An urgent critique, deSouza’s new book mishears “Heart of Darkness” in the most intriguing ways.
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Due to Coronavirus, the Department of Art Practice closed all studios and workspaces. Read more about online instruction, refunds, and graduation.
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Congratulations to Painter Becky Suss [MFA 2005] received a great review in the March 3 issue of the New Yorker Magazine
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Ehren Tool is the ceramics studio manager in the Department of Art Practice.
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First Year MFA Exhibition Spring 2020 is now open to the public through Thursday, February 13th.
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Nadia Shihab wins the Film Independent Spirit Award.
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The Art Practice Senior Thesis Exhibition is now open through Thursday, December 12th at Worth Ryder Art Gallery!
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In the current SECA show at SFMOMA, works by Prof. Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle show how visual intelligence undermines colonial denial.
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Honors Students are celebrating their “Interrobang” Honors Show
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The Worth Ryder Gallery is proud to be exhibiting Hyperobjects, open from Wednesday October 16th - Thursday November 7th 2019.
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Over the past decade, artist Anne Walsh wrote “Hello Leonora, Soy Anne Walsh”, a book about surrealist painter Leonora Carrington's novel The Hearing Trumpet.
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At work in her Berkeley studio, Prof. Stephanie Syjuco navigates the deeply embedded visual tropes of American history applied in her practice.
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The Worth Ryder Gallery started off the school year with the annual student exhibition, curated by students and featuring amazingly talented student artists
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Connie Zheng is an interdisciplinary artist, writer and filmmaker who was born in China, grew up in the Northeastern United States, and is currently based out of Berkeley, California.
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This year, Murphy Cadogan awards go to Shirin Towfiq [B.A. 2017] Brian Bartz [M.F.A. 2020], Ghazal Rahimi [M.F.A. 2020], and Xandra Ibarra [M.F.A. 2020].
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Congratulations to our Summer Studio students who mounted a very impressive show at the Worth Ryder gallery with the support and guidance of Instructor Carrie Hott. The show will be up until the end of August, and it’s evidence that a great summer at Cal can involve some truly transformative work.
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“I was nominated for the SECA and asked to apply. 100s of bay area artists are nominated and then they choose a short list of 15-18 to do a studio visit with. You get to meet the SECA members and talk about your work.” – Sahar Khoury [M.F.A 2013]
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In the heart of Richmond, a thriving arts center called NIAD serves artists with a full range of arts resources. The gallery now features work by Gabriella Willenz.
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From Art Practical: How does one survive and thrive as an artist in the San Francisco Bay Area? Living & Working is a multi-platform column focusing on the experiences and strategies from those who continue to live and work in the Bay Area.
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Applications will be accepted beginning September 16th, 2019. The application/portfolio period will close at 12:00AM (EST) on December 16th 2019. Letters of recommendation are also due by 12:00AM (EST) December 16th, 2019.
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