After graduating in 2009, UCLA alumnus Matt Soson and his prospective acting career suffered from a string of rejections and one-dimensional roles. Disappointed by the quality of material he encountered, Soson drained the entirety of his savings and recruited fellow UCLA alumni for his play “The Lights Are Off.” Written and directed by Soson, the play premiered as part of Hollywood’s 2012 Fringe Festival. Read more...

Photo: UCLA alumni Matt Soson, Emily Yetter and Zack Hamra are all are a part of Soson’s production company, a Working Theater. (Neil Bedi/Daily Bruin senior staff)

When first-year political science student Carmen Crow walked into Kerckhoff Hall to get a cup of coffee, a large abstract painting of black and blue swirls caught her attention, and diverted her from her original path to caffeine. Read more...

Photo: X-Power Gallery is an art gallery comprised of works by Taiwanese artist Lee Sun-Don and Ma Sing Ling. Art lead of the X-Power Gallery, Weping Kuo, and volunteer Iris Shah will be in the gallery all week in Kerckhoff Art Gallery. (Joseph Chan/Daily Bruin)

Through her work composing multidimensional pieces of recycled objects, Betye Saar, an L.A. artist and UCLA alumna, is heralded by the Museum of Contemporary Art as one of today’s greatest assemblage artists. Read more...

Photo: Betye Saar, an 87-year-old UCLA alumna, will present her lecture, “Fade: The Art of Aging,” at the Hammer Museum on Thursday. (Courtesy of Roberts & Tilton)

Students with smartphones are likely to be familiar with QR codes, but one UCLA artist has tried a new approach to this technological symbol by transforming the code into a work of art. Read more...

Photo: (Sonja Bartlett/Daily Bruin)

Faceless and expressionless mannequins with colorful stripes of paint streaking across their bodies stand in front of the back wall in Kerckhoff Art Gallery. The artist, Kristine Schomaker, stands just a little above five feet, with buzzed hair, cat-eye glasses and a quirky smile. Read more...

Photo: Painted mannequins and digital human figures will be featured in Kerckhoff Art Gallery throughout this week as part of “A Comfortable Skin,” a new exhibition by artist Kristine Schomaker. Neil Bedi/Daily Bruin senior staff