"Mere Seconds + Insight/Incite 20/20" opening in the University Art Gallery
Tuesday, August 25, 2026, 12:28pmTO: Campus Community
FR: Ed Beebout., Chair of the Art, Media, and Communication Department
You are warmly invited to attend the opening reception of the University Art Gallery’s concurrent photography exhibitions, "Mere Seconds: Andrew Owen" and "Insight/Incite 20/20: PhotoAlliance."
Join us for the opening reception and special exhibition programming:
Thursday, September 3, 4-6 p.m. -- Opening reception, light refreshments
Thursday, September 17, noon-12:50 p.m. -- Visiting Artist Lecture Series: Art faculty Sena Clara Creston in conversation with artist Andrew Owen in the University Art Gallery
Saturday, October 3, 1-2 p.m. -- A panel discussion with artist Andrew Owen, moderated by Emma Reeves in the University Art Gallery
"Mere Seconds: Andrew Owen" presents 16 landscape photographs by Andrew Owen that examine ecological transformation across California during recent cycles of megafires and floods. Created between 2020 and 2026, the series grew from extensive travel documenting communities and environments shaped by extreme weather. Working primarily with a 4-by-5 view camera, Owen focuses on physical and conceptual boundaries where ecological change, human experience, and moments of the sublime converge.
"Insight/Incite 20/20: PhotoAlliance 20th Anniversary Portfolio" celebrates two decades of PhotoAlliance’s contributions to the Bay Area photographic arts community. Curated by PhotoAlliance founder Linda Connor, the portfolio brings together twenty works by local, national, and international artists whose practices reflect the breadth and vitality of contemporary photography.