Maria Manetti Shrem Art Studio News

A new show at Fridman Gallery in New York features recent work by artists Professor Shiva Ahmadi, Yacine Fall and Fidelis Joseph whose work explores the human condition and our relationship to Earth.

Nicole Irene Anderson’s (M.F.A. ‘25) constructed drawings and paintings of atomized, flattened landscapes and desolate suburban streets are featured in her solo show “A Tangled Coexistence.” 

The Rum Point Club in Los Angeles presents a solo exhibition by alum Kyle Hittmeier (B.A. ‘07). “Stowaway” features ten new paintings on canvas and linen centered on the Cayman Islands.

Oct. 12-Nov. 16, 2024 with opening reception on Oct. 12 from 5-8 p.m.

Bryce Vinokurov’s solo exhibition at the Birdhouse Gallery features new paintings and collages based on the Italian card game Scopa. 

Alum Emmanuel Camacho Larios (B.A. ‘23) has co-curated and is featured in the exhibiton Desde los Cielos (From the Heavens at The Cheech Center Marin Center for Chicano Art and Culture. 

Join PBS KVIE for a screening of Leonardo da Vinci, a new film by Ken Burns, followed by a conversation with art studio alum Julia Couzens (M.F.A. ‘90) and design Professor James Housefield as they discuss the towering achievements of Leonardo da Vinci.

Alum Mercy Hawkins is featured in the group show “Packing and Cracking: The Art of (and Response to) Gerrymandering” at Saint Joseph’s Arts Foundation in San Francisco.

Professor emerita Gina Werfel links Asian influences to the Western tradition in her new works on view at Prince Street Gallery.

We are excited to welcome Fidencio Fifield-Perez to the Maria Manetti Shrem Art Studio Program as our new professor of painting!

Congratulations to luka vergoz (M.F.A. ‘23) who has been selected to appear in “Introductions 2024,” Root Division’s 18th annual juried show.

Hashimoto Contemporary turns ten this year and in celebration the gallery presents “10 Year Anniversary,” a group show featuring over 50 artists who have helped shape the Hashimoto Contemporary’s trajectory and success during the past decade. The anniversary exhibition celebrates a decade of shows, publications, and artists, including alum Anna Valdez (B.A. ‘09).

“10 Year Anniversary” is on view from Aug 3-31, 2024.

Axis Gallery’s 19th National Juried Exhibition “Am I Home?” features a new work by recent graduate and alum Elaine Nguyen (M.F.A. ‘24).

April Camlin (M.F.A., ‘24) has been awarded a 2024-2025 Headlands Graduate Fellowship.

Manetti Shrem Museum’s new exhibiton “Phillip Byrne, Beatriz Cortez, Kang Seung Lee, Candice Lin: Entangled Writing” is  an exhibition exploring the way that people and objects move across time and space, allowing for multiple potentialities to exist. 

Graduate Fellow at the Headlands Center for the Arts Luka Vergoz (M.F.A. ‘23) is featured in the fellows’ final show “Counter Cartographies.”

Justine Di Fiore (M.F.A. ‘ 23) will be featured in the latest group show at the Minneapolis gallery Dreamsong.

Shed Projects‘ latest exhibition ”ECHO” is a two person show featuring Melissa Pokorny (M.F.A. ‘88) and professor emeritus Lucy Puls. 

Justine Di Fiore (M.F.A. ‘23) will participate in the Studio System Experimental Residency Project at the Torrance Art Museum.

Grand Central Art Center at Cal State Fullerton is hosting Julia Rigby’s (M.F.A., ‘20) solo exhibition “Julia Rigby: Fever Dream.”  Opening June 1, Rigby will show new video and sound installation work, including a sound sculpture designed for the opening reception

On view from June 1-August 11, 2024
Opening reception on June 1 from 7-10 pm.

Commonwealth and Council returns to Frieze New York with a presentation by Associate Professor Beatriz Cortez, Clarissa Tossin, and Suki Seokyeong Kang.

Alum Kyle Austin Dunn (M.F.A., ‘12) will present his first European solo exhibition at Galeria Nicola Pedana in Caserta, Italy.

