The Department of Art & Art History is proud to present When The Angels Came... 10th Annual Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, a campus-wide showcase of artwork created by undergraduate students.

On View: October 15–December 6, 2024

Opening Reception: Thursday, October 17, 4–6pm

Gallery Hours: Monday–Friday, 11am–5pm

It’s a privilege to present the results of the 10th annual undergraduate juried competition at the Stanford Art Gallery. This exhibition celebrates the creativity and breadth of artistic exploration by highlighting some of the best undergraduate artwork on campus. We hope that you take a moment to reflect on the diversity of art on display, including video, installation, collage, photography, painting, and sculpture. We invite you to share our delight in the various ways in which the artists on display choose to frame the world. Whether it’s with humor, a sense of awe, or simply the juxtaposition of traditional forms and material, they interrogate the systems and the constraints visible to them and rejoice in reclaiming and redefining the environment that surrounds them.

I would like to thank this year’s jury, including Aleesa Alexander, Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art and Co-Director, Asian American Art Initiative at the Cantor Arts Center, and Gabriel Harrison, Associate Director and Curator, Galleries & Exhibitions in the Department of Art and Art History. In addition, I would like to express my appreciation to Daniel Brickman, the Art Department’s Museum Preparator, and Julianne Garcia, Events & Communications Manager, for their generous contributions to this exhibition. Please engage these works both critically and appreciatively. They set a tone of inclusivity and celebration and remind us that art is above all, an act of intellectual and creative exploration.

Xiaoze Xie, curator

Featuring works by: Christina Ba, Hannah Cha, Nora Collins, Han Dao, Bryan Defjan, Sarah Dong, Natalie Gomez, Halima Ibrahim, Kea Kahoilua-Clebsch, Michelle Kalu, Bhumikorn Kongtaveelert, Sheena Lai, Weber Lin, Jackie Liu, Franklin Lurie, Gregory Medina-Kenyon, Victor Meza, Ingrid Nordberg, Nicha Rattanabut, Aileen Rubio, London San Luis, Mhar Tenorio, and Katie Terrell

Image: Gregory Medina-Kenyon, When the angels came they had guns, 2024, acrylic and pastel on canvas, 72 x 60 in.

VISITOR INFORMATION: Stanford Art Gallery is located at 419 Lasuen Mall, off Palm Drive. The gallery is open Monday–Friday, 11:00am–5:00pm*. Visitor parking is available in designated areas and payment is managed through ParkMobile (free after 4pm, except by the Oval). Alternatively, take the Caltrain to Palo Alto Transit Center and hop on the free Stanford Marguerite Shuttle. This exhibition is open to Stanford affiliates and the general public. Admission is free. 

*Stanford Art Gallery will be closed on Election Day (November 5) and during Thanksgiving Break (November 25–29).

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