Exhibition
Soul
An exhibit of artists of Sam's beloved Pomona Valley, including friends of Sam
Aug 9, 2025 - Jan 10, 2025
Sam Maloof was a great supporter of local artists. The title for the show ‘Soul,’ references a quote by Sam Maloof regarding his own artwork.
Show Title: SOUL
“There's a lot of work being done today that doesn't have any soul in it. The technique may be the utmost perfection, yet it is lifeless. It doesn't have a soul.
I hope my furniture has a soul to it.”
-Sam Maloof
This show includes work by local Artists:
Richard Barnes, Mary Beierle, Alba Cisneros, Steve Comba, Florencio Decurgez,
Kirk Delman, John Egan, Sumi Foley, Christina Frausto, Cathy Garcia, Sandy Garcia, Phillip Graffham, Glen Grishkoff, Rebecca Hamm, Christopher Hart Toovey, Simon Hill, CJ Jilek, Michael Kotzen, Gina Lawson Egan, Nancy Macko, Annie Marquis, Brodie O’Brien, Cesar Omar Garcia, Man One, Jon Pacini, Thomas Pathe, Kirk Pedersen, José A Ponce, T Robert Pacini, Dan Romero, Dina Romero, Jen Rosen, Karen Ruth Karlsson, Eileen Senner, Michelle Solorzano, Thomas Stubbs, Karen Sullivan, Marcella Swett, Juan Thorp, Lauren Verdugo, Larry White, Michael Woodcock, Amy Maloof, Max Prothro and Mahlea Jones.
Curated by Athena Hahn, the Artists invited to this show posses a similar commitment to Sam’s; in that their work strives to posses or elicit something beyond fabrication. On the title card for each piece is a statement by the artist related to Sam’s quote, “… I hope my furniture has Soul.”
As to what they hope their art possesses, or what their goal is an artist. Several of the art’s in the show have work in the Maloof collection that was chosen by Sam.
The opening is August 16th 4pm-6pm and open to the public. The show will run through Saturday January 10, 2026 . The gallery is open Friday’s and Saturday’s from 10am-4pm.
The Closing Reception for Soul is Saturday January 10, 2026 from 3:00-5:00pm. Help us thank and congratulate the artists who made this possible!