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Announcement

Professor Cortez receives ICA StarAward

Congratulations to Professor Beatriz Cortez, recipient of an ICA San Diego Star Award! Professor Cortez, along with artist Ashish Subedy, was recognized at the Institute of Contemporary Art San Diego’s Future Forward Gala as an artist whose work and vision shape the cultural and creative landscape in meaningful ways.

Announcement

Alum performs with The Ruckus Revival

Rachel Maryam Smith (MFA ‘20) performed as BubblishUS for the variety show The Ruckus Revival on April 9. The underground Oakland variety show performs at The Continental Club in Oakland.

Announcement

Alum Deirdre White in group show at Manna Gallery

Familiar Strangers, a new group show featuring alum and lecturer Deirdre White (MFA, ‘93), opens this Saturday at Manna Gallery.

Announcement

Alum in solo show in Los Angeles

“Bespokeology” is Julia Couzens’ (MFA, ‘90) latest show with Patricia Sweetow Gallery featuring her stitched, bundled, patched and layered textile works.

Upcoming Events

Event

Opening Celebration: 2026 Graduate Exhibition
Arts & Humanities

Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum

The free public opening features performances by master’s and doctoral students, as well as the presentation of the LeShelle and Gary May Art Purchase Prize, the Keister and Allen Art Purchase Prize, the Letters and Science Prize, and the Savageau Award in the Department of Design. 

Work from 20 UC Davis graduate students in Art History, Studio Art, Design and Performance Studies are represented:

  • Zahra Baxi, M.F.A., Design
  • Rafael Bertacini, M.F.A., Design
  • Nick Block, M.F.A., Studio Art
  • Tara K. Daly, M.F.A., Studio Art
  • Elieza Delaney-Lewis, M.F.A., Design
  • Nathalia Guimaraes, M.F.A., Design
  • Levi Keatts, M.F.A., Studio Art
  • Elmira M. Sultan Rashid, Ph.D., Performance Studies
  • Davion Mack, M.F.A., Studio Art
  • Madeline Madrid, M.A., Art History
  • Melinda Marks, Ph.D., Performance Studies
  • Nidhi Mittal, M.F.A., Design
  • Sean Olmstead, M.F.A., Studio Art
  • Megan Plunkett, M.F.A., Design
  • Gino Robair, Ph.D., Performance Studies
  • Lena Sakkab, M.A., Art History
  • Emily Tonnos, M.F.A., Design
  • Erika Tsimbrovsky, Ph.D., Performance Studies
  • Marjorie Williams, M.F.A., Studio Art
  • Grace Wu, M.A., Art History
Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum, Davis, CA
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Arts & Humanities 2026 Graduate Exhibition
Art History, Studio Art, Design and Performance Studies

Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum

Experience new ways of seeing and understanding the past, present and future in this multidisciplinary exhibition. Work from 20 UC Davis graduate students in Art History, Studio Art, Design and Performance Studies are represented:

Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum, Davis, CA

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