Department of Art | Claire Trevor School of the Arts

Stacy Kranitz M.F.A. ’14 Awarded Pulitzer Prize for Public Service

May 9

Stacy Kranitz M.F.A. ’14 Awarded Pulitzer Prize for Public Service
Three Artists from Claire Trevor School of the Arts join the Guggenheim Foundation’s 100th Class of Fellows

April 16

Department of Art Professor Coleman Collins and alumni join the Guggenheim Foundation’s 100th Class of Fellows
UC Irvine’s Catherine Lord Elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences

April 24

Renowned artist, scholar, and curator honored for her contributions to feminist and queer art history
Derek Sabori to Deliver the UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts Commencement Address

April 22

Derek Sabori (B.A. Studio Art ’95, MBA ’02) and president of the UC Irvine Alumni Association at the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, has been named the 2025 commencement speaker for UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts
UC Irvine Faculty Jennifer Bornstein and Liz Glynn Awarded 2025–26 Rome Prize in Visual Arts

April 25

Fellowships provide immersive interdisciplinary experience at the American Academy in Rome
Amanda Ross-Ho Named 2025 Marciano Art Foundation Artadia Awardee

April 15

Amanda Ross-Ho Named 2025 Marciano Art Foundation Artadia Awardee
Engaging the Margins: Art, Ecology and Sustainability

March 20

Stacy Kranitz M.F.A. ’14 Awarded Pulitzer Prize for Public Service

Kranitz contributes powerful images to Life of the Mother, ProPublica’s award-winning reporting on abortion laws and maternal care Department of Art alumna Stacy Kranitz, M.F.A. ’14, is one of the contributors to Life of the Mother, the Pulitzer Prize-winning public service series by independent non

Alumni

Derek Sabori to Deliver the UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts Commencement Address

Arts alumnus, sustainability advocate and UC Irvine alumni leader to send off the Class of 2025 Derek Sabori (B.A. Studio Art ’95, MBA ’02), president of the UC Irvine Alumni Association (UCIAA) and member of the Dean’s Arts Board at the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, has been named the 2025 comm

Faculty

UC Irvine Faculty Jennifer Bornstein and Liz Glynn Awarded 2025–26 Rome Prize in Visual Arts

Fellowships provide immersive interdisciplinary experience at the American Academy in Rome The American Academy in Rome has announced the winners of the 2025–26 Rome Prize, one of the world’s most prestigious fellowship programs supporting innovative artists and scholars in the arts, humanities and

Department Programs

Programs

The Department of Art offers degrees in Art, with minors in Digital Arts, and Digital Filmmaking. It also offers an Honors in Art program, which is designed to further develop students’ critical, analytical, and technical skills, and is suited to those pursuing graduate school and/or exhibition careers. Honor students will be given access to a studio space for the academic year.