Graduate Exhibition Showcases Intersection of Health, Technology, Art, Design
Graduate Exhibition Showcases Intersection of Health, Technology, Art, Design
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Publish Date: 2026-05-26 12:48:00
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From digital data and technology to the environment, healthcare and the body, graduate students from across the College of Letters and Science at University of California, Davis, are pushing boundaries with their experimental research and creative expression. The results, varied in medium and discipline, will be on display at the Arts & Humanities 2026 Graduate Exhibition.
The multidisciplinary showcase runs June 4–20 at the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art. The opening night reception on June 4, 5:30 to 9 p.m., is free and open to the public. Five student presentations and performances are scheduled.
Four awards will be presented, including three art purchase prizes. In all, 20 Master of Fine Arts, Master of Arts and doctoral students are participating.
Exhibit opening night Thursday, June 4
- 5:30 to 9 p.m., Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, free and open to the public.
- Five student presentations and performances are scheduled.
“Our graduate students are on the cutting edge of technology, design and the arts,” said Estella Atekwana, dean of the College of Letters and Science at UC Davis. “They create their own techniques and technologies while thinking deeply and critically about everything they do. Now more than ever, we need future leaders like these, who engage across disciplines and media to meet the challenges of our rapidly changing world.”
Museum visitors can expect to encounter multimedia exhibits, installations, sculpture, paintings, drawings and collage as well as performances that will encourage them to engage with art and design in new ways.
“It’s a joy to celebrate UC Davis’ dedicated, talented and amazing arts graduate students with this annual exhibition,” said Rachel Teagle, the museum’s founding director. “We’re especially excited to increase the number of M.F.A. students’ work represented in the Fine Arts Collection with the support of the College of Letters and Science Dean’s…
