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New paintings by JAMES MCGARRELL ’55 were exhibited at the Studio Place Arts gallery last spring. Michael C. McMillen, Day and Night (2007), sign painters' enamel, 23”x 44 3/4”. Photo courtesy of L.A. Louver CHARLES GARABEDIAN ’61, TONY BERLANT ’64, MICHAEL C. MCMILLEN ’73 and REBECCA CAMPBELL ’01 were a part of the group show day and night earlier this fall at the L.A. Louver in Venice, CA. The show also featured the work of faculty member DON SUGGS. JUDY CHICAGO’s ’62 glassworks were on view at the Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery, in the exhibition Chicago in Glass last fall. Early Signs, a group show at McKee Gallery, New York, featured the work of VIJA CELMINS ’65 this past fall. 60’s sculpture 90’s painting, an exhibition of work by PETER ALEXANDER ’68, was on view at the Franklin Parrasch Gallery last fall. HOLLY BRACKMANN ’72, Professor of Textiles and Art History at Mendocino College, was awarded the best “how-to” textile book for 2006 by “The Library Journal” for her book, “The Surface Designer’s Handbook: Dyeing, Printing, Painting and Creating Resists on Fabric” (Interweave Press). The Franklin D. Israel Rome Prize was awarded to FREDERICK FISHER ’75, the principal-in-charge at Frederick Fisher and Partners Architects, for Art Space Collage. JAMES HORNER ’76 is composing the music for James Cameron’s upcoming film “Avatar,” which will be released in 2009. WANDA BRYANT ’95 has been hired by Lightstorm Productions as a music consultant to work with Horner. Last spring, JEFF GAMBIL ’80 exhibited his recent paintings in the show and out of the corner of my eye at Sam Lee Gallery, L.A. HANK KONING ‘81 and JULIE EIZENBERG ‘81, of Koning Eizenberg, received a Los Angeles Business Council Architectural Award and a Westside Urban Forum Westside Prize citation for their involvement in the Virginia Avenue Park in Santa Monica. Lula Washington, Artistic Director of the Lula Washington Dance Theater. Photo by Ian Foxx The 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished Criticism was awarded to JONATHAN GOLD ’82 , the first Pulitzer given to a restaurant critic in the history of the prize. The National Education Association awarded LULA WASHINGTON ’84 with the Carter G. Woodson Memorial Award at the association’s 150th Anniversary Annual Conference in Philadelphia last July. The Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, exhibited 15 L.A. artists in the show Eden’s Edge, including MONICA MAJOLI ’92, ELLIOT HUNDLEY ’05 and Professor LARI PITTMAN. Works by JASON RHODES ’93, MUNGO THOMPSON ’00,

JED CAESAR ’01, RY ROCKLEN ’01, MICHAEL QUEENLAND ’02, and DAVID THORNE ’04 were selected for the 2008 Whitney Biennial. Professor JAMES WELLING was also selected to participate. 2007 Rome Prize recipient PATRICK TIGHE ’93 exhibited his work last spring at the American Academy in Rome and at the Biagiotti Progetto Arte Gallery, Florence, Italy. Intrada CDs chose DANIEL ROBBINS ’97 to restore and reconstruct legendary film composer Miklos Rozsa’s score to the Alfred Hitchcock film, “Spellbound.” The CD was released last April. Luis de Jesus Seminal Projects was launched in September with the inaugural exhibit, This is My Country, which featured the work of MARTIN DURAZO ’98 and MARCELINO GONCALVES ’99. JOSE GAMEZ ’99 led a competition team to first place in the Casas del Quinto Sol Affordable Housing Competition, sponsored by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The show Rogue Wave ’07 ran from June to August at L.A. Louver and featured the works of JOSHUA CALLAGHAN ’05, SANDEEP MUKHERJEE ’99, DAN HO ’04, BEN JACKEL ’05, and AMIR FALLAH ’05. Amir H. F allah, Sheltered (DM, TC, JS) (2007); paint, found wood, plexi, soil, cacti and succulents, ceramic pots and panties; 240” x 96” x 80”. Photo courtesy of L.A. Louver This past fall, ANTHONY PEARSON ’99 had a solo exhibition at David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles, and a two-person exhibition with William J. O’Brian at Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York. CLARENCE HENRY ’00 recently founded The Henry Center for Multicultural Education & Global Research, New York, to create an integral cultural center in the heart of the Harlem community. Ben Jackel, Burial (2007), acrylic ink on duralene, 60” x 144”. Photo courtesy of L.A. Louver

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