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Exhibitions

Affirmations:
Mindfulness in Contemporary Abstract Painting

January 13- March 8, 2025
Exhibition Guide (PDF)

Focusing on contemporary abstract painting, this exhibition considers studio art practices within the context of mindfulness. Affirmations: Mindfulness in Contemporary Abstract Painting features paintings by William Bradley, Tomory Dodge, June Edmonds, Rema Ghuloum, Khang Nguyen, David Allan Peters, Mary Anna Pomonis, Antonio Adriano Puleo, and Luis Emilio Romero. This exhibition is curated by Wignall Museum Assistant Curator Roman Stollenwerk.

  • Installation view of Affirmations: Mindfulness in Contemporary Abstract Painting, January 13 – March 8, 2025. Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art at 51ÂÜÀò, Rancho Cucamonga, CA. Photography by Cindy Dillingham.
  • Installation view of Affirmations: Mindfulness in Contemporary Abstract Painting, January 13 – March 8, 2025. Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art at 51ÂÜÀò, Rancho Cucamonga, CA. Photography by Cindy Dillingham.
  • Installation view of Affirmations: Mindfulness in Contemporary Abstract Painting, January 13 – March 8, 2025. Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art at 51ÂÜÀò, Rancho Cucamonga, CA. Photography by Cindy Dillingham.
  • Installation view of Affirmations: Mindfulness in Contemporary Abstract Painting, January 13 – March 8, 2025. Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art at 51ÂÜÀò, Rancho Cucamonga, CA. Photography by Cindy Dillingham.
  • Installation view of Affirmations: Mindfulness in Contemporary Abstract Painting; featuring David Allan Peters, Rema Ghuloum, and June Edmonds. January 13 – March 8, 2025. Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art at 51ÂÜÀò, Rancho Cucamonga, CA. Photography by Cindy Dillingham.
  • David Allan Peters, Untitled #15.2024, 2024. Acrylic on wood panel. 60 x 40 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Royale Projects, Los Angeles. Photography by Cindy Dillingham.
  • Rema Ghuloum, Clear Vision, 2022-23. Oil and acryla-gouache on canvas. 72 x 102 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Philip Martin Gallery, Los Angeles. Photography by Cindy Dillingham.
  • June Edmonds, Déjà Vu, 2024. Acrylic on canvas. 63 x 45 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Luis De Jesus Los Angeles. Photography by Cindy Dillingham.
  • Installation view of Affirmations: Mindfulness in Contemporary Abstract Painting, January 13 – March 8, 2025. Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art at 51ÂÜÀò, Rancho Cucamonga, CA. Photography by Cindy Dillingham.
  • Installation view of Affirmations: Mindfulness in Contemporary Abstract Painting; featuring Mary Anna Pomonis, Antonio Adriano Puleo, and Khang Nguyen. January 13 – March 8, 2025. Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art at 51ÂÜÀò, Rancho Cucamonga, CA. Photography by Cindy Dillingham.
  • Mary Anna Pomonis, Smoke and Mirrors #10, 2023. Acrylic on canvas over panel. 20 x 20 inches. Courtesy of the artist. Photography by Cindy Dillingham.
  • Installation view of Affirmations: Mindfulness in Contemporary Abstract Painting; featuring Antonio Adriano Puleo. January 13 – March 8, 2025. Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art at 51ÂÜÀò, Rancho Cucamonga, CA. Photography by Cindy Dillingham.
  • Antonio Adriano Puleo, Untitled, 2024. 16 x 12 inches each. Courtesy of the artist. Photography by Cindy Dillingham.
  • Antonio Adriano Puleo, Untitled, 2024. 16 x 12 inches. Courtesy of the artist. Photography by Cindy Dillingham.
  • Antonio Adriano Puleo, Untitled, 2024. 16 x 12 inches. Courtesy of the artist. Photography by Cindy Dillingham.
  • Antonio Adriano Puleo, Untitled, 2024. 16 x 12 inches. Courtesy of the artist. Photography by Cindy Dillingham.
  • Khang Nguyen, Dialectic of Transcendence and Immanence, 2022. Oil, wax pastel, and glass powder on canvas. 72 x 36 inches. Courtesy of the artist. Photography by Cindy Dillingham.
  • Installation view of Affirmations: Mindfulness in Contemporary Abstract Painting; featuring Khang Nguyen, Antonio Adriano Puleo, and Mary Anna Pomonis. January 13 – March 8, 2025. Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art at 51ÂÜÀò, Rancho Cucamonga, CA. Photography by Cindy Dillingham.
