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CCA alumna Cleo Papanikolas is an artist and author of "The Opposite Is Also True: A Journal of Creative Wisdom for Artists."

10 supplies from the art store one CCA alumna can't live without

Media Coverage / March 4, 2019

Cleo Papanikolas, a BFA in Printmaking alumna and working artist, shares a list of her top ten favorite supplies from the art store.

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Top 10 tips for creating the best art portfolio

Learn how to create a portfolio that showcases your technical, creative, and conceptual abilities and separates you from other applicants.

John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.

Four faculty members and one alum from California College of the Arts awarded the 2024 Guggenheim Fellowship

Faculty members Kim Anno, Lucas Foglia, Guillermo Galindo, and Léonie Guyer, and alum Ahndraya Parlato are among those recognized for the prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship.

Installation view of STEADY, April 17–September 8, 2024, Ballroom Marfa. Courtesy the artists and Ballroom Marfa. Photo by Heather Rasmussen.

STEADY spotlighted as one of the best things to do during SF Art Week

The San Francisco Chronicle highlights STEADY, featuring Michelle Lopez and Ester Partegàs at the CCA Wattis Institute, as a must-see during SF Art Week, alongside other fantastic shows.