Eudaimonia: The 19th Thacher Art + Architecture Annual
May 4 – June 29, 2018
In its 19th year, the Thacher Annual celebrates artwork by 40 junior and senior majors and minors from the University of San Francisco’s Department of Art + Architecture. The exhibition’s student organizers have chosen the title Eudaimonia (eu·dae·mo·nia), a Greek word that roughly translates to “human flourishing.” The exhibition highlights the artists’ personal and creative evolutions during their time at USF.
Just as organic life blooms and flourishes, so do we, ever molding into greater human beings. The artwork in Eudaimonia reflects varying human experiences, allowing viewers an opportunity for self-reflection.
Eudaimonia was organized by the Thacher Gallery Practicum class, providing an opportunity for undergraduate students to learn and apply the process of curating and implementing a professional, juried exhibition. The show’s jury included artists Paz de la Calzada and Marshall Elliott, designer, author, and Design Action Collective co-founder Innosanto Nagara, and Haight Street Art Center executive director Peter McQuaid. The exhibition features 69 artworks of various media, including paintings, audio, digital, print, graphic design, and ceramics.
Opening events will be May 4, with an awards ceremony at 4pm in the Xavier Auditorium in Fromm Hall, followed by a reception in the Thacher Gallery.
Exhibiting Artists:
- Yasmeen Abedifard
- Fredo Alvarez
- Allison Arriola
- Megan Badilla
- Justin Barreras
- Esperanza Carmona
- Marisa Centrella
- Bailey Dare Chaconas
- Maya Chin
- Noa Chupkov
- Elora Cuenco
- June Dao
- Genesis DeJesus
- Tin Dinh
- Joanna Douglas
- John Finkenberg
- Valentina Flores
- Alex Foster
- Christine Gonzalez
- Monica Greene
- Terence Ho
- Lauren Imada
- Jackie Isbell
- Gina Kuhlmann
- Danlu Liang
- Ema Matsumura
- Shana Mofarrah
- Casey Moylan
- Tiffany Nassirian
- Joshua Oakley
- McKenna Pahl
- Ginelle Dela Peña
- Giovanni Presutti
- Amber Ramirez
- Laura Schmaeler
- Jackie Todani
- San Trieu
- Saorise-Naomie Weaver
- Rose Yao
- Shijia Zhang
Student Organizers:
Subject Matter
- Heather Butler
- Chloe Damiba
- Delaney Gibbons
- Christine Guo
- Giovanni Presutti
Design
- Lily Basting
- Carrie Deng
- Grace Hale
- Zoila Marquez
- Nina Vukic
Visitor Experience
- Victoria Fraire
- Pengxin Guo
- Chaniece Jefferson
- Jordan Sandoval
- Luis Sepulveda
Nell Herbert and Glori Simmons, instructors
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Yasmeen Abedifard
A Life Long Battle
Acrylic on wood
2017Yasmeen Abedifard
Bearer
Oil on canvas
2017Fredo Alvarez
Alice at the Wall
Linocut print with oil based ink on paper
2017Allison Arriola
End Artist Manifesto Book
Print
2017Allison Arriola
Middle Artist Manifesto Book
Print
2017Megan Badilla
Gals and Friends
Digital prints
2015-2018Megan Badilla
Men and Women Trained
Digitally collaged publication
2017Justin Barreras
Hella Hyphy
Pen and ink on paper
2014Justin Barreras
Sk8s on H8
Acrylic and spray paint on skateboards
2016Esperanza Carmona
Coddiwomple
Photography with watercolor
2015Esperanza Carmona
Pelle Fiorentina
Leather
2017Marisa Centrella
Rika
Acrylic on canvas
2018Bailey Dare Chaconas
Aquifer House Cooling
Digital print and mixed media
2017Maya Chin
Pencil Drawing of Robert Mapplethorpe’s Photograph
Graphite pencil on bristol board
2017Maya Chin
Words in Motion (Based on “Rain” by Shel Silverstein)
Website
2017Noa Chupkov
From Sketch to Sculpture
Wire sculpture
2014Elora Lam Cuenco
Eyes Off, Paws Off
Acrylic on bristol board
2017Elora Lam Cuenco
Why Am I Afraid of the Dark?
