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ABOUT BALDESSARI: Images and Items from the Athenaeum’s Collections
ABOUT BALDESSARI: Images and Items from the Athenaeum’s Collections

February 20–April 16, 2016

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Year: 2016, Gallery: Carolyn Yorston-Wellcome Rotunda GalleryCarolyn Yorston-Wellcome Rotunda GalleryFebruary 20, 2016John Baldessari
AMY THREEFOOT VALEIRAS: Transitions, works in ceramics
AMY THREEFOOT VALEIRAS: Transitions, works in ceramics

February 20–April 16, 2016

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Year: 2016, Gallery: Max and Melissa Elliott North Reading RoomMax and Melissa Elliott North Reading RoomFebruary 20, 2016Amy Threefoot Valeiras
OPENING CELEBRATION EXHIBITION: Patron Gifts

February 6–July 23, 2016

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Gallery: Athenaeum Art Center, Year: 2016Athenaeum Art CenterFebruary 6, 2016
OPENING CELEBRATION EXHIBITION: Artists’ Books with Letter Press Printing

February 6–13, 2016

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Gallery: Athenaeum Art Center, Year: 2016Athenaeum Art CenterFebruary 6, 2016Leonard Baskin, Mel Bochner, Michele Burgess, Joyce Cutler-Shaw, Michael Kuch, Jim Machacek, Gary Miller, Kathy Miller, Scripps College Press, Derli Romero
AREN SKALMAN: Music Machines
AREN SKALMAN: Music Machines

January 9–February 13, 2016

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Gallery: Joseph Clayes III Gallery, Year: 2016Joseph Clayes III GalleryJanuary 9, 2016Aren Skalman
MARGARET NOBLE: Incorporeal Things to Control
MARGARET NOBLE: Incorporeal Things to Control

January 9–February 13, 2016

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Year: 2016, Gallery: Carolyn Yorston-Wellcome Rotunda GalleryCarolyn Yorston-Wellcome Rotunda GalleryJanuary 9, 2016Margaret Noble
SELECTIONS FROM THE ATHENAEUM’S ARTISTS’ BOOK COLLECTION: Books as Art; Music as Muse
SELECTIONS FROM THE ATHENAEUM’S ARTISTS’ BOOK COLLECTION: Books as Art; Music as Muse

January 9–February 13, 2016

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Year: 2016, Gallery: Max and Melissa Elliott North Reading RoomMax and Melissa Elliott North Reading RoomJanuary 9, 2016Artists' Books
ELOISE DUFF: Where We Went: Thirty Years of Travel Drawings
ELOISE DUFF: Where We Went: Thirty Years of Travel Drawings

November 14–December 26, 2015

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Year: 2015, Gallery: Carolyn Yorston-Wellcome Rotunda GalleryCarolyn Yorston-Wellcome Rotunda GalleryNovember 14, 2015Eloise Duff
Recent Acquisitions
Recent Acquisitions

November 14–December 26, 2015

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Gallery: Joseph Clayes III Gallery, Year: 2015, Gallery: Max and Melissa Elliott North Reading RoomJoseph Clayes III Gallery and Max and Melissa Elliott North Reading RoomNovember 14, 2015Recent Acquisitions
PHEL STEINMETZ: Prints and Books
PHEL STEINMETZ: Prints and Books

September 26–November 7, 2015

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Gallery: Joseph Clayes III Gallery, Year: 2015Joseph Clayes III GallerySeptember 26, 2015Phel Steinmetz
JAMES SOE NYUN: Zero -Zero-P-S (00PS)
JAMES SOE NYUN: Zero -Zero-P-S (00PS)

September 26–November 7, 2015

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Year: 2015, Gallery: Carolyn Yorston-Wellcome Rotunda GalleryCarolyn Yorston-Wellcome Rotunda GallerySeptember 26, 2015James SOE NYUN
24TH ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION
24TH ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION

August 1–29, 2015

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Gallery: Joseph Clayes III Gallery, Year: 2015, Gallery: Carolyn Yorston-Wellcome Rotunda GalleryJoseph Clayes III Gallery and Carolyn Yorston-Wellcome Rotunda GalleryAugust 1, 2015Juried Exhibition
SELECTIONS FROM THE ATHENAEUM’S ARTISTS’ BOOK COLLECTION: All That Glitters...

