Brea Gallery

Look at these sweet artists... 🥹 If you don't come see their work this weekend, you're gonna make them cry! That's so mean!

Kidding!... Maybe... better stop in just to be safe... Jokes aside, be sure to visit 𝙈𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝘾𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙖 before it leaves this Sunday! With over 90 artists working in a variety a media, at varying experience levels, from all across the state, there's a little something for every art lover! Once you have your favorite, cast your vote for our "Popular Choice" Award!

✂ Tomorrow! Junk Journal Session from 2:30-4 PM
🎉 Sunday! Closing Reception from 4-6 PM
> Please note the gallery will be open with normal admission prices from 12-4 PM (6/28) with the FREE closing reception beginning at 4 PM

𝙉𝙤 𝙇𝙤𝙨 𝙂𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙨, 2024 by Gabriela Diaz 🪅 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 for the 2026 𝑴𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝑪𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒂

👉 Gabriela Diaz is a visual-mixed media artist that works with interactive, installation, painting, sculpture, and performance work based in the Inland Empire. She earned her bachelor’s degree from California State University, San Bernardino majoring in political science with a minor in studio art. She uses art as a way to advocate for mental health and addresses the impact of addiction within communities through personal installations. As these themes have been prominent in childhood, she also takes childhood joys as her inspiration to implement them into her artwork. Adding different elements to alter the audience's experiences using, vision, taste, touch, and scent.

‼ It's the last week to see this work in-person! 😲 Stop in today through Sunday and cast your vote for our "Popular Choice" Award!
🚸 𝑴𝑰𝑪𝑨 Closing Reception: Sunday, June 28 from 4-6 PM | Free Admission

It's the last week to catch 𝑴𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝑪𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒂 😔 Join us this Sunday, June 28 from 4-6 PM for our final goodbye

⭐️ Celebrating 41 years of spotlighting talented California artists, this annual juried exhibition features a wide array of mediums, styles, and subject matters. Ranging from newer artists to seasoned vets, MICA highlights the ever-changing artistic landscape of the Golden State. Don't miss your chance to see this year's amazing cohort and cast your vote for our "Popular Choice" Award!

📍1 Civic Center Circle, Brea CA 92821
⏰ Sunday, June 28 from 4:00 - 6:00 PM
🎟️ FREE Admission and Parking
🎉 Light Refreshments & Live Entertainment

🚸 Please note that the gallery will be open with normal admission prices from 12-4 PM - if you can't make the party, stop in during the day!

𝙌&𝘼 [𝙌𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 & 𝘼𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙩] with Lorena
Molina!
Come to see 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 on it's last week
on view!

👉Check out the full interview with Lorena on our blog.
Link in Bio!
⏰ Visit us Wed-Sun from 12-5 PM
✂ Junk Journal Session: Sat. June 27 | 2:30-4 PM
💫 Closing Reception: Sunday, June 28 | 4:00-6:00 PM

Artwork Featured:
𝘎𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘢, 2025.
𝘊𝘶𝘻𝘤𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘢, 2024.
𝘍𝘭𝘰𝘳 𝘥𝘦 𝘊𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘰, 2025
𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘙𝘪𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘴, 2019.
𝘕𝘦𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘢, 2025.
𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢, 2025.

𝙌&𝘼 [𝙌𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 & 𝘼𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙩] with Lorena Molina answers:

[Brea Gallery] While installing your work you mention that “there is nothing minimalist about Latin America”, and your installations fully embrace a maximalist approach. Could you talk about the aesthetics of your installation practice and how those visual languages connect to memory, culture, and home?

👉Check out the full interview with Lorena on our blog.
Link in Bio!
⏰ Visit us Wed-Sun from 12-5 PM
✂ Junk Journal Session: Sat. June 27 | 2:30-4 PM
💫 Closing Reception: Sunday, June 28 | 4:00-6:00 PM

Artwork Featured:
𝘊𝘰𝘤𝘢, 2022
𝘌𝘭 𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘻𝘢𝘯𝘰, 2024
𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴, 2020.

To finish off this series of 𝙌&𝘼 [𝙌𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 & 𝘼𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙩] we have Lorena Molina, the recipient of this year's solo show exhibition, 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦.

👉Check out the full interview with Lorena on our blog. Link in Bio!

☀Don't miss out on seeing 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 along side 𝙈𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙄𝙣 𝘾𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙖 on it's last week!

⏰ Visit us Wed-Sun from 12-5 PM
✂ Junk Journal Session: Saturday, June 27 | 2:30-4:00 PM
💫 Closing Reception: Sunday, June 28 | 4:00-6:00 PM

Artwork Featured:
𝘚𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢 𝘈𝘯𝘢, 2025. Chromogenic print.
𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦, 2026. Installation.

It's the last two weeks to catch 𝙈𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝘾𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙖 😲

Stop in to see over 90 artworks from over 90 different artists from all over the state! This annual juried exhibition explores current trends, styles, and topics in the art world and awards $4,000 in cash prizes to artists. Featuring a concurrent solo show, 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 by Lorena Molina, on view now until June 28!

⏰ Visit us Wed-Sun from 12-5 PM
✂ Junk Journal Session: Saturday, June 27 | 2:30-4:00 PM
💫 Closing Reception: Sunday, June 28 | 4:00-6:00 PM

𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭 Awards 👏 for the 2026 𝑴𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝑪𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒂

𝘐 𝘍𝘭𝘰𝘢𝘵 𝘈𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵, 2025 💭 by Ella Kahan - Oil on Panel in Stoneware Frame
👉 I am a visual artist focusing on painting and ceramics, based in San Luis Obispo County, California. In May, I will receive an Associate’s degree in Studio Arts from Cuesta College, then transfer to a four-year university in the fall to complete my undergraduate education. My work explores the intersection of vulnerability and connection, creating a dialogue about the complexities of inner experiences.

𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘶𝘱𝘵 𝘔𝘺 𝘋𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮; 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, 2025 💥 by Vincent Aleksander Martinez - Acrylic Ink, Soft Pastel, Oil Paint, Used Coffee Filters, Twine, Canvas, Latex Tubing, Armature Wire, on Paper and Insulation Foam
👉 Vincent Aleksandr Martinez is an LA based artist and recent BFA graduate from Cal State Long Beach. Through mixed-media paintings and works on paper, he investigates what it means to fear contamination when the body, mind, and soul already feel corrupted. Drawing inspiration from dreams, chance, interpersonal power dynamics, and the cyclical nature of high-octane emotions, his work navigates a dizzying oscillation between dominance and submission, restraint and reckless abandon.

🎉 Congrats to these amazing artists! Stop in to see their work and more at the 41st Annual 𝑴𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝑪𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒂 Juried Exhibition
⏰ Visit us Wed-Sun from 12-5 PM | Closing June 28, 2026