Highlights from Grad Life: An art graduate student project recently presented at Park Life Gallery in the Mission (2014)

What was GradLife@ParkLife?

Nine graduate students from California College of the Arts interacted with the public around the idea of “Selling Themselves.” The result was an exhibition project presented at the Park Life store on the Mission on November 14 and 15, 2014.

The store/exhibition showcased handmade, artisanal, locally crafted products and services by:

Chiyomi McKibbin
Heather Murphy
Tianxing Wang
Marco Garcia
Beryl Bevilacque
Amanda Walters
Kolbe Roper
Cesmarie Jimenez
Cranium Corporation
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Artist Kolbe Roper
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Artist Chiyomi McKibbin
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Artist Marco Garcia
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Artist Amanda Walters
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Trending Weekly (2014), an ongoing project that captures in print trending videos and additional media on the internet, by artist Heather Murphy.
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Professor and curator Glen Helfand, our mentor in this enterprise for his class titled What We Bought.
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Professor and curator Glen Helfand and artist Heather Murphy.
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A rarely seen side of artist Amanda Walters.
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Kico’s Pillows (2014), a project presented by artist Marco Garcia.

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Passport photo project by artist Tianxing Wang.

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Colors Worn By Artists (2014), a postcard project by artist Chiyomi McKibbin.

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5¢ Architectural Advice (2014), a project by architect student Cesmarie Jimenez.

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Sculpture project by artist Amanda Walters.

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Bay Area Landmark Tchotchke Project (2014), by artist Kolbe Roper

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T-shirt project by artist Beryl Bevilacque.

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From left: Artists Chiyomi McKibbin and Kolbe Roper

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Write Home I (2014), an ongoing performance project by Cranium Corporation.
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Yours truly.
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Artist Tianxing Wang setting up his passport photo station at Grad Life.
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Artist Chiyomi McKibbin.
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Beautiful Shotwell Street, view from Park Life Gallery window.

All photos by Cranium Corporation (2014)

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