News
Fall 2023
Published an essay on Anni Albers and Modern Weaving for Smarthistory; Presented a talk at Cleveland Institute of the Art on digital weaving.
Dr. Mills' essay for Smarthistory traced Anni Albers' pioneering work in American modern design, focusing particularly on her collaboration with Philip Johnson for the design of the Rockefeller Guest House.
At the Cleveland Institute of the Art, Mills presented a talk on structural expressionism in digital weaving, featuring contemporary artists who use Thread Controller looms.
Sarah Mills
she/her
Assistant Professor of Art History
Work on view at SFMOMA: Sea Change: Photographs from the Collection
September 2, 2023–February 19, 2024
Binh Danh's piece will be displayed in SFMOMA from September 2, 2023–February 19, 2024
Binh Danh
He/him
Associate Professor, Photography
Professor Anthony Raynsford will be published this Fall in the Journal of Planning History.
My article, “The Limits of Counterculture Urbanism: Utopia Planning and Practical Politics in Berkeley, 1969-73” will be published this fall in the Journal of Planning History.
Anthony Raynsford
He/Him/His
Associate Professor of Art History
Metropolitan Museum of Art Acquisition
Michelle Wilson's artist book ""Vueles"" was recently acquired by the artist book collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Michelle Wilson
she/her
Lecturer, Interdisciplinary Arts
Awarded Montolvo’s Lucas Arts Fellowship
Rhonda Holberton, Associate Professor of Digital Media Art, was selected for Montalvo Arts Center’s Sally and Don Lucas Artists Program (LAP) fellowship.
Fellows will receive three months of residency time which can be used at their discretion over a three-year period, beginning in October of this year and extending through 2026.
Located within Montalvo’s 175-acre public park and historic property in the heart
of the Silicon Valley, the LAP is dedicated to providing artists with a self-directed
flexible and expansive space in which to take risks, incubate, collaborate, investigate
and create.
Rhonda Holberton
(Her/hers/they/their)
Associate Professor, Digital Media Art
Political Printmaking at San Jose Museum of Art
Inspired by the political posters of Yolanda López, Irene Carvajal along with SJSU print making students will lead participants through the process of making their own prints and building their own iconic messages.
Irene Carvajal
She/her
Printmaking faculty
Content Magazine: Interview with Rhonda Holberton
In our conversation, Holberton talks about her interest in engineering and its influence on her work, what it means to be a steward of creation and the digital world, and her moral obligation to ""leave this place better than it was when she arrived."" Catch Holberton’s show at ICA San Jose until August 13th, and prepare to ponder the modern world and your role in it.
(Her/hers/they/their)
Associate Professor, Digital Media Art
Renny Pritikin reviews Rhonda Holberton’s exhibition at the San José Institute of Art in Square Cylinder & CULT Aimee Friberg Exhibitions
Rhonda Holberton doesn’t swoon with pantheistic ecstasy like the monks Penny refers to above. But the title of her ICA San José show, A Knotted World, comprised of works from four prior series, suggests how our lives are made of interdependent aspects: our bodies, nature, and the digital world. A concurrent show of new work, Two Handfuls of Silver Dust, at CULT Aimee Friberg in San Francisco, focuses on collaborations between the artist and various AI systems.
(Her/hers/they/their)
Associate Professor, Digital Media Art
Me in a(me)rica
ME in a(ME)rica, an exhibition at Root Division (July 8 - August 1st) is an exploration of the cultural myths and truths of collective and individual migration journeys. The exhibition aims to deconstruct the oversimplified categories and labels imposed upon those who make such journeys, creating radical new narratives that center empowerment.
Irene Carvajal
She/her
Printmaking faculty
FLP: Exploring Japan Through Art
A Faculty-Led Program that offers the opportunity to experience making art with traditional artists in Japan; learning first hand how art helps us understand the dynamic complexities of culture. It includes home stay with host families who provide a deeper understanding of Japanese culture.
Susan Trimingham
she, her, hers
Lecturer, Program Coordinator Art Education
Establishing connection with NCUE in Taiwan
Susan trimingham visited the National Changhua University of Education's Art Department and met with the International Studies Department this summer to discuss future collaborations and to gather more information in order to establish a connection between SJSU and NCUE.
Susan Trimingham
she, her, hers
Lecturer, Program Coordinator Art Education
Fulbright Visiting Scholar: Sarah Essam
Sarah will collaborate closely with faculty and students at the Arts Department to curate and install an informational, intercultural exhibit comparing diverse artists’ work through similar themes.
To develop this exhibit, she will work with SJSU faculty, students, local scholars
and artists to learn about multicultural art education. This project will benefit
SJSU and the local San Jose community by providing opportunities for discourse around
multicultural art education and building goodwill among the community.
Sarah's exhibit, and participation in Art Department courses and other SJSU activities
will help promote cultural and intellectual diversity on campus and in the wider
community.
Sarah Essam
she, her, hers
Fulbright Visiting Scholar
MFA alumni ‘21 receives Creative Work Fund Grant
Oscar Lopez, SJSU MFA '21, receives a grant from Creative Work Fund to paint a mural in San Francisco honoring migrant farmworkers.
Oscar Lopez
he/him
MFA Alumni 2021
Faculty Led Program to Venice, Italy
This Summer Session 2023 marks the fourth year Elizabeth Carroll has directed a Faculty Led Program in Art History located in Venice, Italy. This year she had a program assistant, graduate student in Art History Jillian Proa, who made a measurable difference.
Never in the time I have led this FLP have I had local Venetian local experts with whom we work, express such praise and acknowledgement for student participation. This year the insight and expressiveness of our SJSU students was noted and definitely inspiring.
Elizabeth Carroll
she/her
Lecturer in Art History & Visual Culture
Island Press Print Release
In September 2022 Shaun O'Dell was the Island Press Prensky Visiting Artist at the Sam Fox School of Art and Design at Washington University in St. Louis. He worked with faculty and students there to produce a new series of prints scheduled to be released in the Fall of 2023.
Shaun O' Dell
He/Him
Assistant Professor, Pictorial Arts
Solo Show at Halsey/McKay Gallery Brooklyn/East Hampton
In May of 2024 Pictorial Coordinator Shaun O'Dell will be presenting a new series of paintings in a solo exhibition at the Halsey/McKay Gallery in Brooklyn and East Hampton.
Shaun O'Dell
He/Him
Assistant Professor, Pictorial Arts
