thursday august 29 - friday september 6, 2013

//!! WELCOME CLASS OF 2015 !! \\

FRI 6 // D&P FIRST YEAR SLIDESHOW // 12 - 3PM // Timken (SF)

FRI 6 // MINI-OPEN-STUDIOS // 4 - 5PM // Hooper Complex (SF)

FRI 6 // ALLGRADBBQ // 5 - 8PM // Hooper Courtyard (SF)

FRI 30 // SHOW // Planes of Satori, Naked Lights, Safeword // 8PM // Totally Intense Fractal Mindgaze Hut (Oakland, Oakland)

SAT 31 // EVENT // "Stairing Contests" with Stairwell's // 6 - 8PM // Little Paper Planes Residency (855 Valencia St, SF) 

SAT 31 // OPENING // "2013 Fall National Juried Exhibition" with work by C Wright Daniel, Josef Jacques (both MFA alums), Clare Rickman (MFA '14), curated by Jessica Brier (CURP alum) // MarinMOCA (500 Palm Drive, Novato) 

SUN 1 // FUNDRAISER // "Reasonably Priced Objects from the Studio of Will Brown (CURP alum)" // 12 - 6PM // Will Brown (3041 24th St, SF)  MORE INFO

SUN 1 // SCREENING // "A Voyage of Growth and Discovery" // 8PM // Will Brown (3041 24th St, SF)

WED 4 // OPENING // "Voulkos, Inspired" with work by Double Zero (with MFA alum Hannah Ireland), Leah Rosenberg, Maysha Mohamedi, Travis Meinolf (all MFA alums) // 6 - 8PM // Berkeley Central Arts Passage (2055 Center St, Berkeley)

THU 5 // PERFORMANCE // "History's Mortar: Ambition" with participation from Torreya Cummings, Brandon Olsen, Matt Gordon (all MFA alums), curated by We Players Visual Arts Director Patrick Gillespie (MFA alum) // 9 - 10:30PM // Fort Point (Marine Drive, SF)

THU 5 // OPENING // "Sea Stories Between the Tides" with work by Will Brown (CURP alum), Luke Butler, Liam Everett, Sean McFarland, Conrad Ruiz, Margo Wolowiec (MFA alum) // Highlight Gallery (17 Kearny St, SF)

THU 5 // OPENING // "David Maisel: Mines" solo show by David Maisel (MFA alum) // Haines Gallery (49 Geary, SF)

THU 5 // OPENING // "Tokyo International Photography Competition" with work by Liz Moran (MFA/MA '14) // United Photo Industries Gallery (111 Front St, NYC)

THU 5 // OPENING // "How Many Feminists Does it Take to Change a Light Bulb?" with work by Em Meine (MFA alum) //6 - 10PM // Antena Pilsen Gallery (1755 S. Laflin St, Chicago)

FRI 6 // OPENING // "The Past is Present" with work by Hank Willis Thomas (MFA/MA alum) // MOCA Detroit (4454 Woodward Ave, Detroit)

(9/7) Linda Geary at Steven Wolf

(9/7) Kim Anno, Rebeca Bollinger, Lia Cook at Berkeley Art Center

(9/7) Melissa Dickenson at Alter Space

(9/7) Potrero Art Walk

(9/7) GRAD LECTURE SERIES: Christian Caryl

(9/10) City of Disappearances at Wattis

(9/11) CCA Faculty Exhibition at Oliver (OAK)

(9/20) Lia Cook at Hangzhou Triennial of Fiber Art

(9/20) Lia Cook at China National Silk Museum

(9/21) SOEX 39TH BDAY

(10/2) Edible Sculpture (OAK)

(10/3) GRAD LECTURE SERIES: Joshua Clover

(12/?) AA Bronson and Travis Meinolf at Stedelijk Museum

"Collaborative Combative Drawing" with work by Melissa Wyman (MFA alum) and others at Steynberg Gallery (through August 31)

"Rijswijk Textile Biennale" with work by Lia Cook (MFA faculty) and Anna Von Mertens (MFA alum) at Rijswijk Museum (through October 27)

"American Landscape and the Apocalyptic Sublime" solo show by David Maisel (MFA faculty) at Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Arizona (through September 1)

