University Galleries

10/05/2020

David W. May American Indian Gallery - University Galleries - University of San Diego

Check out our new online exhibition, "Traditions and Transformations: May at 25," which surveys five years of acquisition activity in support of the May Collection. The objects in "Traditions and Transformations" build upon a much longer history of Native American representations that have been stewarded at USD for 25 years. For purposes of this exhibition, we’ve highlighted a few works that confirm new trajectories within this outstanding teaching resource.

Wendy Red Star, Apsáalooke (Crow), born 1981, The Last Thanks, 2006, archival pigment print©2020 Wendy Red Star, Image courtesy of the artist and Haw Contemporary

04/08/2020

Guided tour of the exhibition Christ: Life, Death, and Resurrection

As we approach Easter, revisit last semester’s exhibition of Italian Renaissance prints and drawings, “Christ: Life, Death & Resurrection,” through a virtual tour led by the Hoehn Curatorial Fellow for Prints, John Murphy. The exhibition featured Michelangelo’s drawing 'The Three Crosses', along with powerful images of Christ’s Passion by artists such as Filippo Lippi, Annibale Carracci, and Fra Bartolomeo.

Join us for a guided virtual tour of the exhibition "Christ: Life, Death, and Resurrection" — featuring a rare drawing by Michelangelo and many other works b...

04/03/2020

Humanities Center Gallery - University Galleries - University of San Diego

In partnership with the Chicano Park Museum and Cultural Center, and USD's own Department of Ethnic Studies, University Galleries is proud to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Chicano Park. A selection of posters celebrating Chicano Park Day was scheduled to open on March 30th, but has been postponed for the time being. In the meanwhile, with great respect for the artists involved, we are happy to share this online version of the forthcoming exhibition, together with guest curator Cesar's Castañeda's introduction and personal reflection.

Derrick R. Cartwright, Director, University GalleriesJohn P. Murphy, Hoehn Curatorial Fellow for Prints, University Galleries

03/30/2020

Message from the Director

Lovely message from our friend and frequent collaborator, Brian Clack, Director of USD’s Humanities Center, reaffirming the importance of the humanities in gleaning insight and understanding from difficult times.

Brian R. Clack, PhD A. Vassiliadis Director of the Humanities Center Professor of Philosophy

03/25/2020

*Pressing Matters* a virtual look at prints in USD's collection.
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Bob and Roberta Smith is the moniker used by UK based artist, activist, and filmmaker Patrick Brill. Words are central to Smith’s art as his work is composed of slogans in a style one would normally associate with political campaigns or protests. Smith uses his slogans to convey messages of art activism and has involved much of his own efforts into vouching for the importance of art education. "What Unites Human Beings" stems from a speech delivered by Smith to the Parliamentary Group for Art, Craft and Design in Education in early 2018.
-Elle Necoechea, Curatorial Intern, Summer 2018
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Bob and Robert Smith (Patrick Brill, b. 1963)
"What Unites Human Beings," 2018
Screenprint, 27 x 20 3/8 in.
Purchased through the John A. Petersen Print Acquisition Fund, PC2018.17.01
Image courtesy of the artist ©Patrick Brill 2020
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#PressingMatters #art #popart #printmaking #screenprint #silkscreen #usdily @usdcas @usd_daaah @usdhumanities

10/29/2019

Happy National Cat Day! The two fancy cheetahs depicted here were included by Francesco Rosselli in his 15th-century print of the Adoration. These guys, and a particularly worried-looking camel, can be seen in the Hoehn Family Galleries as a part of our ongoing exhibition, "Christ: Life, Death and Resurrection."

Attributed to Francesco Rosselli, "The Adoration of the Magi," 1470-90, engraving, image ©The Trustees of the British Museum

#NationalCatDay #CatsofIG #RennaissanceCats #RennaissanceArt #Prinst #Printmaking #ArtSanDiego @usdcas @uofsandiego @ University of San Diego

10/03/2019

Collections Collecting Collectors: students in Director Derrick Cartwright's class visited the collection of Bram and Sandy Dijkstra, who were kind enough to open their home for us. We could have stayed longer--like for the whole semester.
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#DAAAHsgood #art #privatecollections #arthistory #usdily @usd_daaah @usdcas
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09/19/2019

Don’t blink for this (⚡️fast⚡️) tour of the Hoehn Galleries. Our exhibition “Christ: Life, Death & Resurrection” featuring Italian Renaissance drawings and prints from the @britishmuseum. You can see it IRL through December 13th. Link in bio.

