The art journal X-TRA, co-founded by Professor Stephen Berens, is celebrating its 15th year with 15 days of events at ForYourArt in Los Angeles http://x-traonline.org/x-tras-15-years-in-15-days/. On Monday, October 1, Stephen Berens presents The Los Angeles Times and Me. A live performance based on the 1998 video of the same name. The video script is comprised
Cassandra Kottman, BFA Studio Art ’12, and Robbie Kociela, BFA Studio Art ’13, spent their summer at Camp Kamaji for girls in Minnesota. Some of the great projects they got to work on with the girls were Ceramic gnomes, ceramic cupcakes, tin foil lanterns, action paintings, tape paintings, and animal plaster sculptures/monster sculptures
Professor, David Lee, is featuring his work in the exhibit, Painting on Edge II, at the Den Contemporary. The exhibit will be open up until October 19, 2012. If you’re interested in going to the opening reception it is tonight from 5-8pm. Painting on Edge II is an expanded survey of new trends in Hard
Professor Stephen Berens’ installation, along with Sol LeWitt’s and Elizabeth Bryant’s exhibitions at the Carl Solway Gallery were featured in the Cincinnati Enquirer and the international Art Daily. See the article here: http://www.artdaily.com/index.asp?int_sec=2∫_new=57672#.UFdta0T5AuF
For the first time this year, senior Graphic Design majors and minors have the amazing and unique opportunity to get professional feedback and mentoring from award winning designer, Ty Mattson. BFA Graphic Design Alumnae, Jenn Peters ’10, works with Mattson Creative and because of this, Mattson has since been very impressed with Chapman Graphic Design
On Saturday, Sept. 15, Art Professor Micol Hebron will be showing a piece of her art in a show called “Fix-It-Up Too“, a reprise of The Fix-It-Up Show, a project first developed by Jeffrey Vallance and Michael Uhlenkott for an exhibition at LACE in 1981. Several artists were asked to bring in works that they
Professor Micol Hebron has numerous upcoming activities in the art world that she is involved in this Fall: Hebron is one of the curators of “Curatorial Exchange” at Irvine Fine Art Center , which opens on September 7. http://www.cityofirvine.org/cityhall/cs/finearts/exhibitions/current_exhibitions/default.asp She also has artwork in “Fix it Up Too”, a benefit exhibition for SASSAS
Current BFA Art senior, Kellan Shanahan, was recently awarded the Paul Frizler Memorial Scholarship for the 2012-2013 academic year. The scholarship recognizes a creative scholar who has excelled in one (or more) of the disciplines of art, communication studies, dance, english, or theatre. Kellan was given the award based on his success in both academic
On August 21, The Art Department welcomed Freshman and Transfers to the program. The evening included introductions to faculty and fellow students, department tours, kiln fired pizza, and an insight into the department as a whole.
Graphic Design student, Maneesh Sidhu ’15, recently started a business with her older sister called Limitless Lasers. The company focuses on cutting, etching, and engraving and their biggest markets currently are custom industrial packaging, business cards, and custom iPhone cases. To see their website go to: Limitlesslasers.com