Make active choices. Art and Ecology: A How-to Guide" with work by Amy Balkin (MFA faculty) and others at the Museum of Modern Art, städtische museen Freiburg, Germany (through September 8)

"Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition 2013 Exhibition" with work by Jason Hanasik (MFA alum), Lia Cook (MFA faculty) and others at Smithsonian Portrait Gallery, DC (through February 23, 2014)

wednesday august 14 - friday august 23, 2013

// Congrats to Bruno Fazzolari, winner of four medals at the International Artisan Fragrance Salon Awards, including the Gold Medal for "Top Artisan Perfumer" for his scent Au Delà

WED 28 // Incoming Student studio move-in

THU 22 // "Artists Drawing Club: Renditions" by Toyin Odutola (MFA alum) // 6:30 - 9PM // Asian Art Museum (200 Larkin St, SF)  

FRI 23 // On View // "XL: 19 New Acquistions in Photography" with work by Hank Willis Thomas and others // NYMoMA (11 West 53rd St, NYC)

THU 29 // Closing Reception // "Hua / Nartker / Scholz" with work by Zachary Royer Scholz, Kate Nartker and Phillip Hua, duh // 5 - 8PM // CCSC Art Gallery (San Francisco State University, 1400 Holloway Ave, SF)

(8/31) stair games at Little Paper Planes  MORE INFO

(8/31) Clare Rickman and C Wright Daniel at MarinMOCA

(9/4) Leah Rosenberg, Maysha Mohamedi, Travis Meinolf, Double Zero at Berkeley Central Arts Passage

(9/5) Liz Moran at United Photo Industries Gallery

(9/5) Rema Ghuloum at West Los Angeles College Art Gallery

(9/6) ALL-GRAD BBQ

(9/6) Ali Naschke-Messing at Pro Arts

(9/6) Em Meine at Antena Pilsen Gallery

(9/7) Linda Geary at Steven Wolf

(9/7) Kim Anno, Rebeca Bollinger, Lia Cook at Berkeley Art Center

(9/7) Melissa Dickenson at Alter Space

(9/6) Hank Willis Thomas at MOCA Detroit

(9/20) Lia Cook at Hangzhou Triennial of Fiber Art

(9/20) Lia Cook at China National Silk Museum

"The Bitters - 'Fuck It'" with work by Andrea Roberts (MFA '14) and others at Whitdel Arts (through August 24)

"Collaborative Combative Drawing" with work by Melissa Wyman (MFA alum) and others at Steynberg Gallery (through August 31)

"Hank Willis Thomas: Selected Works and Question Bridge: Black Males" at Jack Shainman Gallery (through August 23)

"Rijswijk Textile Biennale" with work by Lia Cook (MFA faculty) and Anna Von Mertens (MFA alum) at Rijswijk Museum (through October 27)

"American Landscape and the Apocalyptic Sublime" solo show by David Maisel (MFA faculty) at Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Arizona (through September 1)

Make active choices. Art and Ecology: A How-to Guide" with work by Amy Balkin (MFA faculty) and others at the Museum of Modern Art, städtische museen Freiburg, Germany (through September 8)

"Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition 2013 Exhibition" with work by Jason Hanasik (MFA alum), Lia Cook (MFA faculty) and others at Smithsonian Portrait Gallery, DC (through February 23, 2014)

wednesday august 14 - friday august 23, 2013

// Liz Moran (MFA/MA '14) is a featured photographer at the 2013 Tokyo International Photography Festival Competition!

// Cheryl Dunye (MFA faculty) has just launched a kickstarter campaign for her new project "Black is Blue"

// (MFA alum) Rebekah Goldstein's work in "Practicing to Pretend" at Alter Space got a nice review in SFAQ

// The New Times posted a write up on (MFA alum) Melissa Wyman's Collaborative Combative Drawing event at the Steynberg Gallery

// Work by Sune Woods (MFA '10) is discussed in a new article by crystal am nelson titled "African American Women and Photography" for the Oxford African American Studies Center website

// Leora Lutz (MFA/MA '14) has posted a lovely review of David Fought, Christine M. Peterson (both MFA alums), Leonie Guyer (MFA advisor), Nathan Lynch (MFA faculty) and others in "Traces and Accumulations" at Traywick Contemporary

// Anne Lesley Selcer (MFA Writing) has posted an essay on (MFA alum) Malak Helmy's work on SFMOMA's OPEN SPACE blog

