Past Exhibitions

October 15, 2025 – December 9, 2025

City of Santa Clarita City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd #120, Valencia, CA 91355

The City of Santa Clarita is pleased to present its latest art exhibition, Autumn Views, on display in the First Floor Gallery at City Hall (23920 Valencia Boulevard) now through Tuesday, December 9. A free public reception will be held on Friday, November 14, 2025, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at City Hall, where guests can meet the artists and enjoy light refreshments. This showcase captures the beauty, warmth and quiet transitions of fall, inviting artists and visitors alike to reflect on autumn as both a visual spectacle and an emotional landscape. From golden hues and cozy skies to nostalgic memories and shifting light, Autumn Views celebrates the richness of the season, offering viewers a chance to pause, connect and embrace the reflective spirit of nature’s most colorful chapter.

Among the featured artists is Donna J. Goldstein, who has been painting the California landscape for over 30 years. Her work draws inspiration from her studies in design at UCLA and her experience as a naturalist in the Santa Monica Mountains, resulting in realistic impressions that celebrate California’s ever-changing natural beauty.

Also featured is Karen Nguyen, whose creative process blends careful planning with spontaneous expression. Before painting, she envisions where the artwork might be displayed, maps out a theme and selects a color palette. Once inspiration strikes, Nguyen incorporates untraditional tools—such as toothbrushes, strings, straws and scrapers—to bring texture and individuality to each piece. Her work can be found in her Costa Mesa studio, at the New York World Trade Center, John Wayne Airport and in collections across public and private spaces both domestically and internationally.

The exhibiting artists include: Faye Abharian, Sue Bozman (Sima), Marita Braun, Elizabeth Chislett, Fred Chuang, John Cowan, Arpy Dabbaghian, Don Dao, Meghann Flaherty, James Frost, Donna J. Goldstein, Isabella Gonzalez, Zony Gordon, Veronica Gutierrez, Ruben Hernandez, Mahsa Irani, Keiji Ichikawa, Karen Kanas, Diane Karpel, Allison Lauricella, Karen Nguyen, Matthew Santos, Olga Shiller, Miki Stromberg, Arous Tannous, Felicia Tausig, Jayme Sun Thomas, Hannah Thoreson, and Naomi Young.

The featured photo is “Autumn River” by artist Karen Nguyen.

September 30, 2025 – November 24, 2025

Canyon Country Community Center, 18410 Sierra Hwy, Santa Clarita, CA 91351

The City of Santa Clarita announces a new exhibition, “New Futures” by photographer Sam Kweskin and Choreographer Stephanie Zaletel. This exhibition will be on view from September 30, 2025 – to November 24, 2025, located at the Canyon Country Community Center. “New Futures” held a live performance during the annual Business for Artists Conference. Held in the gym, a 20-minute performance blending physical choreography and visual art, “New Futures” explores evolving expressions of masculinity through movement, silence, breath, and light. Set against themes of care, collapse, and transformation, the piece invites viewers to imagine a more balanced, embodied, and hopeful future. Performed by CalArts alumni and faculty, this meditative work is drawn from Zaletel’s MFA thesis and will be adapted to an indoor setting using natural or handmade lighting elements. Accompanying the live performance is a photo series by Sam Kweskin, offering a visual world that expands on the performance’s themes.

September 17, 2025 – November 19, 2025

The MAIN, 24266 Main St, Santa Clarita, CA 91321

The City of Santa Clarita is proud to announce its latest art exhibition, Celebrating Life, by Bob Hernandez on view at The MAIN (24266 Main Street) now through November 19, 2025. The community is invited to a special reception on Thursday, September 18 from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. at The MAIN, offering a unique opportunity to engage with the artist and explore the exhibit firsthand.

Celebrating Life, honors the connections, surprises and resilience that shape our shared human experience. Through expressive watercolor and acrylic works, Hernandez reflects on the people, memories and moments that matter most – offering a personal yet universal tribute to the creativity and strength within us all.

From an early age, Hernandez was drawn to creativity, often coloring outside the lines. As he grew, it became clear that art would shape his life’s work. Known for experimenting with a wide range of styles and techniques, he has made innovation his signature. Hernandez also founded The ARTree, a nonprofit in Old Town Newhall that helps individuals of all ages discover and develop their creative potential.

His artistic achievements have earned broad recognition. Hernandez has received an Emmy, along with numerous local, national and international honors. His fine art pieces have garnered multiple silver and gold awards for paintings and drawings across various multimedia projects.

The art reception will provide an opportunity to meet Bob Hernandez and gain insight into his creative process. The event is free and open to the public.

August 20, 2025 – October 15, 2025

City of Santa Clarita City Hall, 23920 Valencia Blvd #120, Valencia, CA 91355

The City of Santa Clarita is proud to present its newest art exhibition, “Hispanic Heritage Month,” on view now through Wednesday, October 15, 2025, in the First Floor Gallery at City Hall (23920 Valencia Boulevard). This juried exhibition celebrates the rich cultural traditions, history, and vibrant contributions of the Hispanic and Latin American community. Opening ahead of Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 – October 15), the show showcases a wide variety of mediums and artistic voices from deeply personal narratives to vivid celebrations of heritage. A free public reception will be held on Friday, September 19, 2025, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at City Hall, where guests can meet the artists and enjoy light refreshments.

Among the featured artists is Raymond Morua (@bad_hombre_art), whose painting La Madre y Niño pays tribute to the quiet power and sacred role of Latina mothers. Morua states “Painted in my signature “Barrio Baroque” style, this piece fuses bold color, cultural symbolism, and emotional depth to honor the strength, tenderness, and beauty passed down through generations.” Morua continues “The mother’s embroidered blouse and skirt reflect Mexican tradition, while golden tones surround her like an aura — elevating her to something holy, yet grounded. Her hands are rough and stained by work — not by accident, but by design. Mexican mothers are not only tender and divine, they are laborers, protectors, and fighters. As a self-taught Chicano artist, veteran, and storyteller, I use my work to reflect my culture and heritage”.

