Past Perfect: The Art of Eileen Doman

July 11 - September 27, 2014

Curated by Kevin Cole

Lil, Harry and Doris Scene I and II by Eileen Doman

Lil, Harry and Doris Scene I and II by Eileen Doman, 1992, Acrylic on canvas, 16 x 20 inches (each), Collection of Ellen Hoover and Chas Ray Krider

In 1993, Eileen Doman found herself restless. A suburban housewife whose daughter had just begun school, she decided to take up painting. Having no formal training, she drew inspiration from the works of Amedeo Modigliani and Vincent van Gogh, remembering them from a fieldtrip to the Art Institute at age 15. Doman turned to photographs for subjects – painting relatives, friends, and the occasional pop culture celebrity – captured in time on canvas. READ MORE »

Lost and Found: The Search for Harry and Edna

May 9 - August 30, 2014

Curated by Jeff Phillips

Harry and Edna on the Santa Paula

Click the image to learn the whole story behind Harry and Edna.

Harry and Edna were everyday people who lived extraordinary lives. They frequented fancy parties. They traveled the world. And they captured it all on film. Half a century later, their photographic journey continued by falling into the hands of Jeff Phillips. Phillips, a Chicago-based photographer, discovered the lives of Harry and Edna in 30 boxes filled with more than a thousand unlabeled Kodachrome slides at a second hand shop in St. Louis. An artist who has always been fascinated by found photographs, he bought them, wondering why these enigmatic family portraits were abandoned. READ MORE »

The Strange Case of Henry Darger

Two Performances!
August 8, 7pm
August 9, 7pm

Tickets: $10 / $8 Intuit Member

A staged reading of the new and improved play about the mysterious life of Henry Darger.

DIY Workshop: Paint Your Pet Portrait

August 9, 2014
1-4pm

$50 / $45 Intuit Member

Learn how to paint your furry friends!

Film Screening: Other People’s Pictures

August 21, 2014
6:30pm

$8 / $5 Intuit Members

A unique documentary about nine obsessive collectors.