Art Studio Alumni News & Exhibitions

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.

Alum Shawn Sullivan (BA, 1991) has been the Sheldon High School animation teacher since 1998. He has also been a mentor to his Elk Grove students, helping many launch into successful careers in the arts, media and the entertainment industry, including performance artist David Garibaldi. Today the mentor and the former student are collaborators on a nonprofit called Creator X which links student artists with practicing professionals.

Currently on display at the Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive is the exhibition “Strange”  featuring the work of artists whose art captures the spirit of Surrealism. Among these featured artists is alum Julia Couzens (MFA 1990).

Jodi Connelly, M.F.A. 2018, has received a residency through the Ali Youssefi Project. The project includes a residency at the Verge Center for the Arts in Sacramento.