Ruben Ochoa ('97 Fine Arts) Solo Exhibition: "Collapsed," Peter Blum, New York, N.Y., March 19 - May 9. www.peterblumgallery.com
Byoung Ok Koh ('98 Fine Arts Exhibition: "You Make Me Laugh," S1f Gallery, owned by Byoung Ok Koh ('98) L.A., May 2 - 30. www.s1fgallery.net . Includes Tucker Neel ('07), John Weston ('07), Eric Medine ('06), Maryrose Mendoza ('85) and Michelle Andrade ('07).
Merrilyn Duzy ('98 MFA Fine Arts) Exhibitions: "Fringes... the Hills and Canyons of the San Fernando Valley," La Galeria Gitana, San Fernando, CA, April 18 - June 20; "Connections I & II," Part I at the North Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark, Part II at the Humlebaek Library Gallery, Humlebaek, Denmark, May 2 - May 30. Also includes Nick Fedak II ('98). Illustrated lecture: "Walking Through History: Women Artists Past & Present," at the opening reception May 9.
Nick Fedak II ('98 MFA Fine Arts) Exhibitions: "Connections I & II," Part I at the North Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark, Part II at the Humlebaek Library Gallery, Humlebaek, Denmark, May 2 - May 30. Also includes Merrilyn Duzy ('98).
Daniel Rivas , April 19, 2009
Mike Rivas ('99 MFA Fine Arts) Tammi and Mike welcomed Daniel on April 19, 2009
Raymond Sanchez ('99 Communication Arts) Creative Director, Weston Mason. Creative Lead, Branding for viral and print marketing and concept "Beat the Quake" game for Great Southern California Shake Out. www.dropcoverholdon.org
Bao Tranchi ('99 Fashion) Trunk Show: Zvezda boutique, Santa Monica, CA on March 5.
Patrick Hill ('00 MFA Fine Arts) Press: Review of solo exhibition at the David Kordansky Gallery, L.A., February 27 - March 21. artforum.com/picks/section=la&mode=past
Ginny Cook ('01 Fine Arts) Exhibition: "Light & Wire", Circus Gallery, L.A, April 11 - May 16. Also includes Greg Wilken ('04), Gladys Hernando ('05) and Jessica Minckley ('05). lightandwiregallery.com/2009/light-wire-at-circus-gallery/
Robert Dobbie (aka Bob Dob) ('01 Communication Arts) Video: Highlight on Hurley website. www.hurley.com/art
Susannah Leam (’01 Communication Arts) Award: American Advertising Federation’s Los Angeles Competition (ADDY) Bronze award “For Excellence in Creativity and Execution in the Arts," Mixed Media category for the Bold Caballeros y Noble Bandidas campaign of the Gene Autry Museum.
Steven Bankhead ('01 MFA Fine Arts) Exhibition: "Pretty Vacant," Galerie Andreas Binder, Munich, Germany, May 29 - June 30. www.galerieandreasbinder.de
Emily Brandle
Emily Brandle ('02 Fashion) Runway Show: Smoke & Mirrors Runway Show at Box8, L.A., March 14. www.smokeandmirrorsclothing.com
Barbara Maloutas ('02 MFA Writing) Published: the whole Marie, Ahsahta Press, 2009. Reading/Signing: New Puppy, Cypress Park, CA, April 7.
Chad Petersen ('02 Fine Arts) Furniture Designer and Fabrication. www.todosomething.com
Linda Wong ('02 Fashion) Runway Show: The Battalion, L.A., March 19. www.TheBattalion.us
Jesse Benson ('03 MFA Fine Arts) Exhibition: "Pro Choice / Bulletinboard Blvd.," Pro Choice Gallery from January 29 to February 28, Vienna, Austria.
Kristin Ducharme ('03 MFA Fine Arts) Exhibition: "The Edges of the West," Artower Gallery, Athens, Greece, May 18 - June 28. Curated by Annetta Kapon ('85) also with Susan Barnet, former faculty; Chris Oatey ('06), Kathrin Burmester ('07), Whitney Stolich ('03) and Jennifer Lanski ('06).
Ed Gomez
Ed Gomez ('03 MFA Fine Arts) Solo Exhibition: "Dissuading Passage," Open Gallery, L.A., March 28 - April 25.
Whitney Stolich ('03 Fine Arts) Exhibition: "The Edges of the West," Artower Gallery, Athens, Greece, May 18 - June 28. Curated by Annetta Kapon ('85) also with Susan Barnet, former faculty; Chris Oatey ('06), Kathrin Burmester ('07), Kristin Ducharme ('03) and Jennifer Lanski ('06).
Timothy Tompkins ('03 Fine Arts) Exhibitions: "Timothy Tompkins and Morandi: After Still Life," Maria Livia Brunelli Gallery, Ferrara, Italy, April 4 - June 2. "Timothy Tompkins: You Want What You Can Not Have," Art Brussels, Studio La Citta, Verona, Italy, April 24 - 27. "Timothy Tompkins, Heather James Fine Art, Palm Desert, CA, April 18 - May 20. www.heatherjames.com
Greg Wilken ('04 Fine Arts) Exhibition: "Light & Wire", Circus Gallery, L.A, April 11 - May 16. Also includes Ginny Cook ('01). Gladys Hernando ('05) and Jessica Minckley ('05) of lightandwiregallery.com/2009/light-wire-at-circus-gallery/
Donna Angers ('06 Fine Arts) Exhibition: "Inside My Head: Intuitive Artists of African Descent," California African American Art Museum, L.A., May 7 - September 27. www.caam.ca.gov