Art Studio Alumni News & Exhibitions

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Alumni Exhibitions and News

Recent news items about Art Studio alumni, as well as their upcoming exhibitions. 

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Alum in two-person show in San Francisco

The new two-person show“Neighbors” at Et. al. features textile wall works by Daniel Arthur Mendoza (B.A. ‘13) and ceramic, metal and foam sculptures by Daniel Alejandor Trejo (B.A., art history and art studio, ‘13). 

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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.

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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.

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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.

Seongmin Yoo, Pulses of Experience, 2026, mixed media installation at the William Thonson Gallery, Morris Graves Museum of Art
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Alum’s show explores the psychology of flight or fight

Alum Seongmin Yoo’s (MFA ‘ 24) newest exhibition show “Seongmin Yoo: Pulses of Experience” explores the intense physiological moment of attentive immobility, a reaction that premeditates a fight or flight response. Pulses of Experience functions as a metaphor for contemporary life.

Justine Di Fiore, Waves of Grief, 2026, oil on canvas
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Alum’s solo exhibition “Urgent Care” opens in Minneapolis

Justine Di Fiore (M.F.A. ‘23) will open her new solo show “Urgent Care” at Dreamsong gallery in Minneapolis on Mar. 21.

Abstract artwork by Noah Greene, image courtesy of the artist
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Alum Noah Greene at FalseFront gallery

FalseFront will exhibit a solo show of new paintings by alum Noah Greene (M.F.A. ‘18).

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Alum has solo show at Bass and Reiner

Cella Costanza’s (M.F.A. ‘25) solo show “Another Sun” will open April 11 at Bass and Reiner gallery.

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Alum in group show at Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art

Alum Hong Chun Zhang (M.F.A., ‘2004) will present a new work in a group show inspired by the global spirit of Kansas City at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art.

Yellow flyer with the text "Open Inquiry, UC Arts"
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Open Inquiry: UC Arts
A new generation of UC artists in groups show

Open Inquiry: UC Arts brings together emerging artists from the University of California’s leading art programs at UCLA, UC Berkeley, and UC Davis for a group show at the Sausalito Center for the Arts.

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Alum Jessica Wimbley featured in Moving Image Media Art

Alum Jessica Wimbley (MFA, ’05) is featured in the West Hollywood’s next Moving Image Art Media  (MIMA) series.

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Alum in solo show at the Pence Gallery

Alum Manuel Fernando Rios’ (MFA, ‘11) new solo show at the Pence Gallery is a reflection on the complex nature of memory, how certain moments can hold both joy and pain, comfort and conflict.

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Alum in Group Show at Portland Tea Shop

Work by alum Noah Green (M.F.A. ‘18) is featured in a group show at Portland’s Bardo Tea. The installation titled “Rest Haven” is presented in collaboration with Helen’s Costume Fine Art and brings together painting, drawing, collage, object-based work and sound that operate through ambiguity, staging and spatial relation. The exhibition opens Jan. 25 at 6 p.m.

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Alum in solo show at San Ramon art center

Seongmin Yoo’s (M.F.A. ‘24) latest exhibition at the Dougherty Station Community Arts Center Gallery brings together new sculpture, paintings, and a performance that reflect her continued exploration of movement, transformation, and the relationship between place and identity.

Artist seated in a studio surrounded by framed artwork on the wall
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Alum receives Art Bae Award

Alum Kelly O’Leary (M.F.A. ‘22) has received a 2025 Art Bae Award. Kelley will use this award to complete her Mars ventifact project: turning uncanny rover photographs into aluminum prints as well as 3D-printed sculptures, bringing the full series to exhibition scale.

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Alum in conversation about Care on Canvas

Alum Justine Di Fiore (M.F.A., ‘23) recently talked with artist Dan S. Wang on the issue of caregiving and artmaking.

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Alum Torreya Cummings’ (B.A., ‘99) new show “[Obstructed view of the house through the trees with the road visible on the left side in the foreground.] or black point reinterpretive site” is an immersive, site-responsive installation and replica of a 19th-century Victorian “period room” on view at the Berkeley Art Center.

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In Memoriam: Alum Sandra Riddell Shannonhouse

Sandra Riddell Shannonhouse — an artist and University of California, Davis, alum whose generous contributions and advocacy for public art and historic preservation helped shape vibrant art communities — has died.

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Alum Luka Vergoz in solo show at Third Space Art Collective

Alum Luka Vergoz’s (M.F.A., ‘23) solo show ”Forming, here, again” opens Oct. 10 at the Third Space Art Collective in Davis. Organized by DART Magazine and curated by another UC Davis alum Yuchen Hou (B.A., art studio, ‘25), 

"Encounters" installation view by Edgar Zhang
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Alum Robert Ortbal Has Solo Exhibition at Pence Gallery

Alum Robert Ortbal (MFA, art studio, ‘89) will have a solo exhibition, Encounters, at the Pence Gallery in Davis opening on Oct. 10. Running through Nov. 30, the installation includes video, costume, and sculpture from several of his recent series of exhibits.