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MFA Fine Arts Newsletter March, April and May 2021
Grad VERONICA MARSHALL presented her MFA Thesis Exhibition, Failed Perspective of Geometric Shapes at the Bolsky Gallery from March 5 to March 11. Failed Perspective of Geometric Shapes
Grad SHARON BARNES presented her MFA Thesis Exhibition, LIGHT AS A FEATHER / HEAVY AS LEADat the Bolsky Gallery from March 12 to April 1. LIGHT AS A FEATHER / HEAVY AS LEAD
Grad SHARON BARNES was included in the Los Angeles DCA virtual exhibition, Reimagining Public Art
Grad SHARON BARNES was included in Los Angeles DCA virtual exhibition, Songs for a Revolution
Alum SHIVA ALIABADI ’14 was chosen as 1 of 5 women for Women's History Month, in Art, by El Centro Art Department at Dallas College (Dallas, TX).
Grad LARRY LI was included in the group exhibition, The New Contemporaries 2 at Residency Gallery in Inglewood CA from April 10 to June 5. The New Contemporaries 2
Grad DELANEY ENGLE presented her MFA Thesis Exhibition, FILL IN THE BLANK at the Bolsky Gallery from April 9 to April 15. FILL IN THE BLANK
Grad JULIA SOLAZZO presented her MFA Thesis Exhibition, CORPUS_SEESAW at the Bolsky Gallery from April 18 to April 22. CORPUS_SEESAW
Grad XIOUPING presented her MFA Thesis Exhibition, AMERICA STOLE MY TONGUE at the Bolsky Gallery from April 25 to April 29. AMERICA STOLE MY TONGUE
Grad AMY FRIEDBERG presented her MFA Thesis Exhibition, REVISION BY TIME TRAVEL at the Bolsky Gallery from May 2 to May 6. REVISION BY TIME TRAVEL
Grads SHARON BARNES, SILVIO EISENBERG, DELANEY ENGLE, AMY FRIEDBERG, WEI GAO, JOHEE KWAK, ESTHER j. LEE, VERONICA MARSHALL, JULIA SOLAZZO, RUNZE WANG, XIOUPING presented work in the MFA Fine End-of-Year Group Exhibition, Far For the End at the Bolsky Gallery from May 13 to May 29.
Grad WEI GAO presented his MFA Thesis Exhibition, Long term spiritual food and some real bread at the Bolsky Gallery from June 1 to June 5. Long term spiritual food and some real bread
Grads SHARON BARNES and XIOUPING were award the Distinction in Studio Award 2021
Grad ESTHER LEE was awarded the Academic Excellence Award 2021.
Alum ALEX KROLL ‘08 was included in the group exhibition, From Morning Til Night, We Should Never Rely on a Single Thing at Philip Martin Gallery in Los Angeles from April 14 to April 28. From Morning Til Night, We Should Never Rely on a Single Thing
Alum ANDREW K. CURREY ’13 has a solo exhibition, Tiny Battles at LAUNCH Gallery from May 8 to June 5. Tiny Battles
Grad SARAH LISS was in a virtual exhibition, Art of Water V
Grads ALICIA SERLING and BOX CARTER are included in the virtual exhibition, Now Trending at the PVAC for the Alpay Scholarship show. Works were selected this year by Juror, Dennis Keeley and will be displayed in a virtual gallery on June 11: Now Trending
Alum WHITNEY STOLICH ’04 is included in, Restoration Now or Never in London, UK from May 31 to June 30. The exhibition is on Billboards and bus shelters. Whitney’s location is the bus shelter at 294 Cambridge Heath Rd, London, UK. Restoration Now or Never
Alum CELIA ROCHA ‘18 essay "Representations of Motherhood in Contemporary Art" has been selected for publishing in the forthcoming book, An Artist and a Mother.
Alum CELIA ROCHA ‘18 has two of her drawings being shown in the city of Seia, Portugal, as part of ARTIS 2021 Festa das Artes e Ideias de Seia. The show will be up until June 30.
Alum CELIA ROCHA ‘18 will be part of the virtual art exhibition Maternochronics, a discussion of "maternal exhaustion in the time of pandemic.
Alum ELIF ERKAN ’16 was included in the group exhibition, DELUSIONARIUM 5 (ADAPTATION) at Night Gallery, Los Angeles from May 22 to June 19. DELUSIONARIUM 5 (ADAPTATION)
Alum KATY COWAN ’13 has a solo exhibition, breath shapes at Philip Martin Gallery in Los Angeles from June 9 to June 23. breath shapes
Grad LEO ALAS was selected as a 2021-2022 Artist in Residence for Level Ground.
Alum SRIJON CHOWDHURY ’14 has a solo exhibition, Dandelion Song at Foxy Production in New York, NY from June 5 to July 30. Dandelion Song
Alum EDIE BEAUCAGE ’10 has a solo exhibition, Edie’s Enjambment at Office Space SLC. In Salt Lake City, UT from June 1 to July 31. Edie’s Enjambment
Alum EDIE BEAUCAGE ’10 is included in a group exhibition, a throw of the dice will never abolish chance at Flatiron Project Space in New York, NY from June 10 – July 7. a throw of the dice
Alum EDIE BEAUCAGE ’10 has published a book, Neon Fruit Chaoji Shichang in collaboration with Chunbum Park and Abdul-Barr Wang. Neon Fruit Chaoji Shichang
Alum RAUL BALTAZAR ’13 organized the event, ¡NO RONA! on June 13. Grads ERICA GARICA and XIOUPING participated along with Alum LILI BERNARD ’12.