Graphic Design students win 6 gold and 33 silver regional ADDYs

April 29, 2022.Reading time 25 minutes.

Four cans of Clear Spirit designed by Grant Woods. The cans are black with grapefruit, blueberry, strawberry and lime backgrounds.

Many of these works will be on display at the “Revival BFA Portfolio Exhibition 2022” May 6-13 at the Phebe Conley Art Gallery. You can meet the graphic design students and discuss their work at the opening reception at 5 p.m. Friday, May 6.

Interior Design Alum Shu Yee lands job at HLW International

October 27, 2021.Reading time 7 minutes.

ShuYee is posing in front of Fresno State.

“The process of crafting and visioning unique stories through the manipulation of space and spatial characteristics is what I have a great passion for.”

Fundraiser in memory of Edward O. Lund raises money for scholarships

October 11, 2021.Reading time 4 minutes.

In the right third of the image, Edward O. Lund hangs a piece of art depicting a rusted letter 'O' on barn wood. On the left two thirds, a group of Fresno State students ride the London Eye as the sun sets over the city.

Enjoy beer, scotch and jazz as you bid on over 60 pieces of fine art at the “A Scotch, Brew and Art Affair” on Sunday, Oct. 17 at the Mad Duck Brewing Co. at Campus Pointe.

Drag, male and female impersonators, perform as part of the Stonewall art exhibit

September 17, 2021.Reading time 3 minutes.

San Francisco Pride Parade, c. 1973 (Photo Courtesy Jesse Villalobos)

Hosted by Tiffany Taylor Tate, former empress of the Imperial Dove Court and Imperial Sequoia Empire, the evening will feature performances by former Empress Jesse, founder of the Imperial Dove Court and former Emperor El Daña, founder of the Imperial Sequoia Empire.

Interior Design program transforms into an award-winning powerhouse

September 15, 2021.Reading time 9 minutes.

“My mission as an interior designer is to create sustainable environments that balance aesthetics with functionality and enhance the wellbeing of the community.” ~ Alex Tsung

Art Education Series begins with a panel on confronting anti-Asian Racism

September 10, 2021.Reading time 2 minutes.

Faces of Dr. Ryan Shin, Dr. Jaehan Bae, and Dr. Maria Lim

Presented in collaboration with The California Arts Project (TCAP), the panel will explore the recent crimes and violence against Asian Americans and communities, the visual representations of Asian/Asian Americans in popular culture and interventions and strategies to address those issues in art education.

MOMA purchases work created in 1970s feminism art program at Fresno State

July 7, 2021.Reading time 5 minutes.

Nancy Youdelman (right) with her daughter (left) at the SFMOMA installation.

The Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York City has purchased the installation “I Tried Everything” (1972) created by Fresno State alumni Nancy Youdelman, Dori Atlantis, Jan Lester Martin, and Suzanne Lacy.

Six student designs win gold in regional ADDY Awards

May 7, 2021.Reading time 11 minutes.

Five Fresno State graphic design students have won six gold awards in the American Advertising Federation Regional ADDY Awards

Combining art and ethnic studies: 7 questions with Erik Escovedo

May 4, 2021.Reading time 20 minutes.

"Home" - 2013 (Ink & Graphite on Paper - 24x36 in.)

Erik’s graduate exhibition, “Decolonizing Place and Time,” will be on display at the Graduate Art Studios Gallery at the M Street Arts Complex in downtown Fresno beginning May 14 and running through the summer.

Student of Distinction: Erik Escovedo

March 30, 2021.Reading time 5 minutes.

“As a human being, art has saved my life. As a student, art has given me a path to live that life.” ~ Erik Escovedo.