Current Exhibition

Kieva Campbell: "A Tribute to April Savino, the Sister I Never Met" October 27, 2025 - April 24, 2026 Brought to you by Actions Speak Louder and Bob Zaugh Spotlight on Depression. An exploration of DEPRESSION featuring artists, poets, musicians, academics, athletes, doctors, and others, who share their experience with Depression and the solutions they have found. Reception: Thursday, February 26, 2026 from 1:00 pm - 7:00 pm Featuring a Performance by R&B Artist @YeYaMusic Special Guest Speakers : Dr. Jonathan Flint - discovered the genetic link to depression and was hired to head up the UCLA project to solve depression. Gary Tyler - was arrested at 16, convicted of murder, and sentenced to death with an execution date of May 1, 1976. He was falsely convicted and was released after 41 1/2 years in Angola prison. He found hope in the arts, in volunteering in hospice care, and making quilts. Bob Zaugh - has been a long-time advocate for freedom and justice including seeking amnesty for Gary Tyler. He has spent a decade organizing this exhibition seeking an answer to depression. Sophia Cervantes - will be introducing Fabian Debora, the founder of Homeboy Art Academy, who used his own personal experiences to explain how art was a transformative language that help guide him through his healing process. Fabian Debora - Fabian Debora is an accomplished and multi-faceted artist, educator, and community advocate, deeply influenced by his Chicano heritage and his dedication to social causes. His artwork Love Letters explores Humanity, Love, Healing, Resilience, and Connection through a series of 10 paintings, with an accompanying book of Love Letters, and a 15-minute film that visually encapsulates the message of Humanity, Intimacy, Vulnerability, and Importance of Love Letters and how they help to destigmatize the image of someone who was formerly incarcerated through an expression of Love. Carrie Lockwood - is an associate at the El Camino College Art Gallery and has suffered mental health issues. She has used her therapy to bring the Book About Me Project to this exhibit.
Featuring Renowned Artists:
Kieva Campbell: https://eccunion.com/features/2025/12/01/new-el-camino-art-exhibit-offers-hope-and-insight-into-depression-and-anxiety/ Kieva Campbell is the sister of April Savino. April Savino was profiled on CBS news in 1986 as a 15 year old runaway living under the tracks of New York City's Subway Station. A year later she would commit suicide. Kieva was not born until 6 years after April's death, sharing a father. Kieva Campbell pays homage to her sister in this Exhibition.
Gary Tyler : https://lscgallery.com/artists/gary-tyler Gary Tyler was arrested at 16, convicted of murder, and sentenced to death with an execution date of May 1, 1976. He was falsely convicted and was released after 41 1/2 years in Angola prison. He found hope in the arts, in volunteering in hospice care, and making quilts.
Mindy Alper: https://www.mindyalper.art/ Mindy Alper is an exceptional artist whose life is chronicalled in the Oscar Winning Documentary Short, Heaven is a Traffic Jam on the 405. We will be showing that film here at the Art Gallery on March 12, 2026 at 1pm.
Jeremy Kidd: https://www.jeremykidd.com/ It seems unrealistic to expect a single photographic shot, a single moment in time, to convey the human experience of seeing. We visually explore our environment in the third and fourth dimensions as we build our personal visual journey. Compositing up to 100 long exposures into a single piece, is a more cohesive way of expressing the filmic. It allows me to explore movement and condensed time and lends itself to my concerns with exemplifying the transcendental and the essence of place, in the urban/landscape.
Angelica D Briones: https://www.artsy.net/artist/angelica-briones Angelica Briones is a mixed media, oil painter, writer, and actor based in Los Angeles. Her artwork has been exhibited across Europe in Paris, Milan, Madrid, the MEAM Museum in Barcelona, Spain, and New York City. A large collection of paintings can be found on Artsper & Artsy, most of which are inspiration for a novel in the works by the artist.
Susie Chavez: https://www.instagram.com/chicanasusie/?hl=en
Karen Hampton: https://www.kdhampton.com/ Karen Hampton is an internationally recognized conceptual Textile Artist who addresses issues of colorism and kinship.
Carol Newborg Art Programming at San Quentin: https://carolnewborg.com/ San Quentin Prison Arts Program. https://williamjamesassociation.org/prison-arts-project -Inspired by the story of Gary Tyler, the San Quentin Arts Program submitted Quilt Squares to this Exhibition through a collaboration by Carol Newborg and Dulce Stein.
Homeboy Art Academy: Fabian Debora's Love Letters: https://vpam.org/exhibitions/love-letters/ This Installation, curated by Sophia Cervantes, Fabian Debora’s Love Letters, presents ten intimate portraits of formerly incarcerated community members from Los Angeles, inspired by personal correspondence written to or from loved ones during their time served in prison. Each subject—diverse in backgrounds and experiences—shares messages of hope, longing, and resilience. By integrating excerpts from these letters into his portraits, Debora empowers each sitter to reclaim their own narrative.
Miranda Kahn: https://www.mirandakahn.com/ LA-based paper artist and stop motion animator with a passion for social justice.
Dr. Wendy Walsh: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendy_Walsh Dr. Wendy Walsh discusses Systemic Sexism and Depression here at the Art Gallery on March 10, 2026 starting at 1pm.
Okpala Comfort: https://ncat.academia.edu/ComfortOkpala Okpala Comfort addresses Systemic Racism and Depression here at the Art Gallery on March 19, 2026 at 1pm.
Kim Anno: https://www.kimanno.com/ Film Screening on March 24, 2026 at 1pm.
Diane Luby Lane: https://www.getlit.org/members/diane-luby-lane Poetry Workshop with Diane Luby Lane and Get Lit on April 2, 2026 at 1pm.
Daniel Peddle: https://www.danielpeddleart.com/ In 2005, the groundbreaking film The Aggressives showcased the remarkable stories of Chin, Octavio, Trevon, and Kisha. Now, nearly 20 years later, the same four protagonists reunite to reflect on their past and envision new futures.
Wendy Clark: https://editions-ismael.com/en/bibliotheca-items/1978-1982-wendy-clarke-love-tapes/ A selection of Love Tapes — a collection of video recordings of 2,500 people from diverse backgrounds who share their personal feelings about love.
Jules Muck: https://julesmuck.com/ Jules Muck, known as Muckrock, started writing graffiti as a teenager in Europe and England in the ’90s. Back in NYC, she worked under Lady Pink for many years and painted highways and rooftops with BTC. Her first interview came in 1999, conducted by ZEPHYR for While You Were Sleeping magazine. SMITH took her into the NYC subway tunnels and freight yards, where she was taught the history of graffiti by some of the scene’s great early legends.
El Festival de las Floras Hosted by Schauerman Library and Curated by Dulce Stein and special installation by Flora Kao
Audacity, Tenacity, Unity, and Grace Curated by Ruth Kembray celebrating Black History and Women's History Months in the Project Gallery inside the Art Gallery.
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