Galuszka has 2 East Coast exhibitions

Frank Galuszka, Art professor and department chair, had two exhibitions of his paintings running on the East Coast over the winter. The New York Studio School of Painting and Sculpture displayed his works through February 16, and the Projects Gallery in Philadelphia is featured his paintings through March 12. Galuszka joined the UCSC faculty in 1995 and is now one of the area's premier plein air painters. He is also on the executive committee of UCSC's Arts Research Institute. For more information about his work, go to http://arts.ucsc.edu/faculty/fgaluszka.

Watts collaborates on book about San Francisco jazz scene

Chronicle Books has published “Harlem of the West: The San Francisco Fillmore Jazz Era” by Lewis Watts, a UCSC Art professor and photographer, and Elizabeth Pepin, a photographer, public television producer and former manager of the historic Fillmore Auditorium. Through archival photos and oral accounts, the book chronicles the jazz scene in San Francisco’s Fillmore District during its heyday. In the 1940s and 1950s, the eclectic, integrated neighborhood was hopping with two dozen nightclubs and music joints in its one square mile. The jazz scene vanished abruptly due to redevelopment in the 1960s.

In conjunction with the release of the book, the San Francisco Performing Arts Library & Museum is presenting “Harlem of the West: The San Francisco Fillmore Jazz Era” through June 10. The exhibit, curated by Watts and Pepin, features rare photographs, oral accounts from the neighborhood residents and musicians who experienced the Fillmore at its height, original memorabilia from the clubs, video, and the music of the era.

Watts also showed his “Ghost In New Orleans” images as part of the Reflections of Katrina Conference, which was held at UCSC in January.  For more information, see http://arts.ucsc.edu/enews/current/watts.html.

Gallery 16 displays Anderson’s landscape photos

The work of Elliot Anderson, assistant professor of Art and Digital Arts and New Media, was shown at Gallery 16 in San Francisco through the end of March. The exhibit featured diffused images that appear to be landscape photos but are actually photographs of the backgrounds of the dioramas at New York’s Museum of Natural History. Anderson composed his images by cropping out all the animal and human figures in the dioramas. In the process he created images reminiscent of 19th century paintings.

Rangell serves as juror at Honolulu Printmakers show

Art lecturer Paul Rangell traveled to Hawaii in February and served as juror and visiting artist for the annual invitational show of the Honolulu Printmakers, a private association of artists. Rangell presented two lectures and a three-day workshop on transfer lithography at the event. Rangell has served as a full-time lecturer in printmaking and drawing at UCSC since 1983 and has received several awards for distinguished teaching. He has participated in numerous exhibitions in Europe and throughout the Western United States in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Santa Fe, and Santa Cruz. A 1977 UCSC graduate, Rangell was named 2003 Distinguished Artist of the Year by the Santa Cruz Art League.

Hanna receives Rydell Fellowship

UCSC Art lecturer Hannah Hanna will receive a $20,000 Rydell Visual Arts Fellowship from the Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County in 2007. The fellowship is designed to provide local artists with resources to pursue their creative work and is not restricted to specific projects.

In her work, Hanna combines an eclectic range of visual idioms that often engage media images of disaster in an attempt to translate, through painting, the role of viewer/artist into that of witness.

Three other Santa Cruz County Artists – Robert Larson, William Marino and Beverly Rayner – were also selected as Rydell Fellowship recipients. Developed by the Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County, with input from the local arts community, the Fellowship was created to honor the wishes of arts advocates Roy and Francis Rydell.

Website commemorates former UCSC faculty member

A virtual museum has been launched at www.museoeduardocarrillo.org to celebrate the legacy of artist and educator Eduardo Carrillo.

Carrillo, a founding member of Oakes College and professor of Art, died in 1997 at the age of 60. Carrillo had a long and respected career in art education and was an accomplished muralist. Before coming to UCSC in 1972, he was an instructor with UC San Diego Extension, CSU Northridge, and CSU Sacramento. In 1969, he founded the Center for Regional Arts in La Paz, Mexico. He served as the center’s director for two years.

