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This is a free gallery located at Loyola Marymount University to showcase artist ranging from studen

The Laband Art Gallery is dedicated to presenting exhibitions and public programs that illustrate that the visual arts are a critical component of society. As a university art gallery, the Laband features exclusive exhibitions that may not be found in other civic or private museums. In doing so, the gallery showcases art that has relevance across multiple disciplines as well the broader community.

Since 1984, the gallery has produced approximately three exhibitions per school year, including Young Contemporaries: Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition. The gallery also collaborates with various departments on campus to create related public programs that help enrich the experience garnered from each exhibition. We hope you’ll visit us often, and find intriguing exhibitions that will spark dialogue, generate unexpected ideas and inspire your own creativity.

05/28/2026

Congratulations to all the artists and
awardees who celebrated their many
successes and achievements!
This year’s stylish design was conceived
by Jessie Passolt ’26art
Photos:

05/21/2026

We’re proud to share memorable moments of the
42nd Annual Juried Student Show aka Young
Contemporaries 2026.
Photos:

05/09/2026

Congratulations to Krystal Nava who received the Laband Director’s Prize! Krystal explains, “’Ode to
Los Angelenos’ is a painting demonstrating how I have found my culture in iconic LA Chicano
symbols mixed with Americana ideals/symbolism. With our current political climate targeting
immigrants, I feel it is important to comment on this issue and question our idealized image of the
‘average’ American especially in the context of Los Angeles, an American city with deep roots to
Mexican culture and influence.

This painting is a self-portrait loaded with lots of symbolic details: I am wearing Chola-inspired
makeup from the 1990s popularized by LA Chicana women. This style symbolizes rebellion,
a rejection of mainstream beauty ideals that has origins dating back to the 1940s.”
Krystal is receiving her BFA in Studio Arts with a minor in Art History.

Krystal Nava ‘26
“Ode to Los Angelenos,” 2025
Oil on canvas
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05/07/2026

Congratulations to Georgia, Chloe, and Krystal whose artworks were recognized with JURORS’ HONORABLE MENTION awards in the Laband’s 42nd Annual Juried Student Exhibition.

Thank you, Cara Megan Lewis and Vicki Phung Smith—our YC26 co-jurors—for your generous service!
The exhibition continues through Sat. May 16.  (in order of appearance) Georgia Evensen ‘26
“Kinesis,” 2025
Digital video with multimedia animation
Georgia is a senior majoring in Film & Television Production and minoring in Dance.

Chloe Gilabert ‘26
“Surrounding Sites,” 2025
Acrylic on canvas
Chloe is a senior majoring in Studio Arts with an emphasis in Painting.

Krystal Nava ‘26
“Ode to Los Angelenos,” 2025
Oil on canvas
Krystal is earning her BFA in Studio Arts with a minor in Art History.
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05/04/2026

Karissa Smith received the JURORS’
THIRD PRIZE in the Laband’s 42nd
Annual Juried Student Exhibition for
her painting, “Walking By.”
Congratulations, Karissa!
Karissa ’29 is double majoring in
Studio Arts and Environmental
Studies.

The juried student exhibition
continues to Sat. May 16.

“’Walking By’ is inspired by the
unhoused community in LA and how
often we become desensitized to
them. People in the background are
walking past this man not giving him
a second thought.”

Karissa Smith
Walking By, spring 2026
Acrylic on canvas

05/03/2026

Congratulations to Olivia Tiano for
receiving JURORS’ SECOND PRIZE
award for their artwork “Untitled
(Don’t Go For My Legs),” in the
Laband’s 42nd Annual Juried Student
Exhibition.

Olivia ‘26 is a senior Studio Arts major with an emphasis in Photography. They are also minoring in Women and
Gender Studies.

The juried student exhibition
continues to Sat. May 16.

Olivia Tiano
Untitled (Don’t Go For My Legs),
2026
Color photograph and ceramic

05/02/2026

Congratulations to Olivia Tiano for
receiving JURORS’ SECOND PRIZE
award for their artwork “Untitled
(Don’t Go For My Legs),” in the
Laband’s 42nd Annual Juried Student
Exhibition.

