Student Invitational

Chaffey College and the Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art proudly present Student Invitational, the annual juried exhibition featuring Chaffey College student artists. In this rigorous program, the selected artists work closely with faculty, the museum curators and staff, and other art professionals to create a new body of work.

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Student Invitational 2026

Student Invitational 2026
April 27- May 14, 2026
Reception for the artists on Tuesday, May 5 from 4-630pm 

Chaffey College and the Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art proudly present Student Invitational 2026, the 49th annual juried exhibition featuring Chaffey College student artists. In this rigorous program, the selected artists work closely with faculty, the museum curators & staff, and other art professionals to create a new body of work. The 2026 Student Invitational course is led by Professor Pamela Valfer.

Artists

Alexia Alvarado Saenz
Paola Argueta Rodriguez
Alexis Bautista
Elijah Carraby
Jasminette Castronovo
Chris Concepcion
Brianna Martinez
Eddie Martinez
Karen Mendoza Mata
Milla Nava
Enrique Tapia
Alyssa Valle


Student Invitational 2025

Exhibition Guide

Gallery 

  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Jolie Martinez, “Life as a Teenage Sense Baby: An Exploration with Seven Senses,” 2025. Mixed media. Dimensions variable.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Jolie Martinez, “Life as a Teenage Sense Baby: An Exploration with Seven Senses,” 2025. Mixed media. Dimensions variable.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Jolie Martinez, “Life as a Teenage Sense Baby: An Exploration with Seven Senses,” 2025. Mixed media. Dimensions variable.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Jolie Martinez, “Life as a Teenage Sense Baby: An Exploration with Seven Senses,” 2025. Mixed media. Dimensions variable.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Jolie Martinez, “Life as a Teenage Sense Baby: An Exploration with Seven Senses,” 2025. Mixed media. Dimensions variable.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Jolie Martinez, “Life as a Teenage Sense Baby: An Exploration with Seven Senses,” 2025. Mixed media. Dimensions variable.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Jolie Martinez, “Life as a Teenage Sense Baby: An Exploration with Seven Senses,” 2025. Mixed media. Dimensions variable.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Jolie Martinez, “Life as a Teenage Sense Baby: An Exploration with Seven Senses,” 2025. Mixed media. Dimensions variable.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Jolie Martinez, “Life as a Teenage Sense Baby: An Exploration with Seven Senses,” 2025. Mixed media. Dimensions variable.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Jolie Martinez, “Life as a Teenage Sense Baby: An Exploration with Seven Senses,” 2025. Mixed media. Dimensions variable.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Leslie Romero, “Es Por Que Tu Eres Una Mujer (It’s Because You Are a Women),” 2025. Plaster, cheesecloth, digital art on paper, wheat paste. Dimensions variable.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Leslie Romero, “Es Por Que Tu Eres Una Mujer (It’s Because You Are a Women),” 2025. Plaster, cheesecloth, digital art on paper, wheat paste. Dimensions variable.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Leslie Romero, “Es Por Que Tu Eres Una Mujer (It’s Because You Are a Women),” 2025. Plaster, cheesecloth, digital art on paper, wheat paste. Dimensions variable.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Leslie Romero, “Es Por Que Tu Eres Una Mujer (It’s Because You Are a Women),” 2025. Plaster, cheesecloth, digital art on paper, wheat paste. Dimensions variable.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Leslie Romero, “Es Por Que Tu Eres Una Mujer (It’s Because You Are a Women),” 2025. Plaster, cheesecloth, digital art on paper, wheat paste. Dimensions variable.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Leslie Romero, “Es Por Que Tu Eres Una Mujer (It’s Because You Are a Women),” 2025. Plaster, cheesecloth, digital art on paper, wheat paste. Dimensions variable.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Leslie Romero, “Es Por Que Tu Eres Una Mujer (It’s Because You Are a Women),” 2025. Plaster, cheesecloth, digital art on paper, wheat paste. Dimensions variable.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Leslie Romero, “Es Por Que Tu Eres Una Mujer (It’s Because You Are a Women),” 2025. Plaster, cheesecloth, digital art on paper, wheat paste. Dimensions variable.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Brandee Danielle, “Hell is Repetition,” 2025. Plaster. Dimensions variable.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Brandee Danielle, “Hell is Repetition,” 2025. Plaster. Dimensions variable.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Brandee Danielle, “Hell is Repetition,” 2025. Plaster. Dimensions variable.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Brandee Danielle, “Hell is Repetition,” 2025. Plaster. Dimensions variable.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Brandee Danielle, “Hell is Repetition,” 2025. Plaster. Dimensions variable.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Emerald Kolb, “Centrifugal Carrion,” 2025. Mixed media installation with ceramic and live video feed. 18 x 19.5 x 11 inches (cameras), 6 x 28 x 10 (opossum).
