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. 

Promotional image for "Coast in Crisis," showing ocean waves crashing
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Alum Jordan Benton in show at Bodega Marine Lab

Alumn Jordan Benton (M.F.A., ‘23) and William Speiser will exhibit their collaborative work in the new show “Coast in Color: Imaging Northern California Coastal Dynamics.”

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Alum featured in group show at Root Division

“ME in a(ME)rica” is a new group show at Root Division in San Francisco which features alum Helia Pouyanfar (M.F.A., ‘22) as she explores migration journeys.

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Alum Helia Pouyanfar receives Bay Area award

Alum Helia Pouyanfar (M.F.A., ‘22) has been awarded a 2024 Berkeley Civic Arts “Individual Artists Projects Grant”

Close-up photo of textured rocks and debris on a shoreline
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Alum to lead studio session at A-B Projects

This September, Kelley O’Leary (M.F.A., ‘22) will lead a remote studio session titled Time Traveler with A-B Projects in Los Angeles.

Kelley O'Leary's newly created personal server
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Alum Kelley O’Leary awarded scholarship at School of Poetic Computation

Kelley O’Leary (M.F.A., ‘22) recently received a scholarship to participate in a class through School for Poetic Computation in New York.

Aida Lizalde, "Halftwohungers"
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Alum awarded a Dedalus Fellowship

Alum Aida Lizalde (B.A., ‘18, M.F.A., ‘23 from Virginia Commonwealth
University) has been awarded a 2023 Dedalus Master of Fine Arts Fellowship in Painting & Sculpture.

Justine Di Fiore, "Total Care," 2023, oil on canvas
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Justine Di Fiore in group show exploring healthcare

Justine Di Fiore (M.F.A., ‘23) is participating an a group show exploring health care and healing.

Alberto Hamonet, "Waterfall Dreamscape," 2020, oil on canvas
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Alberto Hamonet in new show by Art Pawn

Citizens for the Arts recently opened ”Art Pawn: New and Used Art,” an interactive project dedicated to the sale of used art and the development of emerging curatorial talent in New York. Their new show “Un(CERTAINTY)” includes work by Alberto Hamonet (M.F.A., ‘23) and will be on view until July 7.

Abstract painting divided into quadrants depicting fragmented cars and helicopters set against mountainous, canyon-like landscapes in muted earth tones and blue.
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Alum Mathew Zefeldt has solo show in New York

Alum Mathew Zefeldt’s (MFA ‘11) solo exhibition “Re_Spawn” opens June 21 at The Hole in New York. This is the second solo show for Zefeldt at The Hole.

Sculpture of intricately looped and knotted red and gray ethernet cable, forming an ornamental, jewelry-like hanging shape against a plain gray background.
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Alum Muzi Li Rowe at the Axis Gallery

Muzi Li Rowe (M.F.A., ‘17) creates a series of Chinese knots, an ancient form of folk art that is typically made with fabric cords and is displayed as festive decoration, in her solo show “無知爲用 (Good of Nothing)” at Axis Gallery East Room in Sacramento.

Colorful abstract textile artwork made of vertical fabric strips in a busy patchwork of pinks, blues, and patterned prints, displayed against a white background.
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Alum Emily Gordon at The Yard

If you happen to be in New York, swing by The Yard: Flatiron North for “While We Are Dreaming” presented by VIsionary Projects. “While We Are Dreaming” features works inspired by dreams, including a painting by Emily Gordon (M.F.A. ‘22). Also included are Francena Ottley, Se Young Yim, Catie Dillon, Caroline Guilbert, Beatriz Whitehill, Si Golraine, Christopher Scheuer, Shaun Haugen, Mary L. Peng.

Opening reception June 16 from 6 to 8 pm.

The Yard, Flatiron North
246 5th Avenue
New York, NY

Event flyer titled "Microcosms" on a purple gradient background, with a vertical row of circular close-up photos showing textured natural and marine specimens.
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Alums in show at the Bodega Marine Laboratory + Reserve

“Nicrocosms: Studies on Scavenging and Renewal,” a group show sponsored by the Bilinski Fellowship, features the work of alum Emily Gordon (M.F.A., ‘22) and Kelley O’Leary (M.F.A., ‘22).

Exhibition poster for "Excursions" with an orange painted hand reaching through green foliage.
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Alum featured in juried exhibition at the Berkeley Art Center

Berkeley Art Center’s 2023 juried exhibition, “EXCURSIONS,” includes work by alum Helia Pouyanfar (M.F.A., ‘22).

Gray graph-paper exhibition flyer for "Selvedge" with a line drawing of stacked, interlocking wooden blocks.
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Professor emerita and alum in new group show at Foyer

A new group exhibition curated by Connie Walsh is now on view at Foyer-LA. “Selvedge” features work by professor emerita Lucy Puls and alum Helia Pouyanfar (M.F.A., ‘22).

Cluster of rough, unglazed clay and stone sculptural forms arranged on a gallery floor against a white wall.
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Alum in group show at The Philosophical Research Society

“Feeding the Unseen: Remediations of Earth,” a new group exhibition curated by Heidi Gustafson and Devon Deimler, is on view at The Philosophical Research Society in Los Angeles. Alum Kelley O’Leary (M.F.A., ‘22) is contributing to this show featuring artworks that explore spiritually-charged rocks, soil, metal, and pigment.

Portrait against a dark background of a smiling gray-bearded man in a plaid shirt standing beside a smiling gray-haired woman wearing glasses.
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Alumnus Chris Daubert Has Died

Noted artist, educator, curator and alumnus Chris Daubert (M.F.A., ’88) died on May 22.  

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Alum in solo show at The Verge

The Verge Center for the Arts will present its second solo exhibition by Stephen Kaltenbach (M.A., ‘67).

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Alum’s artwork featured in local play

BROKE-OLOGY, a play by Nathan Louis Jackson and now playing at The Sofia in Sacramento, features artwork in the set design by Jessica Wimbley (M.F.A., ‘05) and husband Chris Christion. The play which explores a family at a crossroads, runs to June 4, 2023. 

Black-and-white photo of a fully veiled figure in a dark chador standing before a patterned wall, with "Woman Life Freedom" text overlaid in green, white, and red.
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Helia Pouyanfar in Woman Life Freedom

“Woman Life Freedom,” the new group show at Woman Made Gallery in Chicago, takes it’s inspiration from the chant by women marching for human rights, bodily autonomy and regime change in Iran. This exhibition brings together the work of 43 women and nonbinary artists who responded to a call for art, including alum Helia Pouyanfar (M.F.A., ‘22), and contributions by 18 Iranian artists who were invited to participate.

Street corner scene with a crosswalk, a small white display kiosk on the sidewalk, and trees lining the road.
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Alum Helia Pouyanfar in Bay Area shows

Alum Helia Pouyanfar (M.F.A., ‘22) is participating in SF Camerawork’s annual survey exhibition “FORECAST 2023″ in their new gallery at Fort Mason.