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Media coverage / March 25, 2021
Associate Professor Thomas Haakenson's releases new book, ¡°Grotesque Visions: The Science of Berlin Dada¡±
Media coverage / Feb. 22, 2021
Oakland artist Woody De Othello molds his imagination from everyday objects
Media coverage / Feb. 22, 2021
Tina Takemoto featured in new online exhibit WOMENÎÒ‚ƒ: From Her to Here
Tina Takemoto spoke about their recent film, Ever Wanting (for Margaret Chung), now on display at the Chinese Culture Center alongside artistic work from 10 other LGBTQ+ artists from the Asian diaspora.
Media coverage / Feb. 18, 2021
Muralist and CCA alum Nigel Sussman in "48 Hills"
Media coverage / Feb. 17, 2021
Better education because of the pandemic?
CCA professors Forest Young and christopher hamamoto were interviewed by Wired magazine to examine how the COVID-19 pandemic ¡°holds these keys to a better education.¡± Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images.
Media coverage / Feb. 11, 2021
CCA alum Allegra Madsen is Frameline Film Festival¡¯s new director of programming
¡°I¡¯m excited to be part of the legacy of Frameline and to bring my BIPOC lens to the LGBTQ+ community,¡± says Allegra Madsen (MA Curatorial Practice 2007).
Media coverage / Feb. 10, 2021
See fiber artist and CCA alum Kay Sekimachi¡¯s work in an upcoming exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum
Media coverage / Feb. 1, 2021
Cartoonist Justin Hall spotlights local LGBTQ history on Market Street
Media coverage / Jan. 29, 2021
Nicole Hayden¡¯s San Francisco mural captures sensation of poet Amanda Gorman
Media coverage / Dec. 14, 2020
Alum Wayne Wang¡¯s "The Joy Luck Club" selected for preservation by National Film Registry
"The Joy Luck Club," San Francisco filmmaker Wayne Wang¡¯s landmark adaptation of Bay Area author Amy Tan¡¯s novel, has been selected as one of 25 movies inducted this year into the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress.
Media coverage / Dec. 5, 2020
¡°The Fallacies of Whiteness¡±: Divya Mehra¡¯s postcards for the Wattis Institute
Media coverage / Nov. 23, 2020
Art as a form of escapism: An interview with CCA alum Lisa Wong Sook Kuan
The Sun Daily spoke with CCA alum Lisa Wong Sook Kuan (BFA Illustration 2015) about finding meaning in the ubiquity of art.
Media coverage / Nov. 19, 2020
Alum Toyin Ojih Odutola is Apollo¡¯s ¡°Artist of the Year¡±
Media coverage / Nov. 17, 2020
CCA student Michon Sanders wins first place in the AXA Art Prize competition
Media coverage / Nov. 6, 2020
The Changemakers: California artists seeking social justice through their work
California Home + Design featured Oakland-based artist Woody De Othello¡¯s (MFA Fine Arts 2017) in its November issue, saying his ¡°exploration of the struggle and search for human connection has taken on a particularly poignant tenor in 2020.¡±
Media coverage / Oct. 30, 2020
KQED calls Jeffrey Gibson¡¯s Nothing is Eternal ¡°perfectly chaotic¡±
Media coverage / Oct. 27, 2020
¡°Come for the art, stay for the vote with CCA¡¯s new civic engagement campaign¡±
Media coverage / Oct. 15, 2020
T Magazine names Hank Willis Thomas¡¯ All Power to All People one of the 25 most influential works of American protest art since World War II
Media coverage / Oct. 13, 2020
¡°With ¡®Darling Divined,¡¯ Textile Artist Diedrick Brackens Plumbs His Southern Roots¡±
Media coverage / Oct. 9, 2020
Victoria Wagner¡¯s Everglow ¡°explores redwood¡¯s phosphorescence¡±