Alum Ella Cross (B.A., emphasis in architecture and museum
studies, ‘21) completed a three month research internship with
the Society of
California Pioneers Museum and Archive at the Presidio in San
Francisco. During her internship, Ella photographed and
documented material long hidden away in storage: the Presidio’s
shoe, boots and slippers collection.
Second-year graduate student Srđan Tunić will share his
findings from his internship at the Bohart Museum of Entomology
in his talk “Plants, Insects and Art: Mary Foley Benson’s
Scientific Illustrations.”
The UC Davis Humanities
Institute’s Book
Chat series opens with Professor Talinn Grigor in
conversation with Dr. Wendy DeSouza. Grigor will discuss her
latest book, The Persian Revival: The Imperialism of the
Copy in Iranian and Parsi Architecture (2021) and her
research on 19th-20th-century art and architectural histories
through postcolonial and critical theories grounded in Iran,
Armenio-Iran, and Parsi India.
Congratulations to Emily Szasz (M.A., ‘22) whose
paper ”Denaturalizing Center Modalities of Making: Reading
Yoko Ono’s Grapefruit” has been accepted for the College
Arts Association’s111th conference.
Congratulations to alum Kristen Keach Muyo (M.A., ‘15) who
just recently earned her Ph.D. in Italian Studies at
the University of California at Berkeley, with a designated
emphasis in Renaissance and Early Modern Studies.
Professor Katharine Burnett has been invited to present a
keynote lecture at the 5th International Symposium on
Humanistic Foundations and Intercultural Understanding of Sino-US
Relations (HFCUSUR).
Professor Katharine Burnett recently discussed “Analyzing Wu
Bin’s Poem, Autumn Mountain Picture” for Crossing the Peach
Blossom Bridge: An Introduction at the Helen T. Lin
Poetry Pavilion roundtable discussion on translation,
the aesthetic ideals that connect poetry.
Sienna Stevens (MA, ‘23) is presenting a paper “‘A‘ole au e
ha‘alele i kou leo”: Situating Robert Dampier’s Dual Portraits of
Kamehameha III and Nāhi‘ena‘ena on the Cusp of Imperial
Supremacy” at the Case Western Reserve University’s 48th Annual
Cleveland Art History Symposium.
The Kingsley Art Club hosted a conversation
with collector, philanthropist and UC Davis alum Alan
Templeton (B.A., art history and psychology, ‘82) in which he
discusses his journey as a collector and talks about some of
the many exquisite drawings, prints and paintings he has donated
to the Crocker Art
Museum.
Graduate student Srđan Tunić (M.A., ‘23) will present a paper at
the most recent Queer and Gender Studies in the Slavic Context
meeting. His paper, “The Woman With the Gun: Nasta Rojc’s
Self-Portrait in Hunter Suit in the Light of Feminist, Queer, and
Postcolonial Theories,” takes a look at Croatian artist
Nasta Rojc and the posthumous reception of her work. Srdan
closely examines “Autoportret u lovačkom odijelu” (Self-Portrait
in Hunter Suit) from 1912, to explore postcolonial
interpretations of her work.
“Art and Race Matters: The Career of Robert Colescott” is a
retrospective exhibition co-curated by alum Matthew Weseley
(M.A., ‘13) and art historian Lowery Stokes Sims.
Professor Katharine Burnett presented her
research, “Sino-Viet Tea Culture and Teapots before 1700,”
at the international symposium, Tea: Nature, Culture,
Society, 1650-1850,
Graduate student Srđan Tunić (M.A., ‘23) will present a paper at
the Ljubljana
Street Art Festival conference this coming June 28-29 in
Slovenia. Srđan’s paper will be presented as part of Panel 1:
Political Peripheries of Street Art.
His paper, entitled ”F*** Gays Homophobia!
Congratulations to Sarah Grimes (art history and design
double-major) who is among the winners of this year’s Norma J.
Lang Prize for Undergraduate Research.
The Art and Art History Club is open to all art studio and art
history majors, minors, and friends. Our purpose is to learn
about and discuss all things relating to art and art history. We
do this through open discussions at meetings, going on field
trips to art museums and galleries, watching art-related movies,
selling student-made art, and promoting art education. We are
working hard to create an art community among UC Davis
undergraduates.
