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MARIANA RAZO WARDWELL APPOINTED NEW ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF LATIN AMERICAN ART HISTORY AT UC SAN DIEGO

Mariana Razo Wardwell (MFA '00) has joined the Visual Arts Department at UC San Diego, as Assistant Professor of Latin American Art History.  She received her MFA in Studio Art at UC Irvine, as well as her PhD with an emphasis in critical theory from the Visual Studies Department at UC Irvine.  Her...
 
SLANGUAGE (CO-FOUNDER MARIO YBARRA, JR.) RECEIVED THE LOUIS COMFORT TIFFANY FOUNDATION BIENNIAL AWARD

Alumnus Mario Ybarra, Jr. (MFA '01), as co-founder of Slanguage, was one of 30 recipients of the 2012 Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Biennial Awards.  Chosen from some 130 nominations by a national panel of senior arts professionals, these unrestricted $20,000 grants are awarded to visual artists...
 
GLENN KAINO TO REPRESENT U.S. AT THE CAIRO BIENNALE

The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State, on recommendation from the Federal Advisory Committee for International Exhibitions (FACIE), has selected acclaimed Los Angeles-based artist Glenn Kaino (BA '93) to represent the United States of America at the 13th...
 
GRACE WONG ACCEPTED INTO RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN

Grace Wong (BA '11) was accepted to the Rhode Island School of Design, and is currently in her first year of the Master in Architecture program.  Grace received her Bachelors degree in Interdisciplinary Humanities and Arts, with Emphases in Studio Art, Art History, and Critical Theory.She is...
 
KRISTINE THOMPSON APPOINTED ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AT LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY

Kristine Thompson (MFA '07 and current lecturer in Photography) has accepted the position of Assistant Professor of Photography/Digital Art at Louisiana State University's School of Art, effective August 2012.  Kristine is an important emerging artist and scholar who, in addition to a growing...
 
JOANN DO HOCKERSMITH MAKES DIRECTORIAL DEBUT AT LOS ANGELES ASIAN PACIFIC FILM FESTIVAL

Studio Art alumnus (BA '11) and Video Studio Manager JoAnn Do Hockersmith makes her directorial debut with a short film Prescribed at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. "Sometimes the truth is hard to swallow.  A young girl seeks psychiatric assistance by taking a drug that will allow her...
 
FLORA KAO IN GROUP EXHIBITION AT BEACON ARTS BUILDING

LineamentaBeacon Arts BuildingOpening Reception: Saturday, May 12, 2012 | 6 - 9 PMExhibition Dates: May 12, 2012 - June 24, 2012Closing Reception: Sunday, June 24, 2012 | 1 - 4 PM

 
USED WITH DECEIT, JEFF&GORDON AT BEYOND BAROQUE LITERARY/ARTS CENTER

Used with DeceitJeff&Gordon, aka Jeff Foye and Gordon Winiemko (MFA '07)Beyond Baroque Literary/Arts CenterOpening Reception: Saturday, May 5, 2012 | 5 PM, performance at 6:30 PM

 
CRITICAL THEORY AT THE PRESENT TIME: UNDERGRADUATE CONFERENCE AND FACULTY ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION

Critical Theory at the Present TimeThursday, May 3, 2012Undergraduate Panels10:00 AM - 4:45 PMFaculty Roundtable5:00 PM - 6:45 PMReception6:45 PM - 8:00 PMUC IrvineHumanities Gateway 1010 Sponsored by: Critical Theory Emphasis, UC Humanities Research Institute, The International Center for Writing...
 
NORITAKA MINAMI: 1972, A SOLO EXHIBITION AT UCLA DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE & URBAN DESIGN

Noritaka Minami: 1972A solo exhibition by Noritaka Minami (MFA '11)Opening Reception: May 7, 2012 | 8 - 9 PM, preceded by a lecture by architectural critic Igarashi Taro, 6:30 PM)Exhibition Dates: April 30 - June 1, 2012UCLA Department of Architecture & Urban DesignPerloff Gallery (Perloff Hall)

 
STUDIO ART MFA OPEN STUDIOS

Studio Art MFA Open StudiosSaturday, April 28, 2012 | noon - 6 PMGraduate student studios in ACT and CAC

 
SAMIRA YAMIN, LINDA STARK, SANDEEP MUKERJEE AT BEN MALTZ GALLERY, OTIS

MeticulosityBen Maltz GalleryOtis College of Art and DesignMeticulosity features work of 11 Southern California-based artists and 3 poets who each work in various genres ranging from painting to installation and ceramica and digital formats.  The show includes alumni Samira Yamin (MFA '11) and ...
 
UNDERGRADUATE JURIED EXHIBITION, UNDERGRADUATE SOLO PROJECT

SevenfoldUndergraduate Juried ExhibitionAs RemovedUndergraduate Solo Project Opening Reception: Thursday, April 5, 2012 | 6 - 9 PMExhibition Dates: Apirl 5, 2012 - April 20, 2012University Art Gallery, and Room GallerySevenfold, the eight annual juried undergraduate exhibition, and As Removed, the...
 
SIMON LEUNG AND SARA WOOKEY TO PERFORM TRIO A

Trio A (1966)Choreographed by Yvonne RainerPerformed by Simon Leung and Sara WookeyUniversity Art MuseumCal State University Long BeachThursday, April 12, 2012 | 6:30 - 7:30 PM

 
SIMON LEUNG IN Q.E.D. PANEL AT MAK CENTER FOR ART & ARCHITECTURE

Q.E.D. | Part 1. Things UnsaidWednesday, April 11, 2012 | 7 PMMAK Center for Art & Architecture at the Schindler House835 N. Kings RoadWest Hollywood, CA 90069Featuring Melissa Buzzeo, Patrick Greaney, and Simon LeungModerated by Vanessa Place$7 General; Free for Friends of the MAK Center and...
 
MILES COOLIDGE CURATES IN PROXIMITY AT ANN 330 GALLERY

In Proximity: Jeff Mclane, Amy Russell, Katie ShapiroMiles Coolidge, curatorAnn 330 GalleryOpening Reception: Friday, March 23, 2012 | 7 - 9 PMExhibition Dates: March 17 - April 28, 2012

 
SIMON LEUNG LECTURE AT BRYN MAWR COLLEGE

Simon LeungLecture: "Those Who Squat"Center for Visual Culture Wednesday, March 28, 2012 | 12:30 - 2 PMThomas Library 224Bryn Mawr College

 
PROJECT OF STUDIO ART UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS EMANUEL SAKZLYAN AND KATIE TILFORD SELECTED TO BE A PART OF THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY DESIGN PROGRAM

Therabot: A Remote Controllable Robot Avatar Designed for Bedridden Kids, a project by Studio Art undergraduate students Emanuel Sakzlyan and Katie Tilford, and student Michael Luong from Electrical Engineering, has been selected to participate in the highly competitive CALI/UROP 2012...