The story so far…

Greg Rose

September 20 - november 22, 2025

Los Angeles, CA — CMAY Gallery is pleased to announce The Story So Far…, the first solo exhibition at the gallery by longtime Los Angeles artist Greg Rose. Rose has lived and worked in Los Angeles since graduating from Claremont Graduate University, where he studied under the mentorship of Roland Reiss and Karl Benjamin—two iconic figures of the Los Angeles art scene.

Since that time, Rose has exhibited extensively in both Los Angeles and San Francisco. This exhibition also marks a reunion with CMAY Gallery curator Carl Berg, who first represented Rose’s work more than two decades ago. Their renewed collaboration brings Rose’s vision full circle, offering audiences an expansive view of his artistic evolution. 

In The Story So Far…, Rose continues his sustained investigation into the flora of the San Gabriel Mountains—rugged landscapes that sit at the threshold of metropolitan Los Angeles. For the past 15 years, he has built an ongoing body of work inspired by trees encountered on his regular hikes. Each tree, shaped by wind, drought, fire, and time, carries the visible marks of survival in extreme conditions. Together, these tree portraits suggest a living community—diverse, resilient, and evocative of familial and social structures.