Art Studio Alumni News & Exhibitions

Overview

Alumni Exhibitions and News

Recent news items about Art Studio alumni, as well as their upcoming exhibitions. 

Announcement

Lisa Rybovich Crallé performs at New Berkeley Art Museum
Community Day at BAMPFA on January 31

Lisa Rybovich Crallé (MFA 2011) and collaborator, Sophia Wang, are presenting a new art/movement piece that starts at 8 PM and will last approximately twenty minutes. Their work is part of the free Community day marking the opening of BAMPFA, the visual arts center of the University of California, Berkeley.

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Julia Haft-Candell at Ochi Projects

Art Studio alumna Julia Haft-Candell (BA 2005) solo exhibition “Double Knot” will run from January 16 to February 20, 206 at the Ochi Projects in Los Angeles.

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Julia Elsas at the Drawing Center

Julia Elsas (MFA 2009) will participate in The Drawing Center’s Basement Performances on February 6, 2016. The performance, in collaboration with Kenry Wollesen and curated by John Zorn, will present handmade one-of-a-kind instruments and multiple video projections.

Uh-huh (Basketball), 2015, Juliana Paciulli Archival pigment print in artists frame 22.5 x 16 inches
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Juliana Paciulli at Greene Exhibitions

Art Studio alumna Juliana Paciulli (MFA 2004) has a new exhibition, “Uh-Huh,” opening January 16 at Greene Exhibitions. In her second solo exhibition at Greene Exhibitions, Paciulli advances her examination of the complex psychological relationship between women and popular culture with a new series of photographs, video, and three-dimensional objects that employ the language of the absurd.

Announcement

Hong Zhang at the Scoula International Di Grafica

Hong Zhang (MFA 2005) recently received a residency in Venice, Italy, funded by the Artist Pension Trust. The residency runs until November 30, 2015 and culminates in a solo exhibition at the Scoula International Di Grafica. Congratulations Hong!

Announcement

Jessica Wimbley curates Biomythography

Jessica Wimbley (MFA 2005) has co-curated a new exhibition entitled “Biomythography: Currency” for Eastside International. Participating artists include Albert Lopez Jr., Marton Robinson and Glen Wilson. This exhibition runs from November 14 to December 12, 2015.

From Left to Right: Marina, Elsa, Rosmary, Natalie
Photo Gallery

UCD Alumnae at Royal Drawing School, London

Photos from a recent trip to London, where Art Studio Faculty, Gina Werfel and Hearne Pardee, visited the four scholarship-winning UCD students who are currently attending the Drawing Intensive Program at London’s Royal Drawing School. The faculty enjoyed their time with the students and shared these photos showing the students’ work. 

Announcement

Joby Barron in Chasing Justice
Contemporary Jewish Museum

Inspired by the biblical exhortation of Deuteronomy (16:20) to “pursue justice and justice alone,” The Contemporary Jewish Museum’s new exhibit ”Chasing Justice” features the work of Arnold Mesches, Johanna (Joby) Barron (MFA 2010), and Robbin Henderson, three artists of Jewish heritage who have, through activism, research, and engagement with the government, produced bodies of work that explore different approaches to this Jewish commitment.

Curl #1, 4 ft x 10 ft, charcoal on paper, 2013
Exhibition

Hong Zhang ‘Making Waves’
September 18-October 30, 2015

“Making Waves” is creating a statement that challenges viewers’ eyes and minds. In this show, Hong combine long hair (her identity) with nature (water, wind and Kansas prairie) to present 6 large charcoal drawings that reflect traditional skills and contemporary ideas.

Exhibition

Sarah Chan in “Hi/Lo”
Saturdays, February 6-March 19, 2016

Sarah Chan (MFA 2016) participated in the group exhibition “Hi/Lo” at the Embark Gallery in San Francisco. 

Inspired by the rapid economic changes in San Francisco, “Hi/Lo” aimed to challenge extant systems of value, exposing disparities and fallacies. Artworks feature elevation of “low” materials, address trappings of wealth and venerate the domestic sphere.

Angela Willets. Still from Reclining Nude #2, 2015. Video/performance.
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Angela Willetts in “This Is Not a Painting”
Saturdays, September 5-October 10, 2015

Angela Willetts (MFA 2016) participated in the group exhibition “This is Not a Painting” at the Embark Gallery in San Francisco.

“Painting is king. Painting is dead. We’ve heard it all before. This exhibit aims to showcase radical painting practices that challenge contemporary discourse surrounding the medium. “This is Not a Painting” shows artworks that push boundaries, shatter expectations and expand the definition of painting as we understand it today.”

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Jessica Wimbley in Biomythography
August 13-October 16, 2015

“Biomythography: Secret Poetry and Hidden Angers” is a new exhibition curated by Jessica Wimbley (MFA 2005). Jessica is also one of several artists exhibiting works in this exhibition.

Exhibition

Wesley Miller at Axis Gallery

Wesley Miller (MFA 2015) will participate in 10th National Jurried Exhbition at Axis Gallery.

The participants shook to a Nicki Minaj song, did push-ups against partners’ backs, and learned a dance routine that began with a wild-eyed reach. CREDIT PHOTOGRAPH BY LISA RYBOVICH CRALLÉ
Exhibition

Lisa Crallé in the New Yorker

Lisa Rybovich Crallé’s (MFA 2011) second installment of “Heavy Breathing” — “Sappho and Sweat” — was reviewed in the New Yorker.

Read the entire article here.

Crallé describes “Heavy Breathing” as “a summer series of free critical theory seminars in the form of absurd, artist-led conceptual fitness experiences.” The Heavy Breathing kickoff was held in San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Center for the Arts this June and will continue to the end of August.

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Elisabeth Higgins O’Connor at SFAC Galleries Window Installation Site

Elisabeth Higgins O’Connor (MFA 2005) will unveil her new installation, “Causatum,” and take part in an intimate sidewalk artist talk on Friday, June 26 from 6-7 pm.

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Lisa Crallé and May Wilson in Body Talk

Lisa Rybovich Crallé (MFA 2011) and May Wilson (MFA 2013) are participating in “Body Talk,” a group exhibition at the Gatehouse Gallery at Mission di Rosa. “Body Talk” runs from August 1 to September 27, 2015.

Announcement

Terry Berlier in Conversations in Sculpture

Terry Berlier (MFA 2003) is participating in this year’s “Conversations in Sculpture: Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition” at Paradise Ridge Estate Winery. The exhibition runs from June 20 through April 2016, seven days a week.

Announcement

Angela Willetts and James Angello Trending

Angela Willetts (MFA Candidate 2016) and James Angello (MFA Candidate 2015) are participating in “Trending: New Talent from Northern California” at the JAYJAY gallery in Sacramento.

June 13-July 23, 2015
Second Saturday Reception: June 13, 6-8 pm
Jay Jay
5520 Elvas Avenue
Sacramento, California

May Wilson
Exhibition

Headlands Center for the Arts Showcases two Art Studio MFA Alumni
April 19 and May 3 - June 7

May Wilson Joyce Nojima

Two graduates of the Art Studio MFA program will show their work this spring in exhibitions at the Headlands Center for the Arts, in Marin County.

May Wilson is currently a lecturer in Art Studio, and also an affiliated artist at the Headlands Center. She will show her work in their Spring Open House on April 19. 

Exhibition

Sandra Ono in “6×6″

Sandra Ono (B.A. 2003) is participating in “6×6″ at Transmitter in Brooklyn. “6×6″ will run until March 28, 2015.