Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art
24255 Pacific Coast HighwayMalibu CA, USA
(310) 506-4851
www.pepperdine.edu/arts/museum
About Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art
The Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art was dedicated in 1992 and offers an exhibition program focusing on recent and historic art of California and the United States. It contains three galleries with approximately 3,000 square feet of exhibition space on two floors. Previous exhibitions have featured the work of such artists as Dale Chihuly, Jim Dine, Sam Francis, Claes Oldenburg, Agnes Pelton, and Wayne Thiebaud. The Weisman Museum is located on the main Malibu campus of Pepperdine University, an educational institution dedicated to strengthening lives for purpose, service, and leadership.
Upcoming Openings
Mercedes Matter
A Retrospective Exhibition
Exhibition Dates: Saturday, January 23, 2010 - Sunday, April 4, 2010
Reception: January 23, 2010, 5-7pmThis is the first retrospective exhibition of paintings by Mercedes Matter, a key figure in the New York City avant-garde of the 1940s and '50s. Her extraordinary life and art spanned the 20th century and involved key movements, from early American modernism of the Stieglitz circle to European cubism to abstract expressionism. Her gestural paintings stand as fascinating examples of the revolutionary modern art movement known as the New York School....more info
Past Openings
Carolyn Mary Kleefeld
Visions From Big Sur
Exhibition Dates: Saturday, September 13, 2008 - Monday, December 15, 2008
Reception: September 13, 2008, 5-7pmThe Frederick R. Weisman Museum at Pepperdine University is proud to announce the first retrospective of paintings by Big Sur artist Carolyn Mary Kleefeld...more info
Robert Dowd
Pop Art Money
Exhibition Dates: Saturday, January 17, 2009 - Sunday, April 5, 2009
Reception: January 17, 2009, 6-8pmThis is the first posthumous museum exhibition devoted to this seminal Los Angeles artist....more info
On Location in Malibu 2009: Paintings by the California Art Club
Exhibition Dates: Saturday, May 23, 2009 - Sunday, August 9, 2009
Reception: May 23, 2009, 5-7pmThis exhibition consists of over 80 paintings of Malibu created by artist-members of the California Art Club.The theme of this year's exhibition is continuity and change...more info
Elements of Nature: Selections from the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation
Exhibition Dates: Saturday, August 22, 2009 - Sunday, December 6, 2009
The ancients believed that the world consisted of four elements: earth, air, fire, and water. Although they have been replaced by modern scientific elements, these four essential states have continued to inspire artists. This exhibition gathers together works of art that reflect on how the four elements continue to have meaning in our lives.
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Reviews June 2009
Review of Pop Art Money
Robert Dowd was a pioneer of Pop Art, anointed by the Pasadena Art Museum's landmark New Painting of Common Objects exhibition in 1962. He was placed alongside soon-to-be-luminaries Andy Warhol, Jim Dine, and Wayne Thiebaud. While he ...more info