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Vincent Price Art Museum

Name: Vincent Price Art Museum
Address: 1301 Avenida Cesar Chavez, Monterey Park, CA, 91754, US
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VPAM is a visual arts institution and artist laboratory at East Los Angeles College. Learn more at vpam.org!

08/28/2026

VPAM is proud to announce the recent acquisition of "Queridas Madres" (2022), a work by Los Angeles-based artist and educator Phung Huynh.

The powder-coated aluminum sculpture depicts five women involved in Madrigal v. Quilligan, a pivotal 1978 civil rights case in which ten women of Mexican descent sued the LAC+USC Medical Center for coerced sterilizations carried out in the 1960s and 70s.

In 2022, VPAM presented "Sobrevivir," an exhibition of Huynh’s work honoring the women affected by these violations. The exhibition takes its title from Huynh’s public artwork, commissioned by the LA County Department of Arts and Culture. "Sobrevivir," which translates to “to survive” or “to keep alive,” serves as a powerful act of public memory, bringing visibility to the histories of women whose experiences have been historically repressed.

Image: Phung Huynh, "Queridas Madres," 2022, Vincent Price Art Museum, Gift of Phung Huynh and Luis de Jesus Los Angeles. Photo by Elon Schoenholz.

08/13/2026

Have you visited the new David Geffen Galleries LACMA Los Angeles County Museum of Art yet?

While you're there, make sure to look for "...we are the mountain," a 2019 work by -based artist and East Los Angeles College alum rafa esparza.

A joint acquisition between VPAM and LACMA, the wall sculpture — made of acrylic paint on adobe panel — references the border between Mexico and the U.S. As esparza told LACMA, “I want these materials to allow people some time just to think about how actively our communities are systematically targeted to be divided."

Learn more about the work: https://unframed.lacma.org/2026/03/24/50-works-50-weeks-rafa-esparza-we-are-mountain

08/12/2026

In addition to the monumental bug suit on display, “Anida Yoeu Ali: The Buddhist Bug” features 20 photographs and two video projections of the artist performing “The Buddhist Bug” throughout Southeast Asia.

In each performance, "The Buddhist Bug" enters familiar settings and disrupts them. It’s a whimsical, strange, and sometimes enchanting presence. It invites curiosity from those who encounter it, while raising questions of belonging, visibility, and how identity is shaped across borders. Set against ordinary moments of Cambodian life, the Bug transforms each scene into a space of encounter, where humor and vulnerability open new ways of thinking about memory, migration, and reinvention.

Mark your calendars as “The Buddhist Bug” makes its VPAM debut on Saturday, Sept. 26! More info soon at vpam.org.

08/06/2026

Last week, VPAM hosted a tour of our collections vault for a Learning Community from the Getty Marrow Undergraduate Intern (GMUI) program, led by Meztli Projects.

To showcase our permanent collection, we pulled out a special selection of contemporary ceramics and prints, with a focus on Chicanx/Latinx artists like Raul Anguiano, Yolanda Gonzalez, Fred Alvarado, and Alex Donis. The interns also enjoyed a tour of our Form and Function exhibition of Mesoamerican artworks and a peek behind the scenes at galleries being prepared for our fall show.

The Getty Marrow program is a transformative opportunity for emerging museum workers and we were honored to host the next generation of GLAM (galleries, libraries, archives, and museums) professionals here at VPAM. We’re also fortunate to have our very own GMUI intern, David Barrios, who assisted with pulling works to display!

08/04/2026

Opening at VPAM on Sept. 26, artist Anida Yoeu Ali's “The Buddhist Bug” is an expansive performance project that brings together myth, humor, spiritual inquiry, and the lived experience of displacement. At its center is a monumental saffron-colored creature, over 300 feet in length, with a human face tightly framed in cloth at one end and a pair of feet at the other.

Activated through performance, photography, and video, “The Buddhist Bug” moves through public space and everyday life, appearing in markets, temples, urban streets, rural landscapes, and other social spaces across Cambodia.

