UC Davis art professor Beatriz Cortez has been invited to participate in the prestigious Venice Biennale arts and culture showcase, marking the first time in 40 years a current faculty member has been tapped for the honor.
The Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art at the University of California, Davis, will feature “Shiva Ahmadi: Strands of Resilience,” opening Sunday, Jan. 28. Ahmadi, a professor of art at UC Davis, uses painting as a form of truth-telling, combining luminous colors and mystical beings with violent imagery to draw attention to urgent global issues of migration, war and brutality against marginalized peoples.
It’s what’s inside AND outside that counts at UC Davis’ art museum and performing arts center both rated among the best of their kind in separate listings last week.