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2026 UNLV Art Graphic Design Bootcamp Summer Program for High School Students Announced

2026 UNLV Art Graphic Design Bootcamp Summer Program for High School Students Announced Graphic Design Bootcamp is a 12-day intensive program that introduces students to the principles, history, and real-world applications of graphic design. Students will learn why and how graphic design is used as they create their own projects with industry-standard software. Topics include photo and...

“There’s just this essence of the desert and its magical qualities, whether it’s the quality of the light or the quality of sound and silence,” Alina Lindquist, graduate student at UNLV, says. “Obviously, the desert isn’t silent. There are a lot of things happening, but it’s silent of human activity.”

Mojave reflections: How Las Vegas artists interpret the land The desert’s life may not be noticed at first. Desert passers-by must be willing to slow down long enough to see. Observation is a learned skill. Artists who draw from the natural world understand ...

BFA graduate Geovany Uranda was awarded the Lance and Elena Calvert Advanced Undergraduate Research Award for 2026 for his scholarly research "No Fue un Accidente: The Fascist Fantasy of Self-Victimization in Alfonso Ponce de Leon's Autorretrato (1936)." The research and resulting paper, which were produced in an upper-division art-history course this Fall, were recently presented at the SUNY New Paltz Undergraduate Art History Research Symposium this April. Congratulations!

What a whirlwind of a year! Shouting out our amazing local Las Vegas art spaces that were so kind to invite and have the MFA cohort in their spaces! First is with and , second is Nuwu headed by Fawn Douglas a UNLV alum and this show was featuring work by fellow UNLV alum , third is a Scrambled Eggs exhibition at the West Sahara Library with the help of . Thank you for your time to show the MFAs around and for the spaces you provide to the Las Vegas Art Community!

Our very own Dan45 Hernandez ( ) is a College Art Association (CAA) 2025/2026 Fellow!
From the CAA website: Dan Hernandez is a multidisciplinary artist based in Las Vegas, Nevada. Hernandez considers the different social and environmental forces that shape our self-perception through drawings, sculptures, and performances that layer references to pop culture and childhood. He [graduated] this spring with an MFA from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Hernandez’s artistic journey has taken him to various galleries and museums across Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, Illinois, and California. Recently, he completed a residency with Meow Wolf, which included an installation at Omega Mary in Las Vegas and a collaborative project for UNLV’s Artwalk. Additionally he partnered with McDonald’s to create a sculpture for the Midtown Maryland Parkway District Public Art Project, positioned in front of the new McDonald’s in Las Vegas. In addition to his visual art, Hernandez is the creator of the SOCIAL COMA zine and co-runs the art collaborative LovervillUSA with his wife. His wood sculptures have made subtle appearances within urban settings across the Northwest.

Congratulations Dan on everything you have achieved thus far! We can’t wait to see what you will do! For he’s a jolly good fellow!!!!

UNLV ART MFA THESIS TALKS
Wednesday April 22
5:30-7:30 PM at the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art Auditorium

Please join us for artist talks presented by Dan45 Hernandez (MFA 2026) and Kayla Lockwood (MFA 2026).

Doors open at 5, talks at 5:30 followed by an artist reception and light refreshments.

Also, a reminder to visit Kayla Lockwood’s thesis exhibition “read the fine print” at the Donna Beam Gallery through April 24 (closing reception on the 24th).

We look forward to seeing you!

Image 1: from Kayla Lockwood’s “read the fine print” photo by Cameron Murrin
Image 2: from Dan45 Hernandez “My Culture’s Disease Has Got the Best of Me” photo by Mikayla Whitmore

UNLV ART MFA THESIS TALKS
Wednesday April 22
5:30-7:30 PM at the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art Auditorium

Please join us for artist talks presented by Dan45 Hernandez (MFA 2026) and Kayla Lockwood (MFA 2026).

Doors open at 5, talks at 5:30 followed by an artist reception and light refreshments.

Also, a reminder to visit Kayla Lockwood’s thesis exhibition “read the fine print” at the Donna Beam Gallery through April 24 (closing reception on the 24th).

We look forward to seeing you!