A new group show curated by Manuel Fernando Rios (M.F.A., 2011 )
and Jose Arenas (M.F.A., 2000) at The Latino Center of Art and
Culture opens in Sacramento on March 11.
Amy Lincoln’s (B.A., ‘03) solo show
“Radiant Spectrum” is on view at Sperone Westwater through
April 22nd, 2023. Lincoln’s 12 large-scale seascapes and
landscapes reference atmospheric elements—air, water, light and
clouds—and engage concepts of light reflection and refraction.
The John Natsoulas Gallery will open a new exhibition
showcasing the artistic visions of Northern Californian
women artists. Curated by Sarah Posner,
“Women of Northern California: Making Meaning for Yesterday,
Today, and Tomorrow” celebrates the influential
women artists who have led the way in establishing and developing
artistic movements and media in our region.
Pen +
Brush’s first exhibition of 2023 is the group show “The
Ripening” featuring 15 artists, including alum Hedwig
Brouckaert (M.F.A, ‘05).
Curated by Parker Daley Garcia with Birdie Piccininni, “The
Ripening” runs from Feb. 16 to April 15. Loosely
based on Édouard Glissant’s book of the same name, “The Ripening”
explores the state of identity today.
Alum Jessica Wimbley’s (M.F.A., ‘05) new video installation “The
True Story of Edges” was recently installed at the Crocker Art
Museum. Consisting of two back-to-back videos of the artist with
a collage of images within her afro, the work features hair as a
changing space for memory and storytelling.
“The True Story of Edges” is located near the main entrance
stairwell.
“The Lost City: Between Art and Science,” a new exhibition at
the McKissick Museum at the University of South
Carolina, presents work by artist/scientist and alum Dr.
Anna Davidson (M.F.A., ‘16).
“It Aways Is,” Nelleke Beltjen’s (M.F.A., ‘01) solo exhibition,
opens January 13 at Galerie
r8m in Cologne. ”It Aways Is” will be on view until
February 17, 2023.
Zahra Hooshyar’s (B.A., ‘22) first solo exhibition opens January
14 at the WAL
Public Market Gallery. “Zahra Hooshyar: Will I be lost in
translation?” will be on view from January 14 to
January 30 with an opening reception from 6-8 p.m. on Jan.
14.
Recology San Francisco announced the recipients of their
artist residencies for 2023 and Professor Darrin Martin and
alum Torreya Cummings have made the list.
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.