Biola UniversityPublic Art at Biola
At Biola University, works of art point to the source of all that is good, true and beautiful: God, our Creator.
A Campus Shaped by Beauty
Art as an act of worship
Across Biola University’s campus, sculptures, murals, installations and commemorative works enrich our shared spaces and express our commitment to worshipping God and exploring his world through art.
Positioned throughout Biola’s campus, these works represent a rich, ongoing cultural conversation and a desire to seek truth, goodness and beauty within a Christ-centered community.
Explore the collection below and discover the stories and people behind each work.
“We engage with art as a signpost that points us to God, the Creator and Redeemer of all things. Jesus, God himself, came to earth as a human person, into a physical world of time, place and culture, to redeem us who live in time, places and cultures. Engaging with works of art that we can see, touch and relate to can awaken our imaginations to better comprehend the goodness, truth and majesty of our beautiful God.”
Barry H. Corey President of Biola University
Featured Works
True Vine
Theodore Prescott, 2015A twisting form of bronze-cast apple limbs, painted red, climbing the wall of Talbot East — a meditation on John 15 and what it means to abide in Christ.
Calvary Chapel Sacred Art
Peter Brandes & Maja Lisa Engelhardt, 2018A renovation of Biola’s chapel space by two celebrated Danish artists, bringing centuries of sacred art tradition into conversation with contemporary worship.
Portal
Albert Paley, 2026A towering modern metal sculpture fabricated of corten steel, with organic and geometric forms that invite viewers to consider the transitions and “portals” in their lives.
The Full Collection
Bardwell Hall
The Word
Kent Twitchell
Green Gallery
Spirit of Christ
Tom Tsuchiya
Talbot East
True Vine
Theodore Prescott
Bardwell Hall
Water Tangle
Lynn Aldrich
Calvary Chapel
Calvary Chapel Sacred Art
Peter Brandes & Maja Lisa Engelhardt
Various Locations
Hyatt Moore Collection
Hyatt MooreMore Details Coming
Bardwell Hall
The Thirteen
Kari Dunham
Lim Center
La Ciudad (scuplture) Los Angeles (painting)
Betty GoldMore Details Coming
Bardwell Hall
Faith of our Farmors
Tim Hawkinson
Business Building
Parable of the Talents
Millard Sheets & Susan Hertel
Bardwell Hall
Of Strongholds
Barry Krammes
Snyder Studio
Portal
Albert Paley
Galleries and Exhibitions
Students, faculty and visiting artists contribute to a vibrant exhibition program that sparks conversations about faith, culture and contemporary life. Galleries and exhibitions are presented in The Green Gallery, Bardwell Project Space and the Library. Gallery admission is free and open to the public.
Experience the Collection in Person
We invite you to discover the artwork that shapes the Biola campus.