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JAN 17 - APR 19Cynthia Ona Innis is a visual artist based in Berkeley, California. She holds a BA from the University of California, Berkeley, and an MFA from Rutgers University. Her work is included in the permanent collections of the San Jose Museum of Art, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, Crocker Art Museum, and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, among others. Innis has been recognized with numerous awards, including a 2025 Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant, a James D. Phelan Award, a MacDowell Fellowship and a Sustainable Arts Foundation Award. She is represented by Walter Maciel Gallery in Los Angeles. Seams Cynthia Ona Innis JAN 17 - APR 19 Now on View in the Permanent Collection Gallery Plan Your Visit < Back Marquee: Blue Slip , 2024, acrylic paint and ink on fabric and ribbon Overview Cynthia Ona Innis is a visual artist based in Berkeley, California. She holds a BA from the University of California, Berkeley, and an MFA from Rutgers University. Her work is included in the permanent collections of the San Jose Museum of Art, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, Crocker Art Museum, and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, among others. Innis has been recognized with numerous awards, including a 2025 Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant, a James D. Phelan Award, a MacDowell Fellowship and a Sustainable Arts Foundation Award. She is represented by Walter Maciel Gallery in Los Angeles. About the Artist My work begins with painting, then moves through disassembly and reconstruction—an ongoing exploration of connection and division. Where there is a seam, two or more things converge. These seams mark the joining of materials as well as the meeting of times, places and states of being. Moments such as sunrise and sunset, moonrise and nightfall fold into one another, revealing how change itself creates continuity. In a fractured world, the seam becomes both metaphor and method: a site where rupture and repair coexist. Seams explores the interplay of light, landscape and weather as a way to map perception and memory. The shifting glow of the sun, the stillness of the moon and the vastness of the night sky form a temporal and spatial framework for orientation and reflection. Informed by distinct weather patterns of coastal California, the marine layer, coastal fog and rays of light emerge as visual language that mirrors the mutable rhythms of the natural world. My approach to abstraction is rooted in a physical, process-driven practice. Pigments are poured directly onto fabric, or bleached to remove color, to create a dialogue between accumulating and editing, masking and unveiling, presence and absence. Materials such as cotton, canvas, nylon, and silver lamé hold equal weight to the pigments. Cut, reassembled and stitched, the surfaces echo tectonic movement and natural cycles of fragmentation and repair. Recent wall installations expand this practice through scale and suspension and the responsiveness of materials. Often beginning with recycled or discarded textiles, painted and sewn fabric panels are attached to wooden supports allowing them to hang freely and respond subtly to air and motion. In Fixing on a Horizon , multiple horizon lines reference sunrise and sunset as shifting points of equilibrium and orientation, while Blue Slip traverses gradients of blue, from pale to near-black that evoke twilight’s liminal expanse between clarity and obscurity. Across these works, stitching, knitting, layering, and suspension become meditations on connection and fracture—memory and material, permanence and impermanence. The resulting surfaces reflect the layered experiences that shape how we see and move through the natural world. Previous Next

Cowell Gallery EXHIBITION A Painter's Life Roland Petersen DATES: JAN 7 - APR 23 YEAR: 2023 Previously on view in the Cowell Gallery < Back OVERVIEW ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ! Widget Didn’t Load Check your internet and refresh this page. If that doesn’t work, contact us. Picnic with Cat and Books Previous Next

