As a household artist collective based mostly in Boyle Heights, Kalli Arte Collective expresses emotion via varied types of paintings.
In celebration of their first grandchild, the collective presents “Our Solar Will Rise,” an exhibition centered on love and the fruits of California State College Northridge’s first Virginia A. Orndorff Artist-in-Residence program.
The exhibition will run from Saturday, Might 3 to Thursday, Might 22 on the CSUN West Gallery at 18111 Nordhoff St, Northridge. A reception will probably be held on Saturday, Might 3 from 3 p.m. to six p.m.
“Kalli Arte is the inaugural Virginia A. Orndorff Artist In-Residence. This can be a new program within the Division of Artwork & Design,” stated Holly Jerger, CSUN Artwork Galleries Director. “They’ve been working with college students in a variety of alternative ways akin to talks, workshops and opening their campus studio.”
“Love is on our horizon. As we transfer ahead, we supply the recollections of our previous, shaping the trail forward,” stated Alfonso Aceves and Adriana Carranza, founders of Kalli Arte. “Our residency exhibition is a dialog about love; love for our 20 years of creating artwork collectively as a household, love for our youngsters and grandchildren and love for the communities that encompass us. It’s a reflection on what it means to maintain this love and the way we will proceed to push it ahead.”
Kalli Arte collaborated with college students within the spring 2025 Artwork 342/542 Exhibition Design class to provide Our Solar Will Rise. Attendees can anticipate a broad vary of items akin to ceramics, printmaking and reduce paper work. The scholars additionally labored carefully with the Chair of the Division of Artwork & Design Samantha Fields, Professor of Artwork 342/542 Mario Ontiveros, and the Artwork Galleries workers, Jerger stated.
“Kalli Arte finds pleasure and inspiration in resilience and group. Their work may be very symbolic, very wealthy in its coloration and intensive element. It is vitally visually dynamic,” stated Jerger. “They typically incorporate textual content into their works. It’s a multi-layered exploration of concepts, and I believe people could have plenty of ways in which they will expertise the artwork and assemble their very own tales as nicely.”
The Division of Artwork & Design, a part of the Mike Curb Faculty of Arts, Media and Communication, offers college students with alternatives to develop their expertise and abilities in areas of focus akin to animation, artwork training, ceramics, drawing, illustration, portray, images, printmaking, sculpture and extra.
To be taught extra about Our Solar Will Rise, go to https://news.csun.edu/event/our-sun-will-rise/.
