Exhibitions

A student curator wearing a gray jacket regards a large oil painting of a red-gloved figure in white with a green head .
Exhibition

Light into Density: Abstract Encounters 1920s–1960s
From the Collection of Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem

Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art

Start with dedicated art lovers and philanthropists Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem. Add 15 works from their collection by world-renowned artists — including Salvador Dalí, Vassily Kandinsky, Joan Miró and Francis Bacon. Top off with 32 UC Davis undergraduate and graduate students studying studio art, art history and design. 

Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, Davis, CA
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A black and white image of former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt is overlaid with white text in a red bar reading "not ugly enough," and other phrases on all four edges of the image.
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Through Their Eyes
Selections from the Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Collection

Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art

This exhibition brings together painting, photography, sculpture and video by some of the most prominent artists working today, as well as rising new voices, spanning 45 years of art making. This is the first presentation of the renowned Italian art collection in the United States.

Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, Davis, CA
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A colorful ceramic sculpture of a woman's face is sourrounded by other small images of uninhibited women,
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Ruby Neri: Taking the Deep Dive
at the Manetti Shrem Museum

Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art

An established voice in contemporary ceramics, Ruby Neri sculpts brightly colored personal motifs and uninhibited female nudes, playing with familiar forms and monumental scale to challenge our expectations. ​This is her first solo museum exhibition. ​

Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, Davis, CA
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Visual Journals: 2010–2024
Seasonal Event

Visual Journals: 2010–2024
Design Museum and the International Center

Room 124, Cruess Hall

An engaging exhibition, which brings together visual journals belonging to students who participated in the UC Davis Design study abroad program, opens on Jan. 21 at the UC Davis Design Museum. “Visual Journals: 2010-2024” is a partnership between the UC Davis Department of Design and Global Affairs. The installation runs through April 25.  

Creuss Hall, Davis, CA
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“Olé Ham Nees: We Call Him Coyote,” Harry Fonseca Works from the Shingle Springs Band Collection
Gorman Museum of Native American Art

Harry Fonseca Works from the Shingle Springs Band Collection
Gorman Museum of Native American Art

The solo-exhibition features the artwork of Harry Fonseca drawn from the Shingle Springs Band Collection. Embracing the lifework of this tribal citizen, the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians acquired an important collection of works spanning his career. 

Gorman Museum of Native American Art​, Davis, CA
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