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Emerald Kolb, “Centrifugal Carrion,” 2025. Mixed media installation with ceramic and live video feed. 18 x 19.5 x 11 inches (cameras), 6 x 28 x 10 (opossum).
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Emerald Kolb, “Centrifugal Carrion,” 2025. Mixed media installation with ceramic and live video feed. 18 x 19.5 x 11 inches (cameras), 6 x 28 x 10 (opossum).
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Emerald Kolb, “Centrifugal Carrion,” 2025. Mixed media installation with ceramic and live video feed. 18 x 19.5 x 11 inches (cameras), 6 x 28 x 10 (opossum).
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Emerald Kolb, “Centrifugal Carrion,” 2025. Mixed media installation with ceramic and live video feed. 18 x 19.5 x 11 inches (cameras), 6 x 28 x 10 (opossum).
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Emerald Kolb, “Centrifugal Carrion,” 2025. Mixed media installation with ceramic and live video feed. 18 x 19.5 x 11 inches (cameras), 6 x 28 x 10 (opossum).
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Emerald Kolb, “Centrifugal Carrion,” 2025. Mixed media installation with ceramic and live video feed. 18 x 19.5 x 11 inches (cameras), 6 x 28 x 10 (opossum).
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Emerald Kolb, “Centrifugal Carrion,” 2025. Mixed media installation with ceramic and live video feed. 18 x 19.5 x 11 inches (cameras), 6 x 28 x 10 (opossum).
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Trinity Galvan, “Fragments of Her,” 2025. Charcoal on paper. 53.5 x 49 inches each.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Trinity Galvan, “Fragments of Her,” 2025. Charcoal on paper. 53.5 x 49 inches each.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Trinity Galvan, “Fragments of Her,” 2025. Charcoal on paper. 53.5 x 49 inches each.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Trinity Galvan, “Fragments of Her,” 2025. Charcoal on paper. 53.5 x 49 inches each.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Angel Adáel Mendoza, “Angel's Codex,” 2025. Digital prints. Dimensions variable (10 x 7 inch each page).
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Angel Adáel Mendoza, “Angel's Codex,” 2025. Digital prints. Dimensions variable (10 x 7 inch each page).
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Angel Adáel Mendoza, “Angel's Codex,” 2025. Digital prints. Dimensions variable (10 x 7 inch each page).
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Angel Adáel Mendoza, “Angel's Codex,” 2025. Digital prints. Dimensions variable (10 x 7 inch each page).
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Angel Adáel Mendoza, “Angel's Codex,” 2025. Digital prints. Dimensions variable (10 x 7 inch each page).
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Angel Adáel Mendoza, “Angel's Codex,” 2025. Digital prints. Dimensions variable (10 x 7 inch each page).
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Angel Adáel Mendoza, “Angel's Codex,” 2025. Digital prints. Dimensions variable (10 x 7 inch each page).
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Angel Adáel Mendoza, “Angel's Codex,” 2025. Digital prints. Dimensions variable (10 x 7 inch each page).
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Angel Adáel Mendoza, “Angel's Codex,” 2025. Digital prints. Dimensions variable (10 x 7 inch each page).
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Angel Adáel Mendoza, “Angel's Codex,” 2025. Digital prints. Dimensions variable (10 x 7 inch each page).
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Mia Calderon, “Mournful,” 2025. Wood, poultry netting, clay. 32 x 24 x 18 inches.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Mia Calderon, “Mournful,” 2025. Wood, poultry netting, clay. 32 x 24 x 18 inches.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Mia Calderon, “Mournful,” 2025. Wood, poultry netting, clay. 32 x 24 x 18 inches.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Mia Calderon, “Mournful,” 2025. Wood, poultry netting, clay. 32 x 24 x 18 inches.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Mia Calderon, “Mournful,” 2025. Wood, poultry netting, clay. 32 x 24 x 18 inches.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Aubrey Johnston, “Diagnostic,” 2025. Digital prints on paper. Dimensions variable.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Aubrey Johnston, “Diagnostic,” 2025. Digital prints on paper. Dimensions variable.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Aubrey Johnston, “Diagnostic,” 2025. Digital prints on paper. Dimensions variable.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Aubrey Johnston, “Diagnostic,” 2025. Digital prints on paper. Dimensions variable.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Aubrey Johnston, “Diagnostic,” 2025. Digital prints on paper. Dimensions variable.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Aubrey Johnston, “Diagnostic,” 2025. Digital prints on paper. Dimensions variable.