On the Petaluma Campus, the Mahoney Library gallery promotes student learning through fine art and course related exhibits, lectures and programming. The gallery shows work by local and national artists, Santa Rosa Junior College students and faculty, and local community organizations. In addition, both virtual and physical library collections are highlighted tying in the cultural, political and social identity of the Petaluma community and larger Santa Rosa Junior College system.
Mahoney Library also has a permanent collection of art with the Mahoney Collection.
Past Exhibits
Taking Refuge: Works by Donna Larsen
Making Their Mark: Student Painting Exhibition
Double Vision: Works by William Smith
Enchanted Stillness: The Paintings of D.A. Bishop
An Extraordinary Ecosystem: Images from the Cordell Bank Marine Sanctuary
Crossing Cultures: Student Body Maps
Camilla Taylor: Visiting Artist
El Día de los Muertos: Works by Peter Perez
Amazonia: The History of Nature
Pepperwood Preserve: Painting by Marsha Connell
Connections & Collaborations: Mezzotints by Holly Downing
Life and Death: Remembrance of Our Loved Ones
Student Visions: Paintings from Fall 2014
Investigations of Pen & Ink: Obie Bowman and Ross Grossman
Explorations in Figure Drawing | Día de los Muertos Altar