Rewind Review Respond Vol.2

We invite you to revisit these events and take a deep dive into the ideas discussed. RRR Vol.2 was organized by the Exhibitions department, and in spring 2021 edited by Katherine Jemima Hamilton and Liz Godbey, with original graphics by Sarah Chieko Bonnickson.

As part of RRR’s mission to be a digital space for students to converse, the work in “Digital Drawing Room: MFA Fine Arts” provides insight into individual graduating MFA students’ work. Written by students in Glen Helfand and Maria Porges’ respective graduate writing seminars, this series of interviews and artist profiles brings the reader closer to the artists and their artwork. Reflections from MFA Fine Arts students on life in art school—at home—provide insight into a year of learning through many crises and small solutions. Without a physical opening for the MFA show with in-person, head-to-head, and heart-to-hearts, the authors provide another avenue for those at home to engage in and celebrate this class's culminating body of work.

“BFA Senior Thesis Conversations” are live, virtual events where graduating students from CCA’s Textiles, Photography, Individualized Studies, Sculpture, Glass, Printmedia, Jewelry and Metal Arts, Ceramics, Community Arts, and Painting and Drawing programs publicly share their capstone work. Each event features student presentations, responses from art professionals, and time for discussion. Through this online presentation, we celebrate each student’s dedication to art-making during their time at CCA, and provide a way for family, friends, and the general public to connect with and celebrate student work.

Sarah Chieko Bonnickson is an MFA student studying Design. She also holds a BA in Rhetoric from UC Berkeley, with a concentration in Narrative and Image and a minor in Art History.

Gordon Fung is a composer, folk-instrumentalist, and cartomancer. Gordon is pursuing a BFA in Individualized Studies in light of bridging the multi-disciplinary practices for creating installations, performance, and conceptual works.

Liz Godbey is a graduate student pursuing a dual degree in Visual & Critical Studies and Fine Arts whose practice involves writing, painting, drawing, and collage.

Katherine Hamilton is a curator, educator, and graduate student pursuing a dual degree in Curatorial Practice and Visual & Critical Studies.

Howsem Huang is an undergraduate student pursuing a BFA in Graphic Design and Photography at CCA. His work explores political and cultural interconnection and contradiction between East Asia and Western values.

Menaja Ganesh is an interdisciplinary artist focusing on graphic design, printmaking, installation, and performance. They are a senior in the graphic design program.

Shih Ting Huang is a graduate architecture student who focuses on environmental issues and trying to design a sustainable future.

Rachel Poonsiriwong (she/her) is an interaction designer and art curator passionate about social impact. She recently interned at Microsoft, is currently curating an art exhibition at Root Division, and volunteers with the Asian American Women Artists Association.

Daniela Segovia is an individualized studies artist focusing on painting, textiles, and printmaking.

Sonya Thorne is an interdisciplinary artist and second-year MFA candidate exploring the intersection of queer bodies, abjection, and materiality.

Isha Tripathi is an interdisciplinary artist who primarily works with drawing, painting, and photography. She is pursuing a BFA in Painting and Drawing.

Consuelo Tupper-Hernandez (Chile, 1992) is an interdisciplinary artist and writer pursuing an MFA in Fine Arts.

Kristen Wawruck is a writer and curator and is an MA candidate in Visual & Critical Studies.

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