Carl Cherry Center for the Arts

Learning Curve: Threads of Influence
2026-04-03 - 2026-05-09 | The Carl Cherry Center, Fourth and Guadalupe, Carmel, CA, 93921, United States
Learning Curve: Threads of Influence is a group exhibition exploring the revered “arch of inspiration” that exists between teacher and student, mentor and mentee, sensei and seito. An opening reception will be held Friday, April 3rd, from 5-7pm. A panel discussion with selected artists will be held Sunday, April 12th, from 2-3:30pm. Both events are free and open to the public.
Timed to coincide with the region’s PhotoCarmel celebration, Learning Curve honors the mutually enriching relationship between mentor and student. Mentors open doors, offering respect, guidance, and creative license while the student is allowed to evolve, discover, and pursue their fresh, personal vision. This tradition of reciprocal exchange may occur in or out of academia and explores how generational creativity is shared, transformed, and renewed.
Tbe exhibit is curated by Richard Murai, featuring works by the following photographers (bold) and their mentors and/or students:

Edna Bullock, Wynn Bullock, Henry Gilpin
Yon Sim, Ann Jastrab, Katharine Kreisher
Don Gregorio Antón, Vivianna Curiel Flores, Greg Mettler
Kevin Levesque, Richard Murai, Kimberly Sullivan
Ansel Adams, Manuello Paganelli
Paul Caponigro, William Giles, Kenneth Parker, Eliot Porter
Brian Taylor, Lesha Rodriguez
Vicki Nakamura, Robynn Smith, Stan Welsh
Binh Dahn, Shelby Graham, Brian Taylor
Nikki Green, Chanell Stone, Lewis Watts

Pictured (left to right): Paul Caponigro, Kimberly Sullivan, Ann Jastrab
