Class Notes

Sadie Rose (B.A. ’24), a graduate of the Department of Art, has five pieces from her Untitled textile series on display at the Festival of the Arts in Laguna Beach. Using wet felting to join loose wool fibers, her textiles serve as "webs" of memory, merging found objects to create a shared experience. A multimedia artist from Grand Rapids, Mich., now based in Los Angeles, Rose explores memory, the body and domestic space. Drawing inspiration from abstract expressionist painting, Rose uses the fibers expressively like paint, trapping pre-owned objects in between layers of felted fibers. She works across textiles, sculpture and painting and is currently part of the art department for Al Pacino's upcoming film, Lear Rex.

Since Brian Gonzalez (B.F.A. ’11) graduated from UC Irvine with a degree in dance performance and a minor in psychology and social behavior, he has performed globally and transitioned into unscripted television. Now a member of the Producers Guild of America, his credits include supervising producer for HGTV's Home Town Takeover Season 3, field producer for E!'s OMG Fashun! and receiving his first Emmy as a field producer for Netflix's Instant Dream Home. Majoring in dance has enhanced Gonzalez’s skills in producing by providing him with discipline, creativity and an eye for dynamic visual storytelling.

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