CSUF Begovich Gallery

❗️Don’t miss CAROLE CAROOMPAS: Mystical Unions❗️

🎢 A landmark presentation celebrating the work of trailblazing artist and CSUF alumna Carole Caroompas (1946-2022). Mystical Unions showcases her bold interplay of feminist discourse, mythology, and pop cultural iconography—marking her lasting impact on contemporary art and visual culture.

⚠️🗓️Last day to see the show: Saturday, May 2, 11am - 4pm

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💁🏻‍♀️ Presented in partnership with the Art Education Program at CSU Fullerton. Curated by Jennifer Frias, Gallery Director/Curator, Mary Anna Pomonis, Associate Professor of Art Education/Graduate Program Advisor, and Elise Neal, Columbia College.

We’re closing out the semester with our final round of student exhibitions!

🎉 Reception | Wednesday, April 29, 4 - 6PM

🗓️ Exhibition Dates | April 28 - May 2

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✨ Featured artists:
1- MELISSA KIM | Paws and Drinks
Illustration, MFA


2- HAILEY CISNEROS | Year of the Horse
Drawing & Painting, BFA


3- CINDY MARTINEZ | Interruptions of Perfection
General Studio, BA
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We hope you had a restful Spring Break!

We’re back for a fourth round of student exhibitions during Arts Week, and you don’t want to miss it!

🎉 Reception | Wednesday, April 15, 4 - 6PM
⏰ Exhibition Dates | April 14 - 18
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Featured artists:

1 - ADELINE WONG | On a Visa
Graphic and Interactive Design, BFA


2 - KAT CARCOBA | Eternidad
Sculpture, MFA
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3 - JOSHUA EADS | POP…Propaganda
General Studio Art, BA

SOO KIM & JOHN RUBELI / IN CONVERSATION 
⏰ Thursday, April 16, 2026, 7:00 PM 
📍 Location: Bldg. H – 2nd Floor Mezzanine 
 
🗣️ IN CONVERSATION is a live series that connects image makers, scholars, and the community for bold, engaging exchanges on art, culture, and the ideas shaping our present moment.

📸 ABOUT SOO KIM 
Soo Kim is a photo-based artist whose work has been exhibited at institutions including the Getty Center, the Gwangju Biennale, the Pasadena Museum of California Art, the Orange County Museum of Art, and the Seoul Museum of Art. Her work is held in the collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum, The Broad Foundation, LACMA, and the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, among others. She received her MFA from CalArts and currently serves as Professor and Program Director of Photography at Otis College of Art and Design, where she also leads the Critic-in-Residence program. 
 
🎤 ABOUT JOHN RUBELI 
For the past three decades, John Rubeli has been a collector of works by emerging artists and has supported them by serving on the boards of many of Los Angeles’ museums and non-profits, including the Hammer Museum, LAXART (now The Brick), REDCAT and LAND.  He has been a patron of numerous exhibitions at those institutions as well as at MOCA, LACMA, SFMOMA and the Whitney. John is a longtime music executive and was one of the original organizers of the Lollapalooza Festival.  He was Vice President of A&R at Atlantic Records, co-founder of Chop Shop Records and currently has his own independent label Grey Market Records. 

🤳 IMAGE: Photo of Soo Kim courtesy of Metro Art (Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority). 
 
Organized in collaboration with Art History (Art World – ART 180T)

Presented by the College of the Arts Galleries with support from the Art Alliance, CSUF’s Instructional Related Activities Grant, the College of the Arts, and the Department of Visual Arts.

SOO KIM / ARTIST LECTURE SERIES / SPRING 2026

⏰ Thursday, April 9, 2:00-3:00 PM
📍 Location: Bldg. G – College of the Arts Galleries
✅ Free and open to the public

💐 Soo Kim will discuss the evolution of her practice, offering insight into her process and conceptual approach, followed by a walkthrough of her current exhibition (“Charlie sings in the quietest voice”) for a closer look at the work on view.

✨About the artist✨
Soo Kim is a photo-based artist whose work has been exhibited at institutions including the Getty Center, the Gwangju Biennale, the Pasadena Museum of California Art, the Orange County Museum of Art, and the Seoul Museum of Art. Her work is held in the collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum, The Broad Foundation, LACMA, and the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, among others. She received her MFA from CalArts and currently serves as Professor and Program Director of Photography at Otis College of Art and Design, where she also leads the Critic-in-Residence program.

🌺 Generous support for the program comes from the Art Alliance, CSUF’s Instructional Related Activities Grant, the College of the Arts, and the Department of Visual Arts.

📸 Organized in collaboration with Creative Photography and Experimental Media

🤳🏻 Images: Installation by Soo Kim, 2025. Photography by Joshua Shaedel.
🤳🏻 Photo of Soo Kim courtesy of Metro Art (Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority).

Interested in showcasing your work at the COTA Galleries for Fall Semester 2026?

👉🏻Come to the upcoming INFO SESSION to learn everything you need to know about proposing a student exhibition or reserving the E-Gallery!

💁🏻We’ll cover important upcoming deadlines, proposal and reservation processes, gallery expectations, and frequently asked questions, followed by a Q&A session.

✨RSVP to attend this semester so you’re ready for
next spring — INFO SESSION RSVP link in bio!

The third round of Student Exhibitions at the COTA Galleries is underway! We’ll see you there!

🎉Reception | Wednesday, March 18, 4 - 6PM

🗓️Exhibition Dates | March 17 - 21

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✨Featured artists:
1- JONATHAN HERNÁNDEZ | Looking Forward to Tomorrow
Drawing & Painting, BFA


2- DANIELA NAVARRO | Through the Lens of Care
Creative Photography & Experimental Media, BFA


3- COLTON ALLEN | Worlds of Wonder
Sculpture, BA

The second set of Student Exhibitions at the COTA Galleries is around the corner! Don’t miss it!

🎉Reception | Wednesday, March 4 4:00 - 6:00 PM

🗓️Exhibition Dates | March 3 - 7

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✨Featured artists:
1- PAUL GARCIA | the cost of peace
Creative Photography & Experimental Media, BFA
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2- DÉJÀ VU | Good Morning, Good Knight
Glass, BFA
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3- LESLIE PEDROZA | Y Me Vale
Teaching, BA

We’re kicking off the first set of Student Exhibitions at the COTA Galleries this week – come through!

🎉Reception | Wednesday, February 18
4:00 – 6:00 PM

📆 Exhibition Dates | February 17 - 21

1- RILEY SCHRUM | Man Enough to Be a Bitch?
Drawing & Painting, BFA


2- GRIFFIN MCCOY | Fleeting
Drawing & Painting, BFA


3- FRAN PEREZ | Kaleidoscope
Illustration, BFA

This is it! Next round of application proposals for exhibitions to show in the COTA Student Galleries for spring 2026 is now open! Deadline is on Monday, January 19, 11:45 PM.

📸 Installation of exhibition, fall 2025. ._.marin .monroy14

What way to close the fall season of studebt exhibitions! Big congrats to for a success run of their shows.

Highlights from Exhibition Design’s crit finals- redesigning MUZEO’s Lowrider Culture exhibition into the Begovich Gallery.