The Alberini Family Speaker Series is supported through
an endowment by the Carlos and Andrea Alberini Family Foundation.
It brings renowned innovators and thinkers in design to campus
and in virtual formats to inspire students and encourage
community engagement and learning.
The results of the 16th annual Luminaire Design Competition are
officially in, featuring a partnership with Maltani
Lighting and the work of Professor Jae Yong Suk’s students.
After three rounds of deliberation by the jury—comprising the
Maltani design team, Neha Sivaprasad of Sol Light
Studio, and Karen Park from UC Davis—the winners are Olivia
McCutcheon, Mara Alagon, and Gian Ayson.
The Maria Manetti Shrem Institute for Sustainable Design, Fashion
and Textiles hosted its first speaker in the Industry
Seminar Series: Federico Marchetti on Feb. 4.
FORBES magazine has honored UC Davis Design
alumna Kausi
Raman (B.S., design and economics, ‘20) by naming her
one of their
“30 under 30” in education for 2026.
Video credit: Promotional video produced by Florie Mankarious
Village Homes: A Radical Plan celebrates the 50th
anniversary of an innovative west Davis community.
Curated by Professor Timothy McNeil and guest curator Adrienne
McGraw, the installation showcases the vision, concepts, and
development behind the project and its goals. The exhibition has
been extended through June 19 in the UC Davis Design
Museum.
The free public opening features performances by master’s and
doctoral students, as well as the presentation of the LeShelle
and Gary May Art Purchase Prize, the Keister and Allen Art
Purchase Prize, the Letters and Science Prize, and the Savageau
Award in the Department of Design.
Work from 20 UC Davis graduate students in Art History, Studio
Art, Design and Performance Studies are represented:
Zahra Baxi, M.F.A., Design
Rafael Bertacini, M.F.A., Design
Nick Block, M.F.A., Studio Art
Tara K. Daly, M.F.A., Studio Art
Elieza Delaney-Lewis, M.F.A., Design
Nathalia Guimaraes, M.F.A., Design
Levi Keatts, M.F.A., Studio Art
Elmira M. Sultan Rashid, Ph.D., Performance Studies
Davion Mack, M.F.A., Studio Art
Madeline Madrid, M.A., Art History
Melinda Marks, Ph.D., Performance Studies
Nidhi Mittal, M.F.A., Design
Sean Olmstead, M.F.A., Studio Art
Megan Plunkett, M.F.A., Design
Gino Robair, Ph.D., Performance Studies
Lena Sakkab, M.A., Art History
Emily Tonnos, M.F.A., Design
Erika Tsimbrovsky, Ph.D., Performance Studies
Marjorie Williams, M.F.A., Studio Art
Grace Wu, M.A., Art History
Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum, Davis, CA
Experience new ways of seeing and understanding the past, present
and future in this multidisciplinary exhibition. Work from 20 UC
Davis graduate students in Art History, Studio Art, Design and
Performance Studies are represented:
