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Critical and Curatorial MFA Thesis Exhibition: ‘how to gently unpack an empire’Critical and Curatorial MFA Thesis Exhibition: ‘how to gently unpack an empire’
"The exhibition was delivered online through Zoom in a series of six sessions, each focusing on different cultural archives specific to the artists’ history. This created a level of intimacy that worked towards unpacking and divulging..."
2021 Dean's Scholarship Awardees2021 Dean's Scholarship Awardees
Congratulations to the 2021 Dean’s Scholarship awardees! A very special thank you to the Giving Day donors who made these scholarship funds possible. As the leading campus in the nation providing access to all qualified students, no matter what their background, our students rely...
Daniel Joseph Martinez receives a 2021-22 Rome Prize in Visual ArtDaniel Joseph Martinez receives a 2021-22 Rome Prize in Visual Art
The American Academy in Rome (AAR) has announced the 2021–22 Rome Prize and Italian Fellowships winners. These highly competitive fellowships support advanced independent work and research in the arts and humanities. This year, Rome Prizes were awarded to thirty-five American and five Italian...
Artist discusses his digital and 3-D take on Orange County landscape Artist discusses his digital and 3-D take on Orange County landscape
Excerpt from the Times OC By Vera Castaneda March 4, 2021 "The starting point was walking the coastline of Orange County’s beach cities. Roughly six years ago, artist Jesse Colin Jackson was teaching a class at UC Irvine in which a group of students, who either grew up or moved to O.C...
Art in AbsentiaArt in Absentia
UCI’s first professional exhibition in a virtual format, The Black Index, benefits from processes developed for student showcases during the pandemic By Christine Byrd When the artists, curators and preparators painstakingly install an exhibition in one of the Claire Trevor School of the Arts...
Six Black Artists Test the Limits of PortraitureSix Black Artists Test the Limits of Portraiture
"The Black Index" at UC Irvine pursues knottier narratives of self-representation. The six artists included in "The Black Index", the new exhibition at UC Irvine’s University Art Galleries (UAG), are highlighted by Allison Conner of Hyperallergic.com.
‘We exist in other ways ... to see us, to find us’ — UC Irvine debuts ‘The Black Index’ exhibition ">
‘We exist in other ways ... to see us, to find us’ — UC Irvine debuts ‘The Black Index’ exhibition
"The Black Index," the newest exhibition for the University Art Galleries (UAG) curated by Bridget Cooks, an associate professor of African American studies and art history at UC Irvine, garnered a review from Lilly Nguyen for the LA Times.
The UAG presents "The Black Index" The UAG presents "The Black Index"
DOWNLOAD THE FULL PRESS KIT Irvine, Calif. – UC Irvine’s University Art Gallery is pleased to present The Black Index, a group exhibition featuring the work of Dennis Delgado, Alicia Henry, Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle, Titus Kaphar, Whitfield Lovell, and Lava Thomas. The exhibition will be on...
A Radical Approach to Teaching Art: Looking Back At The UCI Art Department in its Founding YearsA Radical Approach to Teaching Art: Looking Back At The UCI Art Department in its Founding Years
Liz Goldner from "LA Weekly" covers the UCI Department of Art's prolific history by recalling some of the most memorable artists and shows ever to highlight the talent presented by both the faculty and students.
Alumni Profile: A Conversation with Glenn KainoAlumni Profile: A Conversation with Glenn Kaino
Professor of Art Simon Leung chats with Glenn Kaino (B.A. ’93), an artist who’s been at the intersectional forefront of art and activism for more than two decades. Known for his conceptual, activist, and frequently collaborative multifaceted art practice, Kaino occupies a unique place in the art...
A Recollection of 2020’s Post-Graduate MFA Thesis ExhibitionsProf. Jesse Colin Jackson presents the exhibition "Suburban Ecologies" for the City of Irvine
Prof. Jesse Colin Jackson, in the Department of Art, presents the exhibition "Suburban Ecologies" for the City of Irvine at the Great Park Gallery through Sunday, February 14, 2021. Orange County’s suburban sprawls are an undeniable characteristic of the region. From historic architecture to...
Kathleen Y. Clark Publishes New Book "The White House China"Kathleen Y. Clark Publishes New Book "The White House China"
Southern California-based multimedia artist and photographer Kathleen Y. Clark, M.F.A. ’93, recently published The White House China, a provocative new book filled with photographic and mixed media reconstructions based on dinnerware collections at the presidential residence in Washington, D.C....
Empowering the Artists of Tomorrow Amid the PandemicEmpowering the Artists of Tomorrow Amid the Pandemic
By Christine Byrd Theaters, concert halls and art galleries have been closed for nearly a year, but the global pandemic hasn’t stopped artists from creating. If anything, it’s fueling rapid incorporation of technology across all artistic mediums and inspiring new ways to create and share art...
Claire Trevor School of the Arts Virtual Tour
The 25 Most Influential Works of American Protest Art Since World War IIThe 25 Most Influential Works of American Protest Art Since World War II
Three artists, a curator and a writer came together to discuss the pieces that have not only best reflected the era, but have made an impact. Excerpt from the New York Times By Thessaly La Force, Zoë Lescaze, Nancy Hass and M.H. Miller Oct. 15, 2020 "The famously polarizing 1993 edition...
Alumni Profile: Samira Yamin, M.F.A. ’11Alumni Profile: Samira Yamin, M.F.A. ’11
By Allyson Unzicker, Associate Director & Curator, University Art Galleries Samira Yamin, M.F.A. ’11, is an Iranian-American artist based in Los Angeles who uses war photography as her medium. As an Iranian American who felt disconnected from depictions of Iraq and Afghanistan in the media...
Arts and WellnessArts and Wellness
By Christine Byrd The seats were empty, the orchestra silent, the studios dark. More than 700 undergraduate and 150 graduate students, and the scores of faculty and staff who teach and support them, disappeared literally overnight. It was March 17, and the Claire Trevor School of the Arts,...
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