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. 

Three pink paper banners strung on a line outdoors, each hand-lettered with text and small painted figures, set against blurred green foliage.
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Alum Aida Lizalde at Axis Gallery

Axis Gallery in Sacramento is exhibiting “Vessel / Fountain,” a solo show with recent works by alum Aida Lizalde (BA ‘18).

Split-panel event flyer: a crumpled metallic sculptural object on a pink background beside a blurred portrait draped in translucent fabric, with "Double Feature" event text overlaid.
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Alumni installation and performance at TGTG

This Saturday, October 10 from 7-10 pm, catch Vincent Pacheco’s (MFA ‘17) solo show “Smile Now, Cry Later” and Orang Hutan’s (MFA ‘20) “Ode to Fire” at The Garage on the Grove. 

Mixed-media textile artwork combining woven fabric strips in blue, green, and red tones with dangling threads and stitched elements, mounted against a white background.
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Alum Julia Couzens in solo show

Save the date for Julia Couzens (MFA 1990) upcoming show at b. sakata garo in Sacramento. A show featuring her new work will on view October 7 to October 31. A reception will be held October 10 from 6-8 pm. Please call 916.665.8268 or 916.600.1073 to see the show. When visiting us please be sure to wear a mask or face covering for the duration of your stay.

Minimalist event flyer with a hazy gray-pink sky and a small glowing orange sun near the horizon, event title text overlaid at top.
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Noah Greene at window mine

Alum Noah Greene’s (MFA, ‘18) solo show “The House is Shallow” opens October 5 and runs to October 30 at window mine in Reno, Nevada. This show is not remote so appointments are required.

Gallery installation view with a tall dark ceramic column sculpture, small round wall-mounted ceramic pieces, and a large colorful abstract painting on the adjoining wall.
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Alum Julia Haft-Candell at Candice Madey

Alum Julia Haft-Candell (BA, ‘05) is featured in the inaugural exhibition of Candice Madey Gallery titled “There Will Come Soft Rains.”

Sculpture assembled from interlocking golden gears and cogs of varying sizes, forming a treelike mechanical structure against a black background.
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Alum Chris Daubert at Pence Gallery

An installation of hand-carved wooden sculptures by alumnus Chris Daubert (MFA, ’88) will be on exhibition at the Pence Gallery Oct. 6 through Nov. 29. 

Faculty and Alumnus Look to the Future in Exhibition
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Faculty and Alumnus Look to the Future in Exhibition

Glenda Drew Jesse Drew Melissa Chandon

Professors Glenda Drew, Department of Design, and Jesse Drew, Department of Cinema and Digital Media, have created new works using innovative technology that are featured in “Memories of a New Future,” an exhibition at the Barn Gallery in Woodland. The installation also includes work by Melissa Chandon, lecturer in Design, and Chris Daubert, MFA Art Studio (2018).

Muzi Li Rowe, "Stereo Camera Obscura," 2020, Kodak projector lenses, wood, paper, glass
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Alum Muzi Li Rowe interviewed in “Conversations with Artists”

Alum Muzi Li Rowe (MFA 2017) will be interviewed by Liv Moe, Director of the Verge Center for the Arts, on Sunday, September 13 at 5:15 pm. as part of their ”Conversations with Artists” series for Sac Open Studies. The open studios, which have taken the form of digital tours this year, run for two weeks and feature 120 artists.

Mixed-media painting: a geometric collage of triangular fragments in warm reds, oranges, and pinks with an octagonal portrait insert at center, over a faint blue grid background.
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Alum Manuel Fernando Rios in solo exhibition at Axis Gallery

Alum Manuel Fernando Rios’ (MFA 2011) solo show “The Weight” is currently on view at Axis Gallery in Sacramento. “The Weight” aims to visually explore the feeling of carrying mental baggage. Through mixed media paintings that often include silkscreen and image transfers, Rios weaves intricate compositions full of colorful abstracted and figurative forms capturing the complicated feelings of emotional weight.

