Navigating Contemporary Art

"Fresno Sleezo" was first performed by Vicki Hall and Steven Baim in 1970 at the CSU Fresno campus gallery. This performance piece was viewed by Judy Chicago's Feminist Art Program. Vicki Hall, a feminist performance artist, became Judy Chicago's teaching assistant in the last year of her MFA program at UCLA. Upon her frustration and anger with being the only female in the MFA program, she decided to chain herself to the floor in the exhibition space as a protest piece at UCLA during the fall of 1970. "Student in Chains" was a piece that was only performed once just like Fresno Sleezo. This reenactment of "Fresno Sleezo" is a performance that is slightly different than the first performance. The performance was done in silence which I thought was very interesting. When I first walked in it was already very silent and I felt that the performance had already started with the hostess giving us a ticket with only using her body gestures...

  My View of the Feminist Wit In 1970s Bay Area Art: She Laughs Back Artists in Conversation I attended the Artists in Conversation: Why's That So Funny? from the She Laugh's Back exhibition that was curated by Elaine O'Brian and made by 19 female artists. The artists in conversation were M. Louise Stanely, Lorraine Garcia-Nakata, and Kathy Goodell. Lorraine Garcia-Nakata is an SF resident and is known for her large-scale drawings/paintings. She produced 7 large-scale murals and is one of the 7 mural artists in Sacramento. Kathy Goodell is a professor in painting/drawings and has been in many galleries and magazines/articles. M. Louise Stanely is a lifetime adjunct and instructor. Each of them had the opportunity to show us their artworks and discuss their upbringing in the arts. They started off with having Lorraine go first in the discussion and started talking about her childhood. At about 5 years old, she knew about her passion for the arts. At the age of 13, she woul...

  In Tune Exhibition at the Witt Gallery in Sacramento State "In Tune" by Amari Moore and Bryana Moore are two sisters who worked together to create a harmonious exhibition that connects their faith and emotions. Amari Moore, a current art student at Sac State, is a painter who focuses on using oil paint and other mixed media in some of the paintings showcased at this exhibition. Bryana Moore, a Sac State Alumni, does photography. Both artists using different mediums work together to bring their stories and their inner selves to life. Within photography, oil paintings, poetry, and music, they have found beauty in becoming in tune with themselves. They ask us, "What are we in tune with?". Amari C. Moore and Bryana C. Moore,  In Tune , 2024, Poetry and Photography, 38"x 48" Me in front of the  Wall of Miracles  Throughout this exhibition, they asked us to bring headphones to experience not only visual enjoyment but also to listen to audios that make the artw...