Latest Past Events

Here & There, Then & Now: MexiCali Biennial 20th Anniversary Exhibition & Book Launch

MXCL BNL LAB 6545 Greenleaf Ave, Whittier

The MexiCali Biennial celebrates twenty years of artistic experimentation, cross-border collaboration, and cultural exchange with the exhibition Here & There, Then & Now and the release of the landmark publication MexiCali Biennial: Art, Actions, Exchanges Since 2006. Presented at the MXCL BNL LAB in Whittier, the exhibition reflects on two decades of binational programming that […]

Planos planos: pinturas del folclor paranormal cachanilla

Arista 1701 Colonia Nueva, Mexicali

Presented at Arista 1701 in Mexicali, as part of Semana del Arte 101, the MexiCali Biennial presents Planos planos: pinturas del folclor paranormal cachanilla (Flat Planes: Paintings of Mexicali Paranormal Folklore), an exhibition bringing together artists from Mexicali whose work engages with the Biennial’s current theme: PARA/normal Borders. Working primarily through painting, the exhibition examines […]

Rooted Voices

MXCL BNL LAB 6545 Greenleaf Ave, Whittier

Featuring artists from Whittier and surrounding communities, Rooted Voices centers stories shaped by place, how neighborhoods, labor, migration, ritual, and everyday encounters leave traces that linger across generations. The exhibition highlights how stories emerge through shared conditions and relationships, through proximity, care, struggle, and collaboration. Rooted Voices is a student-curated exhibition made possible by Whittier […]