The Department of Art is thrilled to celebrate Lorenzo Williams, who recently presented his research project, “From Dante’s Inferno to California: Visualizing the Marginalized in Sandow Birk’s Social Critique,” at the UNLV OUR 2025 Undergraduate Research Symposium. His work offers a powerful and timely exploration of art, literature, and social justice, and he delivered it with the thoughtfulness…
Omega Mart welcomes MFA candidate Dan Hernandez to the Meow Wolf multiverse. Hernandez invites explorers to visit his installation 'The Stupendous Intergalactic Interdimensional Trophy Room.' This liminal space features a mesmerizing collection showcasing bizarre relics from across time and space, including unusual trophies, alien heads and mysterious mummified artifacts. Created by a rift…
The UNLV Department of Art invites artists to apply for the Fall 2026 Master of Fine Arts (MFA) Program in Art. We are seeking applications that present unique perspectives, artistic rigor and exploration, and potential for dynamic growth. We welcome artists from diverse backgrounds who want to participate in the dialogues within contemporary art and culture and the creation of meaningful…
JAWAN JENKINS, Baritone and Assistant Professor of Voice at UNLV. He received his training early as a member of the Boys Choir of Harlem. He has performed with Opera San José, Seattle Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Atlanta Opera, Kansas City Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, The Glimmerglass Festival, Opera Las Vegas, Vegas City Opera, Albany Symphony and Georgia Symphony. An…
The CFAColab production of That Show About the Hot Dog, one of the top 10 most eye-catching shows according to What's On Stage, is now being included in the Edinburgh Fringe Marketplace! "On behalf of the College of Fine Arts, I am incredibly proud of the work being done in the college's CoLab," said Dean Nancy Uscher. "Thirteen students, mentored by…
This year's College of Fine Art's graduation ceremony will take place at 11 a.m. on Sunday, May 18 in Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall. A small reception on the plaza will follow. We hope you will join us as we celebrate the accomplishments of our 2025 graduating class. Q: Where and when does the ceremony take place? A: The Graduation…
Welcome to the Spring 2025 semester in the UNLV Art Department! Spring is always a very busy and exciting time here in the department, especially with our exhibition schedule. The Donna Beam Gallery is hosting four MFA thesis shows this semester, and Grant Hall is hosting two midway MFA shows. Currently on view for one more week in Donna Beam is the Juried Student Exhibition. Last night was the…
Dear CFA Colleagues and Community Friends: Welcome back for the Spring 2025 semester! I hope all of you had wonderful and restorative holidays. The College of Fine Arts community has a very exciting spring semester on the horizon. Most importantly, we continue to value and encourage thinking about the concept of abundance in our educational and artistic work, and in the way we perceive life’s…
There is a new call for student artists who are interested in having their work displayed in the Student Union Student Art Gallery for the upcoming Student Exhibition Look, Don't Touch. The exhibition will be on display Nov. 22 - Dec. 7. Look, Don't Touch is a texture-themed exhibition looking for works made with a variety of mediums. There is no limit to the amount of…
The College of Fine Arts recently visited with representatives from Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua in Chihuahua, Mexico to discuss a collaborative mural project representing friendship that will be displayed in each city simultaneously. Set to be unveiled in March, the project will feature identical murals in both North Las Vegas and Chihuahua. “I am thrilled to know that students…
HOW TO HOLD A GALAXY, a new exhibition in Columbus, Ohio by UNLV MFA student ¡Katie B Funk!, comprises hand cut paper, found imagery, drawings, performance stills, relief sculptures, and wearables that each bring into question the idea of patterns, cycles, collage, and infinite possibilities. Edges of paper have been cut to subtle curves, ink has seeped through flattened paper planes, and…