Between the Quotes: Work by UC Davis Art Faculty
January 11-Feb. 29, Reception: Jan. 13, 6-9 PM

Pulling from new work by thirteen faculty members in the UC Davis art department, this exhibit highlights innovative work in ceramics, video, painting, photography, and sculpture. Beyond the visual, visitors will explore art through salient quotations chosen by each professor.

Bryce Vinokurov, Robin Hill, Matthias Geiger, and Hearne Pardee

Upstairs@thePence: In Their Prime
January 6 - 29; Recepetion: January 13, 6-9 PM

This exhibit celebrates the vitality of art made by senior citizens, featuring textiles, sculpture, and painting by artists Meredith Burns, Mary Cooper, Peggy Epstein, Jane Garritson, Jeffrey Granett, Jody House, Hilda Keefer, Kitty Leibhardt, Birgitta Olsen, Richard Radcliff, Norma Rice, Marilyn Judson, Corrine Singleton, and Leo Huitt.

Tapestry by Birgitta Olsen

Upstairs@thePence: It Figures
February 3 - 26; Reception: February 10, 6-9 PM

Three women artists explore the ever-popular subject of the human form. Maryann Steinert-Foley’s paintings focus on solitary female figures, solidly composed with broad strokes. Colorful paintings by Marty Murphy, a well-known Davis painter, and enigmatic sculptures by Oakland artist Susannah Israel round out the display.

Work by Susannah Israel, Maryann Steinert-Foley

Seeing Sound
March 9-April 15; Reception: Mar. 9, 6-9 PM

Seeing Sound delves into the realm of how visual artists incorporate ambient and instrumental sound into their work, exploring how what we hear is reflected in what we see. With sound artist Mike Azevedo, artists Jiayi and Shih-Wen Young create installations in which sounds from various sources are transformed into visual patterns, in both paintings and digital projections. Rachel Clarke and Stephen Blumberg develop animated videos probing the nature of technology, using musical compositions to amplify and enhance thematic considerations. Dean Moniz, painter and sculptor, structures his paintings to correspond to specific passages of jazz and rock music. Robin Hill and Sam Nichols will construct installations of antiquated office machines, punctuated by recorded and looped related sounds, in which visitors activate and compose their own compositions. Many pieces on display are distinctly interactive, requiring visitors to play, mix, and listen, ultimately offering a space in which the line between sound and art is blurred.

Artwork By Dean Moniz

Sponsored by Thomas Doyle & Kathy Joseph

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