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Graduation Spotlight Series: Emiko Groder’s ’25 Sculpture Part of Statewide Exhibition

With a B.F.A. in art, Groder explores family and caretaking through 3D works By Christine Byrd When Emiko Groder receives her B.F.A. in art this June, she will already have work on exhibit at the Brea Gallery. The juried Made in California features artists from across the state at various career...
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2025 Medici Circle Scholars

UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts names 14 new Medici Circle Scholars 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...
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Seven UC Irvine Arts Educators Receive the U18 Faculty Professional Development Award

The recognition provides opportunities for U18 faculty to enhance pedagogy UC Irvine and the University Council-American Federation of Teachers (UC-AFT) recently announced awardees of the Unit 18 Faculty Council on Professional Development for the 2024–25 academic year, including seven U18 ...
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Noritaka Minami, M.F.A. ’11, Featured in Upcoming MoMA Exhibition

New exhibition at MoMA explores the 50-year history and cultural legacy of the Nakagin Capsule Tower 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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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UC Irvine’s Catherine Lord Elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Renowned artist, scholar, and curator honored for her contributions to feminist and queer art history Catherine Lord, professor emerita of art and women’s studies at the University of California, Irvine, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts...
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Amanda Ross-Ho Named 2025 Marciano Art Foundation Artadia Awardee

Department of Art professor recognized for contributions to contemporary art UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts Professor Amanda Ross-Ho has been named the 2025 Marciano Art Foundation Artadia Awardee, one of only three Artadia Awardees in Los Angeles, and the sole recipient of the...
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Three Artists from Claire Trevor School of the Arts join the Guggenheim Foundation’s 100th Class of Fellows

Department of Art Assistant Professor Coleman Collins and alumni among recipients of prestigious fellowship in the arts Three of UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts (CTSA) community members have been awarded 2025 Guggenheim Fellowships, one of the nation’s highest honors for scholarly and...
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Yadira Gonzalez-Dockstader Receives 2025 LEAD Graduate Excellence Award

UC Irvine M.F.A. candidate recognized for advancing interdisciplinary research and inclusion in the Latine community through art, ecology and medical humanities Department of Art M.F.A. candidate Yadira Gonzalez-Dockstader recently received the Graduate Excellence Award at the 8th Annual Latine...
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Engaging the Margins: Art, Ecology and Sustainability

Beall Center for Art + Technology's exhibition reframes art, ecology and sustainability By Christine Byrd Wildfires, rising sea levels, nuclear waste. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the scale of problems humans have created that we cannot solve alone. However, art invites another perspective....
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Arts Advocates: Derek Sabori

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Arts and Environmental Activism

Professor Juli Carson awarded $120,000 to the UC multi-campus climate action initiative Juli Carson, professor of art and director of the University Art Galleries (UAG) at UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts, has received a $120,000 University of California Office of the President (UCOP)...
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CTSA Research & Innovation and Theater of Community Faculty and Graduate Student 2024-25 Research & Innovation Grants

Creative Research in the Arts Now in its fourth year, the UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts (CTSA) Department of Research and Innovation continues to prioritize projects that feature cutting-edge research and interdisciplinary collaborations with potential for external recognition and...
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Arts Advocates: Steven Lam

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Forward Looking

Department of Art Welcomes Three New Faculty By Christine Byrd The Claire Trevor School of the Arts recently welcomed three new faculty to the Department of Art. Na Mira, Coleman Collins and Jibade-Khalil Huffman are forward-looking artists and educators who bring distinctive worldviews — adding...
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Creative Communities

How Claire Trevor School of the Arts clubs cultivate belonging and equity beyond the classroom and across campus By Diana Kalaji At UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts (CTSA), students’ success goes beyond main-stage productions, choral performances and thesis exhibitions. With over 100...