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Aubrey Johnston, “Diagnostic,” 2025. Digital prints on paper. Dimensions variable.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Bryan Andrés Charry, “Calendario Maya - Cholq'ij (Mayan Calendar),” 2025. Stoneware ceramic, wood. 4.5 x 5.5 x 5.5 feet.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Bryan Andrés Charry, “Calendario Maya - Cholq'ij (Mayan Calendar),” 2025. Stoneware ceramic, wood. 4.5 x 5.5 x 5.5 feet.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Bryan Andrés Charry, “Calendario Maya - Cholq'ij (Mayan Calendar),” 2025. Stoneware ceramic, wood. 4.5 x 5.5 x 5.5 feet.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Bryan Andrés Charry, “Calendario Maya - Cholq'ij (Mayan Calendar),” 2025. Stoneware ceramic, wood. 4.5 x 5.5 x 5.5 feet.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Bryan Andrés Charry, “Calendario Maya - Cholq'ij (Mayan Calendar),” 2025. Stoneware ceramic, wood. 4.5 x 5.5 x 5.5 feet.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Bryan Andrés Charry, “Calendario Maya - Cholq'ij (Mayan Calendar),” 2025. Stoneware ceramic, wood. 4.5 x 5.5 x 5.5 feet.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Bryan Andrés Charry, “Calendario Maya - Cholq'ij (Mayan Calendar),” 2025. Stoneware ceramic, wood. 4.5 x 5.5 x 5.5 feet.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Bryan Andrés Charry, “Calendario Maya - Cholq'ij (Mayan Calendar),” 2025. Stoneware ceramic, wood. 4.5 x 5.5 x 5.5 feet.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Bryan Andrés Charry, “Calendario Maya - Cholq'ij (Mayan Calendar),” 2025. Stoneware ceramic, wood. 4.5 x 5.5 x 5.5 feet.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Elijah Pashby, “Some of Its Parts,” 2025. Wood, epoxy resin. Dimensions variable.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Elijah Pashby, “Some of Its Parts,” 2025. Wood, epoxy resin. Dimensions variable.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Elijah Pashby, “Some of Its Parts,” 2025. Wood, epoxy resin. Dimensions variable.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Elijah Pashby, “Some of Its Parts,” 2025. Wood, epoxy resin. Dimensions variable.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Elijah Pashby, “Some of Its Parts,” 2025. Wood, epoxy resin. Dimensions variable.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Elijah Pashby, “Some of Its Parts,” 2025. Wood, epoxy resin. Dimensions variable.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Elijah Pashby, “Some of Its Parts,” 2025. Wood, epoxy resin. Dimensions variable.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Zélia de Sousa, “Two Things Can Be True at Once,” 2024-25.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Zélia de Sousa, “Two Things Can Be True at Once,” 2024-25.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Zélia de Sousa, “Two Things Can Be True at Once,” 2024-25. “Excisions,” 2025. Acrylic on wood board. 67 x 24 inches (67 inches is the artist’s height). Acrylic on wood board. 67 x 24 inches (67 inches is the artist’s height).
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Zélia de Sousa, “Two Things Can Be True at Once,” 2024-25. “Biopsy,” 2025. Acrylic and textile on wood board. 67 x 24 inches (67 inches is the artist’s height and location of the biopsy site).
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Zélia de Sousa, “Two Things Can Be True at Once,” 2024-25. “Graftings,” 2025. Acrylic on wood board. 67 x 24 inches (67 inches is the artist’s height). Acrylic on wood board. 67 x 24 inches (67 inches is the artist’s height).
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Zélia de Sousa, “Two Things Can Be True at Once,” 2024-25.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Zélia de Sousa, “Two Things Can Be True at Once,” 2024-25.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Lucille Love, “ANT,” 2025. Installation with chalk drawings and digital projection. TRT: 4:50.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Lucille Love, “ANT,” 2025. Installation with chalk drawings and digital projection. TRT: 4:50.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Lucille Love, “ANT,” 2025. Installation with chalk drawings and digital projection. TRT: 4:50.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Lucille Love, “ANT,” 2025. Installation with chalk drawings and digital projection. TRT: 4:50.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Lucille Love, “ANT,” 2025. Installation with chalk drawings and digital projection. TRT: 4:50.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Lucille Love, “ANT,” 2025. Installation with chalk drawings and digital projection. TRT: 4:50.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” featuring Lucille Love, “ANT,” 2025. Installation with chalk drawings and digital projection. TRT: 4:50.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” April 28 – May 15, 2025. Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art, Chaffey College, Rancho Cucamonga, CA.
  • Installation view of “Student Invitational 2025,” April 28 – May 15, 2025. Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art, Chaffey College, Rancho Cucamonga, CA.