See works of 30 women artists through Sunday

An exhibition featuring 30 women artists drawn from the contemporary art collection of Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo is on view only through Sunday, June 22 at the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art.

The UC Davis museum unveiled the first U.S. presentation of Italy’s renowned collection in January; see it before it closes this weekend.

Through Their Eyes: Selections from the Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Collection joins more than 60 works of painting, photography, sculpture and video by some of the most prominent artists working in the art world today, as well as rising new voices. From iconic images — photographer Nan Goldin’s Joey on my roof, NYC (1991) or Barbara Kruger’s Untitled (Not ugly enough) (1997) — to newer imaginaries, such as Canadian painter Ambera Wellmann’s To a Girl in a Garden (2023) or American artist Danielle Mckinney’s She (2023) — the exhibition gives visitors and the university community the chance to experience world-class art. Each touches on the construction of identity, particularly through the lenses of gender and sexuality, using different methods — including humor, exaggeration, shifting scale and the language of advertising — to investigate stereotypes and expectations.

The exhibition is curated by Manetti Shrem Museum Associate Curator and Exhibition Department Head Susie Kantor. Spanning 45 years, these works point to the long and ongoing conversation around these topics.

“We are excited that Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo has chosen our university museum as the venue for the U.S. premiere of her collection,” said Founding Director Rachel Teagle. “It’s an extraordinary opportunity to showcase diverse, groundbreaking work and build upon the museum’s track record of featuring women artists at significant moments in their careers.”

Featured artists

Giulia Andreani, Vanessa Beecroft, Berlinde De Bruyckere, June Crespo, Ana Elisa Egreja, Jana Euler, Isa Genzken, Nan Goldin, Mona Hatoum, Barbara Kruger, Zoe Leonard, Sherrie Levine, Sarah Lucas, Jumana Manna, Wangari Mathenge, Danielle Mckinney, Tracey Moffatt, Jill Mulleady, Shirin Neshat, Katja Novitskova, Paulina Olowska, Catherine Opie, Christina Quarles, Cindy Sherman, Anj Smith, Rosemarie Trockel, Andra Ursuta, Hellen van Meene, Ambera Wellmann and Lynette Yiadom-Boakye.

Visit manettishrem.org for more details and operating hours. The museum will be closed after this weekend, but open again Aug. 7 with new exhibitions. Read the full story on the exhibition.

Catch one last Art Spark before summer

Saturdays and Sunday, 1 to 4 p.m., Manetti Shrem Museum of Art

Spend your afternoon in the Carol and Gerry Parker Art Studio at the Manetti Shrem Museum of Art on Old Davis Road, UC Davis. Drop in to experiment with supplied materials, make art with others and express yourself. All ages and skill levels are welcome. June's theme is See-Through Still Life. In this project, layer translucent materials to create a light-filtering still life.

'Art Letters and Power’ opens at Crocker Sunday

Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, Sunday, June 22 through Oct. 12, 216 O Street, Sacramento

Arts, Letters, and Power: Van Dyck and the Portrait Print opens at the Crocker Art Museum Sunday, June 22. In 1627, the famed portraitist Anthony van Dyck began a series called the Iconography, depicting the most famous artists, scholars, military leaders and rulers of his time, and engaging many of Europe’s most illustrious printmakers. This exhibition showcases a selection of these portraits and offers a glimpse into the lives and intrigues of 17th-century European courts.

Lucas Vorsterman the Elder (Flemish, 1595–1675), after Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, 1599–1641), published by Gillis Hendricx (Flemish, active 1640–1677), Anthony van Dyck, n.d. Engraving on paper, 8 7/8 x 6 in. (image). Crocker Art Museum, gift of Margaret and Timothy Brown, 2021.115.2. (Courtesy, Crocker Art Museum)

Check out ‘Something Rotten’ at Woodland Opera House

Through Sunday, June 28, 340 Second Street, Woodland

Week 1: Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.

Week 2: Thursday and Friday at 7:30 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 7:30 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.

Week 3: Thursday and Friday at 7:30 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 7:30 p.m.

​The Woodland Opera House’s new musical "Something Rotten!" is a comedic musical that tells the story of the Bottom brothers, Nick and Nigel, who are playwrights living in Elizabethan England. The plot is set in 1595, when the Bottom brothers are struggling to compete with the wild success of their contemporary, William Shakespeare. Desperate to write a hit play, Nick consults a soothsayer who foretells that the future of theater will be "a musical." This leads the brothers on a hilarious journey as they attempt to create the world's first musical. Get tickets and more information here.