News: Department of Art

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Arts and Culture |

Join the Human Rights Campaign for a panel discussion by national and local experts on the evolution of the word 'Queer' and what it represents for many today.

Ramiro Gomez, Las Máquinas Tragamonedas (Porter on Palms Casino Floor), 30 x 30 in. acrylic, oil stick, and cardboard on canvas.
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Artists Justin Favela and Ramiro Gomez come together for the first time in Sorry for the Mess, an exhibition of new collaborative artwork about labor, childhood memories, and life in Las Vegas.

Two women viewing artwork
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The Barrick Museum's Axis Mundo exhibit explores the intersectionality of LGBTQ and Latinx artists.

portrait of alisha kerlin
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Kerlin has more than a decade of museum and gallery experience in addition to her professional practice as an artist, educator, curator, and researcher.

photo from exhibit
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This traveling exhibition explores the intersections among a network of more than 50 Los Angeles-based queer Chicanx artists.

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People |

The abstract mandalas of UNLV alumnus James Stanford demand close inspection. A new art book collects his works.

Holly Lay Making Faces, Rug Hook Yarn
Arts and Culture |

Meet the MFA candidates and visit their studios where they will share recent work.

Beverly Fishman painting on wood
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Fishman adopts the language of abstraction to explore the body, issues of identity, and contemporary culture.

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Tae Hwang & MR Barnadas are a transnational duo and co-founders of Collective Magpie currently based out of the borderlands of San Diego - Tijuana.

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Arts and Culture |

Bedford was awarded a Krasner Pollock Grant in 2015 and was the winner of the 2001 UCLA Hammer Museum Drawing Biennale.

series of color blocks
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The current MGM Art & Culture visiting artist discusses his process and new work, "Vendarta 100: Six Elements and the Seasons."

female dancer surrounded by yellow material
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The Barrick Museum's D.K. Sole on UNLV's role in ensuring that "we never forget."