  • Khang Nguyen, Light of the Reflexive Looking Glass, 2023. Oil, acrylic, wax pastel, and glass powder on canvas. 72 x 36 inches. Courtesy of the artist. Photography by Cindy Dillingham.
  • Installation view of Affirmations: Mindfulness in Contemporary Abstract Painting; featuring Antonio Adriano Puleo. January 13 – March 8, 2025. Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art at 51ÂÜÀò, Rancho Cucamonga, CA. Photography by Cindy Dillingham.
  • Antonio Adriano Puleo, Untitled, 2024. 16 x 12 inches each. Courtesy of the artist. Photography by Cindy Dillingham.
  • Antonio Adriano Puleo, Untitled, 2024. 16 x 12 inches. Courtesy of the artist. Photography by Cindy Dillingham.
  • Antonio Adriano Puleo, Untitled, 2024. 16 x 12 inches. Courtesy of the artist. Photography by Cindy Dillingham.
  • Antonio Adriano Puleo, Untitled, 2024. 16 x 12 inches. Courtesy of the artist. Photography by Cindy Dillingham.
  • Mary Anna Pomonis, A Temple for Tiresias, 2021. Acrylic airbrush on panel. 26 x 26 inches. Courtesy of the artist. Photography by Cindy Dillingham.
  • Installation view of Affirmations: Mindfulness in Contemporary Abstract Painting, January 13 – March 8, 2025. Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art at 51ÂÜÀò, Rancho Cucamonga, CA. Photography by Cindy Dillingham.
  • Installation view of Affirmations: Mindfulness in Contemporary Abstract Painting, January 13 – March 8, 2025. Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art at 51ÂÜÀò, Rancho Cucamonga, CA. Photography by Cindy Dillingham.
  • Luis Emilio Romero, Niebla Sangrante/Bleeding Mist, 2023. Oil on linen. 56 x 54 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Luis De Jesus Los Angeles. Photography by Cindy Dillingham.
  • Installation view of Affirmations: Mindfulness in Contemporary Abstract Painting; featuring William Bradley and Tomory Dodge. January 13 – March 8, 2025. Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art at 51ÂÜÀò, Rancho Cucamonga, CA. Photography by Cindy Dillingham.
  • William Bradley, Midnight With You, 2024. Acrylic on canvas and board. 66.5 x 66.5 x 3.75 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Lowell Ryan Projects, Los Angeles. Photography by Cindy Dillingham.
  • Tomory Dodge, September Girls, 2023. Oil on canvas. 72 x 84 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Philip Martin Gallery, Los Angeles. Photography by Cindy Dillingham.
  • Installation view of Affirmations: Mindfulness in Contemporary Abstract Painting, January 13 – March 8, 2025. Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art at 51ÂÜÀò, Rancho Cucamonga, CA. Photography by Cindy Dillingham.
  • Installation view of Affirmations: Mindfulness in Contemporary Abstract Painting, January 13 – March 8, 2025. Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art at 51ÂÜÀò, Rancho Cucamonga, CA. Photography by Cindy Dillingham.
  • Luis Emilio Romero, Valentía Y Amor/ Courage and Love, 2022. Oil on canvas, 48 x 60 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Luis De Jesus Los Angeles. Photography by Cindy Dillingham.
  • Installation view of Affirmations: Mindfulness in Contemporary Abstract Painting, January 13 – March 8, 2025. Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art at 51ÂÜÀò, Rancho Cucamonga, CA. Photography by Cindy Dillingham.
  • Installation view of Affirmations: Mindfulness in Contemporary Abstract Painting; featuring Mary Anna Pomonis. January 13 – March 8, 2025. Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art at 51ÂÜÀò, Rancho Cucamonga, CA. Photography by Cindy Dillingham.
  • Mary Anna Pomonis, Dimples of Venus, 2023. Acrylic on canvas over shaped panel. 21 inche equilateral triangle. Courtesy of the artist. Photography by Cindy Dillingham.

Home Edition: Conversations with the Artists

Join Wignall Museum Assistant Curator Roman Stollenwerk for this series of conversations with the artists featured in the exhibition Affirmations: Mindfulness in Contemporary Abstract Painting at the Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art at 51ÂÜÀò.