Dean’s Medal Honorable Mention: Julie Ann Araujo – Department of Art, Design and Art History

April 11, 2024.Reading time 5 minutes.

Head shot of Julie Araujo framed by blue and red background with white brush strokes. Text says, "Julie Araujo Department of Art, Design, and Art History M.A. in Studio Arts"

“Everyone has a voice, and it sometimes takes people a lifetime to find it. I have found mine at this university. My story isn’t sad but one of perseverance. I have an endless list of people who believed in me; without them, I wouldn’t be where I am today.”

Dr. Ahran Koo named 2024 Pacific Region Higher Education Art Educator

April 11, 2024.Reading time 2 minutes.

The National Art Education Association has named Dr. Ahran Koo, associate professor of Art History, as the recipient of the 2024 Pacific Region Higher Education Art Educator.

Student of Distinction: Grace Morrow – Department of Art, Design and Art History

April 2, 2024.Reading time 4 minutes.

Grace Morrow is an undergraduate student receiving her B.A. in art history and is the Dean’s Medal nominee from the Department of Art, Design and Art History.

Creator of iconic Bulldog logo receives a Certificate in Art

March 28, 2024.Reading time 9 minutes.

Dean Honora Chapman, Holly Sowles and Joseph Guadalupe Garcia stand next to a small four-paw Bulldog sculpture.

Joseph Garcia received a Certificate in Art from the College of Arts and Humanities at Fresno State and the College of Arts and Humanities while wearing a letterman’s jacket with his famous four-paw Bulldogs logo on the sleeve and a necklace with a photo of his late wife in her graduation regalia.

In memoriam: Dr. Ernesto Palomino

December 14, 2023.Reading time 14 minutes.

Ernesto "Ernie" Palomino stands in front of his self portrait. Photo courtesy of the La Brocha Art Foundation.

A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 15, at St. John’s Cathedral in Downtown Fresno. The Mass will be followed by a reception from 1-3 p.m. at the Phebe Conley Art Gallery at Fresno State.

New Faces: Young Maeng

November 8, 2023.Reading time 10 minutes.

The College of Arts and Humanities is excited to greet Dr. Young Maeng into the Department of Art, Design, and Art History. Welcome, Dr. Maeng!

New Faces: Nasrin Golshany

October 2, 2023.Reading time 11 minutes.

New faculty member Nasrin Golshany stands in front of a wall overlayed with thin wood running parallel across. She has black hair that is dyed lighter, and is wearing a navy blue suit with a white dress shirt.

The College of Arts and Humanities is excited to welcome Dr. Nasrin Golshany to the Department of Art, Design and Art History.

Interior Design students create little neighborhood libraries for child literacy

May 23, 2023.Reading time 7 minutes.

Fresno City Council President Tyler Maxwell holds a press conference announcing his “On the Same Page Campaign" at University Park in Central Fresno.

While the little libraries all have the same form, each was handbuilt and painted by students with artwork influenced by their favorite childhood books.

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.”