In March 2022, alum Daniel Alejandro Trejo (B.A., art history and
art studio, ’13) curated “No End in Sight” at the Verge
Center for Arts in Sacramento. The show, which was included as
part of the 2022 NCECA
(National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts)
conference in Sacramento, highlighted local artists
making clay sculpture.
Curated by Christopher Woodcock (M.F.A., ‘10) and featuring
alumni Lisa Rybovich Crallé (M.F.A., ‘11), Kyle Dunn (M.F.A.,
‘12) and Benjamin Rosenthal (M.F.A., ‘11), “A
Library of Forms” is a riot of color and movement.
Helia Pouyanfar (M.F.A., ‘22) has been included in Southern Exposure’s 31st Annual Juried
Exhibition “Mirror Material.”
Curated by Tiger Strikes Asteroid, this show celebrates
hybridity of materials as well as identities. The works displayed
reflect the diverse cultural, historical, and personal
influences that inform our shifting identities.
Dani Torvik (M.F.A.,
‘21) has a solo exhibition, “Drip, Pool, Ooze: Alchemical
Distillations,” at the Felix Kulpa Gallery in Santa
Cruz from Oct. 7-Nov. 30.
Tufenkian Fine
Arts‘ new show “Macrocosmic: A Selection of Works” features
works by Julia Couzens (M.F.A., ‘90), Brad Miller and Coleen
Sterritt. “Macrocosmic” showcases multiple perspectives on
nature, the body, and space.
This group exhibition of sculpture and works on paper, chosen by
guest curator Carole Ann Klonarides, is on view from September 6
to October 29, 2022. An artist reception to be held on
Saturday, September 17 from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm.
Mark your calendars for the 2022 Sac Open Studios.
Two-hundred and seventy artists will open their studios to the
public in Sacramento and the surrounding area on September 10-11
and 17-18 from 10 pm to 5 pm.
Torreya Cummings (B.A., ‘99) and Terry Peterson (M.F.A.,
‘12) explore the natural world in a digital context in a
two-person exhibition currently on view at the Library Gallery
at CSU Sacramento.
Noah Greene (M.F.A., ‘18) has curated a solo exhibition
of new work by Brooklynn Johnson (M.F.A., ‘19) called
“House of Waves.” This exhibition is organized as part of a
nomadic curatorial project called TRAVELERS.
The MexiCali
Biennial’s ”The Land of Milk and Honey [La tierra que
mana leche y miel]” is a traveling multidisciplinary arts and
culture program focused on the ideological concept of agriculture
in the regions of California and Mexico. “The Land of Milk and
Honey,” organized by Ed Gomez, Luis G.
Root Division’s latest
show “Introductions
2022″ showcases the talent of twelve emerging artists in
the San Francisco Bay Area, among them recent graduates Kelley
O’Leary (M.F.A., ‘22) and Helia Pouyanfar (M.F.A., ‘22).
The new group show at Soft Times
Gallery features bright, colorful and fun ceramics,
fiber art, and paintings by ten artists, including alum Kyle Dunn
(M.F.A., ‘12).
Helia Pouyanfar (M.F.A., ‘22) has published a limited edition art
photography book titled Once, in passing. Images,
taken between the ages of 16 to 19 when the artist lived as
a refugee in Turkey,
“Material Handling,” a new group show at Axis Gallery in
Sacramento, highlights paintings, textile-based works, sound
sculptures, installations and drawings by John Cristello, Anne
Garvey, Esther Marie Hall, Laura Sanford and alum Josh Short
(M.F.A., ‘09). Tavarus Blackmon (M.F.A., ‘18)
curated ”Material Handling” which will be on view from July
2 to July 31.
Alum Tavarus Blackmon (M.F.A., ‘18) and Manuel Fernando Rios
(M.F.A., ‘11) are partipating in the group show “Vibrant
Explorations” at Yolo Arts gallery The Barn.
The work of alumna Hedwig Brouckaert
(M.F.A., art studio, ‘05) is featured in “Speekkamer,” a
two-person exhibition, at Poort 8 in Ghent, Belgium. Also
featuring work by Alexandra Leyre Mein, the show opens on June 30
and runs July 1-3 and 8-10 and by appointment.
Mercy Hawkins (M.F.A., ‘ 21), the UC Davis 2021-2022 Graduate
Fellow to the Headlands
Center for the Arts will exhibit work produced during
her residency at Headlands this June.
