Student Profile

Cristina Gomez
MFA Design, UC Davis

B.A., English Literature, University of California, MercedM.A., Interdisciplinary Humanities (emphasis on 1930s Cinema and Fashion), University of California, Merced

Cristina (Cris) Gomez is an M.F.A. Design student at the University of California, Davis. Her academic background includes Literature, Cinema, and Fashion studies of 1930s America. 

Cristina’s area of focus is on costume exhibitions and on the analysis of clothing’s social role. Her planned thesis project is an exhibition on the Central Valley of California’s field workers’ clothing to discuss their working social conditions. 

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Photo Gallery

“FROM CONCEPT TO CREATION” Photo Gallery

Susan Taber Avila Cristina Gomez

Color, creativity and craftsmanship are the key elements in the footwear design by Chris Francis. The UC Davis Design Museum installation “From Concept to Creation: Inspired Shoe Design by Chris Francis” celebrates the work of this visionary artisan. The exhibition showcases his work which combines global shoemaking traditions and techniques, with references to the built environment such as industrial design and brutalist architecture as well as 20th-century art movements and punk rock.

Event

From Concept to Creation: Inspired Shoe Design by Chris Francis
January 23 – April 23, 2023

Susan Taber Avila Cristina Gomez

The UC Davis Design Museum takes a bold step with the exhibition “From Concept to Creation: Inspired Shoe Design by Chris Francis,” which showcases the colorful and imaginative footwear created by the Los Angeles-based shoe designer.