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. 

"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.

Jessica Wimbley, "The True Story of Edges: Leimert Park," public art courtesy of LA Metro Art
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Alum Jessica Wimbley Creates Public Art for LA Metro

Alum Jessica Wimbley (MFA, art studio, ‘05) was among the 10 artists who contributed work to “Love, Leimert,” a love letter to Leimert Park in Los Angeles, which presented moving-image artworks in a diverse range of styles and subject matter.

Exhibition flyer for "(Et Coagula)" at SW/M Gallery
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Graduate students featured in group show

The art studio graduating class of 2026 from the Maria Manetti Shrem Art Studio Program and the San Francisco State University School of Art present “Solve et Coagula,” a two-part exhibition showcasing works created during the first year of each institution’s M.F.A. program. Part two, “et Coagula,” opens on Thursday, Oct. 2. Both exhibitions are located at SWIM Gallery in San Francisco.

Nicole Irene Anderson, "A Lethal New Species," 2025, soft pastel, charcoal, conte crayon, and wax pastel on builder's paper, 100 x 180 inches
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Alum awarded Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation fellowship

Nicole Anderson (M.F.A. ‘25) has received a grant from the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation. This is Nicole’s third grant from the foundation which supports young artists working at the forefront of representational art.

Seongmin Yoo, "Flow of Displacement"
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Alum’s solo show on view at Holter Museum of Art

Seongmin Yoo’s (M.F.A. ‘24) new solo show “Flow of Displacement” is on view at the Holter Museum of Art in Helena, Montana.

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Alum awarded Lighthouse Works Residency

Sofía del Pedregal (M.F.A. ‘22) has been awarded the Lighthouse Works Residency Fellowship. Sofia will be in residence from Aug. 26-Oct. 7 as part of Session 65.

Exhibition flyer for "Soft Land / Public Land" featuring an illustrated animal portrait
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Alum featured in group show

The M.F.A. class of 2025 — Joel Murnan, Jamal Gunn Becker, Brenton Haslam, Raquel Marie Tripp, Nicole Anderson, Josephine Devanbu and Cella Costanze — are featured in a new group show at Public Land.

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Alum curates new show at ARTspace

Alum Caetlynn Booth (B.A., 02) has curated a new show at Project: ARTspace entitled Mindscape is a Pattern.

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Alum Gracianne Kirsch’s solo show opens at East Bay Creative Lab

Gracianne Kirsch’s (M.F.A. ‘24) solo show presents new work exploring their childhood spent in a rural home built by their father on a mountain top in Redwood Valley, California. “Home After All” meditates on an accumulation of memories of home, family, growing, and changing in the rural Northern California landscape. 

Exhibition flyer for "Wet Matter" at Confloptus, featuring a close-up photo of a hand
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Alum in show at Confloptus

Jordan Benton (M.F.A. ‘23) and Whitney Vangrin (M.F.A. ‘22) will exhibit new works on June 28 at Confloptus. Jordan presents photographs from the project STACKS, depiction of prescribed burn piles, exploring the visual language of ecological intervention. Whitney shares new sculptures and video, featuring footage from the kelp restoration project at Bodega Bay Marine Lab and fermentation processes at The Cultured Pickle Shop in Berkeley.

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Alum in solo show in Berlin

In her new solo exhibition in Berlin, April Camlin (M.F.A. ‘24) brings together her weavings and sculptural installations with a historic collection of beaded funerary wreaths from the Perlen Museum Berlin. 

Beaded, fringed sculptural artwork by Tara Daly with a red arc at top
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Graduate and alum in group show at the Brower Center

The Brower Center’s annual local exhibition “Object [Im]Permanence” features graduate student Tara Daly and alum Irman Arcibal (M.F.A. ‘08).

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Alum publishes book on art and activism

Steve Lambert (M.F.A. ‘06), co-founder of the Center for Artistic Activism, published an all-purpose guide to supporting effective social change by combining the emotional power of the arts with the strategic planning of activism.

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Alum in solo show at Sacramento City Hall

Alum Nitheen Ramalingam (M.F.A. ‘24) opened a new solo at the City Hall in Sacramento. “Alone, Coming Together: New Paintings by Nitheen Ramalingam” is curated by Susie Kantor and will be on view at the Sacramento Mayor’s Office until May 20, 2025.

Sacramento City Hall
916 H St, Sacramento CA 95814
For more information, contact oacgallery@cityofsacramento.org

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Alum in group show at 12.26 Gallery in Los Angeles

A new show at 12.26 gallery in Los Angeles features new work by alum Jesse Genepi (M.F.A ‘21) and Travis Boyer.

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Alum in solo show in Los Angeles gallery

Alum Justine Di Fiore’s (M.F.A. ‘23) will open a new solo show at The Bunker in Los Angeles.

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Group show at gallery 120710 highlights alum

Curated by Paul Taylor (M.F.A. ‘11), “Drawn,” at 120710 in Berkeley features work by Taylor as well as alum Kelley O’Leary and Gracianne Kirsch. “Drawn” opened in March and will be on view until April 19. 

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Alum April Camlin to show work in Headlands Open Studios

The Headlands Center for the Arts Spring Open House provides a once-a-season opportunity to explore the campus, meet their current artists, view works in progress, and attend screenings, performances, and readings. Participating in this year’s Open House on Sunday, April 13, will be April Camlin (M.F.A. ‘24), a 2024-2025 Graduate Fellow representing UC Davis.

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Elisabeth Higgins O’Connor in solo show at The Fourth Wall

Lecturer and alum Elisabeth Higgins O’Connor (M.F.A. ‘05) is presenting a new solo exhibition “…and how long have you felt this way?” at The Fourth Gallery in Oakland.

Muzi Li Rowe, installation detail from "Good of Nothing," 2023
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Alum in solo and group shows

Muzi Li Rowe (M.F.A. ‘17) is opening a new solo show “More, Faster, Better, Efficient” at the Arts Visalia Visual Art Center. The exhibition contains new sculptures made with defunct electronic cables and large scale photographs. Rowe uses antiquated technology and electronic waste as her subject matter, medium and material, combining analogue and digital methods, as well traditional crafts in her process.