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News From California Institute of the Arts

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CalArts Alum Todd Gray Debuts ‘Portals’ at Perrotin Los Angeles, and a New LACMA Installation

March 20, 2026
Gray opens Portals at Perrotin Los Angeles on Saturday, March 21, marking his debut with the gallery.

CalArtians Featured in Historic Photography Exhibition at The Cheech

CalArts alumni and faculty members, Christina Fernández, Rubén Ortiz-Torres, Christopher A. Velasco, and Harry Gamboa Jr. are among the artists featured in Chicano Camera Culture: A Photographic History, 1966–2026, now on view at The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture in Riverside, California..
A circular stained-glass piece over a classical painting beside a purple curtain.

CalArts Alum Todd Gray Debuts ‘Portals’ at Perrotin Los Angeles, and a New LACMA Installation

March 20, 2026
Gray opens Portals at Perrotin Los Angeles on Saturday, March 21, marking his debut with the gallery.
A man sits on a director's chair in the middle of a gallery.

David Salle on CalArts, Machine Learning, and ‘My Frankenstein’ with CHANEL Connects

March 19, 2026
Artist and CalArts alum David Salle (Art BFA 73 / MFA 75) is having an LA moment. Again.

CalArtians Featured in Historic Photography Exhibition at The Cheech

CalArts alumni and faculty members, Christina Fernández, Rubén Ortiz-Torres, Christopher A. Velasco, and Harry Gamboa Jr. are among the artists featured in Chicano Camera Culture: A Photographic History, 1966–2026, now on view at The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture in Riverside, California..
A circular stained-glass piece over a classical painting beside a purple curtain.

CalArts Alum Todd Gray Debuts ‘Portals’ at Perrotin Los Angeles, and a New LACMA Installation

Gray opens Portals at Perrotin Los Angeles on Saturday, March 21, marking his debut with the gallery.
A man sits on a director's chair in the middle of a gallery.

David Salle on CalArts, Machine Learning, and ‘My Frankenstein’ with CHANEL Connects

Artist and CalArts alum David Salle (Art BFA 73 / MFA 75) is having an LA moment. Again.

CalArts Well-Represented During Frieze LA Art Week 

March 16, 2026

Pixar’s ‘Hoppers,’ Directed by CalArts Alum Daniel Chong, Debuts at No. 1 at the Box Office

March 10, 2026

CalArtians Brent Charles and Kalean Ung Named Stage Raw Theater Awards Recipients

March 9, 2026

Green Street Pictures’ Wins 4 Annie Awards, Chris Sanders Receives Winsor McCay Lifetime Achievement Honor at 2026 Ceremony

March 2, 2026

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Lyndon Barrois Sr. Debuts ‘Fútbol Is Life’ Exhibition at LACMA

The show features Barrois’ meticulously hand-made “sportraits,” sculptural works crafted from gum wrappers, glue, paint, and other materials.
Miniature soccer scene from Fútbol Is Life featuring a goalkeeper in a red uniform diving to block a shot near the goal, with other players visible in the background on a detailed green pitch.

Lyndon Barrois Sr. Debuts ‘Fútbol Is Life’ Exhibition at LACMA

The show features Barrois’ meticulously hand-made “sportraits,” sculptural works crafted from gum wrappers, glue, paint, and other materials.

New Musical Comedy ‘Delphi’ Features CalArts Alumni and Faculty at the Getty Villa

Set in Greece around 2,000 years ago, the play follows the fading glory of the Oracle of Delphi.

New Musical Comedy ‘Delphi’ Features CalArts Alumni and Faculty at the Getty Villa

Set in Greece around 2,000 years ago, the play follows the fading glory of the Oracle of Delphi.

School of Theater Faculty Janie Geiser Awarded 2026 Robert Rauschenberg Residency

The Rauschenberg Residency is an invitation-only program that supports artists working across disciplines.
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School of Theater Faculty Janie Geiser Awarded 2026 Robert Rauschenberg Residency

The Rauschenberg Residency is an invitation-only program that supports artists working across disciplines.

Mariia Lapidus Wins IFFR Tiger Short Award for ‘The Second Skin’

Lapidus, an MFA 2 student in CalArts’ Program in Film and Video, researched, wrote, directed, and edited the film. 
The Second Skin, a film by Mariia Lapidus

Mariia Lapidus Wins IFFR Tiger Short Award for ‘The Second Skin’

Lapidus, an MFA 2 student in CalArts’ Program in Film and Video, researched, wrote, directed, and edited the film. 
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