Torrance Art Museum’s Fall 2026 Exhibits

Check out Torrance Art Museum’s Fall 2026 exhibits, on view September 19-November 7.

MAIN GALLERY: BAKER’S DOZEN 2026

Baker’s Dozen acts as a review of sorts—a survey exhibition featuring thirteen artists whose work made a positive impression on the curators over the past year. These thirteen artists reflect current directions in Southern California’s contemporary art practices.

Historically, a “baker’s dozen” refers to thirteen instead of twelve, originating in 13th-century England, when bakers would include an extra loaf of bread to avoid punishment by King Henry III for selling underweight loaves. This exhibition draws on that idea, acknowledging the curators’ own preconceptions and biases, while centering artistic endeavors rooted in the present moment.

Participating artists: Fritz Chesnut, Chelsea Culprit, Charles Hickey, Michael John Kelly, Paul Art Lee, Renee Pepion, David Schafer, Heidi Schwegler, Alise Spinella, Christian Spruell, Mark Dean Veca, Mark Whalen, Sining Zhu

GALLERY TWO: B-LA-M

A three-year exchange between Berlin, Los Angeles, and Mexico City artist-run initiatives featuring artists from UOOORS (Los Angeles), Venice Institute of Contemporary Art (ViCA) (Los Angeles) and Die Möglichkeit einer Insel (Berlin).

B-LA-M began in 2024 with 54 galleries exhibiting together in Berlin, with the goal of developing international cooperation and exchange between three global cities that play host to strong communities of contemporary artists and their self-run networks of gallery spaces and collaborative groups. In 2025, the event was held in Mexico City, and now it has come to Los Angeles.

In addition to this presentation at TAM, B-LA-M will also be staged at various gallery spaces across Los Angeles from October 28–November 4.
Further information and hosting locations can be found at www.b-la-m.org.

Participating artists: Fatemeh Burnes, Stephanie Kloss, Michael Lewis Miller, MaryLinda Moss, Jaro Straub, Neal Taylor, Marjan Vayghan, Mei Xian Qiu