August 1–29, 2015

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Year: 2015, Gallery: Max and Melissa Elliott North Reading RoomMax and Melissa Elliott North Reading RoomAugust 1, 2015
ALEXIS SMITH: Chandlerisms
ALEXIS SMITH: Chandlerisms

June 20–July 25, 2015

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Gallery: Joseph Clayes III Gallery, Year: 2015Joseph Clayes III GalleryJune 20, 2015Alexis Smith
LYNN SUSHOLTZ: 3 objects, 3 poisons, 3 seeds of virtue
LYNN SUSHOLTZ: 3 objects, 3 poisons, 3 seeds of virtue

June 20–July 25, 2015

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Year: 2015, Gallery: Carolyn Yorston-Wellcome Rotunda GalleryCarolyn Yorston-Wellcome Rotunda GalleryJune 20, 2015Lynn Susholtz
SELECTIONS FROM THE ATHENAEUM’S ARTISTS’ BOOK COLLECTION: Books from Arion Press: Limited Edition Books with Original Art

June 20–July 25, 2015

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Year: 2015, Gallery: Max and Melissa Elliott North Reading RoomMax and Melissa Elliott North Reading RoomJune 20, 2015Arion Press
MATT RICH: AMPERSAND
MATT RICH: AMPERSAND

May 9–June 13, 2015

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Gallery: Joseph Clayes III Gallery, Year: 2015Joseph Clayes III GalleryMay 9, 2015Matt Rich
13TH ANNUAL SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY COUNCIL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS EXHIBITION: Artists: Xuxa Ello­rin, Nathaniel Hall, Paloma Macias, Charlene Mosley, Kathryn Stapko
13TH ANNUAL SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY COUNCIL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS EXHIBITION: Artists: Xuxa Ello­rin, Nathaniel Hall, Paloma Macias, Charlene Mosley, Kathryn Stapko

May 9–June 13, 2015

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Year: 2015, Gallery: Carolyn Yorston-Wellcome Rotunda GalleryCarolyn Yorston-Wellcome Rotunda GalleryMay 9, 2015SDSU Art Council, Kathryn Stapko, Charlene Mosley, Paloma Macias, Nathaniel Hall, Xuxa Ellorin
The Bishop’s School Student Exhibition, Part II

May 9–June 13, 2015

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Year: 2015, Gallery: Max and Melissa Elliott North Reading RoomMax and Melissa Elliott North Reading RoomMay 9, 2015The Bishop's School
2014 SAN DIEGO ART PRIZE RECIPIENTS: Marianela de la Hoz, with Bhavna Mehta & Philipp Scholz Ritterman, with Joseph Huppert
2014 SAN DIEGO ART PRIZE RECIPIENTS: Marianela de la Hoz, with Bhavna Mehta & Philipp Scholz Ritterman, with Joseph Huppert

March 28–May 2, 2015

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Gallery: Joseph Clayes III Gallery, Year: 2015, Gallery: Carolyn Yorston-Wellcome Rotunda GalleryJoseph Clayes III Gallery and Carolyn Yorston-Wellcome Rotunda GalleryMarch 28, 2015San Diego Art Prize, Marianela de la Hoz, Bhavna Mehta, Philipp Scholz Ritterman, Joseph Huppert
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SUMMER ART CLASSES AVAILABLE! 🎨🖌️ We're excited to announce that our Athenaeum School of the Arts Summer term courses are now open for registration! 🎉 Kids, teens, adults, seasoned artists or beginners, there's something for everyone. You can choo
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