Yosemite Valley Visitor Center

Yosemite Valley Visitor’s Center, Yosemite National Park, California

A major remodel in 2007 of this visitor’s center features 13 murals by Alumni Exhibits. Ali Pearson was assisted in painting some of these murals by muralists Brooke Fancher, Ellen Litwiller, Ellen Valentine, and Marc Nicely.

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Half Dome painting as shown in the exhibit installation.

Another View of the Yosemite Life Zone Diorama

Another view of the Yosemite Glacier Diorama

Full view of Ice Age mural within installation.

Another view of the Native American Exhibit

Half Dome Mural

Half Dome is located at the eastern end of Yosemite Valley, possibly Yosemite's most familiar sight. A large painting of Half Dome was used to accompany the exhibit and convey the immense scale.
Location: Yosemite Valley Visitor Center, Yosemite National Park, California

Half Dome painting as shown in the exhibit installation.

Location: Yosemite Valley Visitor Center, Yosemite National Park, California

The Life Zones exhibit

Alumni Exhibits created a mural background for the Life Zones exhibit at Yosemite National Park. The mural depicts the diverse plants and animals living in the ecosystems ranging from the foothills to the higher altitudes.
Location: Yosemite Valley Visitor Center, Yosemite National Park, California

Detail from the Life Zones exhibit

Life Zones exhibit

Another View of the Yosemite Life Zone Diorama

Ice Age Mural

Alumni Exhibits created the mural to show the powerful forces of nature that shaped Yosemite. In addition to Ali Pearson, the murals and figures at Yosemite Valley Visitor Center were painted by Brooke Fancher, Ellen Litwiller, Marc Nicely, and Ellen Valentine.
Location: Yosemite Valley Visitor Center Yosemite National Park, California

Another view of the Yosemite Glacier Diorama

Full view of Ice Age mural within installation.

Another view of the Ice Age Mural

Native American Exhibit

In Yosemite Valley, Native American peoples lived in the area before the first white explorations into the region. For the Visitor Center, Alumni Exhibits created interpretive murals showing views of village life based on input from specialists.

Yosemite Valley Visitor Center, Yosemite National Park, California

Detail from the Native American Exhibit

Native American mural

Full view of Native American murals installed in exhibit area.

Location: Yosemite Valley Visitor Center, Yosemite National Park, California.

Another view of the Native American Exhibit