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David Zwirner is pleased to present an exhibition of works by Raymond Saunders (1934–2025) at the gallery’s 616 N Western Avenue location in Los Angeles. Curated by Ebony L. Haynes, this will be Saunders’s third solo exhibition with David Zwirner and will mark the first exhibition in Los Angeles devoted to the artist’s work in more than a decade. This presentation coincides with the inclusion of Saunders’s work in the group exhibition Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955–1985, on view at the Getty Center, Los Angeles, from February 24 to June 14, 2026.
Celebrating Saunders’s time in California—the artist lived and worked in Oakland for most of his adult life—Notes from LA features a selection of paintings and works on paper that embody many of the distinct material and conceptual concerns of the artist’s decades-long practice. Saunders had close ties to the West Coast, where most of his studio years were spent. He also became well-known as an arts educator there: having earned…
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David Zwirner is pleased to present an exhibition of works by Raymond Saunders (1934–2025) at the gallery’s 616 N Western Avenue location in Los Angeles. Curated by Ebony L. Haynes, this will be Saunders’s third solo exhibition with David Zwirner and will mark the first exhibition in Los Angeles devoted to the artist’s work in more than a decade. This presentation coincides with the inclusion of Saunders’s work in the group exhibition Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955–1985, on view at the Getty Center, Los Angeles, from February 24 to June 14, 2026.
Celebrating Saunders’s time in California—the artist lived and worked in Oakland for most of his adult life—Notes from LA features a selection of paintings and works on paper that embody many of the distinct material and conceptual concerns of the artist’s decades-long practice. Saunders had close ties to the West Coast, where most of his studio years were spent. He also became well-known as an arts educator there: having earned…






























