Tradition of Mayhem presents eleven California artists: Art Hazelwood, Bella Feldman, Michael Knowlton, Evan Chambers, Heidi Endemann, Sandow Birk and Elyse Pignolet, Catherine Wagner, Hanna Hannah, Al Farrow and Mela Kent Steinhardt. Their work, comprising painting, printmaking, photography and sculpture, confronts the enduring themes of aggression and hostility found in human nature, and its extension into human experience and culture. Referring to the troubling and seductive appeal of the realm of violence and horror, these works engage us through their beauty of design, concept, and the artists' consummate skill. The show stands as witness to a world perpetually on the brink of destruction. The artworks speak with a brutal honesty and an often sublime beauty; some to animate our conscience, others to accuse, while some seek a pathway to healing.