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Alum Rosemary Holliday Hall in group show at Glass Curtain Gallery

Alum Rosemary Holliday Hall (BA 2013) is participating in the group show “Third Coast Disrupted: Artists + Scientists on Climate,” an exhibition that is the result of a yearlong conversation between artists and scientists centered on climate change impacts in the Chicago region. The exhibition can be viewed in person at the Glass Curtain Gallery or as a video documentation compiled by the Glass Curtain Gallery.

Gallery installation view of Vincent Pacheco's piñata sculptures, including a large sneaker, in "Smile Now, Cry Later"
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Alum Vincent Pacheco presents solo exhibition at TGTG

Alum Vincent Pacheco’s (MFA 2017, BS Design 2003) solo exhibition “Smile Now, Cry Later” opens at The Garage on the Grove (TGTG) in Sacramento this Saturday, September 12 at 7-10 pm.  

Comic-strip illustration page in blue and dark red duotone panels showing figures climbing stairs, falling, and lying down in a sequential narrative.
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Alum Chris Lanier publishes “An Anatomy of Institutional Racism”

Alum Chris Lanier (MFA 2007) is featured in Drawing the Times, a platform for graphic journalists and cartoonists, with his adaptation of the Ferguson DOJ report “An Anatomy of Institutional Racism.”

Outdoor billboard mounted on a tall pole displaying a light-blue artwork against a clear sky, with palm trees and rooftops visible below.
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Alum art on SaveArtSpace billboard in LA

Alum Daniel Alejandro Trejo’s (BA 2013) art has been included in SaveArtSpace’s project “Looking Forward // Queer Futures” which displays artwork by 10 queer artists on billboards in the LA area. Daniel’s billboard is on Melrose and N. Mariposa and will be up for one month.

Hedwig Brouckaert, "Thin-Skinned," 2020, paper and acid-free glue on marble, from the series Peel - America 2020
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Alum Hedwig Brouckaert in online group exhibitions

Alum Hedwig Brouckaert (MFA 2005) is in several group exhibitions in New York right now. “Re/Location,” sponsored by AS | Projects and curated by Jill Conner, will be available online until September 17, 2020. Re/Location features new works that reflect on the cathartic essence of the current moment and the process of change.

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Alum in Axis Gallery’s 15th National Juried Exhibition

Alums Carmel Dor (BA 2015), Laura Rayburn (MFA 2015) and Wesley Bell-Miller (MFA 2015) are all participating in the “Axis 15th National Juried Exhibition” now on display at the Axis Gallery in Sacramento.

Photograph of three glowing white sun bursts against a deep blue sky with dark clouds and a hazy amber gradient near the horizon.
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Alum Jason Engelund in solo show

Alum Jason Engelund’s (MFA 2013) solo exhibition “Sunscapes, Icarus Survives” opens August 20 at Adele Gilani Art Gallery in Sausalito.

"Producing Space" art installation, courtesy of Outback Arthouse.
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Alumni Create Outback Arthouse in L.A.

Alumni Kristin Hough (MFA ’16) and Julian Tan (MFA ’16) are among the founders of Outback Arthouse, a collaborative curatorial project in Los Angeles.

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Jessica Eve Rattner receives Headlands Graduate Fellowship

Jessica Eve Rattner

Congratulations to Jessica Eve Rattner (M.F.A. 2020) on receiving a 2020-2021 Graduate Fellowship to the Headlands Center for the Arts. 

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Alum Tavarus Blackmon co-curates virtual exhibition

Art Music Lit Space’s latest virtual exhibition “Methods of Negotiation” is now on view. Co-curated by Tavarus Blackmon (MFA 2018) and Derek Kwan, “Methods of Negotiation” asks how we negotiate in a world where many of our usual methods of negotiation have been disrupted?

Kyle Austin Dunn, "Agitated Surface," acrylic on canvas
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Alum Kyle Dunn in New American Paintings

Alum Kyle Dunn (MFA ‘12) has been featured in the magazine New American Paintings 145 (Pacific Coast). New American Paintings publishes the most important series of artist competitions throughout the country and catalogs each in a special volume. This issue (Volume 24, Issue 6, December/January 2020) looks at the Pacific Coast Competition 2019, curated by Christine Y. Kim, Associate Curator of Contemporary Art, LACoMA. 

Congratulation Kyle!