Identity: Unlimited Editions
September 21, 2008 – January 11, 2009
In collaboration with the Los Angeles Printmaking Society

The notion of personal identity forms the core of how we see ourselves and how we want the world to see us. Whether influenced by profession, culture, gender, or ethnicity, one’s identity answers the question “Who am I and where do I belong?” In collaboration with the Los Angeles Printmaking Society, this juried exhibition addresses this age-old question through the varied art of printmaking. Selected works will explore how artists use printmaking to communicate their personal and artistic identities in the context of shifting cultural roles and labels in the 21st century.

Exploring the Other: Contemporary Iran through the Lens of Iason Athanasiadis
January 25 – March 29, 2009

Examining the Middle East's most controversial country, Exploring the Other approaches the nation of Iran from aesthetic and social counterpoints rarely seen in conventional media narrative. This exhibit presents Iran as a study in contrasts, from its melancholy landscapes to the ceremonial rhythms of Shiite Islam, from murals commemorating the Islamic Republic’s martyrs to snapshots of a young generation moving within a post-revolutionary society. Iran as a nation of people, places, and culture is crisply represented in the photographs of Iason Athanasiadis, an international journalist who lived in Iran for three years. Athanasiadis reveals a complete picture of a much misaligned nation by taking the focus off Iran’s politicians and realigning it squarely on the country and its people.

Paper Cuts: 200 Years of Black Paper Dolls
January 25 – March 29, 2009

Examining the history and use of black paper dolls, this exhibit provides a revealing look at modern American history and our prevailing stereotypes and social perceptions. Taken from the collection of writer and researcher Arabella Grayson, Paper Cuts chronicles the story of black paper dolls from the 1800s to the present day. Images of Uncle Tom's Cabin and Aunt Jemima, Josephine Baker and Jackie Robinson, Rosa Parks and Beyoncé, illustrate a timeline of changing societal viewpoints and demonstrate the power of this childhood pastime to shape the collective American consciousness in how we view ourselves and others. An enlightening, and often unsettling, record of American cultural attitudes, Paper Cuts digs into the American psyche of then and now.