TOM LADUKE: slowly, the song goes
September 26, 2026 – May 8, 2027
Public Reception: Saturday, September 26, 2026
Image:
TOM LaDUKE Future Proof, 2023 Mixed media on canvas, 68 x 80 inches Courtesy of the artist and Miles McEnery Gallery, New York, NY
PATRICK MERRILL: Prints from the Permanent Collection, 2006-2009
September 19 – December 12, 2026
Public Reception: Saturday, September 26, 2026
Image: PATRICK MERRILL, "Seventh Seal or Whoopee we’re all going to die" (Detail), 2008. Woodcut, lithograph stencil and etching on paper (four combined panels backed by book cloth), 12 x 12 ft.
Gift of Debra Winters-Merrill, CSUF College of the Arts Permanent Collection. Accession# [2021.000480]
Tuesday, October 13, 2026, 2:00 – 4:00 PM
COTA Galleries Artist Lecture Series
TOM LADUKE
Location: Visual Arts – Building H – Newbury Knauss Grand Atrium (2nd Floor)
Free and open to the public
Presented in conjunction with the program in Painting and Drawing and the exhibition, slowly, the song goes, the gallery’s artist lecture series presents a rare opportunity to hear directly from one of Southern California’s most influential contemporary artists, Tom LaDuke.
Image: TOM LA DUKE in his studio, 2022, Los Angeles, CA. Image courtesy of the artist and Miles McEnery Gallery, New York, NY
Saturday, November 14, 2026, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
IN CONVERSATION
Beyond the Print: The Art and Legacy of Patrick Merrill
Location: Visual Arts – Building H – Newbury Knauss Grand Atrium (2nd Floor)
Free and open to the public
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.
Moderated by Joanna Roche, Professor Emerita, Art History with Ruth Capelle, Professor Emerita, Art History, and Suvan Geer, Artist, Art Writer, and CSUF alumna in Painting and Drawing
Image: PATRICK MERRILL, Whore of Babylon (Detail), 2007, Woodcut and etching on paper, 8x7 ft., Edition of 5. CSUF College of the Arts Galleries Permanent Collection, Gift of Debra R. Winters-Merrill. [2021.000410]