January 2000

By Dave Tourjé - The Chouinard Art Institute closed it's doors near downtown L.A. in 1972 under what many considered to be controversial circumstances. Walt Disney's promise to keep the school alive morphed into the awkward realities

By Nobuyuki Hadeishi - The only record of the last day at Chouinard – the commencement ceremony of 1972 – was made by photography instructor Gary Krueger. One of his photos shows the faculty, friends, relative, and graduates seated in the patio.

By James Aitchison - The influence Chouinard had on the Los Angeles art community has been addressed by others much more quali ed than I. What I bring to this arena is neither scholarly nor groundbreaking

By Robert Perine - Once, long ago, even before she left New York’s Pratt Institute, Nelbert Murphy had a series of vivid dreams. In these dreams she was keeper of a large barn crammed with students struggling

As early as the 1920s, the Chouinard Art School was building this attitude. By World War II, its founder Nelbert Chouinard had become a permanent fixture in L.A. Then, after fifty-one years of nourishing superior artists

by Peter Clothier - It’s a good time to celebrate Chouinard, while its influence is still vibrant in our collective life as an art community in Southern California. This exhibition honors the singular vision and dedication of the determined woman whose