Visual Arts Department at UC San Diego

The Visual Arts Department at UC San Diego encourages experimentation, innovation and risk-taking in scholarly and artistic production. We provide a unique environment for learning and research that crosses the boundaries between history, theory, and practice in the visual arts.

General Information:

Situated within one of the nation’s greatest research institutions, the Visual Arts Department at UC San Diego is one of the most highly ranked art programs in the country. It was founded in 1967 by leading conceptual artists–David and Eleanor Antin, Helen Mayer and Newton Harrison, Allan Kaprow, Manny Farber, and Harold Cohen. Their legacy and commitment towards pushing the boundaries of art-making has left a lasting impression. Today, Vis Arts faculty, alumni, and students encompass a vibrant range of successful artists, critics, theorists, historians, scholars and practitioners.

(Source: Department website.)