09/17/2019

Artist and filmmaker Ja'Tovia Gary will give a talk in the Humanities Center next week on 9/25. Students: sign up for a group lunch with Ja'Tovia on Thursday 9/26, hosted by University Galleries. Sign-up sheet is on the door of C33.

#art #film #humanities #uofsandiego @usd_daaah @usdhumanities @usdcas @ University of San Diego

09/11/2019

Almost there... Curator John Murphy (left) and Director Derrick Cartwright (legs on ladder) adjust the lighting in the Hoehn Galleries to safe levels for these precious works on paper. We open this show of Italian Renaissance prints and drawings Thursday night. Link in bio.

#art #printmaking #Renaissance #Michelangelo #FilippoLippi #TheBritishMuseum #usdily #universityofsandiego @usdcas @usddaaah

05/02/2019

Tonight! Anthony Graham will lead a chat in the Humanities Center Gallery around the Joan Jonas video currently on view "Double Lunar Dogs" (1984) staring at 5pm. @usd_daaah @usdhumanities @usdcas
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Collection of Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, museum purchase, v1987.6; image courtesy of MCASD; ©Joan Jonas 2019

04/17/2019

Join us next week for our annual Prints & Pinot event. Printmaking! 🚫🖨Wine! 🍷 Art! 🖼 It’s our favorite night of the year. Register online, link in bio. @usdcas @daaah_basementsociety @usd_daaah

04/09/2019

University of San Diego: College of Arts and Sciences

Don't miss our annual Prints & Pinot event, right after the Easter holiday on April 25th.

EVENT ALERT! Join the College, University Galleries and University of San Diego Alumni Association for Prints & Pinot on April 25 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Delicious wine will be paired with USD's impressive print collection for an evening of interactive art, gallery tours, and other forms of playful connoisseurship.

Pinot noir and pinot grigio wines are on the tasting menu for those ages 21 and older. Light hors d'oeuvres will be served.

Event in USD Hoehn Family Galleries in Founders Hall.

FREE to attend. RSVP today!

#TheCollege #wine #art University of San Diego

03/06/2019

#OTD in 1475 the artist @michelangelobuonarrotietornato was born. The drawing pictured here created by Michelangelo--The Three Crosses, c. 1520--will travel to USD in the fall as part of an exhibition of Italian drawings and prints on loan from The British Museum. #HBD Michelangelo--we can't wait for your upcoming SoCal vaca!
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Image © The Trustees of The British Museum #art #arthistory #Michelangelo #Renaissance #drawing #wip #TheBritishMuseum #SanDiego #artsinsandiego @uofsandiego @usdcas

03/01/2019

03/01/2019

2019 David W. May Distinguished Lecture presents: Matika Wilbur, Artist and Founder, Project 562.
Wednesday, March 20th, 5:00pm

02/28/2019

Joyce, our collections manager, pulled out some of her favorite objects for the team: depression-era mosaic necklaces. The design is crafted using stone fragments instead of whole pieces, gypsum in place of white shell, plastic pieces, and lots of ingenuity. Because precious stones and shells weren't easily available during the depression, artists used recycled materials in their place, included toothbrush handles and vinyl records. Pictures here: Keres/Kiwa, depression mosaic necklace, ca. 1930s, gypsum, plastic and turquoise, A2011-17-8
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02/18/2019

And we’re up!!! Installation of Press / Process and Rouault exhibitions in progress. Come by our opening this Thursday 2/21 from 5-7pm. #printmaking #corita #coritakent #georgesrouault University of San Diego: College of Arts and Sciences @usd_daaah @ University of San Diego

02/13/2019

Highlights from the May Collection. 💙💛💚 Bolo ties are worn both by men and women. Three unique styles are a Navajo silver slide with two turquoise cabochons, a Hopi silver overlay clasp, and a Navajo Eagle Dancer Kachina clasp made of silver, turquoise, and coral. #nativeart #nativeamericanhistory #bolotie @ University of San Diego

07/02/2018

USD on Twitter

Look at all that parking! 😂🚗 https://t.co/DDVYuFz7RQ

“#flashbackfriday to the campus, circa 1960. It's amazing to see how much has changed! @CopleyLibrary #copleylibrary #universityarchives #SceneAtUSD #BecomeATorero #universityofsandiego #sandiego”

05/10/2018

The USD Vista on Twitter

USD student Katie Allen talks to the Vista about her recent exhibition--one of our favorites we did this year! https://t.co/6MMjU0o74C

“Katelyn Allen presents printmaking collection, “Women Who Impress: Women Printmakers” https://t.co/MCHDbPDusg”

05/09/2018

Prof Shannon Starkey will lead our last Gallery Talk in the Hoehn Family Galleries this Thursday. Come tour the exhibition before it closes on the 18th!