2023 Salon at the Triton Museum: 2D Competition Winners Thank you to all of the artists who submitted and participated in our 2023 Salon at the Triton Museum of Art: 2D Competition. 2023 Salon at the Triton Museum Recipients Andrew Leone Andy Nguyen B. Nicole Klassen Barbara McLain Bernard Lint Bing Zhang Bismillah Iqbal Brandon Stauffer Brenda York Cathy Locke Chiachen Wang Chieko Shimizu Chris Patio Christie Marks Clark Gussin Dana Mano-Flank Dana Weigand Dave Ralston Deborah Hall Denise Howard Denise Laws Dottie Lo Bue Edi Matsumoto Elaine Heron Elena Mukhina Elizabeth Barlow Enrique Luna Eric Guan Fei Fiorenza Gorini Hadi Aghaee Hana Lock Hanh Tran Hargun M Mann Heather Capen Helen Yang Hwei-Li Tsao James Mertke Jane Yuen Corich Janet Yelner Janey Fritsche Jaya King Jeff Herman Jeff Ishikawa Jemal Diamond Jim Promessi Jonathan Crow Jonathan L. Clark Joy Broom Julia Munger Seelos Julia Woods Julie Grantz Julie Tsang Kavanagh Juliette Berman Jung Han Kim Kaaren Marquez Kanna Aoki Karen Cox Karl L Jensen Katherine Young Kendra Morrison Kevin Bjorke Laura Mchugh Leslie Landers Lin-Ching Peng Lorraine Lawson Lou Bermingham Lynne Auld Maeve Croghan Mariana Moreno-Gonzalez Marie Cameron Marise Zimmermann Marti Somers Mats Olsson Matthew Reynolds Maura Carta May Shei MeiYing Dell-Aquila Melissa Kreisa Mila Kirillova Mina Ho Ferrante Muneeba Zeeshan Ni Zhu Olivia Chen Omar Harb Pat Moseuk Patricia Jones Paul Art Lee Peter Baczek Peter Carey Peter R. Paluzzi Raja GuhaThakurta Richard Dweck Renée Switkes Robert Semans Ron Dell'Aquila Seema Gupta Sena Clara Creston Sharon Pomales Tousey Silvia Poloto Stanislava Chening Starr Davis Stephanie Gieralt Mullaly Stephen Mangum Susan Chan Susan Manchester Susie Wilson Suszi Lurie McFadden Tiffany Wan Trung Cao Youming Cate Yuliia Kolesnytska 2023 Salon Best of Show Winner! Hana Lock Guren , 2022, Ballpoint Pen, Acrylic, Watercolor, Ink and Gold Foil on Wood Panels, 24" x 72" Painting First Place Cathy Locke Tea Leaves , 2022, Oil, 25" x 31" Second Place Julie Kavanagh Girl with Dahlias , 2021, Oil on Panel, 28" x 24" Drawing First Place Tiffany Wan Serenity , 2023, Graphite, 20" x 26.25" Second Place Youming Cate Girl with Pearl Necklace , 2023, Pastel on Paper, 27.5" x 21.5" Photography First Place Elaine Heron Mongolian Hunter and His Eagle , 2022, Photography, 20" x 24" Second Place Ron Dell'Aquila Storefront Conversation , 2023, Photography, 20" x 30" Mixed Media / Printmaking First Place Peter Baczek Flying Buttress , 2022, Etching, 25" x 21" Second Place Brenda York A Conspiracy Of Happenstance And Moondust, 2023, Mixed Media on Canvas, 30" x 48" Director's & Curator's Choice Director's Choice (Preston Metcalf, Executive Director and Senior Curator): Katherine Young, The Sacred Sea Curator's Choice (Vanessa Callanta, Curator): Stanislava Chening, Sonya Curator's Choice (Bryan Callanta, Curator of Digital Programming): Chieko Shimizu, AMAVI Director's Choice Preston Metcalf, Executive Director and Senior Curator Katherine Young The Sacred Sea , 2023, Mixed Media--Oil and Gold Leaf on Wood Panel, 60" x 60"

Visit the Triton Museum of Art. Check out our hours, location, and guidelines. Admission to the Triton is free of charge; additionally, we offer free parking. Visit the Triton Museum of Art Address 1505 Warburton Avenue, Santa Clara, CA 95050 Hours Tuesday - Sunday: 11:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Closed on Mondays & holidays Admission The Museum provides free parking, and free admission to our exhibitions, as well as many of our community events. Visiting Information Backpack Policy: For safety purposes, we kindly ask that you limit the amount of personal belongings you bring into the museum. Backpacks are not permitted in the galleries and may be stored behind the front desk at your own risk. The museum is not responsible for any lost, stolen, or damaged items. Animal Policy: We are only permitting official service animals and they must be kept on a minimum 6ft leash. Pets are not permitted in the museum or in any of our venues. Plan Your Visit Museum Closures Gallery Closures Group Visits & Guidelines Adults are required to be in control of children at all times. Instructors: Please call ahead to ensure that the museum is not in the process of setting up for an event if you require a quiet environment for a lecture. Students: Attendance confirmation slips are available by speaking with the museum attendant. What's on at the Triton EXHIBITIONS Learn More Learn More EVENTS LEARN Learn More Interested in a Membership? JOIN TODAY

