Department of Art | Claire Trevor School of the Arts

The Black Index

January 14 - March 20 Contemporary Arts Center

The Black Index exhibition features works by artists Dennis Delgado, Alicia Henry, Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle, Titus Kaphar, Whitfield Lovell, and Lava Thomas. They build upon the tradition of Black self-representation as an antidote to colonialist images....
Prof. Jesse Colin Jackson presents the exhibition "Suburban Ecologies" for the City of Irvine

December 6

The Great Park Gallery presents "Suburban Ecologies," an exhibition showcasing large-scale panoramic photography, video, and sculpture which are the results of Jesse Colin Jackson’s ongoing research.
Alumni Profile: A Conversation with Glenn Kaino

December 23

Professor of Art Simon Leung chats with Glenn Kaino (B.A. ’93), an artist who’s been at the intersectional forefront of art and activism for more than two decades.
A Radical Approach to Teaching Art: Looking Back At The UCI Art Department in its Founding Years

UCI Art provided artists with new techniques and materials, such as malleable plastics and acrylic resin/polymer emulsion paint, employed by California Light and Space artists in their art pieces.
Towards a Raw Materialism

January 1 - March 1 Experimental Media Performance Lab (xMPL)

Towards a Raw Materialism is an experimental project with artists Patty Chang, David Kelley, Ravi GuneWadena, and Miles Coolidge. The event consists of an exhibition in the xMPL (Experimental Media Performance Lab) and several online events with ...

A Radical Approach to Teaching Art: Looking Back At The UCI Art Department in its Founding Years

Liz Goldner from "LA Weekly" covers the UCI Department of Art's prolific history by recalling some of the most memorable artists and shows ever to highlight the talent presented by both the faculty and students.

Alumni, Connect

Alumni Profile: A Conversation with Glenn Kaino

Professor of Art Simon Leung chats with Glenn Kaino (B.A. ’93), an artist who’s been at the intersectional forefront of art and activism for more than two decades. Known for his conceptual, activist, and frequently collaborative multifaceted art practice, Kaino occupies a unique place in the art wor

Faculty

Prof. Jesse Colin Jackson presents the exhibition "Suburban Ecologies" for the City of Irvine

Prof. Jesse Colin Jackson, in the Department of Art, presents the exhibition "Suburban Ecologies" for the City of Irvine at the Great Park Gallery through Sunday, February 14, 2021. Orange County’s suburban sprawls are an undeniable characteristic of the region. From historic architecture to planned

CONNECT

Empowering the Artists of Tomorrow Amid the Pandemic

The faculty in the Department of Art are creating inventive and entrepreneurial artists in the wake of remote teaching and learning.