Congratulations to Nicole Anderson (M.F.A., ‘25), recipient of an Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation award! 

The 62nd Ann Arbor Film Festival will present a free encore screening of the program “What Are Words For?” on Sunday, April 7, 4  p.m. at the Michigan Theater.  The program, curated by Professor Darrin Martin, is available now in the online festival through April 7. 

Jada Haynes (art studio and design, B.A., ‘22) will present recent work in their exhibition “Silently Violent: Jada Haynes” at the WAL Public Market Gallery.

This is Haynes’ first solo show in Sacramento and will feature their new fiber sculpture which they utilizes fiber to explore transformation, resilience and Black queer identity. “Silently Violent” will be on view from March 1 – March 24 with an opening reception on Friday, March 1 from 5-8 pm.

Residency Art Gallery will be represented by alum Will Maxen (M.F.A., ‘23) in the 2024 edition of the Felix Art Fair.

Professor Beatriz Cortez has been invited to the La Biennale di Venezia – “Stranieri Ovunque — Foreigners Everywhere.” The 60th International Art Exhibition will be curated by Brazilian curator Adriano Pedrosa and will be on view from April 20 to November 24, 2024, at the Giardini and Arsenale venues.

Alum Justine Di Fiore (M.F.A., ‘23) is showing paintings in the new show “Soft Fascination” presented by Marrow Gallery at the Artsy online fair Foundations. The group show features artists whose work considers the form and function, and physicality and emotion of body. Di Fiore’s work as a nursing assistant caring for the terminally ill influenced her large scale paintings which represent the distorted, sometimes dark and messy emotions and physical state of the body.

“Auditions,” a new show at The Verge Art Center curated by Richard Haley (M.F.A., ‘07), takes a close look at the artist’s process and the intersection of form and matter in sculpture and video.

Professors emeritus Gina Werfel and Hearne Pardee are back in Davis with a new show at the Pence Gallery. “Gina Werfel & Hearne Pardee: Fragments” features recent paintings, collages, and drawings created since their retirement from art studio in 2022.

Project: ARTspace is presenting a solo exhibition of new work by alum Hedwig Brouckaert (M.F.A., ‘05). The show – “Peel (America)” — will feature a new site specific installation of found porcelain tiles built up with layered paper collages from glossy magazines depicting images of skin.

Art 113 students welcomed the public to their group show “Snowball for Sale!” on Dec. 7 in the Basement Gallery.

Sofía del Pedregal (M.F.A., ‘22) is in residency for the months of November and December at the L’Aquila Reale: Centro d’Arte e Natura di Civitella di Licenza in Italy. 

The 14th Shanghai Biennale “Cosmos Cinema” opened Nov. 8 highlighting works that reflect on diverse cosmologies and microcosmic realities and the different ways in which humanity interacts with and understands the cosmos. Professor Beatriz Cortez’s sculpture “El Caracol,” a spiraling structure inspired by the Mayan observatory at Chichen Itza, is featured in this year’s show.

Ilopango, the Volcano that Left journeyed from the Storm King Art Center to the Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center in Troy, NY earlier this week, taking the scenic route up the Hudson River.

“Tell the Bees” opens at b. sakata garo and features new paintings and works on paper by alum Patricia Altschul (B.A., ‘80, M.F.A., ‘82). 

The San Francisco Arts Commission’s (SFAC) new group show “Transcending Physicality: The Essence of Place” features artists whose work explores the complicated concept of “place” and the interplay of relationships and interactions that shape and define places. Curated by artist and educator Minoosh Zomorodinia includes work by alum Kelley O’Leary (M.F.A., ‘22), Alex Arzt, Ebti, S.

M.F.A. candidate April Camlin’s (M.F.A., ‘24) first west-coast solo exhibit — “Learning New Powers” – comes to Davis on October 6 at Gallery 1855, Davis Cemetery and Arboretum.

In a recent interview with Kathleen Wong of the UC Natural Reserve System, alum Jordan Benton (M.F.A., ‘23) discusses the intersection of art and science in his new photographic work.

