September 29 - December 1, 2023
(Closed November 20-26 for academic breaks and holidays.)
June Wayne (1918-2011) discovered her passion for printmaking upon moving to Los Angeles in the 1940s. Her commitment to the medium led her to establish the Tamarind Lithography Workshop that lives on today as the Tamarind Institute at the University of New Mexico.
June Wayne: Artist, Feminist, Social Entrepreneur showcases 27 prints Wayne created over a 40+ year period, drawn from the de Saisset Museum’s permanent collection and works on loan. Developing from a capstone project by art history majors (now alumnae) Lauren Stein ‘23 and Maggie Walter ‘23 from Santa Clara University’s Department of Art and Art History, the exhibition is organized into three themes: Women; Optics, the Cosmos, and Human Life; and The Science of Individuality.
A catalog for this exhibition will be available, made possible in part through project sponsorship from the Ciocca Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
The realization of the full vision for this exhibition and catalog would not have been possible without the support of the June Wayne Collection, MB Abram, the University of New Mexico, Robert Conway, SCU’s Department of Art and Art History, the Ciocca Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and Annika Singh ‘23.
Image above: June Wayne, Base Pair (detail), from the series Burning Helix, 1970, lithograph, edition 24/25, de Saisset Museum permanent collection, Santa Clara University, Gift of Robert Conway, 2014.12.12. Photo by Adam Hays. © June Wayne Collection.