// A profile on Kelly Lynn Jones (MFA '10) and Mia Christopher (BFA '12) is currently up on CCA's site

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ON VIEW // "HUA / NARTKER / SCHOLZ" with work by Kate Nartker (MFA alum), Zachary Royer Scholz (MFA/MA alum) and Philip Hua // CCSC Art Gallery at SF State University (1400 Holloway, SF)

SAT 17, SUN 18 // "Latino Comics Expo" with work by Neil Rivas (MFA alum) and others // 11AM - 5PM // Museum of Latin American Art (628 Alamitos Ave, Long Beach) 

WED 21 // On View // "Tokyo International Photography Festival Competition" with work by Liz Moran (MFA/MA '14) and others // 72 Gallery (1F, 3-6-6 Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo)

THU 22 // "Artists Drawing Club: Renditions" by Toyin Odutola (MFA alum) // 6:30 - 9PM // Asian Art Museum (200 Larkin St, SF)  

FRI 23 // On View // "XL: 19 New Acquistions in Photography" with work by Hank Willis Thomas and others // NYMoMA (11 West 53rd St, NYC)

(8/29) Zachary Royer Scholz and Kate Nartker SFSU closing reception

(8/31) stair games at Little Paper Planes

(8/31) Clare Rickman and C Wright Daniel at MarinMOCA

(9/5) Liz Moran at United Photo Industries Gallery

(9/6) Em Meine at Antena Pilsen Gallery

(9/7) Linda Geary at Steven Wolf

(9/7) Kim Anno, Rebeca Bollinger, Lia Cook at Berkeley Art Center

(9/7) Melissa Dickenson at Alter Space

(9/6) Hank Willis Thomas at MOCA Detroit

(9/20) Lia Cook at Hangzhou Triennial of Fiber Art

(9/20) Lia Cook at China National Silk Museum

"The Bitters - 'Fuck It'" with work by Andrea Roberts (MFA '14) and others at Whitdel Arts (through August 24)

"Collaborative Combative Drawing" with work by Melissa Wyman (MFA alum) and others at Steynberg Gallery (through August 31)

"Hank Willis Thomas: Selected Works and Question Bridge: Black Males" at Jack Shainman Gallery (through August 23)

"Rijswijk Textile Biennale" with work by Lia Cook (MFA faculty) and Anna Von Mertens (MFA alum) at Rijswijk Museum (through October 27)

"Practicing to Pretend" with Kate Bonner, Rebekah Goldstein (both MFA alums) and others, curated by Melissa Dickenson and William Emmert (both MFA alums) at Alter Space (through August 17)

"Sleazy Cheesy Cheap and Easy" solo show by Joshua Reinstein (MFA alum) at the Alter Space Peephole Gallery (through August 17)

"The Farming of Scars and Stains" solo show by Maja Ruznic (MFA alum) at the Smoking Nun Gallery (through August 17)

"American Landscape and the Apocalyptic Sublime" solo show by David Maisel (MFA faculty) at Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Arizona (through September 1)

Make active choices. Art and Ecology: A How-to Guide" with work by Amy Balkin (MFA faculty) and others at the Museum of Modern Art, städtische museen Freiburg, Germany (through September 8)

"Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition 2013 Exhibition" with work by Jason Hanasik (MFA alum), Lia Cook (MFA faculty) and others at Smithsonian Portrait Gallery, DC (through February 23, 2014)

wednesday august 2 - friday august 16, 2013

// Congrats to Nicole Markoff (MFA alum) on her Jentel Residency in Banner, Wyoming!

// Fred Alvarado (MFA alum) and the Break the Silence Media and Art Project have started a fundraising campaign to support their trip to Gaza to raise awareness of water issues in that region

// The newsletter regrets not listing the inaugural exhibition of the Helena Hallway Gallery with participation from Justin Hurty, Dustin Kelly, Nicola Noelle Buffa, Zina Al-Shukri, Natalia Gomez, Raphael Noz, Cameron Kelly (all MFA alums), and others, but promises to catch the next one

// Chrissie Bradley finally got married

// Hank Willis Thomas (MFA/MA alum), Chris Johnson (MFA faculty), Bayete Ross Smith and Kamal Sinclair's Question Bridge project has recently gotten press in the New York Times, Time Magazine, Time Out New York, and the BBC

