Jenny Harp invited to jury the 20th Annual National Arts Program in Santa Rosa: 
Art from the Heart benefit featured in the Press Democrat: The 39th Annual Art from the Heart benefit auction was a big hit! 
Clea Felien in solo exhibition at the Morris Graves Museum of Art: January 27th - February 26th, 2023, with an artist talk on February 5th, at 2:00 PM. 
Spring 2023 Visiting Artists Lecture Series Announced: Visit our 
Spring 2023 Welcome Back Brush Sale: January 26th, 12:00 - 1:00 PM, in the Art Department Courtyard. 
Joseph Ferriso Featured in Current Exhibition: Solace, on view 12/14/22 – 02/10/23, with an opening reception 12/17 from 4:30-6:30 PM. 
Jenny Harp's Artwork Featured on Imagery Estate Winery Recent Release: Professor Harp participates in the Imagery Estate Winery art collection. 
Dr. Ch'ien's Latest Reviews for SF Chronicle:
Assoc. Professor Letha Ch'ien reviews, 
Jenny Braun's Group Exhibition on View Through Jan. 7, 2023: Lecturer in Art Studio, Professor Braun, is featured in group exhibition, Pieces: Work by Claudia Molloy, Shannon Edwards, and Jenny Harp. Click 
Art Gallery Talk with Erik Castro this Thursday, 9/29: Award-winning photojournalist Erik Castro, will visit the UAG to talk about his work this Thursday, 12:00 -1:00 PM. 
SSU Art Gallery's Current Exhibition featured in The Press Democrat: Interim Gallery Director Jennifer Bethke's newest exhibition, Farmworkers: Photographs, Prints, Paintings featured in the Press Democrat. On view September 8 - October 16, 2022. 
SSU Art Studio Alumna will be next week's Visiting Artists Lecture Series Guest Speaker: Multifaceted SSU Alumna guest appearance on Wednesday, August 31st (
UAG Fall 2022 Exhibition Schedule Announced: 
Fall 2022 Visiting Artist Lecture Series Announced: Visit our 
Dept. Chair, Dr. Christine Renaudin Retires: after 32 years of outstanding service to the School of Arts & Humanities! 
Congratulations Evelynn! : Art History major and McNair scholar Evelynn Harra has been selected as the 2022 commencement speaker for the Arts & Humanities ceremony! 
Congratulations Art and Art History Graduates!: We proudly celebrate the Class of 2022! Click here for information on 
Spring 2022 Visiting Artist Lecture Series Announced: Visit our
Dr. Jennifer Bethke, Interim Art Gallery Director, Interviewed by the Press Democrat: The full interview with the 
Dr. Letha Ch'ien's Interview Featured on Artsy.net: Assistant Professor of Art History 
Zachary Schomp's Solo Exhibition Opens Saturday, March 12th!: Welcome!
Welcome to the Sonoma State University Department of Art and Art History. We’re happy you decided to join our inclusive and supportive community of students, staff, and faculty. Together, we work to create opportunities for experimentation, expression, and personal growth.
Our department offers an interdisciplinary arts education with strong foundations in Art Theory, Art History, technical skills, and professional development. After a Covid-19 hiatus, access to our facilities– gallery, foundry, metal shop, wood shop, dark room, lithography studio, individual studio spaces and community garden– has been restored. However, we work to create a balance of remote and face-to-face instruction to best support our students and their specific needs.
Many Art History and Studio Art classes are back in person, including Ceramics, Drawing, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, and Sculpture. Some studio classes are still currently being offered online by faculty expertly trained in online instruction to make sure you get the education you deserve.
Statement on Diversity and Social Justice
The art department at Sonoma State University welcomes students of all backgrounds, religious identification, sexual identity, race, and ethnicity. We are working actively to create a diverse, equitable, and inclusive community for learning and creation to which each individual can bring their whole self. We recognize that diversity, equity, and inclusion are not only morally necessary, but benefit everyone. Intellectual and creative work fully flourishes in healthy environments with a range of perspectives and experiences. The faculty also recognize that this happens not through the absence of overt racism and discrimination, but through proactive efforts to create, maintain, and expand diversity, equity, and inclusion.
The fields of art and art history have not lived up to these ideals historically and presently. Art has served many purposes, some of them less than just. Access to galleries, museums, and art commissions have not been equally distributed. Art history as a discipline has its origins in nineteenth-century nationalism in Europe. Museums grew in and through colonialism. But we are not beholden to the past. We study it because we must do better.
What are we doing specifically?
- We're changing the curriculum. Because representation of diverse artists and cultures isn't enough, art department courses explicitly address issues of gender, race and racism, LGTBQ issues, nationalism, disability, and eco art history in visual culture, art production, and art history.
- We commit to hiring an ever more diverse faculty
- We promise to address racism, sexism, homophobia, and other forms of discrimination in our community directly and promptly. Violations of the Seawolf Commitment and Code of Conduct including microaggressions will be handled seriously.
We know that completely disinvesting from white supremacy to embrace the full capaciousness of art and visual culture will take time and require continuous reassessment and action. We are committed to the project.
