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2011 Past Exhibitions


Monterey Masterworks: Paintings from the City of Monterey Collection

October 1, 2011–December 31, 2011
MMA Pacific Street



Pop Icons: Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein

October 29, 2011–February 26, 2012
MMA La Mirada



Cultural Collisions: Prints by Enrique Chagoya from the Collection of Jordan D. Schnitzer

October 29, 2011–February 12, 2012
MMA La Mirada



John Haley: Berkeley School Abstract Expressionist

October 29, 2011–February 26, 2012
MMA La Mirada



Miniatures 2011

Through December 31, 2011
MMA Pacific Street
This favorite annual Holiday tradition showcases a diverse collection of 300 small-scale paintings, prints, drawings and sculptures that were created and generously donated by local artists. The exhibition will give visitors a chance to win one of these beautiful works when they purchase a $5 raffle ticket. All proceeds [...]



MontereyNOW: Greg Mettler

July 21–November 6, 2011
MMA Pacific



MontereyNOW: Mari Kloeppel

March 17–July 10, 2011
MMA Pacific Street



Glorious Century: Modern and Contemporary Art, 1910-2010

April 29–May 29, 2011
MMA La Mirada



Edward Weston: American Photographer

June 18–October 9, 2011
MMA La Mirada


2010 Past Exhibitions


MontereyNOW: Beverly Rayner

November 18, 2010-March 6, 2011
MMA Pacific Street



Miniatures 2010

November 18, 2010-January 2, 2011
MMA Pacific Street



Hung Liu: Seven Poses

OCTOBER 30, 2010-FEBRUARY 27, 2011
MMA La Mirada



Cabaret Calaveras: Día de los Muertos Figures from Mexico

October 30, 2010-January 15, 2011
MMA La Mirada



Miró, Matisse & Picasso: Celebrating Color and Line

October 30, 2010-February 27, 2011
MMA La Mirada



In Process: Ingrid Calame

October 30, 2010-February 27, 2011
MMA La Mirada



MontereyNOW: Robynn Smith

July 15-October 31, 2010
MMA Pacific Street



Ansel Adams: Portrait of America

July 10-October 3, 2010
MMA La Mirada



Scenes of the Old West: The Ralph K. Davies Collection of Western Art

Ongoing
MMA La Mirada



MontereyNOW: Ryuijie

April 15-July 3, 2010
MMA Pacific Street



Roland Petersen: Fifty Years of Painting

March 13-June 20, 2010
MMA La Mirada



The Art of California, 1880 to the Present

January 28 – October 30, 2011
MMA Pacific Street



Youth Arts Collective

April 21-July 18
MMA Pacific Street


2009 Past Exhibitions


MontereyNOW: Pam Carroll

November 19, 2009-March 21, 2010
MMA Pacific Street



Miniatures 2009

November 19, 2009-January 3, 2010
MMA Pacific Street
Miniatures, a raffle and annual Holiday tradition featuring over 300 works by California artists. Raffle tickets: $5 each, $30 for a book of seven. All proceeds benefit Museum programs.



In Process: Mark Licari

October 10, 2009-February 14, 2010
MMA La Mirada
The inaugural exhibition of the In Process series will feature works by Los Angeles-based Mark Licari. In Process: Mark Licari consists of paintings, sculptures and site-specific drawings that weave together an elaborate, multi-dimensional narrative.
In Process is a contemporary art series featuring current projects by emerging and mid-career artists.

Supported in [...]



MontereyNOW: Kevin Miller

July 16-November 8, 2009
MMA Pacific Street
Kevin Miller creates his images from a single sheet of paper by cutting them out with an exacto knife. He sparingly layers more paper to form backgrounds or provide contrast. At times humorous, at others sinister, Miller’s imaginative and often complex cut-paper vignettes offer glimpses of apparently ordinary life, whose [...]



Over Rainbows and Down Rabbit Holes: The Art of Children’s Books

July 11-September 3, 2009
MMA La Mirada
Enjoy the exquisite artistry of classic children’s books. View historic works by Beatrix Potter, creator of Peter Rabbit, to more contemporary illustrations by K.Y. Craft, Rosemary Wells and Maurice Sendak. The exhibition includes family gallery activities and reading area. This exhibition was co-organized by The Eric Carle Museum of Picture [...]



Made in Monterey

April 18-October 25, 2009
MMA Pacific Street
Celebrating the painting, photography and contemporary art of the Monterey art colony, this exhibition presents the most important works in the Museum’s permanent collection.
A highlight of Made in Monterey is Painting by Moonlight: The Nocturne. This is an evocative selection of nocturnes—paintings depicting the Monterey Peninsula at nighttime. To enhance [...]



50/fifty: 50 Gifts for the Next Fifty Years

March 28-June 21, 2009
MMA La Mirada
In celebration of a half century of generosity, the Monterey Museum of Art presents 50/fifty, an exhibition of recent gifts to the permanent collection. The exhibition includes paintings, early California art, photography and Asian art.
Supported in part by a grant in memory of Louise Bougie Beland from the John H. [...]