Art Studio Alumni News & Exhibitions

Alum Justine Di Fiore (M.F.A., ‘23) is showing paintings in the new show “Soft Fascination” presented by Marrow Gallery at the Artsy online fair Foundations. The group show features artists whose work considers the form and function, and physicality and emotion of body. Di Fiore’s work as a nursing assistant caring for the terminally ill influenced her large scale paintings which represent the distorted, sometimes dark and messy emotions and physical state of the body.

Alum Torreya Cummings’ (B.A., ‘99) tenure as a Recology Artist in Residence is coming to an end with an exhibition at the Recology Art Studios.

Sofía del Pedregal (M.F.A., ‘22) is in residency for the months of November and December at the L’Aquila Reale: Centro d’Arte e Natura di Civitella di Licenza in Italy. 

“Tell the Bees” opens at b. sakata garo and features new paintings and works on paper by alum Patricia Altschul (B.A., ‘80, M.F.A., ‘82). 

The San Francisco Arts Commission’s (SFAC) new group show “Transcending Physicality: The Essence of Place” features artists whose work explores the complicated concept of “place” and the interplay of relationships and interactions that shape and define places. Curated by artist and educator Minoosh Zomorodinia includes work by alum Kelley O’Leary (M.F.A., ‘22), Alex Arzt, Ebti, S.

In a recent interview with Kathleen Wong of the UC Natural Reserve System, alum Jordan Benton (M.F.A., ‘23) discusses the intersection of art and science in his new photographic work.