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Media coverage / Sept. 3, 2019

The Museum of Craft and Design welcomes CCA grad students back to school with special event

MAKE x CCA, a special event organized by the Museum of Craft and Design, will welcome CCA MFA students back to school (and their studios) with engaging work by MFA Design alumni.

Media coverage / Aug. 26, 2019

Rachel Berger, chair of Graphic Design, explores how designers in tech are changing their approach to professional portfolios

In an essay on Medium, chair of BFA in Graphic Design Rachel Berger shares how designers in "Big Tech" are shifting from portfolios focused on outcome to portfolios focused on process.

Media coverage / Aug. 23, 2019

Craig Campbell, MFA Comics alum, joins Columbus College of Art & Design faculty

Craig Campbell (MFA Comics 2018), a regular Hyperallergic contributor, is named Assistant Professor of Comics and Narrative Practice at Columbus College of Art & Design.

Media coverage / Aug. 23, 2019

MFA Comics alum Maia Kobabe nominated for 2019 Ignatz Award

Maia Kobabe (MFA Comics 2016) has been nominated for a 2019 Ignatz Award in the Outstanding Graphic Novel category for their book Gender Queer: a Memoir.

Media coverage / Aug. 22, 2019

MFA alumni Jay and Rie Dion are among 15 Bay Area ceramicists who should be on your radar

Jay and Rie Dion, among the top 15 Bay Area ceramicists to watch, are a husband-wife team based in Oakland. The duo met while in graduate school at CCA (MFA Ceramics 2010).

Media coverage / Aug. 21, 2019

The Float Lab, designed by architects and designers at CCA, aims to promote a healthy marine habitat through textural variation

Developed by one of CCA's architectural research labs, the Buoyant Ecologies Float Lab is an "open invitation" for aquatic life and will anchor in Oakland's Middle Harbor (Shoreline Park) for three years.

Media coverage / Aug. 16, 2019

Architecture professor Neeraj Bhatia, co-director of CCA's Urban Works Agency, is the winner of the Prix de Rome

The Prix de Rome in Architecture, which includes $50,000 for work, travel, and a public presentation, has been awarded to CCA's Neeraj Bhatia, whose work intersects infrastructure, politics, and urbanism.

Media coverage / Aug. 14, 2019

Art Papers interviews alum Diedrick Brackens on the occasion of his solo exhibition at the New Museum

Diedrick Brackens (MFA Fine Arts 2014), whose solo exhibition Darling Divined is at the New Museum in New York, speaks with Art Papers about black- and queer-identifying artists.

Media coverage / Aug. 13, 2019

Vincent Fecteau at the CCA Wattis makes the San Francisco Chronicle's list of 2019 must-see fall exhibitions

A long-time resident of the Bay Area, Vincent Fecteau has a solo exhibition at the CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts. View the San Francisco Chronicle's write-up for more details.

Media coverage / Aug. 11, 2019

Individualized Studies alum Andrew Utt is the new executive director of Lux Art Institute in Encinitas

As the new executive director of the Lux Art Institute, alum Andrew Utt (BFA Individualized 2005), will work to make sure art remains a central part of San Diego's cultural landscape.

Media coverage / Aug. 7, 2019

Alum Kalia Brooks Nelson selected for new visiting curator's initiative at Moore College of Art & Design

Kalia Brooks Nelson (MA Curatorial Practice 2006) joins two other curators for the Moore College of Art & Design's new Visiting Curators Initiative. They'll bring fresh curatorial perspectives to the Galleries at Moore.

Media coverage / Aug. 7, 2019

Chair Aynne Valencia helps lead partnership between CCA interaction design students and swissnex San Francisco at Pier 17

Together with swissnex San Francisco, CCA interaction design students reinvent office furniture for a diverse set of rules, building prototypes for the Pier 17 space. View the video to learn more.

Media coverage / Aug. 5, 2019

Alum Dionne Lee's solo exhibition at Interface Gallery named one of Artforum's Critics' Picks

Dionne Lee (MFA Fine Arts 2017), who works in collage, photography, and video, was selected as one of Artforum's Critics' Picks for her solo exhibition at Interface Gallery, Oakland.

Media coverage / Aug. 1, 2019

Jacqueline Francis, chair of MA in Visual and Critical Studies, awarded guest scholar position at the National Gallery of Art

Beginning in fall 2019, Jacqueline Francis, chair of CCA's graduate program in Visual and Critical Studies, will be the Paul Mellon Guest Scholar at the National Gallery of Art's Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts.

Media coverage / July 30, 2019

Professor David Gissen's story highlights the rarely considered physical challenges of being an architect

David Gissen describes how his difficulty navigating construction sites in New York City, which weren't covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, influenced his education and career.

Media coverage / July 30, 2019

Director Spike Jonez drew inspiration from a CCA alum's photograph for the 2013 movie "Her."

From Barry Jenkins's "Moonlight" to Spike Jonez's "Her," Artsy reveals six films that were inspired by famous photographs. CCA alum Todd Hido's (MFA Photography 1996) photograph inspired "Her," a sci-fi romance.

Media coverage / July 29, 2019

San Francisco Chronicle interviews MArch alum Sarah Hobstetter about her certified women-owned local business

Owner of Hobstetter Architecture Studio, alum Sarah Hobstetter (MArch 2010) tells the San Francisco Chronicle about her style, aesthetic goals, and favorite projects in the Bay Area.

Media coverage / July 29, 2019

Printmaking alum plays Pablo Picasso at New Village Arts Theatre in San Diego

Printmaking alum plays Pablo Picasso at New Village Arts Theatre in San Diego

Media coverage / July 26, 2019

CCA's Buoyant Ecologies Float Lab will soon pioneer a new kind of resilient coastal infrastructure in the bay waters

A product of cross-disciplinary collaboration, the Buoyant Ecologies Float Lab is set to launch in the San Francisco Bay in late summer 2019. The prototype will pioneer a new kind of resilient coastal infrastructure.

Media coverage / July 25, 2019

Nathan Lynch, chair of Glass and Ceramics, among Bay Area artists who approach ceramics in new ways

Interviewed for the San Francisco Chronicle's Datebook, CCA's Nathan Lynch describes his affinity for clay. Viola Frey, CCA professor emerita and honorary doctorate recipieint, and Woody De Othello (MFA Fine Arts 2017) were also mentioned as gamechanging