Past Exhibitions
Please note that we are continuing to update this page with past exhibitions; for more information about exhibitions prior to 2016, please contact us at museum@pepperdine.edu.
2022-2023 Exhibitions
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Whispers from the WaterApril 20 - 29, 2023 The Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art and the Studio Art Program at Pepperdine University are pleased to present Whispers from the Water, a group exhibition featuring the work of 14 graduating art majors. Considering shifting identities, untethered symbolism, and underlying structures, these artists share the culmination of their four years of research and practice. |
To Bough and To Bend
August 30, 2022–March 26, 2023
Trees feature prominently in the origin stories of many world religions. Ancient history recounts how their shade and branches have been sites of contemplation, suffering, and renewal.
Thought Partners
August 30 - March 26, 2023
What role should the Weisman Museum of Art play on Pepperdine’s Christian campus? As the Weisman turns 30, this conversation series seeks diverse answers to the question of how the museum can serve the University’s mission, and how the mission can in turn be shaped by art and artists.
2021–2022 Exhibitions
Gwynn Murrill: Animal Nature
Gwynn Murrill's elegant sculptures of animals strike a balance between abstraction and realism.
Spring 2022
The Cultivators
Highlights from the Kinsey African American Art and History Collection
Spring 2022
Environmental Reflections
Contemporary Art from the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation
Fall 2021
2020–2021 Exhibitions
2019–2020 Exhibitions
Rodin: Muses, Sirens, Lovers
Selections from the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Collections
Spring 2020
It's All Black and White
Contemporary Art from the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation
Fall 2019
2017–2018 Exhibitions
Pop!
50 Years of Art & Popular Culture from the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation
Fall 2018
2016–2017 Exhibitions
2015–2016 Exhibitions
Process & Reality
Works from the Permanent Collection Celebrating 25 Years of Acquisitions
Summer 2017