The exhibition runs Sept. 6–Jan. 11, 2026, at the Ciccillo Matarazzo Pavilion in Brazil.

‘Sometimes a straight line has to be crooked’ highlights a formative mentorship and decades of work spanning two generations of artists.

CalArts was one of 477 exemplary entries to earn bronze, silver, gold, or Grand Gold recognition from 4,460 global entries in more than a dozen categories.

The Los Angeles-based artist continues her exploration of protest imagery and collective identity in this year’s COLA IMAP exhibition.

CalArts alums Trisha Bhattachayra and Erick Antonio Benitez are among this year’s new cohort of fellows. Yusef Ferguson will continue his fellowship for a second year.

Kinsolving, formerly known as Susan Baumann, was a member of CalArts’ first MFA class in 1972,

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