Arts & Humanities 2025 Graduate Exhibition

UC Davis graduate students in Art History, Art Studio, Comparative Literature, Design, English, Environmental Science and Policy, Music and Performance Studies present their work. Explore new ways of seeing and understanding the past, present and future in this multidisciplinary exhibition.

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LeShelle & Gary May Art Purchase Prize: Cella Costanza

Abstract sculpture with light brown and blue curved shapes. — Artwork by Cella Costanza, M.F.A., winner of the LeShelle & Gary May Art Purchase Prize, *Give me no watches, I’ll have nothing to do with time,* 2025

The Savageau Award for Design: Diego Martinez Fernandez del Castillo

Artwork by Diego Martinez Fernandez del Castillo. — Diego Martinez Fernandez del Castillo, M.F.A., winner of The Savageau Award for Design, created the display Reweaving Design: Exploring agave textiles for degrowth.

Keister & Allen Art Purchase Prize: Nicole Irene Anderson

Artwork by Nicole Irene Anderson showing plant-like forms. — Artwork by Nicole Irene Anderson, M.F.A., winner of the Keister & Allen Art Purchase Prize, *A Lethal New Species,* 2025

Letters & Science Prize: Raquel Marie Tripp

Abstract art by Raquel Marie Tripp showing black and white forms. — Artwork by Raquel Marie Tripp M.F.A., winner of the Letters & Science Prize, *Blithe Spirit,* 2025

Design Honorable Mention: Magda Rojas Valdez

Display of various 3D printed vessels with printed information about them on the wall. — Artwork by Magda Rojas Valdez M.F.A., Design honorable mention, *Reclaiming Comfort,* 2025

Opening Celebration

Thursday, June 5
5:30–9 PM

The free public opening celebration of the exhibition features performances by master’s and doctoral students, as well as the presentation of the LeShelle & Gary May Art Purchase Prize, the Keister & Allen Art Purchase Prize, the Letters & Science Prize and the Savageau Award in the Department of Design.

Exhibition on view June 5–22, 2025
Opening program (pdf)

Letters & Science Magazine: Learn more about this year's partipants

The 2025 Annual Art History Graduate Colloquium

Friday, June 6
3–6 PM

Learn about this year’s UC Davis Art History master’s degree candidates through the presentation of their thesis work.

Elevate the Arts at UC Davis

There’s more to explore June 5 and 6 on campus.

Sing With Pride: Choruses of UC Davis and Sacramento Gay Men’s Chorus
Considering Matthew Shepard
7–9 p.m. June 5
Mondavi Center, Jackson Hall
Tickets: https://tickets.mondaviarts.org/8488.

Taming the Lightning
7-10 p.m. June 5
Arena Theatre, Wright Hall

An immersive theatrical project focused on climate resilience. Free; capacity limited to 12 people per session. Sign-up sheets available starting May 28.

2025 Art History End of Year Undergraduate Awards and Reception
12:30-2:30 p.m. June 5
Manetti Shrem Museum

Celebrate Art History's undergraduate students.

A BowerHaus for a Post-Anthropocene World
8 p.m. June 6
North side of Lake Spafford, directly across the lake from the Wyatt Deck
Free

A novel musical and visual work devised by students and professors in music and art seeks to address the urgency of habitat remediation and protection.