Artist talk by Courtney Desiree Morris, a visual/conceptual artist and associate professor of Gender and Women’s Studies at the University of California, Berkeley.
To mark the opening day of Making Their Mark: Works from the Shah Garg Collection, art collector and philanthropist Komal Shah and Cecilia Alemani, Director and Chief Curator of High Line Art in New York, recount with BAMPFA Chief Curator Margot Norton their journey organizing the exhibition
A performance event at Gray Area, San Francisco, featuring Zekarias Musele Thompson (MFA’25), Jasmine Nyende (MFA’25), and Gaia WXYZ (lecturer).
Virtual and in-person event, Stanford University. How does it feel to be in the lowest percentile group for life expectancy? When data artist Greg Niemeyer faced the need for a life-saving double lung transplant, he experienced first hand the massive gap between the medical statistics of survival and his determination to live. In this talk, Niemeyer will bridge that gap with data visualizations, animations and sonifications that pair the cold, hard and linear medical data with the more cyclical experiences of crushing fear, resilience, love and healing that come with most any serious medical journey.
Artist Lee Mingwei creates participatory installations that explore trust, intimacy and self-awareness through interactive, reflective experiences.
An eclectic, playful exhibition blending low-brow humor, kitsch, and baroque aesthetics, where animated and anthropomorphic subjects explore the emotional qualities of different time periods with a focus on spontaneity and joy.
Reception: October 23, 2024 4-7pm
we web we weave we... invites viewers to engage with installations that blur the lines between the physical and the intangible, the personal and the collective.
Current MFA students will each present 20 minute talks about their process and practice, with a short Q&A moderated by Prof. Stephanie Syjuco. Free and open to the public. Note this event will take place in 002 Physics Building.
Young Joon Kwak (they/she) is a sculptor and performance artist whose work challenges the boundaries of representation through innovative techniques of masking and camouflage.
Join Chris Vargas, MFA Art Practice alum and editor of the newly released anthology "Trans Hirstory in 99 Objects" along with two local contributors, Craig Calderwood and Ralowe Ampu for a conversation on trans history/art and the politics of curating culture. Sponsored by the LGBT Citizenship Cluster, TSWI (Trans Students Wellness Initiative), GENEQ (Gender Equity Resource Center), Multicultural Community Center
Lecture by Timmia Hearn DeRoy who is a practitioner and scholar of social justice-based theater and film.
This is an online informational event about applying to the UC Berkeley Art Practice Masters of Fine Arts (MFA) Program.
This is an open study space and place to bring your lunch and meet up with other students from Art Practice and beyond.
Eligible undergraduate Art Practice majors are invited to submit short project proposals to support immediate cost of art supplies and materials for one or more Art Practice classes.
This group exhibition intends to examine individual vulnerabilities, family histories, self exploration, and cultural identities.