Olivia ‘26 is a Studio Arts major with
an emphasis in Photography. They
are also minoring in Women and
Gender Studies.

The juried student exhibition
continues to Sat. May 16.

Olivia Tiano
Untitled (Don’t Go For My Legs),
2026
Color photograph and ceramic

04/30/2026

Congratulations to Sophia Chavez
whose mixed-media installation
“Consumed, Unseen” was honored
with the JURORS’ FIRST PRIZE award
in the Laband’s 42nd Annual Juried
Student Exhibition.

Sophia ‘26 is receiving her BFA with
an emphasis in Visual
Communication Design.

The juried student exhibition
continues to Sat. May 16.

“Consumed, Unseen is a personal
homage to my family and to my
Mexican heritage on my father’s
side. I come from a family of
immigrants, and this work reflects
how immigrant culture and labor,
especially within the Latino
community, are celebrated,
replicated, and profited from in
American media, while the people
behind it are often marginalized and
overlooked.

The posters use bold color and
typography to reflect how culture is
made visually appealing and easy to
consume. In contrast, the illuminated
lamp presents black-and-white
imagery that points to labor,
migration, and generational struggle.
Together, the work highlights the
gap between what is made visible
and what remains unseen, inviting
viewers to reflect on their
relationship to cultural
consumption.”

Sophia Chavez
Consumed, Unseen, spring 2026
Mixed-media installation includingprinted posters
photo collage, ink, wood, and light

04/28/2026

Laband Art Gallery is proud to join a coalition of 50+ regional arts organizations in supporting and
helping to promote ‘Now Be Here’s’ 10-year anniversary celebration and a full day of artist-centered
programming, ‘Now Let’s Talk, Los Angeles,’ presented at Oxy Arts (Occidental College).

Now Be Here’s 10-Year Anniversary & Now Let’s Talk, Los Angeles Programming
May 31, 2026, 9 am - 3 pm, Occidental College

Are you an artist? Join Now Be Here on May 31, 2026, when Now Be Here marks its 10-year
anniversary with a new community photo and full day of artist-centered programming titled Now
Let’s Talk, Los Angeles.

The day will begin with a community photo of women and non-binary artists. (9 - 11 am)

Artists and arts workers of all gender expressions are invited to attend the Now Let’s Talk, Los
Angeles programming, including Panel Discussions and Community Conversations. (11 am - 3 pm)

Now Let’s Talk, Los Angeles is presented by a coalition of 50+ regional arts organizations, and made
possible through generous donations by Artlogic, ArtConverge, East West Bank, and Claremont
Graduate University Art Department, with thanks to Fulcrum Arts.

RSVP + details: Please visit or https://nowbehereart.com

Now Be Here supports the practices of thousands of diverse women and non-binary artists by
building community, expanding public knowledge of their work, and creating a more equitable art
world through direct outreach, public programming, and a free, global visual artist directory.

04/20/2026

We are grateful to Cara Megan Lewis for
serving as co-juror of the 42nd Annual
Juried Student Exhibition. Cara brought
her expertise as a curator and visual artist
as well as an appreciation for the socially-
minded work created by our student
artists. Thank you, Cara!

Cara is an artist, curator, and arts advocate
based in Los Angeles. She is one of the
founding directors of Bridge Projects, a
former non-profit curatorial platform
which fostered interdisciplinary
explorations between contemporary art,
spirituality, and religious traditions. Since
2022, she serves as Deputy Director of the
Wende Museum. These two posts
demonstrate her longtime interest in
religious traditions and human rights
issues. Cara has been supporting artists for
over 20 years: she started her career in the
arts in 2002 at Fraenkel Gallery in San
Francisco and received her master’s
degree in Curatorial Practice from the
California College of the Arts in 2007. As a
practicing artist, she has collaborated with
her husband under the moniker Díaz
Lewis.

Young Contemporaries 2026
Exhibition dates:
April 23 – May 16, 2026
Laband Art Gallery

Artists’ Reception
THU, April 23, 5 – 7pm

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