticipated display of contemporary-traditional fine art spotlights nearly 200 never-before-seen works of art of genres ranging from quintessential California landscapes and seascapes to figures and still life. While the featured paintings…

From September 5 to December 1, 2012 In the twenty-first century, issues of identity seem increasingly complex and problematic, but also of fundamental and growing importance. In this way, the contemporary art world is a microcosm reflecting significant aspects of the larger world in which we live. As women have become more a part of…

May 7-17, 2013 Regular hours: Mon-Fri, 12-5pmOpening reception/award ceremony Tues May 7, 5:30-7:30pmCommencement Friday May 17: 10am-2pmUSC Fisher Museum of Art, Harris Hall [HAR] The Annual Undergraduate Exhibition showcases outstanding artwork made by USC undergraduate students over the course of the 2012-13 academic year. The faculty committee welcomes work from all USC students, regardless of…

September 3 to December 7, 2013Drawn to Language features five artists whose artwork captures the interaction of visual art and language. The exhibition is a series of dynamic installations that variously highlight painting, photography, text, and performance. Each artist incorporates words according to a highly personal artistic vision. The artists are Susan Silton, Alexandra Grant,…

February 5-April 13, 2014Richard Parker: Poetic Illusions presents charcoal, chalk, and pastel drawings of Los Angeles artist Richard Parker. Spanning the last two decades, the exhibition features landscapes and works for the Pastel Sticks, Walls, Collages, and Hardware series. Open publication – Free publishing Parker’s landscapes, while non-realistic and stylized, depict hilly scenery inspired from…

February 6-April 13, 2014 As never been done before, The Triumph of Philippine Art exhibits the nation’s political story and turmoil. The exhibition features various Contemporary Filipino artists and has been compiled by M. Teresa Lapid Rodriguez, who has personally experienced firsthand the revolution in the Philippines. The retrospective is divided into two sections –…