UC Davis alumnus, staff member and watercolorist Peter Shahrokh is back at the Buehler Alumni Center with a new exhibition, The First Decade, comprising a selection of works from his first 10 years as a self-taught artist.

Also, art studio major Rachael Richards presents recent works in a show called Undulations at the Nelson Gallery.

• The First Decade — Shahrokh's subjects vary widely from bugs, dogs and crows to landscapes and still lifes. Some paintings are abstract, and many are whimsical in the treatment of their subjects.

In his first 10 years as a painter, he's progressed from self-taught to being a teacher, at the Craft Center. This is his third show at the Buehler, having presented annually since 2012.

Shahrokh, M.B.A. '99, is the commissioning analyst at Design and Construction Management, working with engineers to ensure the university gets what it ordered in capital projects and that they function as intended.

The First Decade runs through Feb. 27 at the Buehler Alumni Center. Regular hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday.

• Undulations: Recent Works of Rachael Richards — This show is her prize from her participation in Synesthesia, a Davis Art Salon exhibition held the night of Nov. 22. The audience selected a sculpture by Richards as their favorite piece in the show — and as a result she was invited to present a two-week show. Through Dec. 21, Nelson Gallery, Nelson Hall. Regular hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and Saturday and Sunday. By appointment on Fridays.

Other exhibitions

• If A Tree Fell: Sustainable Wood Design — Showcasing wood objects created using sustainable practices. The exhibition includes work created and inspired by African, Asian and European traditional craft fused with contemporary styling. Curated by Ernest Jolly, museum preparator. Through Dec. 12, Design Museum.
• Te Ahikaroa/Home Fires Burning — Recent photographic works by Natalie Robertson (Ngati Porou/Clan Donnachaidh) that engage with indigenous relationships to customary food and water sources. Through Dec. 12, C.N. Gorman Museum.
• IndiVisible: African-Native American Lives in the Americas — A traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian Institution, about the intersection of American Indian and African American people and cultures — a shared history that has long been invisible to many in the United States. Through Dec. 19, Peace Lounge, Cross Cultural Center (in the Student Community Center).

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