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.
October 21 - November 21, 2025
Reception October 23, 6-8pm
Four student curators combed through over 2000 works of art in the university’s permanent collection to discover the exhibition’s main idea. The work they selected traces the journey of life’s purpose and artists’ impulse to address the question – what are we here for? From dreaming, to learning, challenging, grieving, and creating, the subjects of these varied works stand on art’s own purpose – using imagination to change how we feel.
The exhibition features over 30 works of art including prints by Norman Rockwell, Salvador Dali, Albrecht Durer, William Hogarth, and Frantisek Burant, sculpture by Nathan Oliveira and Philip Augerson, as well as paintings from the deep stores of the collection. Two student curators, studio art majors Jhih-Ci Wang and Mikayla Henry, contributed work that explores these themes; history major Amy Hagler created an interactive area; and design major Rosalyn Ung created the graphics for the show.
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.