In each performance, it enters familiar settings and disrupts them. It’s a whimsical, strange, and sometimes enchanting presence. It invites curiosity from those who encounter it, while raising questions of belonging, visibility, and how identity is shaped across borders.

Learn more and mark your calendars for the Bug’s arrival next month! https://vpam.org/exhibitions/anida-yoeu-alithe-buddhist-bug/

07/28/2026

We can’t wait to welcome you back to VPAM this September for our next exhibition, “Anida Yoeu Ali: The Buddhist Bug.”

Anida Yoeu Ali is an interdisciplinary artist working across performance, installation, video, new media, public encounters, and social practice. Born in Cambodia and raised in Chicago, she is a first-generation American of Malay, Cham, Khmer, and Thai ancestry. Her work examines faith, migration, race, gender, and political history through larger-than-life personas that challenge inherited narratives and restrictive representations.

Marking the first major solo exhibition of the series in the U.S., “The Buddhist Bug” reflects Ali’s complex relationship to Cambodia, diasporic memory, and transnational belonging through performance, photography, video, and a monumental saffron-colored creature, nearly 328 feet in length.

Mark your calendars for Saturday, September 26, from 2 to 5PM, when we’ll celebrate the opening with an incredible performance by Ali. Details to be announced soon! https://vpam.org/event/opening-reception-for-anida-yoeu-ali-the-buddhist-bug/

07/14/2026

Meet David Barrios, our 2026 Getty Marrow Curatorial and Collections Intern! 🌟

A transfer student from Los Angeles City College, David will attend Cal State LA this fall to pursue a B.A. in Art History. His roots extend from the San Gabriel Valley and wider to his parents’ homeland of Mexico. David’s pursuit of an arts career is guided by his culture and commitment to uplifting underrepresented communities. This summer, he is supporting the development of new exhibitions focused on Latinx and Asian diasporas, while also conducting foundational research on the museum’s collection to increase knowledge and public access for the community.

When he's not at the museum, David is likely riding his bike through the mountains, river, and city. A former employee at Golden Saddle Cyclery, he organized weekly group rides with inner-city youth to foster social, emotional, and physical wellness while exploring lesser-known parts of the city. ✨🚴‍♂️🌱🏞️☀️

Please join us in welcoming David to !

07/09/2026

Didn’t catch our recent show celebrating the life and work of Chicana artist, altarista, and educator Ofelia Esparza?

Now you can experience “Ofelia Esparza: A Retrospective” through our interactive digital gallery space, powered by Matterport. Navigate readable section texts and extended labels to further appreciate Esparza’s lifelong commitment to her community and artwork.

Check it out! https://vpam.org/exhibitions/ofelia-esparza-a-retrospective/

07/03/2026

We’re proud to share that “We Place Life at the Center / Situamos la vida en el centro” — the official publication for our 2024 PST ART exhibition with artist Carolina Caycedo — won a Gold Award in the Art & Design category at this year’s IBPA Pubwest Book Design Awards!

Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) is the largest trade association for independent publishers and author publishers.

Designed by Marcela Guadiana and co-edited by Caycedo and VPAM Curator of Exhibitions Joseph Daniel Valencia, the expansive publication brings together artists, scholars, and collaborators from across the United States, Latin America, and the Caribbean. It also highlights the ecological and social transition practices of more than 20 environmental organizations and social movements in the Western Hemisphere through poetry and essays by more than a dozen contributors.

Congratulations to our partners at X Artists' Books, printer Comersia Impresiones, and everyone who helped make this publication possible!

To order, please visit xartistsbooks.com! Photos by Ruben Diaz.

06/24/2026

Earlier this week, we gathered artists and VPAM supporters to celebrate the exhibition, “Del Alma: Latina Portraits from the Vincent Price Art Museum,” which closes June 30 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion at The Music Center: Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles.

Public visitation is available through pre-scheduled tours at musiccenter.org. But if you’re unable to visit in person, you can also enjoy a virtual tour of the exhibition at VPAM.org.

And thank you to everyone who visited and supported this very special show! ❤️

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