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including our Visiting Artist Lecture Series, exhibitions, job
openings and more. Use the links at left to navigate to News
posts and Events posts, as well as job openings when the
department is recruiting.
Richard Whitten (M.F.A., studio art, ‘87) was recently in back in
Davis to create a mural. The mural located in the alley behind
Peet’s Coffee, 231 E St., is based on his 2016 painting “Looking
Glass.”
Art professor Hearne Pardee and art department alumnae Julia
Couzens (M.F.A., ’90) have created public artworks recently
unveiled and dedicated in Sacramento.
Professor Gina Werfel’s solo exhibition “Conversation” will open
on March 24 at the Prince Street Gallery in New York City.
“Conversation” will be on display until April 18, 2020.
Annabeth Rose, Robert Arneson Endowed Chair in the Department of
Art and Art History, has been named one of five 2020 American
Craft Council Fellows. The council calls her “one of the
preeminent ceramic sculptors in the 21st century.”
Alum Kevin Frances’ (BA 2010) solo show will open February 15 at
the Leon Gallery in Denver. “Man in the Moon” will feature
Kevin’s woodcuts, photographs and sculptures from his Monolith
series and will be on display until March 28. If you are in the
Denver area, the opening reception will be Feb 15, from 7-11 pm.
Leon Gallery
1112 E. 17th Avenue
Denver, Colorado 80218
The two newest exhibitions at the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti
Shrem Museum of Art showcase UC Davis Department of Art and Art
History alumni and emeriti faculty. Both open Jan. 26.
MFA Candidate Caz Azevedo (MFA 2020) is participating in the
upcoming group show “Biomythography: Making Visible.”
Curated by alum Jessica Wimbley (MFA 2005) and Chris
Christion, “Biomythography” will be on display from
February 10- March 13, 2020 at the Cerritos College Art
Gallery.
Winter Quarter is a busy time for Professor Robin Hill.
Now through March, Hill has two solo exhibitions in
Sacramento and is in a group show in Stockton.
Professor Lucy Puls will have a solo show at the Foyer-LA
gallery opening Saturday January 18. ”To_Fall”Freely”
will be on display until February 21. An opening reception will
be held January 18 from 5-7 pm.
Foyer-LA
970 N. Broadway Street, Suite 204
Los Angeles, CA 90012
The Elaine L. Jacob Gallery and University Art Collection at
Wayne State University is presenting a solo exhibition of the
works of Professor Shiva Ahmadi. The exhibition — “Labyrinths”
— will run from January 16 to March 20, 2020.
Professor Darrin Martin is participating in the group show
“Recoding CripTech” at SOMArts in San Francisco. This show will
be on display from January 24 to February 25, 2020.
The George Adams Gallery in New York is currently showcasing
nuclear war-themed works by Robert Arneson, professor emeritus,
art and art history, 1962-1992, in a new exhibition.
The Art Building is located on Hutchison Drive, about halfway
between the Memorial Union and Mrak Hall on the UC Davis campus.
There is limited parking behind the building, but there is
visitor parking nearby, across the Arboretum in lot VP5.
The Art Annex is located south of the Art Building and about
halfway between the Memorial Union and Mrak Hall on the UC Davis
campus. This building was formerly known as the TCS Building.
