Julian Lucas Documents Happiness Pursued and Paradise Lost in CLMA Exhibition
April 4-July 12, 2026
Claremont Lewis Museum of Art, 200 W. First St., Claremont, CA
Opening Reception: April 4, 6-9 p.m.
In his first solo museum exhibition, Claremont-based photographer Julian Lucas explores the concept of home in relation to the American Dream. As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary, this exhibition asserts that home is a state of mind, and the pursuit of the American Dream is stratified according to race and access to power.
Julian Lucas: Happiness Pursued. Paradise Lost. will open with a reception on Saturday, April 4 from 6-9 p.m.and will remain on view through July 12, 2026. The exhibition is supported by the Pasadena Art Alliance. The Museum is open Thursday through Sunday in the historic Claremont Depot at 200 W. First Street next to the Metrolink Station. For hours and more information visit clmoa.org.
See attached press release for more about the exhibition and the artist or visit
https://clmoa.org/exhibit/julian-lucas-happiness-pursued-paradise-lost
PRINT POMONA ART BOOK FAIR 2024
Print Pomona Art Book Fair 2024 founded by Julian Lucas in 2018 and in partnership with the Benton Museum at Pomona College, will begin its yearly event celebrating the unique art publishing community within Los Angeles County, San Gabriel Valley, and Inland Empire, while providing an opportunity for local, national and international publishers to exhibit their work to a new audience.
PPABF features artists lectures, presentations, and artist facilitated programs over the course of four days. Exhibitor curated sections, publication-focused exhibitions, and book signings and launches will be included.
Print Pomona Art Book Fair will feature artists lectures, presentations, and artist facilitated programs over the course of four days. Exhibitor curated sections, publication-focused exhibitions, and book signings and launches will be included.
Stories Books & Cafe Presents - Echo Park Park Protest 2021 Photography by Julian Lucas
Julian Lucas: Echo Park Protest Two Thousand Twenty One opens
On View October 20, 2022
1716 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles
Echo Park Protest Two Thousand Twenty One opens at Stories Echo Park Books & Cafe, Los Angeles, CA on October 20th. Stories will present a thematic showcase of Julian's photographic works from the 2021 Echo Park protest which took place when a the unhoused was forcibly displaced by Los Angeles Police Department. During the protest LAPD officers focused primarily on journalists who were covering the protest which led to over 16 journalists being forcibly detained under the supervision of council person Mitch O’Ferrall. The work includes custom framed darkroom prints on archival fiber paper.
This body of work comes timely because of the November 8, 2022 elections.
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Bunny Gunner Gallery Claremont - Julian Lucas: Synthesis
Image: Julian Lucas, Pomona, 2018
UPCOMING SHOW
Julian Lucas: Synthesis
Opening Reception October 1, 2022
230 W Bonita Ave, Claremont, CA 91711
Synthesis opens at Bunny Gunner Gallery, Claremont, CA on October 1st. The gallery will present a thematic showcase of Julian's photographic works from various bodies of work generated between 2014 and 2022, and will include framed darkroom prints on archival fiber paper printed by the artist. As a part of the immersive body of work, there will be an installation of unframed photographic prints.
The works displayed under the term Synthesis were entirely self-funded. The photographs are documentary or photojournalistic in nature. Each shot offers a sense of events, the results of a larger picture.
"I'm seeking a visual synthesis combining all of these components to create something specifically from my experience. Each image is a retelling of the same narrative. My ultimate objective is to develop a new alternative point of view."
Gente Organizada Public Art Exhibition
Pomona, CA 2022
Most recently, I collaborated with Gente Organizada a community-led social action non-profit organization that build intergenerational power and wellness for youth and immigrant families in Pomona. The collaboration was to feature photography as an artistic medium as public art and highlight the efforts of the Black Lives Matter Protests of 2020, which took place all over the world including the city of Pomona.
Artist in Residence Summer 2022 - Julian Lucas
The Irene Carlson Gallery of Photography is proud to announce our inaugural Artist in Residency (AIR) summer program and initiative recipient, Southern Californian photographer, publisher and curator, Julian Lucas. Julian’s practice highlights photography’s role in documenting current civil rights and social justice movements within the United States. Read More
Photolucida's Newest Board Member
Welcome five new talented people to our Board of Directors! Clockwise: JULIAN LUCAS, MAURA ALLEN, HARPER BROKAW-FALBO, PETER KRASK, and ELIZABETH FLINSCH.
Duncan Miller Gallery: Image Selection
Most recently I responded to an open call by Yourdailyphotograph.com (Duncan Miller Gallery) an image of mine entitled, “Truth or Dare” selected by curator Calin Kruse.
Short Recap of 2021
This body of work is a short recap of images I made during 2021. Images included protests from Echo Park, Orange County, and Pasadena. Other images included are images that fall under a personal project I have been focusing on throughout the year.