// Nancy Nowacek (MFA alum) has launched a website archive of her Citizen Bridge project

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ON VIEW // "The Rights of My Passage" with work by Neil Rivas, Maria Guadalupe, Alex Hernandez, Monique D. Lopez, Bruna Massadas, ManYee Lam (all MFA alums), Sita Kuratomi Bhaumik (MA/MFA alum) // Cultural Alliance of Long Beach (727 Pine Avenue, Long Beach)

WED 7 // Smithsonian Asian-Latino Festival 2013 // "Intersections As American Life" with participation from Pablo Cristi (MFA alum) // 8 - 10PM // Veterans Plaza (1 Veterans Place, Silver Spring, MD)

FRI 9 // Opening // "War Gastronomy" with work by Justin Hoover and Chris Treggiari, curated by Nicole Markoff (MFA alum) // 6 - 9PM // 18 Reasons (3674 18th St, SF) 

SAT 10 // Workshop // "Collaborative Combative Drawing" with Melissa Wyman (MFA alum) // San Luis Obispo Museum of Art

SAT 10 // Opening // "A Lot Of People Do This" with work by William Emmert (MFA alum) and Adam Feibelman // Guerrero Gallery (2700 19th St, SF)

SAT 10 // Roundtable Discussion // "Flyover This: Art Criticism is St Louis" with participation from Sarrita Hunn (MFA alum) and others // Fort Gondo Compound for the Arts (3151 Cherokee St, Saint Louis)

SAT 10 // "8th National Juried Exhibition" with work by Carmen Lang (MFA alum) and Susannah Dotson (MFA '14), curated by Glen Helfand (MFA faculty) // Axis Gallery (1517 19th St, Sacramento)

SAT 10 // Artist Talk // "New Financial Architectures for Creative Communities (NFACC) presented by Edgar Arcenaux // 12:45PM // Armory Center for the Arts (145 N Raymond Ave, Pasadena)  MORE INFO

SUN 11 // Stairwell's LPP Residency // "Draw your dream stair" collaborative art project // 1 - 4PM // Little Paper Planes (855 Valencia St, SF)

(8/17, 18) Neil Rivas at Museum of Latin American Art

(8/22) Toyin Odutola at Asian Art Museum

(8/23) Hank Willis Thomas at NYMoMA

(8/31) stair games at Little Paper Planes

(9/6) Em Meine at Antena Pilsen Gallery

(9/7) Kim Anno, Rebeca Bollinger, Lia Cook at Berkeley Art Center

(9/6) Hank Willis Thomas at MOCA Detroit

(9/20) Lia Cook at Hangzhou Triennial of Fiber Art

(9/20) Lia Cook at China National Silk Museum

"The Bitters - 'Fuck It'" with work by Andrea Roberts (MFA '14) and others at Whitdel Arts (through August 24)

"Collaborative Combative Drawing" with work by Melissa Wyman (MFA alum) and others at Steynberg Gallery (through August 31)

"Hank Willis Thomas: Selected Works and Question Bridge: Black Males" at Jack Shainman Gallery (through August 23)

"Rijswijk Textile Biennale" with work by Lia Cook (MFA faculty) and Anna Von Mertens (MFA alum) at Rijswijk Museum (through October 27)

"Practicing to Pretend" with Kate Bonner, Rebekah Goldstein (both MFA alums) and others, curated by Melissa Dickenson and William Emmert (both MFA alums) at Alter Space (through August 17)

"Sleazy Cheesy Cheap and Easy" solo show by Joshua Reinstein (MFA alum) at the Alter Space Peephole Gallery (through August 17)

"The Farming of Scars and Stains" solo show by Maja Ruznic (MFA alum) at the Smoking Nun Gallery (through August 17)

"American Landscape and the Apocalyptic Sublime" solo show by David Maisel (MFA faculty) at Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Arizona (through September 1)

Make active choices. Art and Ecology: A How-to Guide" with work by Amy Balkin (MFA faculty) and others at the Museum of Modern Art, städtische museen Freiburg, Germany (through September 8)

"Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition 2013 Exhibition" with work by Jason Hanasik (MFA alum) at Smithsonian Portrait Gallery, DC (through February 23, 2014)