Also included is the work of Ruben Hernandez (@kptudio_la), a painter and muralist born in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. Hernandez states “My art is rooted in the immigrant story—one I have lived, witnessed, and continue to be inspired by. Through murals and paintings, I honor the resilience of my family and the Hispanic community, whose hard work has shaped and enriched this country.”

Also featured is Barbara Rivera (@barbarariveraart), a self-taught artist of Cuban and Mexican descent, explores heritage, family, and identity in her vibrant paintings. Influenced by her parents’ immigrant journey and her own bicultural background, Rivera’s work captures the joy, complexity, and enduring spirit of her cultural roots. Rivera states “My hope is that after seeing my paintings, you can walk away with the desire to tell your story or paint your journey.  Whatever creative process is in your path, take it.  I challenge you to tell your unique story, your human experience.  You will be amazed with the power that’s within you.  As crazy and complicated as it may be, it’s your story.  Through my paintings you can see a glimpse of mine.  I paint every day because art liberates me.  As cliché as it sounds, I feel alive when I paint, when I’m creating.  It is my moment.  I can move in any direction that my heart desires. That is true freedom.”

The exhibiting artists include Sydney Coleman, Jesus Delgadillo-Galindo, Estefania Farias, Wendy Hernandez, Ruben Hernandez, Jocelyn Lagunas, Raymond Morua, Barbara Rivera, Stephen Ruiz, Siliva Sinalo, Lorena Uriostegui, Rosa Villanueva, and Andrea Wong.

August 19, 2025 – November 12, 2025

Old Town Newhall Library, 24500 Main St. Santa Clarita, CA 91321

The City of Santa Clarita is excited to announce a new exhibition “A Conversation Under the Sun” at the Old Town Newhall Library on view from August 19, 2025 – November 12, 2025. This exhibition is a collection of Gouache on Paper abstractions and is an ongoing investigation into the ability of abstract painting to create a personal pictorial language. “With suggestions of landscape or figuration, there is created a tension between spontaneity and calculation, gesture, and rendering. In response to the memory of external nature there is the constant attempt to find a place between pure expressive forms and the experience of nature internalized. In conversation with the attempts to depict our world, I reference early sources of abstraction and enhance these references with personal associations of the same mysteries that are around us”. – Tim Forcum

Exhibiting Artist: Tim Forcum

July 30, 2025 – October 28, 2025

Valencia Public Library, 23743 Valencia Blvd, Valencia, CA 91355

The City of Santa Clarita announces a new exhibition, “To Teeter on a Three Faced Ledge” by artist Demi Sedrakyan, on view July 30, 2025 – October 28, 2025, at the Valencia Library. This captivating collection showcases a body of work by Armenian artist Demi Sedrakyan whose paintings explore the sacred, care, and the embodied experience of migration. Through abstract compositions, the artist invites viewers into spaces that feel at once deeply personal and open, spaces shaped by memory, gesture, and devotion.

Care is central to the practice, not only as a theme but as a visual and material language. Surfaces are slowly built through layering, scraping, staining, and soft interruptions. Each mark a trace of a presence, a record of time and the human hand. This engagement with the painted surface becomes a kind of tactile attention, where process is an act of resilience.

The paintings reference specific forms. The architectural outlines of Armenian cathedrals, the fluid motion of migratory paths, and the spaces that exist in between, those that hold tension, care, and the sacred. These shapes emerge and dissolve within the compositions, hovering between abstraction and figuration.

Rooted in personal and inherited histories, the work maps unseen geographies: the movement of bodies across time, the stillness of sacred architecture, and the soft, persistent presence of care. Through paint, the artist creates a language that is tender and resilient, one that honors the complexity of what we carry and what we make.

July 21, 2025 – September 22, 2025

The MAIN, 24266 Main St, Santa Clarita, CA 91321

The City of Santa Clarita announces a new exhibition, Allure by artist Frank Rock, on view from July 21, 2025 – September 22, 2025, located at The MAIN. This coastal-inspired collection captures the vibrant beauty, emotional depth, and ever-changing rhythm of the ocean through Rock’s expressive and colorful brushwork.

Drawing from real-life travels and treasured memories, Allure explores the sensory experience of beach life—from the sunlit waves and tropical breezes to the personal reflections stirred by the sea. Each painting offers a unique perspective on the shoreline, celebrating both the intimate and powerful presence of the ocean.

A reception will be held on September 3, 2025, offering an opportunity to meet the artist and enjoy an evening of art and community. The event will be held from 6:00pm – 8:00pm and is free and open to the public.

June 30, 2025 – September 16, 2025

Canyon Country Community Center, 18410 Sierra Hwy, Santa Clarita, CA 91351

The City of Santa Clarita announces a new exhibition, “Encapsulating Bloom” by Angelica Gomez, which will be on view from June 30, 2025 – to September 16, 2025, located at the Canyon Country Community Center. In Encapsulating Bloom, Angelica Gomez presents a series of paintings where allegory explores a moment of emotional maturity. Though each piece is inspired by a particular phase in her life, the narrative she tells is an expression that growth doesn’t stop once you “arrive,” but continues at every stage of life. Reflecting a state of being immersed in an emotional world, she invites viewers to step into their own inner landscapes—to recall their own moments of curiosity, reflection, and self-discovery, where personal realizations emerge from the freedom of imagination.