Alumni News
Charisse Pearlina Weston, M.F.A. ’19, named a 2025 Trellis Art Fund Stepping Stone GranteeCharisse Pearlina Weston, M.F.A. ’19, named a 2025 Trellis Art Fund Stepping Stone Grantee
The Department of Art alumna is among 20 artists selected nationwide for the expanded two-year Stepping Stone grants program UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts alumna Charisse Pearlina Weston, M.F.A. ’19, has been named one of the 2025 Trellis Art Fund Stepping Stone Grantees, receiving...
UCI Drama Alumni Chris Renfro ’14 and Justine Rafael ’21 Join Center Theatre Group’s Here Lies Love at the Mark Taper ForumUCI Drama Alumni Chris Renfro ’14 and Justine Rafael ’21 Join Center Theatre Group’s Here Lies Love at the Mark Taper Forum
Center Theatre Group’s Here Lies Love brings an all-Filipino cast to Los Angeles, featuring UC Irvine drama alumni Two alumni from UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts Department of Drama have been cast in Center Theatre Group’s upcoming production of Here Lies Love at the Mark Taper Forum...
UCI Arts 2025 Year in ReviewUCI Arts 2025 Year in Review
Reflecting back on a year of exceptional milestones The past year marked a significant moment for the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, coinciding with UC Irvine’s 60th anniversary and the continued celebration of the 25th anniversary of the naming of the school. Together, these milestones...
World Stages
Dance Alumni Receive Honors at Dance City Festival ChicagoDance Alumni Receive Honors at Dance City Festival Chicago
M.F.A. Dance graduates Yinqi Wang and Maggie Liang recognized for their choreographic work A Touch of Sin UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts Department of Dance alumni Yinqi Wang, M.F.A. ’24 and Maggie Liang, M.F.A. ’24, co-founders of the ensemble Omnivore Dance, have been honored...
Making Space to Redefine Making Space to Redefine
Alison O’Daniel (M.F.A. ’10) is changing the game in art and film By Richard Chang Alison O’Daniel (M.F.A. art, 2010) has placed Deaf culture at the focal point in her art and film work, and that has positioned her at the forefront of an international cultural movement. The visual...
Tuan Andrew Nguyen ’99 Named 2025 MacArthur FellowTuan Andrew Nguyen ’99 Named 2025 MacArthur Fellow
UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts alumnus recognized for his multidisciplinary works exploring memory, displacement and the legacies of war Department of Art alumnus Tuan Andrew Nguyen ’99 has been named a 2025 MacArthur Fellow by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation....
Art That Moves L.A.Art That Moves L.A.
UC Irvine artists featured at the Hammer Biennial By Christine Byrd When Made in L.A. 2025 opens at the Hammer Museum on Oct. 5, the highly anticipated biennial will not only offer insight into the City of Angels’ artistic impulses but also UC Irvine’s growing influence on the region’s art...
Arts Advocates: R. Michael Gros, M.F.A. ’81Arts Advocates: R. Michael Gros, M.F.A. ’81
LEGACY BUILDER Q&A with R. Michael Gros For over 40 years, R. Michael Gros, M.F.A. ’81 has been a director, producer, artistic director, educator and arts advocate. He is a professor emeritus of Santa Barbara City College and has served as co-artistic director of PlayFest Santa...
UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts Department of Art: A Culmination of Legacy & Resurgence">
UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts Department of Art: A Culmination of Legacy & Resurgence
by Peter Lefevre Drive past the carefully manicured lawns of Irvine, the most famously planned city in America, and the last words that occur to you might be “radical” and “avant garde.” Yet those are exactly the terms that define the 60-year legacy of UC Irvine’s Department of Art....
UCI Arts Alumnus Julian Tushabe Performs in The Public Theater’s Free Shakespeare in the ParkUCI Arts Alumnus Julian Tushabe Performs in The Public Theater’s Free Shakespeare in the Park
The 2025 graduate joins the cast of Twelfth Night at the newly revitalized Delacorte Theater in Central Park UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts Department of Drama alumnus Julian Tushabe (M.F.A. ’25) recently made his postgrad debut in Twelfth Night at The Public Theater’s Free...
A Legacy Worth CelebratingA Legacy Worth Celebrating
Anniversaries of UC Irvine and the Claire Trevor School of the Arts offer a moment of reflection and possibility By Christine Byrd Every day, UC Irvine students and visitors walk by Claire Trevor’s Oscar and Emmy awards outside the theater named in her honor — golden reminders of that...
Growth and Experimentation: The UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts (2000-2025)Growth and Experimentation: The UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts (2000-2025)
by Peter Lefevre It’s the turn of the millennium. We’ve escaped the mortal threat of Y2K. Beanie Babies are the next big thing. And the UC Irvine School of the Arts is launching itself into a new and transformative era. It started with a new name. Orange County...
Origins and Evolution: The UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts (1965-1999)Origins and Evolution: The UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts (1965-1999)
by Peter Lefevre Six decades. 25 Guggenheim Fellows. More than 1,000 students every year, producing hundreds of performances and exhibitions. Numbers don’t tell the whole story of the UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts, but they’re a revealing snapshot of the outsized...
UCI Dance Alumni Represented in SoCal Ballet Scene: Ballet Festival 2025UCI Dance Alumni Represented in SoCal Ballet Scene: Ballet Festival 2025
Eight graduates bring their training and artistry back to Irvine for performances at the Barclay Theatre This Saturday, September 13, 2025, the annual SoCal Ballet Scene: Ballet Festival 2025 at the Irvine Barclay Theatre showcases the artistry of several UC Irvine Department of Dance...
Answering the Call to Lead Answering the Call to Lead
Dante Puleio (M.F.A. ’17) reflects on his path from student to artistic director of the José Limón Dance Company By Diana Kalaji If dance showed Dante Puleio how to move, the José Limón technique taught him how to move through life. “When I discovered dance, I woke up,” said...
Alumni Appreciation Month Spotlight: Radhanath Dasa Thialan ’20 builds a career in dance and educationAlumni Appreciation Month Spotlight: Radhanath Dasa Thialan ’20 builds a career in dance and education
UC Irvine Department of Dance alumnus now serves as associate artistic director at Yaya Dance Academy From Kuala Lumpur to California, Radhanath Dasa Thialan (B.F.A. ’18, M.F.A. ’20) has transformed a lifelong passion for dance into a thriving career. Thialan now serves as associate artistic...
Alumni Appreciation Month: Bri McWhorter ’14 transforms acting tools into powerful communication strategiesAlumni Appreciation Month: Bri McWhorter ’14 transforms acting tools into powerful communication strategies
UC Irvine Department of Drama alumna empowers individuals and organizations through her company, Activate to Captivate For Bri McWhorter (M.F.A. Drama, ’14), theater training became the foundation for a unique career in communication. As Founder and CEO of Activate to Captivate, McWhorter draws...
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