Exhibit Title: "Frank LaPena: A Retrospective" Date: Jan. 21 to March 8 (Dates are tentative because of a move to a new facility. Call (916) 752-6567 or 752-9841 to confirm.) Where: C.N. Gorman Museum First Floor, Hart Hall University of California, Davis Hours: 1 to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, and by appointment Closing Reception: 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 8 Artist: Frank LaPena For the inaugural show in the C.N. Gorman Museum's new facility, the recently renovated Hart Hall, the museum will display more than 20 years of works, including paintings, prints and sculptures, by Frank LaPena. LaPena, who is of Asian and Native American (Wintu-Nomtipum, Northern California) heritage, incorporates themes into his art concerning ceremonies, dance, teaching, oral traditions, traditional religion and symbolism from his Wintu background. Death is another frequent theme in LaPena's work. He depicts special songs, words and actions associated with death, which according to tribal tradition signifies not the end of life, but transposition to a different place. LaPena performs regularly with the Maidu Dancers and Traditionalists, and is committed to keeping alive and passing on traditional ceremonies and practices. He has been a professor of art and director of Native American studies at California State University, Sacramento, since 1971. LaPena's work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, in both group shows and one-person exhibits. He has organized several art shows, written catalogs, and published his own poetry and articles on art.