University of San Diego - July 2020

The project for the new multi-purpose room at the Msgr. Daniel Dillabough Ministry Center of the University of San Diego began in 2018. The first phase of the project, comprised of five 12 by 6.5 foot tapestries depicting 32 figures, was installed in July 2019 for the inauguration of the new building in September of that year. The final six works were installed in July 2020. The overall project called for 52 figures, people of spirit from many faiths and cultures, and an image of the university itself for the front, north wall of the room.

USD interior view - July 8, 2020

USD interior view - West wall

USD interior view - North wall

USD interior view - East wall

USD - West wall group | Jacquard Tapestries | 144 x 80 inches each | John Nava 2019

USD - North wall group | Jacquard Tapestries | 144 x 80 inches each | John Nava 2020

USD - East wall group | Jacquard Tapestries | 144 x 80 inches each | John Nava 2020

USD - Detail west wall tapestry 4 - Mother Teresa

USD - Detail west wall tapestry 1 - Juan Diego

CMATO - October 2019

Empathy: Beneath the Surface was group exhibition presented at the California Museum of Art Thousand Oaks (CMATO). The show was put together as a response to recent "twin tragedies" that occurred in the area - a deadly mass shooting at the Borderline Bar & Grill and the devastating Woolsey wildfire. The theme aimed at "compassion and connection" with works that  encompassed "loss, resilience and hope." 

CMATO installation view with tapestries WMD (left), Stop the Dim Reaper (middle) and
Stop the Dim Reaper (Painting, right)

CMATO installation view with tapestry Perpetual War.

CMATO installation view with tapestries Regime Change Begins at Home (left) and One Nation Under Surveillance (middle). At right are t-shirts made by the museum of the ones depicted in the tapestries.

Coastal at Scape - July 2019

A scaled down version of the Coastal exhibition by John Nava and Jon Ng was shown at Scape, an exhibition space at Corona del Mar, California. 

Coastal - John Nava and Jon Ng - Paintings and Tapestries - April 2019

Coastal, a two-man show of works by John Nava and Jon Ng, was shown at the Orange County Center of Contemporary Art (OCCCA) in Santa Ana, California. In addition to paintings of California coastal images the exhibition included the large scale tapestry, Big Platter and new woven works by Jon Ng.

Big Platter | 18 x 74 inches | Oil on Canvas | John Nava 2015-16
Collection: Hilbert Museum of California Art

Detail: Big Platter | 18 x 74 inches | Oil on Canvas

Installation view with paintings by Jon Ng (left) and John Nava (right)

Installation view with John Nava painting (left) and Jon Ng tapestry (right)

Silvery Sea | Jacquard Tapestry | Jon Ng 2019

Detail from Big Platter

Vita Art Center - June 2018

An exhibition inaugurating the new Vita Art Center location on Main St. Ventura, California. The show featured the 27 foot long tapestry, Big Platter. 

Installing Big Platter

Beach Figure with Dog | Jacquard Tapestry | 84 x 21 inches | 2017 

Holy Spirit Catholic Church, Las Vegas, Nevada 2018

Holy Spirit Catholic Church opened June 22, 2018. Work on the project began in 2011. The project called for 9 large scale tapestries. Eight were for a series of "Stations of the Holy Spirit" - a unique theme depicting manifestations of the Holy Spirit from the old and new testament. This concept was developed by the client The 9th work was for a 20 x 10 foot tapestry for the main altar showing the Holy Spirit over the actual location of the church at the western edge of Las Vegas, Nevada.

Preparing installation June, 2018