2026 SALON AT THE TRITON: 2D ART COMPETITION & EXHIBITION A Call to California Artists! This is your About section. Every website has a story and users want to hear yours. This is a great opportunity to give a full background on who you are and what your site has to offer. Double click on the text box to edit the content and add all the information you want to share. You may like to talk about how you got started and share your professional journey. Explain your core values, your commitment to customers and how you stand out from the crowd. You can also add a photo, gallery or video for even more engagement. Announcement Rules Important Dates/Deadlines 1/30/26 - 3/13/26 Submission/Entry Period text 3/13/26 Entry Deadline text 3/25/26 - 3/27/26 Jurying 4/1/26 - 4/3/26 Acceptance/Non-Acceptance Emails Sent 4/4/26 - 4/18/26 Art Drop-Off Period 5/16/26 Artists Reception 5/2/26 - 8/16/26 Exhibition Period 5/2/26 - 8/16/26 Art Pick-Up Period Juror Info: Text here Text here

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< Back Year of the Horse: Lunar Painting Workshop (Teens and Adults, Ages 13+) Price $26 per person Location Triton Museum of Art Dates Sunday, March 8th, 2026 from 1:00PM-3:00PM Duration 1 Day Enroll About the Course As a symbol of bravery and strength, the Horse has been depicted in visual art since prehistoric times. Art Educator Mei-Ying Dell’Aquila will guide you in creating your own Horse painting inspired by the style of Franz Marc and Expressionism. All materials provided! Required Materials: As this is a painting class, please wear clothes that you are comfortable wearing around acrylic paint, as well as comfortable shoes for walking. A portion of this workshop will be spent outside. (Optional: Bring an apron for painting) All other materials will be provided for use during the workshop. Objectives: Learn about the composition and anatomy of the horse. Encourage creativity and imagination. Learn about bright colors and use of brushstrokes in Expressionism. Observe sculptures on the Triton Museum grounds for inspiration. Triton Museum History: The iconic Morgan Horse sculpture in front of the Triton Museum was commissioned by our museum’s founder, Robert Morgan, whose favorite horse was also named Triton. Learn more from the City of Santa Clara website. ( https://www.santaclaraca.gov/Home/Components/ServiceDirectory/ServiceDirectory/1261/2661 ) FAQ Please note: This workshop will be offered twice on the same day for different age groups: pick between a children’s workshop in the morning (ages 6 to 12) or a youth/adult’s workshop in the afternoon. (ages 13 and up) Please ensure you are selecting the correct time slot when registering. Cancellations: The Triton Museum may cancel a class, camp, or workshop due to weather, health, an emergency, or low attendance. In those cases, the registered attendee will be notified of the cancellation as soon as possible and will be offered a refund or credit for the class. Photography Policy: The Triton Museum reserves the right to use photographs taken during classes and workshops for publicity and media purposes. This includes but is not limited to the Triton website and social media. If you do not want yourself or your child included in these photographs, please notify Triton staff at the time of enrollment. Questions? Please contact education@tritonmuseum.org Your Instructor Mei-Ying Dell'Aquila Mei-Ying Dell’Aquila is a Taiwanese American award-winning artist residing in California. Primarily working in oils, her work has been exhibited in solo and juried shows in museums and galleries throughout the US, including the de Young Museum in San Francisco, CA and the Coos Art Museum in Coos Bay, Oregon. Mei-Ying holds a Master of Arts degree from San Francisco State University and is the former owner and teacher at My Art School, an afterschool art program she ran for 25 years in Cupertino. As an educator, she encourages students to become the best they can be through promoting “self-empowerment to take charge and change the world for the better.” This legacy can be seen in her own paintings, which depict strong, confident figures and dynamism. Website: https://meiyingdellaquila.org/

Unknown EXHIBITION Aliens Enrique Chagoya DATES: FEB 8 - APR 19 YEAR: 2020 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. Previous Next

