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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Alumni Featured in Shelter in Studio Exhibition

Rachel Dean (M.F.A, ‘19), Stephen Kaltenbach (B.A., ’66, M.A., ‘67),  Douglas Kleinsmith (B.A., ‘18) and Muzi Li Rowe (M.F.A., ‘17) are currently featured in “Shelter in Studio,” an online exhibition that is California Artists’ Response to Covid-19.

"Out of the Blue" exhibition poster at the Milan Royal Palace
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Alum Hong Zhang showing at the Milan Royal Palace

Alum Hong Zhang (MFA 2004) is participating in the group show “Out of the Blue” at the Palazzo Reale in Milan. The opening reception is Tuesday, September 8, 2020

This show, a collaboration with Milan based Alcantara textile company, is curated by Dagmar Carnevale Lavezzoli and Katie Hill. Six Chinese artists — Qin Feng, Qu Lei Lei, Sun Xun, Mao Lizi, Wang Huangsheng as well as Hong – have been invited to participate, with each artist presenting a new body of work using Chinese ink with Alcantara material.

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Alum Kyle Dunn has solo exhibition at Robertson Ares Gallery

Alum Kyle Dunn’s (MFA 2012) solo exhibition at Galerie Robertson Arès opened this June in Montreal. “Directions With No Endpoints” will be up until July 18, 2020.

Read Kyle’s interview with Galerie Robertson Arès in which he discusses his process, unique technique and ”Directions With No Endpoints.” 

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Alum Kevin Frances in “Documents”

Alum Kevin Frances (BA 2010) is participating in the group show “Documents” at the George Adams Gallery. “Documents” features paintings, photographs and woodcuts by Frances as well as artists Jack Beal, Manny Farber, Kija Lucas and Tony May.  

The exhibition will be available both online, in a digital format and installed at the gallery for viewings by appointment through July 16 to September 26, 2020.

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Alum Anna Valdez Has Solo Exhibition in SF

Alum Anna Valdez (BA 2009 and MFA, Boston University) is having a solo show at Hashimoto Contemporary in San Francisco now though June 27. 

“Objects of Affection” is her third solo presentation at the gallery and showcases Valdez’s maximalist still life paintings which offer a glimpse through the artist’s lens into art history and the familiar.

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Alum Receives Scholarship for New York Program

New alumna Chas (Chastine) Madla (B.A. ’20) has won this year’s summer scholarship to the New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture (NYSS).

Portrait of alum Daniel Alejandro Trejo.
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Alum Daniel Trejo interviewed in Hyperallergic

Alum Daniel Alejandro Trejo (BA, Art History and Art Studio, 2013) has been interviewed by Hyperallergic in their series Queer Art Workers Reflect.

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Alum Lisa Rybovich Crallé ends SFMOMA residency

In response to recent events at SFMOMA, alum Lisa Rybovich Crallé (MFA 2011) and her collaborative “Heavy Breathing” artist-lecture series ended their residency at SFMOMA’s #museumfromhome Community in Residence Program which was scheduled to present “How to Eat Blackberries” with artists Leila Weefur and Elana Gross on June 4.

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Alum Zach Clark on Artist Publications Panel Discussion

Alum Zach Clark (MFA 2016) will be on the Kala Art Institute’s Artist Publications Panel Discussion this May 30 at 2 pm for Art Kala 2020. Clark and Amy Burek (both of Chute Studio) will have a conversation with the artists of the collaborative Riso Studio to discuss their Art Kala 2020 special publications, Risograph and will share their experiences with the process.

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Alum Torreya Cummings in Chain Reaction 13

Alum Torreya Cummings is featured in Chain Reaction 13, an online exhibition at the SFAC Galleries.

The Chain Reaction series was launched in 1986 to celebrate Bay Area artists. Chain Reaction mimics a chain letter where every Monday for the eight weeks a new chain is initiated. Each participant is selected by the featured artist the day before—artists choosing artists choosing artists.

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Alum Joyce Nojima in Wander Woman 2

Alum Joyce Nojima (MFA 2014) is participating in the exhibit Wander Woman 2. Curated by Rea Lynn de Guzman, this exhibition explores complex identity politics such as diaspora, femininity, liminality, and power dynamics. Artists present work in a diverse range of artistic media stemming from photo-based conceptual work and material explorations such as performance, photography, print media, sculpture, video.

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Alum Manuel Fernando Rios featured in Comstock’s Magazine

Alum Manuel Fernando Rios (MFA 2011) is featured in a recent article in Comstock’s Magazine, a monthly Sacramento-based periodical.  Manuel shares his experiences as a working artist and art instructor in the time of COVID-19 “Art Exposed: Manuel Fernando Rios.”

 

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Alum Zen Cohen in PS1 Virtual Launch

Zen Cohen (MFA 2011) is participating in the virtual launch of the PS1 Media Arts Co-op. They will be screening of short videos and follow up with a Q&A of MAC participants.

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Muzi Li Rowe and Vincent Pacheco awarded residency at Verge Center for the Arts

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.

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Alumni Exhibit in Online Gallery

Tavarus Blackmon (MFA 2018) and Joy Miller (MFA 2018) recently launched the online gallery Art Music Lit Space.

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Alum Liv Moe on Arts non-profits in Hyperallergic

Liv Moe, alum and Executive Director of Verge Center for the Arts in Sacramento, was recently interviewed by Hyperallergic on how small non-profits in the Arts are fairing in the time of COVID-19. Read the full article here.

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Alum Returns to Davis to Create Mural

Richard Whitten (MFA, 1987) was recently back in Davis to create a mural. The mural located in the alley behind Peet’s Coffee, 231 E St., is based on his 2016 painting “Looking Glass.”

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Art Professor and Alumnae Create Public Art in Sacramento

Hearne Pardee Gina Werfel

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

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Alum Kevin Frances at the Leon Gallery

Alum Kevin Frances’ (BA 2010) solo show will open February 15 at the Leon Gallery in Denver. “Man in the Moon” will feature Kevin’s woodcuts, photographs and sculptures from his Monolith series and will be on display until March 28. If you are in the Denver area, the opening reception will be Feb 15, from 7-11 pm.

Leon Gallery
1112 E. 17th Avenue
Denver, Colorado 80218

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Alum Elaine K. Ng in solo exhibition

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.