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. 

Announcement

Terry Peterson at the Pence Gallery

“Anadromous: New Works by Terry Peterson”

September 30-November 8, 2017
Reception October 13, 2017 from 6-9 pm

Terry Peterson (MFA 2012) is a sculptor who thrives on repurposing objects to create living, breathing installations. Much of his current series originated with a mummified fish, leading the artist to explore ways in which objects from nature mutate in surprising ways. His large-scale sculptural works rotate, breathe, and make noise, and a re further activated by video projection.

Announcement

Mary Alison Lucas at Trax Gallery
September 7 - October 7, 2017

Mary Alison Lucas (MFA 2008) explores the processes of contortion, pressure, slicing, smashing, stabbing, and stitching while nurturing, supporting, and coating the materials in the exhibition “Wild Ways.” These sculptures emerge from her fascination with synergy, symbiosis, parasitic attraction, repulsion, defined relationships in the natural world from everyday human interactions to bacterial dynamics.

“Wild Ways” open through October 7th and featuring Mike Helke and Bean Finneran in addition to Lucas.

Exhibition

Hedwig Brouckaert in “Transitions”

Group show curated by Michael Kukla with Hedwig Brouckaert, Joan Grubin, Marietta Hoferer, Michael Kukla, Jaanika Peerna, Susan Schwalb, Ilene Sunshine, Natalie Albaladejo, Claudie Dadu, Jean Louis Gourreau, Joachim Griess, Lionel Laussedat, Doris Schlaepfer and Venice Spescha.

April 5th – May 4th, 2018
Project: ARTspace
156 Fifth Ave., Suite 308
New York, NY 10010, USA

Exhibition

Hedwig Brouckaert in “Look Now”

“Look Now”, curated by Daan Rau, includes works by Andrea Aquilanti (I), Peter Bracke (B), Hedwig Brouckaert (B/US), Davide d’Elia (I), Lieven Neirinck (B) and Massimo Uberti (I).

On view until October 15, 2017

Preview and opening by His Excellency Mr. Jan Briers, Governor of the Province of East Flanders - Belgiumon Friday September 22 at 6 pm

Palazzo Vendramin Costa
Fondamenta Ca Vendramin
Cannaregio 2396
Venezia, Italy

Announcement

Mathew Zefeldt in Staring at the Sun

Big Pictures Los Angeles is pleased to announce “Staring at the Sun,” a Group exhibition featuring the work of Aramis Gutierrez, Aaron Morse, Ariana Papademetropoulos, and Mathew Zefeldt (MFA 2011).

Announcement

Mathew Zefeldt in Artsy

“Conventional wisdom holds that the bonanza of New York summer shows is little more than a sleepy pause before the fall season kicks into gear. But it’s also a terrific time to scout group exhibitions for the lesser-known talent on the cusp of wider recognition—artists who will, with any justice, soon be given their own solo-show spotlight in the city.” According to Artsy, this includes Mathew Zefeldt (MFA 2011).

Announcement

Claudia Alvarez at El Museo del Barrio

Claudia Alvarez (BA, UC Davis Art Studio, MFA, California College of Arts in San Francisco) is creating an installation of two-dimensional works inspired by the Mexican tradition of ex-voto or retablo paintings. The structure of text and image will be a point of departure for social commentary, autobiographical and broader issues. Her project “Huertas (Orchards)” will be on-site live in Las Galerias from August 2-November 5,2017 at the El Museo Del Barrio in New York City.

Announcement

May Wilson Wins SF Art Dealers Award

May Wilson

May Wilson (MFA, art, ’13) has won the 2017 San Francisco Artist Award from The San Francisco Art Dealers Association (SFADA). As winner, she will have a solo exhibition at the Themes + Projects gallery, Minnesota Street Project, 1275 Minnesota St., September 9 – 30.

Exhibition

Matthew Debbaudt in “Motion Pictures”
July 14-August 11, 2017

BLUEorange is proud to present the epic telling of Motion Pictures, a “so low” show featuring the new drawings and paintings of Matthew Kelly Debbaudt (MFA 2015). 

“rumor has it, that sometime in the year twenty fifteen, matthew kelly debbaudt’s imaginary penis was brutally severed at fingerprint by some kind of dark menacing demon. supposedly, the massive loss of blood catapulted him into a very deep coma. trapped in his own head, for some reason, he transformed into “KNOWBODY” — his no longer dormant superego imp.

