DJ Hoffman, "GMom," 2020, digital portrait, 11.7" x 8.8"
Danae Lenda, "Quarantine in San Francisco," 2020, acrylic on canvas, 14" x 18"
Arantza Aramburu, "Untitled," 2020, gouache painting, 9" x 12"
Mary Lou Grace Robison, "Hard to Smile," 2019, colored pencil, 24" x 18"
Paola Reyes Melendez, "Happy New Year," 2020, acrylic on canvas with yarn, 20" x 16"
Sam Cadenas-Arzate, "Pieces of Me," 2019, ceramic, 12" x 13"
Eduardo Reyes, "Tunnel Vision," 2021, oil on canvas, 20" x 16"
Unmuted: The 22nd Thacher Art + Architecture Annual
May 7 – July 30, 2021
Online exhibition and programs
Thacher Gallery, University of San Francisco
Following a year during which our collective interactions have primarily occurred virtually, the 22nd Thacher Annual playfully responds to the now ubiquitous phrase, “You’re on mute!” While the impacts of the pandemic have left many feeling disconnected and stifled, Unmuted provides a platform for University of San Francisco student artists to speak out, express themselves, and let their creative voices be heard.
The exhibition presents 64 works by junior and senior majors and minors from USF’s Department of Art + Architecture. With themes ranging from isolation to our dependence on the natural environment, the featured works represent an honest vocalization of emotions, experiences, and discoveries made during the silence of the pandemic. Through these artworks, viewers are invited to reflect on their own experiences during the past year.
View the Virtual Exhibition
Enter the Unmuted 3D exhibition and explore it on your own, or take a guided tour.
Unmuted is presented by USF’s Thacher Gallery and Art History & Museum Studies Thacher Practicum class led by Nell Herbert. Student curators include Evan Carlson, Shannon Foley, Christina Gazi, Maria Ivanyuk, Julia Kea, Catherine Pluimer, Nora Robbins, Zoe Sun, and Quinna Xia. Exhibited artworks were selected by jurors Jenna Marie Blair, Eddie Herena, Cynthia Hooper, and Weston Teruya.
Featured Artists
- Joshua Alas
- Jazz Alcanices
- Max Amido
- Sonja Angst
- Arantza Aramburu
- Megan Babigian
- Tessa Bartholio
- Samanda Beeman
- Nicole Belton
- Valerie Bravo
- Sam Cadenas-Arzate
- Dana Capistrano
- Angelica Carinugan
- Brandi Chang
- Joanne Chu
- Courtney Crother
- Louise de Oliveira
- Natalie Ferrer
- DJ Hoffman
- Maria Ivanyuk
- Gabrielle Kim
- Nathan Lee
- Danae Lenda
- Margarita Lopez-Dale
- Allyssa Mabute
- Jenna Mansperger
- Camilla Martinez
- Natalie Morris
- Tanvi Murugesh
- My Nguyen
- Lauren Nipper
- Natalie Ortez-Arevalo
- Milla Petrolino
- Ariane Corrine Reyes
- Eduardo Reyes
- Paola Reyes Melendez
- Lucas Ricci
- Mary Lou Grace Robison
- Tomas Rodriguez
- Sebastian Rojas
- Coco Romano Giordano
- Emma Schwartz
- Aneesha Solomon
- Somer Taylor
- Mai Ly Torres Baker
- Josephine Tov
- Brianna Vargas
- Xingyi Wang
- Halle Watson
- Ryan Williams
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Thacher Practicum class would like to thank the following people for their contributions to the Unmuted exhibition project:
Jenna Marie Blair, Kevin B. Chen, Eddie Herena, Cynthia Hooper, Weston Teruya, Rio Yañez, USF’s Department of Web Services, and the Thacher Gallery team: Victoria Farlow, Andrea Gonzales (designer), Nell Herbert, Ariane Corinne Reyes, Glori Simmons, and Somer Taylor.