At UCSC, Professor Carrillo was a fellow of both Oakes and Porter Colleges. His record of campus service includes work on many committees and a term as chair of the Art Board from 1986 to 1991. Professor Carrillo also taught drawing, pottery, ceramics, crafts, and art history, and worked in set design and video. He had a strong interest in rock art and made frequent trips to Baja California to study and gain inspiration from cave paintings.

A nationally recognized Chicano artist, Carrillo exhibited his art in solo and group shows throughout the United States He left behind a body of work in many media, reflecting common themes of Chicano history, culture, art, and religion.

Earlier this year, Museo Eduardo Carrillo and The San Jose Museum recognized San Francisco painter Phe Ruiz with the first Eduardo Carrillo Prize. The $10,000 annual prize was established to honor the memory of Carrillo while recognizing a painter whose work merits wider attention.

Visiting Scholar donates work

Digital Arts & New Media visiting scholar Byoung Jin. Kim has donated the pieces of his “Invitational show: A Graphic Poster of Korea” to the DANM program and those who supported his visit. The exhibit was shown at Porter College Faculty Gallery from January 18 to February 11. Kim’s work, which focuses on redefining the visual identity of modern Korea, reflects the dichotomy that is at the heart of that country in the 21st century: its rich and ancient traditional culture juxtaposed with its progressive ambitions and cutting-edge technology. His concepts emphasize the modernization of traditional Korean cultural images without sacrificing the strength of their original essences to more accurately represent the contemporary Korean cultural identity.

Kim is Art Director for two of the top graphic design studios in Korea, and is currently on sabbatical from his positions as Professor of Fine Art and Culture and Director of the Design Department at Kunkuk University in Korea. During his year-long visit to UCSC, he designed DANM’s first print brochure.

Solomon publishes 3 books

Ruth Solomon, professor emerita of Theater Arts/Dance, has published three books over the last year. “Dance Medicine & Science Bibliography: Third Edition,” compiled by Ruth Solomon and John Solomon, contains 2,335 references from the English language literature of the last 40 years. While focusing on dance medicine and science, the bibliography also encompasses relevant scientific work in such fields as anatomy and physiology, general medicine, sports medicine, physical therapy, somatics, body therapies, dance therapy, dance education, kinesiology, biomechanics, movement analysis, psychology, and nutrition and diet. “Preventing Dance Injuries: Second Edition,” edited by Ruth Solomon, John Solomon, and Sandra C. Minton, comprises 17 chapters, each authored by an expert in the field. The chapters are divided into four sections: Screening for Common Dance Injuries; Diagnosing, Treating, and Rehabilitating Dance Injuries; Preventing Dance Injuries Through Biomechanically Efficient Training; and Psychological Concerns. “Proceedings of the 13th Annual Meeting of the International Association for Dance Medicine & Science 2005,” edited by Ruth Solomon and John Solomon, includes comprehensive summaries, complete with graphics and reference lists, for most presentations given at the meeting.

Martinez performs in Bay Area premiere of ‘Anna in the Tropics’

Alma Martinez, assistant professor of Theater Arts, is performing in Theatre Works’ Bay Area premiere of Nilo Cruz's “Anna in the Tropics. “She is reprising the role of Ofelia, which she played opposite of Jimmy Smits (“West Wing,” “Star Wars”) and Herbert Siguenza (“Culture Clash”) last summer for LA Theatre Works. A CD of the radio play, which was presented on National Public Radio, can be purchased at the LA Theatre Works website.

Last Spring Martinez performed in the West Coast premiere of “Electriciad” at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. The play was written by McArthur Award winner Luis Alfaro and directed by Lisa Peterson. The February 2006 issue of “American Theatre” magazine featured the Mark Taper production on the cover and reprinted the “Electriciad” script. Martinez also appeared in the play’s world premiere at Borderlands Theatre in Arizona and worked on the development of the piece beginning in 2001.

A picture of Martinez is featured on the cover of a recently published anthology of Luis Valdez plays. She performed the lead role in the world premiere of “Mummified Deer, “Valdez’s latest play.

Last fall, Martinez gave a lecture on "The Chicano and Pan-American Popular/Political Theatre Connection, 1965-1974" at the Smithsonian Institute. In April, she will travel to Lima, Peru, on a Fulbright  Scholar grant to research Grupo Cultural Yuyachkani. She will be there for four months.