Otis: Nine Decades of Los Angeles Art

Otis: Nine Decades of Los Angeles Art, January 20 – April 2, 2006
This survey highlighted the lasting impact of Los Angeles artists and movements, and demonstrated the seminal influence of Otis, L.A.’s first professional school of art. The exhibition was co-sponsored by the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs and Otis College of Art and Design and was held at the Municipal Art Gallery, Barnsdall Park, Hollywood. Curators: Mark Steven Greenfield, Director, L.A. Municipal Art Gallery; Scott Canty, Art Curator, L.A. Municipal Art Gallery; and Meg Linton, Director of Gallery and Public Programs, Otis. Organized by Sarah Russin, Alumni Director, Otis. Press release (PDF)

Otis: Nine Decades of Los Angeles Art at Barnsdall - 29 min video

Otis in the City - Windows Media video (6MB)/ Otis in the City Quicktime video (7MB)

A fully-illustrated catalogue featuring an historical essay by Barbara Isenberg is available.
To order, send a check made payable to Otis College for $25 (includes tax and shipping) to
Sarah Russin, Alumni Office, Otis College of Art and Design, 9045 Lincoln Blvd., LA, CA 90045
Excerpt of historical essay by Barbara Isenberg (PDF)

Exhibiting Alumni

Anders Aldrin
Carlos Almaraz
John Altoon
Stuart Arends
Tetsuji Aono
Anissa Balson
Billy Al Bengston
Sandow Birk
Suzanne Caporael
George Chann
Hideo Date
Alonzo Davis
Alex Donis
Richard Evans
Kim Fisher
Keiko Fukazawa
Gajin Fujita
Diane Gamboa
Camille Rose Garcia
Zhenya Gershman
Roberto Gil de Montes
Lawrence Gipe
Bob Glover
David Grant
Mineko Grimmer
Kevin Hanley

John Hench
Bryan Hunt
Carmine Iannaccone
Edgar Ibarra-Lepe
Robert Irwin
Ulysses Jenkins
Annetta Kapon
Cindy Kolodziejski
Bari Kumar
Leslie Labowitz-Starus
Paul Landacre
Harold Lehman
Barry Le Va
Peter Liashkov
Kerry James Marshall
John Mason
Carlos Mollura
Joseph Mugnaini
Sandeep Mukherjee
Ruben Ochoa
Benji Okubo
Sarah Perry
Richard Pettibone
Ken Price
Tom Recchion
Lucas Reiner

Steve Roden
Leslie Rosdol
Allison Saar
Jacqueline Sage
Oshin Saginian
Porntip Sangvanich
Ruth C. Snyder
Paul Soldner
Coleen Sterritt
Whitney Stolich
Masami Teraoka
Timothy Tompkins
Eloy Torrez
Don Totten
Kent Twitchell
Patssi Valdez
Jeffrey Vallance
Mark Dean Veca
Darren Waterston
Carrie Whitney
Cecily Grossman Willis
Tyrus Wong
Bruce Yonemoto
Liz Young
Norman Zammitt
Peter Zokosky
Milford Zornes