The Reynolds Gallery in the Jeannette Powell Art Center is the public face of art and design at Pacific. We welcome visitors from the university and beyond with original exhibitions featuring students and professionals alike. Gallery exhibitions develop understanding of history and culture promoting the arts by direct engagement with visual expression.
Julia Couzens: Bespokeology 2.0
August 18–September 25, reception Sept. 3
Artist and writer Julia Couzens presents textile constructions – gestural riffs with gothic-y invocations – custom made for the moment.
Intoxic: Drugs & Culture
October 13–November 20, reception Oct. 22
An inter-disciplinary health and humanities exhibition exploring the historic cultural uses of mind-altering substances for celebration, health, and spiritual transformation.
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December 4
On view 9am–5pm; sale from 5:30–7:30
Our annual student, staff, and faculty created small work exhibition and sale.
Let Time Become Real: Mel Hanson & the Firehaus Painters
January 26–March 26, reception Jan. 28
In the early 1960’s Pacific art and philosophy student Mel Hanson gathered a group of like-minded artists making the abandoned Pilgrim Street fire station their home for an explosion of influential creative energy.
Senior Show
April 6–May 7, reception Apr. 8
The Department of Art, Media, Performance & Design celebrates its senior and junior studio art and graphic designers.
The Gallery is typically open Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. with exceptions for holidays.
Exhibitions at the Reynolds Gallery present a wide range of media and conceptual practices. Visitors experience art in person, developing visual literacy and an understanding of their own place in the historical and cultural context of the visual arts. Exhibitions change throughout the year and are always free and open to the public.
Selections from the from the University's permanent art collection may also be viewed in public spaces around campus.
The Reynolds Gallery supports the mission of the University and the College of the Pacific by providing intellectual and physical space in which to explore traditional and contemporary art and design. It hosts artists and scholars in a series of shows, tours, activities, lectures, and workshops linking students to curricular programs across the university. The gallery supports students’ professional development with two annual exhibitions of their art. It also provides professional development undergraduate research and internship opportunities.
The Reynolds Gallery, named for longtime professor of art and chair of the department Richard Reynolds, opened in its current space when the Jeannette Powell Art Center was dedicated in 2000. The JPAC is home to the Department of Art, Media, Performance and Design. The Reynolds is a foundational member of the Central Valley art community and joins the Haggin Museum, Stockton Art League, DH Horton Gallery, and the Grand Galleries in Tracy in promoting the transformative value of creative exploration and public scholarship.
