NextNew2007
August 3 - September 22

ARTISTS: Binta Ayofemi Jennifer Brandon Ali Dadgar

Ema Harris-Sintamarian Elisabeth Higgins O'Connor Lauren Lavitt Tom Mueske

Amy Sampson Kim Schoenstadt Susan van der Mellen Allison Watkins

This year the ICA invited distinguished faculty from MFA programs throughout the state of California to nominate recent graduates to exhibit in NextNew2007. The works in the exhibition reflect the broad perspectives present in the contemporary artistic landscape, showing innovative approaches to new media, installation, photography, painting and sculptural work.

Faculty nominators include: John Baldessari, University of California, Los Angeles; Enrique Chagoya, Stanford University; Lewis deSoto, San Francisco State University; Amy Ellingson, San Francisco Art Institute; Johanna Poethig, California State University, Monterey Bay; Maria Porges, California College of the Arts; Lucy Puls, University of California, Davis; Ron Nagle, Mills College; Katherine Sherwood, University of California, Berkeley; Catherine Wagner, Mills College; Stan Welsh, San Jose State University; and Michael Woodcock, Pitzer College.

Images left to right: Ema Harris-Sintamarian, Untitled, 2007, Ink on paper; Kim Schoenstadt, Can Control: Laverne (detail), 2007, Spray paint on canvas; Elisabeth Higgins O'Connor, Doze, dose, dos-i-do, 2006, (detail), Cement, saturated knit Afghans and blankets, wire, string, Courtesy of the Aritst

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