JAN 10 - MAY 3Born in Ohio in 1971, Jonathan Crow received his MFA in Filmmaking from the California Institute of the Arts in 2003. Before turning to painting, he spent many years working in the film industry—a background that continues to shape the cinematic atmosphere of his work. In 2013, following a career shift, Crow returned to his early love of drawing. His series Veeptopus—portraits of U.S. Vice Presidents with octopuses on their heads—became an online sensation and was featured in BuzzFeed, The Huffington Post, and The New York Times. Since 2018, Crow has focused primarily on oil painting, developing a body of work that explores the uncanny beauty and quiet tensions of Southern California suburbia. His paintings—at once humorous, unsettling, and deeply observed—draw inspiration from Edward Hopper, Richard Diebenkorn, and the films of David Lynch. Crow’s work has been exhibited throughout the Bay Area and beyond, including Arc Gallery (San Francisco), the New Museum Los Gatos, Marin MOCA, TAG Gallery (Los Angeles), and the de Young Museum. Crow is currently based in Santa Clara, California. Cul-de-Sac Jonathan Crow JAN 10 - MAY 3 Now on View in the Cowell Room Gallery Plan Your Visit < Back Marquee: Woman and Five Cars, 2025, oil on canvas Overview Born in Ohio in 1971, Jonathan Crow received his MFA in Filmmaking from the California Institute of the Arts in 2003. Before turning to painting, he spent many years working in the film industry—a background that continues to shape the cinematic atmosphere of his work. In 2013, following a career shift, Crow returned to his early love of drawing. His series Veeptopus—portraits of U.S. Vice Presidents with octopuses on their heads—became an online sensation and was featured in BuzzFeed, The Huffington Post, and The New York Times. Since 2018, Crow has focused primarily on oil painting, developing a body of work that explores the uncanny beauty and quiet tensions of Southern California suburbia. His paintings—at once humorous, unsettling, and deeply observed—draw inspiration from Edward Hopper, Richard Diebenkorn, and the films of David Lynch. Crow’s work has been exhibited throughout the Bay Area and beyond, including Arc Gallery (San Francisco), the New Museum Los Gatos, Marin MOCA, TAG Gallery (Los Angeles), and the de Young Museum. Crow is currently based in Santa Clara, California. About the Artist When I was a child in the 1970s, my parents drove me from our home in rural Ohio to visit my grandparents in suburban California. I was struck by the mountains, the palm trees, the dusty colors of the hills—and especially the light. Those brief visits left a lasting impression, like an image burned onto film. Nearly fifty years later, I paint those same Californian suburbs. Working in oil, I use their tidy streets and manicured yards as a stage to explore form, color, and the tension between the familiar and the strange. My background in film shapes how I compose each scene—like a still from a forgotten movie—charged with a quiet sense of story. Through these ordinary landscapes, I create images that are at once amusing and unsettling, inviting reflection on race, gender, and what it means to live in this complicated country called America. Previous Next

Warburton Gallery EXHIBITION A Celebration of Paintings Diane Brandenburg DATES: MAY 13 - JUN 18 YEAR: 2023 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. "Art is one of the languages from our souls" (author unknown) The above statement resonates between my heart and my brain as I pick up a brush, dip it into water and then my palette and then onto the paper or canvas before me. Inspirational music flows in the background, awakening my senses and then I begin... So much of my art comes from past experiences. When I was younger, I climbed most of the High Sierra Peaks in Yosemite. As a result, a lifelong interest and passion was developed, to study the formations and paint the summits of many of the mountain ranges on our planet. We have a home near the ocean. So again, I am able to study the changing moods of the ocean and the cliffs that provide the boundaries for the waves to reach their destinations and dissipate. Flowers are another subject I love to study. Their shapes and sizes, their breathtaking beauty and what about the colors and shadings of their petals, that nature has created? Simply amazing! Young children, especially my grand-babies, are so fresh and innocent, when you catch them in their curious poses. Abstract art fascinates me. I love to explore colors and shapes and some of my outcomes have been exciting. However, there have also been disasters, which I accept as a learning process. In summation, I have been fortunate to study abroad and here in the United States with acknowledged and prize-winning artists: Tom Nichols, Robbie Laird, Jane Hofstetter, Dales Laitinen, Stephen Quiller and Gerald Brommer, to name a few. They encouraged and supported me through all my amateurish struggles, to become what I wanted to be. Diane Miriam Brandenburg "Perfection is an enemy to creativity..." D.M.B. Diane Brandenburg, Sapphire Glacier, Date Unknown, Watercolor. Previous Next

