By Emily Waldorf

On January 30 and 31st from 7pm-9pm, the UCLA Department of Art is hosting its biannual Graduate Open Studios, a wonderful chance to familiarize yourself with emerging artist talent locally, see student work in progress, meet the artists in the flesh and hear their thoughts and ideas about the creative process.  

Artists include: Katie Aliprando, Sarah Awad, Olga Balema, Derek Curry, Michael Dopp, Abbey Dubin, Eben Goff, Jennifer Gradecki, Jeffrey Hastings, Maegan Hill-Carroll, Whitney Hubbs, Mitsuko Ikeno, Jane Jin Kaisen, Alexander Kantarovsky, Nanette La Salle, Anton Lieberman, Yoonkyung Lim, Caitlin Lonegan, Erica Love, Peter Lynde, Anne McCaddon, Matthias Merkel-Hess, RJ Messineo, Meleko Mokgosi, Camilo Ontiveros, Jane Parshall, Ian Pines, Job Piston, Max Rain, Chadwick Rantanen, Isaac Resnikoff, Asha Schechter, Alexandro Segade, Ryan Sluggett, David Snyder, Greta Svalberg, Jacob Tillman, Wu Ingrid Tsang, Katrina Umber, J.R. Valenzuela, Michael van Straaten, Greta Waller