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Art News

Three Faculty Join UCI Faculty Academy for Teaching Excellence

Three esteemed faculty members from the Claire Trevor School of the Arts have joined the inaugural class of UCI Faculty Academy for Teaching Excellence (FATE) fellows. They are Dr. Kelli Sharp from the Department of Dance, David Trend from the Department of Art, and Joel Veenstra from the...

Kevin Appel Presents an Exhibition of New Paintings in New York

The Miles McEnery Gallery in New York City will present a solo exhibition of new paintings by Kevin Appel, professor of art and chair in the Department of Art at the UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts. The exhibition is accompanied by a fully illustrated digital catalogue featuring text by Molly...

CTSA Faculty Named as Newkirk Fellows for 2022-2023

The University of California, Irvine (UCI) has announced that two Claire Trevor School of the Arts faculty members have been selected as Newkirk Fellows for the 2022-2023 academic year. Jesse Colin Jackson, Associate Dean, Research and Innovation and Associate Professor in the Department of Art,...

The UAG presents the second year M.F.A. exhibition "After Many Sunsets"

  Irvine, Calif., January 31, 2023 — The University Art Galleries (UAG) will present After Many Sunsets, an exhibition of nine second-year M.F.A. students presenting works for their advancement to candidacy in the Department of Art at the University of California, Irvine's Claire Trevor...

Fashion Recycled

Department of Art student Sadie Rose expresses her personal style with thrift finds for Grand Rapid Magazine. By Lisa Enos January 25, 2023 Read the interview here. Sadie Rose is a Junior at University of California, Irvine majoring in Art; Head Curator at Catalyst Undergraduate Art...

UAG presents Jane and Louise Wilson's "Dreamtime" at the Contemporary Arts Center

DOWNLOAD THE PRESS KIT UCI's Claire Trevor School of the Arts University Art Galleries (UAG) hosts DreamtimeTM, an exhibition of the work of Jane and Louise Wilson. Irvine, Calif., January 19, 2023 — The Cold War is Dead. Long live the Cold War. 1989 — the year the Berlin Wall...

UCI's Creative Engine

Through art, dance, music and drama, UCI artists push boundaries and fuel innovation By Christine Byrd This winter, the Claire Trevor School of the Arts will treat audiences to riveting performances and thought-provoking exhibitions, all of which are the result of a thriving creative engine...

Professor Joe Lewis to speak at The Broad in Los Angeles

The Un-Private Collection: John Ahearn + Rigoberto Torres + Joe Lewis From The Broad website: In this edition of The Un-Private Collection conversation series, artists John Ahearn and Rigoberto Torres will speak with moderator Joe Lewis about the cornerstone of community and its...

Professor David Trend seeks to cultivate DEI and accessibility in teaching and learning

  Professor of Art David Trend recently received a Confronting Extremism Award through the UCI Office of Inclusive Excellence.  Rodrigo Lazo, Interim Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, announced the Confronting Extremism through Community, Thriving and...

The Photographer Undoing the Myth of Appalachia

For Stacy Kranitz, replacing negative stereotypes with a triumphant counternarrative would be too easy. The Atlantic | Dec. 20, 2022 | By Andrew Aoyama Photographs by Stacy Kranitz Journalist Andrew Aoyama weaves a colorful story detailing historical perspectives and the latest work by...

Flourishing this fall: UCI arts

Upcoming performance season includes such bold and ambitious programs as a modern take on ‘Romeo and Juliet’ by Nick Schou, UCI | September 26, 2022 After a two-year break due to the COVID-19 pandemic, UCI once again hosted its popular New Swan Shakespeare Festival on campus this summer. With...

The UAG presents "Leaves for Burning" featuring artists Cog•nate Collective, Bassem Saad, and Artur Żmijewski

DOWNLOAD THE PRESS KIT The exhibition, curated by Professor of Art Juli Carson and guest artist Heather M. O'Brien, features three inspiring installations. Irvine, Calif., September 23, 2022 — The University of California, Irvine’s University Art Galleries (UAG) is pleased to host...

Alexis Smith and how she ‘represents the power and potential of self-realization inherent in the American way’

Art critic, Liz Goldner, reviews Department of Art alumna's latest show, “Alexis Smith: The American Way,” at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD) in La Jolla.

Made in California

The arts and education helped new dean Tiffany Ana López reimagine her own life By Christine Byrd For Tiffany Ana López, joining the Claire Trevor School of the Arts as dean is a double homecoming. Both a return to her native California and to the public higher-education system that shaped...

CTSA celebrates alumni during the month of August

At the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, August is Alumni Appreciation Month! We have dedicated our Instagram account to celebrating our alums' work and accomplishments in and beyond the arts all month long. Spend the month learning more about just a few of our outstanding alumni! CTSA alums from...

Artful Summers

Summer Academies in the Arts offer college and career preparatory programs  By Christine Byrd Mafer Reyes had been dancing at private studios and ballet academies since she was 5 years old. But when it came time to think about college, she realized she had no idea what to...

UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts Announces the 2022-23 Claire Trevor Society Scholars

  UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts (CTSA) is pleased to announce the next cohort of Claire Trevor Society Scholarships recipients for the 2022-23 academic year. Each year the Society awards six merit-based scholarships to exceptional students majoring in the Departments of Art, Dance,...

Uncovering Hidden Spaces at UCI’s Open Studios

Seeing the works by the University of California, Irvine’s MFA students, many of which use leftover material site-specific to the campus, lead me to wonder if they also constitute a kind of leftover material of time.