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Warburton Gallery EXHIBITION Sentido: New Paintings by Bob Nugent Bob Nugent DATES: OCT 2 - JAN 2 YEAR: 2021 Previously on view in the Warburton Gallery < Back OVERVIEW ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ! Widget Didn’t Load Check your internet and refresh this page. If that doesn’t work, contact us. Previous Next

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Who We Are For 60 years, the Triton Museum of Art has been a destination for the community, providing a venue where local artists exhibit their work alongside regional and national artists and where students of all ages learn about art and the creative process. Located across the street from the Santa Clara Civic Center, the Triton Museum of Art collects and exhibits contemporary and historical works with an emphasis on artists of the Greater Bay Area. Our Roots The Triton Museum of Art was founded by rancher, lawyer, and art patron W. Robert Morgan and his wife June in San Jose, California, in 1965. It was the first non-university art museum in the county. Less than two years after its opening, the Triton Museum moved to its current location within the City of Santa Clara. Exhibitions and programs were held in four pavilions surrounded by a seven-acre park. Due to the tremendous economic and population growth of the Santa Clara Valley during the 1970s, a new facility was built to serve the changing needs of the community. Construction for the current facility was completed in October 1987. The 22,000-square-foot space features high ceilings, pyramidal skylights, and dramatic lighting. The spacious design of the building was created for versatile exhibition presentation as well as an aesthetically pleasing experience for museum visitors.

< Back Dean Larson AUG 16 - JAN 4 Urban Visions: Life in Motion Artist Dean Larson was raised in Palmer, Alaska where he first learned painting under the mentorship of Alaskan Artist Fred Machetanz. After graduating from Willamette University in Salem, Oregon Dean moved to Baltimore, Maryland for graduate studies at the Schuler's School of Fine Art and Towson University. In 1997 the artist moved to San Francisco, CA. He has long been associated with the resurgence of the American Contemporary Realist movement. Dean has written books, been featured in numerous art periodicals, has mounted over twenty-five solo exhibitions, and has been featured in over fifty group shows in museums and galleries across the U. S. He is a well-traveled artist who thrives on diversity and is constantly searching for new subjects. He is adept with cityscapes, landscapes, portraits, and interiors. Through the use of compelling compositions and harmonious colors he draws the viewer into his canvases. Dean's commissioned portraits and studio paintings can be found in museums and other public collections in the United States and Europe. Larson also has taught painting (mainly cityscape and landscape) at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco since 2006. He maintains a studio near Mission Dolores, the original Spanish Mission in San Francisco. Larson has painted the portraits of Senator Ted Stevens which hangs in the United States Capitol in Washington D.C. and Senator Mark Hatfield which hangs at Willamette University. Larson's work is also included in the collections of the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), the Alaska State Capitol, Triton Museum of Art and Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery. For more information visit www.deanmlarson.com , or www.instagram.com/deanlarson07 About the Artist: Dean Larson Urban Visions: Life in Motion Over the past several years two central themes have consistently attracted and inspired my artist’s eye. The first motif is life in the city. Having relocated from Alaska and Maryland to California in 1997, the Bay area and in particular, San Francisco, became an instant source of diverse and compelling subject matter. From Russian Hill to North Beach, from Market Street to Golden Gate Park, the city that changes constantly presents new perceptions and subjects. The focus on what it means to be a contemporary realist is constantly at the forefront when planning new work. It’s never enough to simply copy what’s in front of you. There is a desire to go deeper and search for what is most significant and essential. Intentional soft blurs contrast with hard edges to have objects and figures come forth and recede and fuse to backgrounds within pictorial spaces. With my second subject, figures, I search for accidental moments where people reveal the variety of the human experience and also show glimpses of what it means to be living and working in modern society. Sometimes it is a lone figure and other times there is a group of figures where the relationships between the figures are closely observed, highlighting the gestures of each figure and the group as a whole. The search for mass shapes and abstract patterns that, by working through my painting process, eventually becomes more realistic, unique designs challenge and inspire me to keep painting each and every day. Previous Next

Warburton Gallery EXHIBITION Painter, Poet, & Pacificist Lawrence Ferlinghetti DATES: SEP 17 - DEC 30 YEAR: 2022 Previously on view in the Warburton Gallery < Back OVERVIEW ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ! Widget Didn’t Load Check your internet and refresh this page. If that doesn’t work, contact us. "Boat People" Previous Next

Rotunda Gallery EXHIBITION Looking Beyond Ourselves: A Socio-Political Expression Exhibition Hadi Aghaee DATES: APR 29 - JUN 2 YEAR: 2023 Previously on view in the Rotunda Gallery < Back OVERVIEW ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ! Widget Didn’t Load Check your internet and refresh this page. If that doesn’t work, contact us. "Artist at a young age and absent from art for nearly three and a half decades, a few short years ago I returned to pick up where I had left! Upon my return, I experimented with various styles and subjects with the intention to preserve the memory and elegance of the past. With the state of the world we live in today, I have found my calling and feel obligated to focus on delivering thought-provoking and engaging messages as a platform to raise awareness about social issues and the current state of humanity. My self-taught background as an "Organic Artist" gives me the freedom to explore and express my thoughts and feelings without being limited by traditional art theory and rules. This approach leads to unique and powerful perspectives in my artwork." Hadi Aghaee Artist Statement "Daydreaming My Dream" Previous Next

