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An illustration of two fishes with the skin unwrapped to reveal the internal anatomy: skeleton on the left and organs on the right.
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Jessica Eggers
With its fantastical illustrations and offbeat humor, "Gonzo Ichthyology" leads readers through topics in fish biology and other flights of fancy.

Ichthyology meets ‘Through the Looking Glass,’ in pen and ink

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house nestled in rocks in night landscape
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James Haefner
Southwest view of the Doolittle house, Joshua Tree, November 2022

Architect Kendrick Bangs Kellogg’s archive donated to Architecture and Design Collection
cool artists standing in front of a glass gallery in work clothes
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Debra Herrick
From left, art professor Kim Yasuda and her students Evelia Rosas, Lara Love, Miriam MacMillan and Savannah Arroyo

‘Today’s Today Is Today’ exhibition showcases multi-generational artistic connections at UCSB
white man with hat sitting in art studio
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Kelly Malone
Owen Jenkins '24

Cartoonist and illustrator presents senior art show, plans new comic book project
the organizers of the art show, mentors and faculty advisors
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Photos by Hannah Frogge and Andrew Dang
Clockwise from top left: Kristine Joy Chua, Amy Boddy, Hannah Frogge, Kim Yasuda, Anastasia Senavsky and Emilie Risha

‘Originalia’ art show celebrates the human reproductive system
portrait in black and white of possibly Asian American woman with red dots in background
Chiho Harazaki, Shippo, detail, 2023

‘Positive Exposure: SoCal Asian American Art' exhibit features UCSB grad student and alumni artists

Artist Lisa Jevbratt explores history of invasive plants through textiles and data visualization
Black woman lying on ground partially submerged by light or water
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Hope Okere
A still from "movement:::Water / movement:::Support," choreographed by Hope Okere

UCSB’s MFA thesis show ‘Incandescent’ explores interconnectedness of humans and nature
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Student-led art show explores perspectives on reproductive biology
woman in medical inversion device with astral background image
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Shana Moulton
Shana Moulton, Still from 'Inversion Therapy,' 2019

The Museum of Modern Art premieres Shana Moulton’s ‘Meta/Physical Therapy’
Black man with trays of different insects
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Umberto Diecinove

Edible Insect Art Show displays culinary diversity & sustainability
700 Palms, Venice, CA
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Ehrhard Pfeiffer
700 Palms, Venice, California, Ehrlich Architects

Archive of multicultural modernist architect Steven Ehrlich adds to UCSB art museum collection
red neon lights a window box in grey hallway with photo panels and mirrors
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Patrick Pyszka, city of Chicago
Hương Ngô & Hồng-Ân Trương, "chân trời foot of the sky," 2023. Archival pigment prints, two-way mirrored glass, neon. 240 x 92 x 30 in.

Art installation examines Vietnamese refugee history
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