Larger Than Life: The Art of Tony Natsoulas takes us through Natsoulas’ (M.F.A. ’85) time as a student at UC Davis,

In pursuit of activating her sculptures with sound, Julia Elsas (M.F.A., 09) started Sonic Mud, a band of professional musicians that showcases her ceramic instruments. Elsas considers her sculptures to be fully realized only when they are being played.

Alum Paul Taylor’s (M.F.A., ‘11) solo show “Degrees of Disappearance” opens September 2 at Your Mood Gallery in San Francisco.

Professor Darrin Martin’s Artist in Residence Program at Recology San Francisco culminates with an exhibition titled “Past Life Resonance.” In this solo show, Martin explores the possibilities of tuning in to everyday things and surroundings and the resonances embedded in the things we have thrown away. 

Alum Tavarus Blackmon’s (M.F.A., ‘18) solo show “Tavarus Blackmon: House of the Good Dog” features recent paintings, drawings, and new media works

The Faith J. McKinnie Gallery re-opens a Project Space for Curatorial Intervention with their new show “When They See Us.” Alum Will Maxen (M.F.A., ‘23) and Jessica Wimbley (M.F.A., ‘05) contribute works to this exhibition which opens August 19 and runs to September 10, 2023.

Luka Vergoz (M.F.A., ‘23) has been awarded a 2023-2024 Headlands Graduate Fellowship.

The Manetti Shrem Museum commissioned Professor Robin Hill to produce a unique sculpture edition that will function as an archive of visitor reflections on their exhibition “Mike Henderson: Before the Fire.”

Congratulations to Lisa Rybovich Crallé (M.F.A., ‘11) who will soon open her very own storefront project space in Vallejo called Personal Space. The inaugural show ”Salad Days” and the Grand Opening will take place place on Sunday, July 30 from 2-5 pm. 

“Salad Days” is on view from July 30 to Sept. 10 and features work by Keith Boadwee, Maria Guzmán Capron, Takming Chuang, Reniel del Rosario, Lena Gustafson, Jordan/Martin Hell, Cliff Hengst, Karen May, Carlos Charlie Perez, Abel Rodriguez, Gyan Shrosbree, Jennifer Sullivan, Sarah Thibault, and Phyllis Yao.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

“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.

Professor Emerita Lucy Puls is featured in the group show “What’s That About” at the Anthony Meier Galllery in Mill Valley.

“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.

Alum Brooklynn Johnson’s (M.F.A., ‘19) solo show will open on Saturday, April 29 at The Weight Room on the BYU campus. Johnson is currently a visiting lecturer in the Department of Art at BYU.

UC Davis is hosting two internationally acclaimed artists who will give public talks, screen films and work directly with students in May. Lynn Hershman Leeson and Shimon Attie are presented by The Manetti Shrem California Studio in the Department of Art and Art History, housed in the College of Letters and Science. The California Studio is part of UC Davis art studio and underwritten by a gift from Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem.

An installation by Mercy Hawkins (M.F.A., ‘21) will be featured in the VIP lounge at Art Market San Francisco.

Congratulations to Emmanuel Camacho Larios (art studio and Chicana/o studies) who was just accepted to the Summer Sculpture Marathon at New York Studio School of Drawing.

Jesse Genepi (M.F.A., ‘21) is participating in a group show at Island Gallery in New York.

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.

Professor Darrin Martin’s “Along the Perimeter” will premier as a live performance turned into an installation as part of the Ann Arbor Film Festival’s Off the Screen series.

Gallery rosenfeld is presenting the first UK solo exhibition of Professor Shiva Ahmadi’s work. ”The Courage of Eve” will be on view from Feb. 22 to April 1, 2023 at the London based gallery.

Kelley O’Leary (M.F.A., ‘22) has just published Internet Landscapes Field Report: Clouds of the American West,

Daniel Brickman (M.F.A., ‘12) is exhibiting 5 works in “Trio” at the Athens Institute for Contemporary Art (ATIHCA).

The students, faculty, staff and alumni of the Department of Art and Art History pay tribute to UC Davis Professor Emeritus Conrad Atkinson, who passed away Oct. 8. Atkinson served as an art professor in the Department of Art and Art History from 1992 to 2003.

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.