Art Studio Alumni News & Exhibitions

Muzi Li Rowe and Vincent Pacheco, who received their M.F.A. degree from UC Davis in 2017, have been awarded Ali Youssefi Project residencies in Sacramento. Pacheco (M.F.A., art,’17, B.S., design, ’03) received the WAL residency which will provide an apartment and studio space for three months.

Art professor Hearne Pardee and art department alumnae Julia Couzens (M.F.A., ’90) have created public artworks recently unveiled and dedicated in Sacramento.

Alum Elaine K. Ng’s (BA 1999) solo show “OVER/UNDER” at Interloc in Rockland, Maine opened Saturday, January 18. “OVER/UNDER” showcases Ng’s recent work developed from her exploration of materials, patterns, and their relationship to place. Mined from research done in Taiwan during 2017-18, these works combine, abstract, and transform commonplace things, reimagining them in different contexts to offer alternate interpretations of our material surroundings.

Congratulations to Alum Rosemary Holliday Hall (BA 2013) who will present her solo exhibition “Encyclia Imagosis” at Paris London Hong Kong.   ”Encyclia Imagosis” will run from January 10 – February 22, 2020 in Chicago.

Alum Zach Clark (MFA 2016), Rachel Deane (MFA 2019) and Angela Willetts (MFA 2016) are participating in the group show “On the Tip of My Tongue” at Carnation Contemporary in Portland Oregon. The show is co-curated by another alum, Kristin Hough (MFA 2016).

Alum Gerald Walburg (MA, 1967) has an extensive solo exhibition of metal and ceramic sculptures, paintings and drawings at Artspace 1616 in Sacramento. Walburg, who lives in Sacramento, has created large scale public artworks including “Indo Arch” in downtown Sacramento and has works in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, SFMOMA, the Crocker Art Museum.