CCMA

Current and Upcoming Exhibitions

Now through January 11, 2026

The Hard-Edged Genius of Karl Benjamin: Selections from the Family Collection

This exhibit celebrates the diversity and creativity of Karl Benjamin, noted Claremont painter on his 100th birthday. Drawn from rarely seen private family collection, these magnificent abstract paintings were executed between 1969 and 1992. Collectively they demonstrate the diversity and range of his compositional creativity and gorgeous color sensibility.

Now through January 25, 2026

Florence Arnold: Hard Edge Innovator

Florence Arnold is one of the most important women artists who developed an innovative hard edge abstract style in the 1960s. At the age of 50 she enrolled in the Claremont Graduate School and was mentored by Karl Benjamin. Working with oils on canvas, she exhibited with the California Hard Edge School of painters in America and Europe. The CCMA is proud to own a group of four impressive canvases, collectively titled Theme in a Square (1977). Her oeuvre also includes fine art prints.

Now through January 25, 2026

Contemporary Hard Edge Explorations: Paintings by Mark Rush and Timothy Haerens

These two artists from the Pomona Valley have developed sophisticated abstract styles using the precision of clean lines and precisely defined forms. They are innovators whose works display movement in exciting and dynamic compositions. The art of both Rush and Haerens is evidence of the legacy of Karl Benjamin on contemporary painters.

January 24 – March 22, 2026

Reception: February 1, 2 PM -4 PM

Generations of Creativity: the Art of the Svenson Family

These two artists from the Pomona Valley have developed sophisticated abstract styles using the precision of clean lines and precisely defined forms. They are innovators whose works display movement in exciting and dynamic compositions. The art of both Rush and Haerens is evidence of the legacy of Karl Benjamin on contemporary painters.