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'00s alumni
Arbi Avanessian
Kator Clothing
Arbi Avanessian (’01 Toy Design)
Launch of new men's shirt line: 264 S. La Cienega, Beverly Hills, January. www.katorclothing.com,
Ginny Cook (’01 Fine Arts) Exhibition: “Sign /Co-sign- Light and Wire Gallery,” Art Basel Miami Beach, with Lindsay Ljungkull (‘02) and Greg Wilken (’03), December 1- 31, 2009
Tofer Chin
Tofer Chin ('02 Fine Arts) Exhibition: “Alex,” Fecal Face Dot Gallery, San Francisco, www.fecalface.comInterview
Lindsay Ljungkull (’02 Fine Arts) Exhibition: “Sign /Co-sign - Light and Wire Gallery,” Art Basel Miami Beach, with Ginny Cook (‘01) and Greg Wilken (‘03), December 1- 31, 2009.
Annie Buckley (’03 MFA Fine Arts) Exhibition: '1 IMAGE 1 MINUTE: Angelenos Present Significant Photographs,” Silver Screen Theatre at the Pacific Design Center, L.A., January 30.
Sabine Dehnel
Sabine Dehnel (’03 MFA Fine Arts) Exhibition: "IMPULSE Miami," 2X2 Projects, December 3 - 6, 2009. www.2x2p.co
Tami Demaree
Tami Demaree ('03 MFA Fine Arts) Solo Exhibition: "Noa Noa Yes Yes," Las Cienegas Projects, L.A., February 27 - March 20. Reception February 27, 7-10 pm. lascienegasprojects.orgtamidemaree.com
Ed Gomez (’03 MFA Fine Arts) Exhibition: “Auction 100,” Laguna Art Museum, February 28. www.LagunaArtMuseum.org
Brian Medina
Brian Medina (’03 Communication Arts) Commission Portrait: President Barack Obama and the First Lady, American Red Cross National Headquarters, March.
Greg Wilken (‘03 Fine Arts) Exhibition: “Sign /Co-sign- Light and Wire Gallery,” Art Basel Miami Beach, with Ginny Cook (‘01) and Lindsay Ljungkull (’02), December 1 – 31 2009.
Sakona Kong (’04 Digital Media) Art Director: Blind Design Studio, Culver City, www.sakona.com/hello.html
Daphne Yap , Art of Avatar and Daphne 01: Sketches by Daphne Yap
Daphne Yap (’04 Toy Design) Concept Artist for motion pictures including Avatar, Star Trek and Alice in Wonderland, Publications: The Art of Avatar and Daphne 01: Sketches by Daphne Yap, Design Studio Press; 2010, Culver City.
Helen Cahng ('05 MFA Fine Arts) Exhibition: "Heaven on Earth," Little Berlin, Philadelphia, PA, November 7- 28, 2009.
Jessica Minckley ('05 Fine Arts) Exhibition: "Hands, A Group Show," The Wizard of Art, L.A. December 13, 2009 - January 16. Jessica is also the Alumni Outreach Coordinator for the Department of Arts and Career Services, Musician's Institute.
Erich Weidetz ('05 Toy Design) Awarded the Toy of the Year - Trend and Lifestyle, Nuremburg Toy Fair. See the Barbie Video Girl, available July 2010.
Donna Angers ('06 Fine Arts) Exhibition: "Oh Mama," Habla Underground Gallery, L.A. December 12, 2009 - January 16. www.Hablaunderground.com
Michelle Chong (’06 MFA Fine Arts) Exhibitions: "Mexicali Biennial," Ben Maltz Gallery, Otis College of Art and Design, January 23 - March 20. "1 H Art, Milan Art Fair," Vernon City Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic, September 2009. "Heaven on Earth," Little Berlin, Philadelphia, PA, November 7 - 28, 2009. "Survey of Sustainable Art," Silver-Echo Gallery, L.A., January 15 -17. Ben Maltz Gallery