Beyond the Enhance Button: An iPhone Photography Workshop with Fine Artist Ron Dell'Aquila Ron Dell'Aquila Sunday, October 8th from 11:00am to 2:00pm Go beyond the enhance button and master the camera app on your iPhone with guidance from Fine Art Photographer, Ron Dell'Aquila. About the Instructor: Ron Dell'Aquila Raised in the high-tech environment of Santa Clara Valley, Ron Dell’Aquila has been influenced by both its natural beauty and the electronics industry of Silicon Valley. Ron attended San Francisco State University to study Fine Art Photography and Computer Science and has had a multi-faceted career in the arts and technology ever since. As a Commercial Photographer, Ron worked at Macy’s photo-advertising studio in California and later started his own studio specializing in high-end audio and computer product photography. As a Fine Art Photographer, Ron’s current body of work, Organic Landscapes, combines a strong sense of design, with an appreciation of light and textures. His work as database designer for the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, especially the Livermore landscapes, also has inspired and grown his artistic portfolio. Exhibitions: Ron has exhibited his work at the Triton Museum of Art, Pacific Art League Gallery, Intel Corp., Krause Center Gallery, Saratoga Rotary Art Show and Photo Central Gallery. BACK

Meet the Triton Museum of Art Staff and Board! To contact the Museum, please visit our Contact Page. Staff & Board Triton Museum of Art Staff Aileen Tran Communications Coordinator Bryan Callanta Curator of Digital Programming Cedric Vu Preparator/Museum Assistant Christina De La Cruz Office & Development Manager Donna Tobkin Business Manager Lisa Duong Content Designer Olivia Osborn Rental & Events Administrator Preston Metcalf Executive Director & Senior Curator Thao Hoang Program Assistant Vanessa Callanta Curator Board Members Jeff Brown President Cory Morgan Vice President Meilee "Millie" Epler Secretary Mei-Ying Dell’Aquila Treasurer Preston Metcalf Executive Director & Senior Curator Sharmila Bhattacharya Kevin Conner Elke Groves Lisa Xuan Herbold Francisco (Pancho) Jiménez Lorraine Lawson Katelyn Riccardi Mariangela Smania Board Portal

< Back Phillip Hua SEP 28 - JAN 12 You Can Never Go Home Again Phillip Hua is a South Bay Area native whose art speaks of the delicate relationship between nature and commerce. As someone familiar with the ever-changing landscape of the Silicon Valley, Hua visualizes this shift in his art using unique processes that combine creative digital and traditional techniques. His work presents a call to be aware of how we're affecting the world around us and to question what our priorities are. This exhibition will include a selection of the artist's 2D works. About the Artist: When I was growing up in San Jose, fields, orchards and wild, undeveloped lots were abundant. In the house that I spent most of my adolescent years in, there was a small personal farm behind our backyard. I could hear crickets when I went to bed. Today, that small farm is now replaced by new housing. The nights are mostly silent. The fields and orchards that I remembered are now office parks and commercial spaces. Where the change has been an economic boon to the Bay Area, I question what was replaced. The tide of redevelopment fueled by the relentless march of tech washed away so much of the beauty of nature. My memories of San Jose no longer align with what it is today. My artistic process is a blend of traditional and digital techniques, revolving around creating photo composites that I print, rework, scan, and digitally rework again. I incorporate dots to represent printing, ink bleeds to represent painting, and squares to represent pixels, influenced by our blended digital and corporeal lives. I draw inspiration from Asian brush painting, technology, and nature. While political, my goal is to always lure the viewer with beauty and color to provoke contemplation. This exhibition draws from over 17 years of work, ranging from portraits that invoke nostalgia and childhood to works that portray the intersection of the environment with the economy. Previous Next

Unknown EXHIBITION Let's Face It! Various Artists DATES: MAY 14 - JUL 17 YEAR: 2022 Previously on view in the Unknown < Back OVERVIEW ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ! Widget Didn’t Load Check your internet and refresh this page. If that doesn’t work, contact us. ! Widget Didn’t Load Check your internet and refresh this page. If that doesn’t work, contact us. Previous Next

Permanent Gallery EXHIBITION Tall Tales John Cerney DATES: SEPT 9 - JAN 14 YEAR: 2023 Previously on view in the Permanent Gallery < Back OVERVIEW ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ! Widget Didn’t Load Check your internet and refresh this page. If that doesn’t work, contact us. My work is meant for an audience that is not prepared to view art, or who may not even have an opinion about art, but people who are held captive in their cars while heading someplace. It doesn’t matter to me that they know who created the pieces or have any notion of how it came to be. I’m satisfied that for a few miles down the road they are left with some wonderment. In the rare event of showing my work in the confines of a gallery, I’m able to create little stories that invite a slower pondering of what’s taking place. I tend towards the theatrical, and I consider my pieces one act plays. I’m grateful for the generous size of the gallery so I can fill up the space with my oversized ‘actors’. John Cerney 2023 "Dance" Previous Next

Warburton and Rotunda Gallery EXHIBITION Salon at the Triton Museum: A 2022 2D Competition & Exhibition Salon Recipients DATES: AUG 13 - SEP 11 YEAR: 2022 Previously on view in the Warburton and Rotunda Gallery < Back OVERVIEW ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 2022 Salon Previous Next