Exhibition

Hedwig Broukaert in Collaborative Exhibition in Bangkok

CROSSING THE DATELINE
Group exhibition guest curated by Pitiwat Somthai
with work by Nelleke Beltjens, Hedwig Brouckaert, Carol Hepper, Suparirk
Kanitwaranan, Pasutt Kanrattanasutra, Komson Knookiew, Bussayamas Nandawan, Panu Suaysuwan, Pitiwat Somthai and Vanida Pornsombatpaiboon

March 16 – June 4, 2017
Opening March 23 at 6:30pm

Bangkok Art and Culture Center – BACC.
939 Rama 1 Road, Wangmai, Pathumwan,
Bangkok, THAILAND

Announcement

Alumnus Helps School District Win Crayola Education Grant
Jason Engelund Helps Foster Children's Critical Thinking

UC Davis Alumnus Jason Engelund, MFA 2013, partnering Chabot Elementary School in Castro Valley, helped the institution receive an Arts Education Grant from Crayola.

Event

Alum Paul Taylor Featured in Two Area Exhibitions
Chandra Cerrito Contemporary and Axis Gallery

Opening: Friday December 2, 2016 @ 6 – 8 PM

Multimedia artist Paul Taylor, who received his MFA from UC Davis, is among the featured artists represented in “Turbulence” at the Chandra Cerrito Contemporary in Oakland. The group exhibition runs Dec. 2 through Jan. 26.

Taylor is also featured in an invitational show at the Axis Gallery in Sacramento. The show runs Dec. 2 through 18. 

Announcement

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Paul Taylor's Solo exhibit at the Building Imagination Center - Turlock, CA

Opening Reception: Thursday December 8, 2016 @ 5:30 – 8:30 PM

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Announcement

Hedwig Brouckaert Presents Collaborative Exhibition

Hedwig Brouckaert (MFA 2005) will participate in a 2-person exhibition, Collect Light, with Vanessa Albury at the Clara M. Eagle Gallery at Murray State University. The exhibiton will run from November 18, 2016 to February 7, 2017.

Clara M. Eagle Gallery
Murray State University
Murray, Kentucky
20 Grand Avenue, Space 509
Brooklyn, NY 11205

Announcement

Lisa Rybovich Crallé makes Shrem Opening Ribbon

The Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art will open to the public on Sunday, Nov. 13 featuring a special exhibition of the work of first-generation faculty, but also feature exhibitions of contemporary artists who exemplify the interactive and art-making UC Davis tradition. 

Announcement

Zach Clark in Paper Cuts

Zach Clark (MFA 2016) will be in the group show “Paper Cuts” in Arts Benicia. “Paper Cuts” runs from October 15 to November 13, 2016. The opening is Saturday, October 16 from 6-8 pm.

Arts Benicia
911 Tyler Street, Suite 114
Benicia, CA 94510

Announcement

Crossing the Dateline with Nelleke Beltjens

Nelleke Beltjens (MFA 2001) will be in the group show “Crossing the Dateline” at the Bangkok Art Center (BACC) which runs from March 16 to June 4, 2017.

BACC
939 Rama 1 Road
Wangmai, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330
www.bacc.or.th/

Announcement

Nelleke Beltjens at Galerie Roger Katwijk

Nelleke Beltjens (MFA 2001) is in a two-person exhibition with Alexandra Roozen at Galerie Roger Katwijk. The show runs from February 18 to March 25, 2017.

Galerie Roger Katwijk
Lange Leidsedwarsstraat 198-200
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
www.rogerkatwijk.com

Announcement

Nelleke Beltjens at the Galerie Christian Lethert

“Worlds Within” is a two person exhibition featuring the work of Nelleke Beltjens (MFA 2001) and Natascha Schmitten.

Galerie Christian Lethert
Antwerpener Strasse 4
Cologne, Germany
www.christianlethert.com

Announcement

Nelleke Beltjens in Fundamental

Nelleke Beltjens (MFA 2001) will particpate in “Fundamental” at the Kulturbunker Köln-Mülheim. The show, curated by Marta Cencillo-Ramírez  and Peter Lodermeyerunds, runs from October 14 to October 29.

Kulturbunker Köln-Mülheim
Berliner Strasse 20
51063 Köln
http://www.kulturbunker-muelheim.de/startseite/

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