Exhibitions

The City of Irvine has three municipal gallery spaces: Art at City Hall, Irvine Fine Arts Center, and Great Park Arts Complex. Contemporary and cultural exhibitions present work from local, regional, national and international artists with curated themes designed to attract a diverse audience.

Learn more about exhibitions at Irvine City Hall.
Learn more about exhibitions at the Great Park Gallery.

All locations accept exhibition proposals, which are reviewed on an annual basis. The exhibition schedule is set 12–24 months or more in advance of exhibition dates. Exhibitions, parking, and receptions are free and open to the public.

^{Image Credit: Christina Yasmin Fesmire and Lynk Collective, Blue Wall, 2023–25; exhibited in Metamorphosis: Mending the Wound (2025, Irvine Fine Arts Center). Photo by Ofphotostudio.}

Arts in Irvine Exhibitions

Current Exhibitions

Art at City Hall Exhibtions

Great Park Gallery Exhibitions

Irvine Fine Arts Center Exhibitions

41st Irvine Annual

Opening Reception: July 12, 2–4 p.m., Irvine Fine Arts Center
Professional Practices Panel: August 2, 2 p.m., Irvine Fine Arts Center

Formerly All Media, Irvine Annual is a juried exhibition that showcases artworks from local, regional, and national artists who works across a variety of visual media. The exhibition features artworks from over 70 artists, some of whom use their artistic practice to explore contemporary subjects and debates, and others who are inspired by historic and culturally specific myths, stories, and materials to explore modern themes.

View Photos from the Opening Reception

Irvine Annual Award Winners

José Loza
"Infant Memory"
First Place

Matthew Carter
"Spirit Board'
Second Place

Emilene Orozco
"Fruit of Our Labor"
Third Place

Rachel Joy
"Dysmorphia"
Honorable Mention

Nikki's Darkroom
"anthrophilia xy"
Honorable Mention

Lana Licata Manzo
"Hug Your Dog"
Honorable Mention

Javier Cortes
"Cholito"
Viewer's Choice

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Guest Jurors

Elizabeth Múnzon
Artist and owner of Múnzon Gallery

Dakota Noot
Artist and curator and Acting Director of the Frank M. Doyle Arts Pavilion at Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa California

Stephanie Sherwood
Artist and curator

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Upcoming Exhibitions

Tseng-Yao Terry Sun: The Charm of Chinese Leisure Seals

September 10–24
Opening Reception: September 11, 6:30–8:30 p.m.

Seal carving is a unique artform appreciated and valued by artists and collectors in East Asian cultures. Historically, people in China and Japan owned a seal with their name for official identification. Artists used special seals to authenticate paintings or works of calligraphy. Leisure seals—carved with lines of poetry or quotes from classic texts—were used by artists to add a decorative element to their artworks, or to be enjoyed as their own forms of art with profound meaning.

In the 1980s, Tseng-Yao “Terry” Sun, developed a technique of enlarging seal designs and carving them into wood, making a traditionally arcane artform more accessible to the public. His beautiful woodcuts, coupled with his own calligraphy, emphasized the beauty and meaning of each seal. He devoted his time to this artform and sharing it with a broad audience.

Terry’s work has been exhibited in the Arthur M. Sackler Museum at Harvard University, the Gallery of Palos Verdes Library, the East Asian Library at the University of Southern California, and the San Diego Chinese Historical Museum.

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