Warburton and Rotunda Gallery EXHIBITION 2023 Salon at the Triton Museum Salon Recipients DATES: JUL 9 - AUG 20 YEAR: 2023 Previously on view in the Warburton and Rotunda Gallery < Back OVERVIEW ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ! Widget Didn’t Load Check your internet and refresh this page. If that doesn’t work, contact us. Best of Show: Hana Lock, Guren , 2022, Ballpoint Pen, Acrylic, Watercolor, Ink and Gold Foil on Wood Panels, 24" x 72" First Place Painting: Cathy Locke, Tea Leaves , 2022, Oil, 25" x 31" Second Place Painting: Julie Kavanagh, Girl with Dahlias , 2021, Oil on Panel, 28" x 24" Third Place Painting: Robert Semans, Anne McNally , 2018, Oil on Panel, 27" x 33" Honorable Mention Painting: Jung Han Kim, Kearny Street, 2020, Oil on Canvas, 36" x 48" First Place Drawing: Tiffany Wan, Serenity , 2023, Graphite, 20" x 26.25" Second Place Drawing: Youming Cate, Girl with Pearl Necklace , 2023, Pastel on Paper, 27.5" x 21.5" Third Place Drawing: Denise Howard, All That I Once Was Is Lost , 2021, Colored Pencil, 30.5" x 22.5" Honorable Mention Drawing: Sharon Pomales Tousey, Best Friends , 2022, Pastel on Panel, 40" x 28" First Place Photography: Elaine Heron, Mongolian Hunter and His Eagle, 2022, Photography, 20" x 24" Second Place Photography: Ron Dell'Aquila, Storefront Conversation, 2023, Photography, 20" x 30" Third Place Photography: Stanislava Chening, Sonya, 2022, Photography, 24" x 36" Honorable Mention Photography: Manse Zimmermann, Memories of a Time , 2022, Photography, 18" x 24" First Place Mixed Media/Printmaking: Peter Baczek, Flying Buttress , 2022, Etching, 25" x 21" Second Place Mixed Media/Printmaking: Brenda York, A Conspiracy of Happenstance and Moondust , 2023, Mixed Media on Canvas, 30" x 48" Third Place Mixed Media/Printmaking: Pat Moseuk, Perpetual Motion , 2022, Acrylic and Mixed Media on Wood Panel, 40" x 40" Honorable Mention Mixed Media/Photography: Jaya King, Starr , Mixed Media, 48" x 72" Director's Choice (Preston Metcalf, Executive Director and Senior Curator): Katherine Young, The Sacred Sea , 2023, Mixed Media--Oil and Gold Leaf on Wood Panel, 60" x 60" Curator's Choice (Vanessa Callanta, Curator): Stanislava Chening, Sonya, 2022, Photography, 24" x 36" Curator's Choice (Bryan Callanta, Curator of Digital Programming): Chieko Shimizu, AMAVI , Acrylic & Glass on Wood, 36" x 48" 2023 Salon Previous Next

Warburton Gallery EXHIBITION Palace of Leaves Michelle Gregor DATES: APR 27 - SEP 15 YEAR: 2024 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. While working on this exhibition, I was thinking about trees. Because they often experience life in a longer time scale than humans, trees can be felt as witnesses to our human achievement and our folly, our appreciation and our exploitation. With this new body of work, my abstracted human figures have taken on evolving shapes referencing arboreal forms. Before the silicon age, the Santa Clara Valley was blanketed with some of the most fertile orchards in the world and dubbed “the Valley of Heart’s Delight.” Before that, it was home to ancient native oaks and redwoods. Trees have accompanied us, and I have taken inspiration from our bonds with them. Beyond our tangible relationship with trees, I also think of my artistic practice itself as a ‘palace of leaves.’ For me it is a canopy of focus, rooted in purpose. The phrase is from a poem by Mary Oliver, “Crossing The Swamp” which emphasizes resilience and creative potential. My approach is improvisational. The materials/processes (clay, pigments, kiln firings, etc.) are partners in dialogue with me, rather than merely subject to my preconceived ideas. With each round of decisions I make during the forming, surface coloration, firings, I am responding to the changes the material presents. I highly value the geological impressions and subtle tonal changes as the clay body matures with each firing. The seasons pass very quickly and it’s important to enjoy what is there in front of you. You have to have a certain amount of faith that your process will reveal a path or a direction, even if you don’t know what the end point will be. You have to have faith that the water will be deep enough when you jump into it. Michelle Gregor, 2024 Michelle Gregor, Paloma , ceramic, 2023 (photo by J. Jones). Previous Next