2023 Arts in Motion recognizes the college’s top students

April 14, 2023.Reading time 18 minutes.

Arts in Motion - Celebrating Student Excellence. Photos of the 2022 President's Medalist Audia Dixon and Steven Hensley along with a bass drummer in the Rose Parade, a painter working on a mural and actors on stage.

We are excited to acknowledge the achievements of our College’s most accomplished students. From the creative artists to the humanists, every scholarship winner and Student of Distinction reflects the experimentation, compassion, and curiosity that Fresno State fosters.

Student of Distinction: Sarah Theller

April 14, 2023.Reading time 3 minutes.

“I seek to address how the effects of trauma and limited scopes of personhood shape identity. In both my studio work and thesis scholarship, I investigate what it means to be ‘human’ across time.”

Student of Distinction: Hyfa Alsahybi

April 13, 2023.Reading time 2 minutes.

“My ultimate goal is to create an art school for children in Yemen. For them, art can serve as a means of escape, a symbol of hope, a form of self-expression, and even therapy.”

The 2023 Arts and Humanities Showcase

March 13, 2023.Reading time 5 minutes.

The Arts and Humanities Showcase offers a unique opportunity, through various performances, exhibits, lectures and workshops, to immerse yourself in the creativity and cultural diversity of Fresno State’s talented students.

Dean’s Gallery hosts inspiring ‘Black Resistance’ exhibit

February 15, 2023.Reading time 3 minutes.

The Dean’s Gallery at Fresno State is hosting an inspiring art exhibit called “Black Resistance” as part of the campus’ Black History Month celebrations.

The works of 52 women featured in ‘Thresholds in Parameters’ exhibit

January 23, 2023.Reading time 7 minutes.

Pink background with large orange text that reads "Thresholds in Parameters"r

Featured among the 52 women artists are internationally recognized artists Claudia Hart, Pamela Sneed and Nancy Youdelman.

Dispatches from London: Fresno State students study art and literature abroad

January 3, 2023.Reading time 3 minutes.

Students stand in front of "Basquiat being welcomed by the Metropolitan Police" by Banksy on the wall of the Barbican Centre.

While most students were off for their winter break, 36 Fresno State students traveled to England for the Arts and Humanities Study Abroad Experience:

Design and wine combine to enrich students’ experience

December 19, 2022.Reading time 9 minutes.

Wine, cider, mead and beer products all with different labels from this group.

“It was almost surreal seeing a product I made, even though all my time was spent doing that very thing. Having actually in my hands was something else entirely.” ~ Finch

Art history professor advises on Kingdoms of Asia exhibition at Fresno Chaffee Zoo

December 14, 2022.Reading time 5 minutes.

Dr. W. Saam Noonsuk (left), an art history professor at Fresno State at the new Kingdoms of Asia exhibition at the Fresno Chaffee Zoo.

The impressive surroundings, inspired by Southeast Asian temples such as Bayon and Ta Prohm from 12th and 13th century Cambodia, are all part of the experience.

Printmaking crosses artistic genres creating duplicative pieces for the people

December 13, 2022.Reading time 12 minutes.

Samuel Diaz with a blue apron on demonstrates wood block printing in three images. In the first image, he is applying black ink a woodblock with a roller, in the second image he is rolling the inked artwork through a relief press. The final image shows the white, gray and black self-portrait piece.

Printmaking focuses on photography and various printing techniques within a backdrop of Illustration, graphic design, photography, and book printing.