Ink on bristol board
2017June Dao
Blue Poppy
Photography
2017June Dao
Lily
Photography
2017Ginelle Dela Pena
Ready, Set, Lift Off
3D Mixed Media
2017Ginelle Dela Pena
A Dash of Realism
Cardstock and Construction Paper
2018Gensis De Jesus
Spotted Hyena Skull
Graphite on bristol
2018Tin Dinh
Gay Masculinities
Book
2016Tin Dinh
Vietnamese Playing Cards
Playing cards
2018Joanna Douglas
Vibrant in a Dull Setting
Digital photography
2017John Finkenberg
Edit Me
Mixed media
2015John Finkenberg
Crossing Gender in America: Davies Forum Poster Series
Mixed media
2017John Finkenberg
Interactive “Focus” Patterns
Interactive website
2017Valentina Flores
48 Hour Tea Set
Ceramic
2018Valentina Flores
Un Breve Momento
Linocut reduction print
2017Alex Foster
Color + Sound
Video
2017Alex Foster
World Cover
Print
2017Christine Gonzalez
Back to Basics
Digital inkjet print booklet and letters
booklet
2017Christine Gonzalez
Avant Garde
Digital inkjet print
2017Monica Greene
The Privacy Conundrum
Interactive website
2017Terrence Ho
Phase
Interactive web game
2016Terrence Ho
Report a Problem/Last Breath
Digital print, audio
2016Lauren Imada
Dispatches Against Displacement: Field Notes on San Francisco’s Housing Wars
Chapter 3: They Plan for Profits, We Plan for People
Bound matte paper, cardboard
2016Jackie Isbell
Nude Model #3
Acrylic paint on bristol board
2017Gina Kuhlman
(Re)Moving East
Digital inkjet print
2017Gina Kuhlman
Interwoven
Interactive website
2017Danlu Liang
Grow Up
Interactive web page
2017Danlu Liang
The Chinese Restaurants That Hana Has Been to in San Francisco
Poster
2017Ema Matsumura
Innocence Gone Wrong
Print, video
2017Ema Matsumura
You are What You Choose to Wear
Print
2017Shana Mofarrah
The Indigenous People’s History of the United States
Hardcover book
2017Shana Mofarrah
Type as Composition
Digital inkjet print
2016Casey Moylan
Let’s (M)eat
Interactive web game
2016Casey Moylan
Succulents
Acrylic on paper
2016Tiffany Nassirian
Nude
Acrylic
2016Joshua Oakley
From the Bottom Up: Part of Something Larger
Acrylic on gesso board
2017Joshua Oakley
I Came Back
Oil and collage on canvas
2017McKenna Pahl
Melting Point
Interactive web game
2017McKenna Pahl
Moon Balloon
Vector illustration
2016Giovanni Presutti
Loving the Parallax
Oil, charcoal, pastel on canvas
2018Giovanni Presutti
Apples and Oranges
Acrylic, charcoal on canvas
2017Amber Ramirez
Lost
Acrylic
2018Amber Ramirez
Lost #2
Acrylic
2018Laura Schmaeler
Citizen
Digital inkjet printed book
2017Laura Schmaeler
Date Night
Handmade/hand-crafted book cover with digital inkjet printed interior
2017Trieu San
Life and Death
Reduction print on paper
2017Trieu San
Walk at the Palace
Gouache and ink on paper
2017Jackie Todani
Aquifer Cooling Building
Digital print and mixed media
2017Saoirse Weaver
Black Power
Publishing paper, book board
2015Saoirse Weaver
My Neighborhood Is
Copy paper, packing tape
2016Rose Yao
Raw
Acrylic on canvas
2017Shija Zhang
The Back
Photography
2018Shija Zhang
Peppers in black
Photography
2018
View images of the installed exhibition and opening reception.