Image: Cildo Meireles, Zero Cruzeiro, 1974-1978, two-sided offset lithograph, 7 7/8 x 10 5/8 inches, University of San Diego Print Collection, Acquired in Honor of Erin Sullivan Maynes, PC2017.08.01 ©Cildo Meireles @ University of San Diego

05/02/2018

Dust off those resumes, positions are open for fall 2018 Galleries Guides! DM for more info or stop by IRL at Founders 100. 👈🏽

04/30/2018

Three of our students represented USD last week at the Museum Trustees Assoc conference at the @mingeimuseum! They had a great time and learned about collection policies. We’re so proud! Good job @marisalhanson @bellafashionista @kaallen3819

04/30/2018

For all students interested in a career in museums, this should be a great, fresh perspective!

On Monday, April 30, 2018, art book editor Rebecca Bednarz will visit USD!

She will be holding an informal career chat especially for students in Humanities and Fine Arts disciplines. Rebecca's own degrees are in Studio Art, Creative Writing, and Education; she is also a poet and artist.

For more info, please contact Dr. Maura Giles-Watson at [email protected]

USD Humanities Center USD Department of Art, Architecture + Art History University Galleries University of San Diego: College of Arts and Sciences Maura Giles Watson

03/13/2018

This Thursday 3/15 we'll celebrate the opening of our next exhibition: Between the Future and the Past: Photographs of Cuba by Virginia Beahan in the KIPJ Fine Art Galleries. Reception is from 5-7pm, and Virginia will lead a gallery tour around 6pm. See you there!
👋🏼 💞 Image ©Virginia Beahan 2018

03/06/2018

University Galleries on Instagram: “Join us tomorrow night in the @usdhumanities Center (3/7; 5-7:00pm) to celebrate the opening of the exhibition Women Who Impress. Five…”

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02/08/2018

Cash rules everything around me, #CREAM! No but srsly, we’ve been surrounded by Art Cash these last few months. Come check out what we’ve been working on (and this giant Mel Bochner in the background) tonight at our opening from 5:30-7:30. Free reserved parking for visitors!

02/08/2018

University Galleries on Twitter

Join us tonight as we open our new exhibition #ArtCash. Did we mention there's free reserved parking 🚗 for off campus visitors? Now you really have no excuse not to come... https://t.co/4ep49HBZYd

“Join us tonight as we open our new exhibition #ArtCash. Did we mention there's free reserved parking 🚗 for off campus visitors? Now you really have no excuse not to come... https://t.co/4ep49HBZYd”

10/24/2017

Balboa Park

Balboa Park

Have you heard? Six San Diego County museums have exhibitions up for Pacific Standard Time, a region-wide series of exhibitions linked by a theme: Latin American and Latino art.

Check out Mingei International Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego downtown, Museum of Photographic Arts, Oceanside Museum of Art, San Diego Museum of Art, and University Galleries before these exhibitions start closing in 2018.

09/22/2017

The USD Vista on Twitter

Shoutout to one of our awesome Gallery Guides Veronica recycling her cup. Way to go, Veronica! 😆 https://t.co/m08L8OVzhV

“USD ranked a green campus. https://t.co/NiWLpOUm15”

09/20/2017

University Galleries on Twitter

Artist Mário Ramiro completing a test for his recreation of "Lascaux Copy" (1984) in our Xerografia exhibition! #PSTLALA @PSTinLA @usdcas https://t.co/pEGB2dEN0R

“Artist Mário Ramiro completing a test for his recreation of "Lascaux Copy" (1984) in our Xerografia exhibition! #PSTLALA @PSTinLA @usdcas”

09/19/2017

Visiting artist Mario Ramiro doing tests for his Lascaux Copy performance, now rescheduled to after his lecture on September 25th @ 6pm. Don't miss it! (And you can view his materials test above the photocopy machine in the Art Department Office.)

09/11/2017

We're on @foryourart 's list of San Diego #PSTLALA shows to see! We'll be open on Saturdays from noon to 4pm for all off campus visitors.

05/08/2017

SD Museum of Art on Twitter

A note for all those @usdcas studying hard for finals right now: a relaxing (and now free) place to decompress. Now go see some art! 💕🖼️ https://t.co/RZALMM3tbx

“Good news! College students (w/ ID) receive free admission on Fridays from 5-8pm during #ArtAfterHours”