UC Davis, B.A. Art History, Native American Studies, minor
Noël earned her B.A. summa cum laude in art history with a minor
in Native American studies from U.C. Davis. Her undergraduate
thesis focused on the art and design of a local
nineteenth-century picturesque cemetery and the social narrative
of its aesthetics. She has worked for numerous art galleries and
museum collections and most recently researched and wrote for
several exhibits in Sacramento.
Allison earned her B.A. summa cum laude in 2017 studying Greek
and Roman antiquity. She received the Undergraduate Research
Scholars Award at UCLA for her honor’s thesis “A New Neighborhood
for an Old City: The Resettlement of the Athenian Agora in the
Middle Byzantine Period” which was also published in UCLA’s
undergraduate journal Aleph. Allison
has performed archaeological fieldwork at the Roman forum of
Grumentum in southern Italy and interned at the Fine Arts Museums
of San Francisco.
Amanda recently graduated form CSU Sacramento where she
studied Art History. At CSUS, she was awarded the Raymond W. and
Joyce Witt Scholarship in 2016. At UC Davis, she intends to study
the role of women in art production as subjects, artists or
patrons.
Grace received her B.A. from UC Davis in Art History with a minor
in Human Rights in 2016. Her research interests include Islamic
illuminated manuscripts and Persian poetry produced in the
Timurid and Safavid Dynasties specifically allegorical
representations of the Sufi doctrine. Grace has interned at
The Pence Gallery in Davis. There she participated in research,
development, PR for upcoming exhibits, helped with art
installation and fundraising events.
University of California, San Diego, B.A., Art History and CriticismLeah Theis
Wei Rodriguez earned her B.A. in Art History from U.C. San Digeo.
Her primary interest of study and research in the field is in
modern/contemporary Chinese art, especially in the impact of
colonial modernity on visual culture. Her undergraduate honors
thesis focused on the early life and professional career of
Guan Zilan, a female artist who was active during the
mid-Republican era. While Wei continues her study at U.C.
Davis, she will intern at the Pence Gallery and the Crocker
Museum.
California State University, Sacramento, B.S. Business AdministrationLeah Theis
Darya Ryan was born in Siberia, Russia. She earned her B.A. in
Business Administration (Management Information Systems) from
California State University, Sacramento (CSUS). Her primary
interest of study is the iconoclast art culture of Post-Soviet
Russia. She is interested in the notion of unrestricted creative
idea and its potential to impact and transform the contemporary
world. Darya’s photography has been published in National
Geographic, Social Documentary Network, and the Edge of
Humanity magazine.
UC Los Angeles, B.A. Classics and Art HistoryMelany Miners
Selena graduated in 2017 from UCLA with majors in both Classical
Civilizations and Art History. Her undergraduate honors thesis
analyzed the anatomical drawings of Michelangelo Buonarotti and
Leonardo da Vinci, and her focus as a graduate student is on
female representation in Ancient Mediterranean art.
