Department of Art | Claire Trevor School of the Arts

Noritaka Minami, M.F.A. ’11, Featured in Upcoming MoMA Exhibition

May 16

Department of Art alumnus Noritaka Minami, M.F.A. ’11, will be featured in The Many Lives of the Nakagin Capsule Tower, a new exhibition opening July 10, 2025, at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York.
Experimental Film Installation Debuts at UC Irvine's Middle Earth’s Pippin Recreation Center

June 18

Experimental Film Installation Debuts at UC Irvine's Middle Earth’s Pippin Recreation Center
Nancy Buchanan Retrospective to Open at The Brick in Los Angeles

June 9

Nancy Buchanan Retrospective to Open at The Brick in Los Angeles. TRUTHFULLY, NANCY BUCHANAN surveys five decades of experimental and political practice.
Graduation Spotlight Series: Emiko Groder’s ’25 Sculpture Part of Statewide Exhibition

June 3

Graduation Spotlight Series: Emiko Groder’s ’25 Sculpture Part of Statewide Exhibition
2025 Medici Circle Scholars

May 23

UC Irvine Arts is pleased to announce the 2025 Medici Circle Scholars. These scholarships allow recipients to extend their education beyond the classroom, collaborating with academics and artists in the community and worldwide.

Experimental Film Installation Debuts at UC Irvine's Middle Earth’s Pippin Recreation Center

New public art project explores student life, memory, and culture through multiscreen video The Department of Art at UC Irvine, in partnership with Undergraduate Housing, presented a new public art installation at Middle Earth’s Pippin Recreation Center showcasing student-made experimental films. De

Alumni

Nancy Buchanan Retrospective to Open at The Brick in Los Angeles

TRUTHFULLY, NANCY BUCHANAN surveys five decades of experimental and political practice This summer, The Brick in Los Angeles will present TRUTHFULLY, NANCY BUCHANAN, the first comprehensive retrospective of artist and UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts alumna Nancy Buchanan (M.F.A. ’71). On

Faculty

UC Irvine Professor Joe Lewis Joins Genre-Defying Musical Performance

de las sombras / from the shadows blends sound, story and social commentary in an urgent call for justice Joe Lewis, professor in UC Irvine’s Department of Art and former dean of the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, joins a powerful live performance of de las sombras / from the shadows, an experime

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.