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Alumni John Currin BFA ’84 and Jessica Vaughn BHA ’06 Open Solo Shows at Dallas Contemporary
John Currin: My Life as a Man and Jessica Vaughn: In Polite English One Disagrees by First Agreeing continue through December 22.
Welcome from Head of School Charlie White
We are excited to get to know our vibrant and dynamic new first year class—who come from all across the US and from five countries around the world—along with six phenomenal new MFA candidates.
Announcing the Fall 2019 Visiting Artist Lecture Series!
Featuring Anya Clarke & Mitsuko Verdery, Kalup Linzy, Jongwoo Jeremy Kim, Jaume Plensa, Amanda Ross-Ho, and Tschabalala Self
Lecture Series: Anya Clarke & Mitsuko Verdery
Founded by Anya Clark and Mitsuko Verdery, MICHIYAYA Dance creates multidisciplinary work that is queer, sensual, abstract, and physical.
Lecture Series: Kalup Linzy
Kalup Linzy is a multidisciplinary performance artist whose works employ a variety of pop cultural forms to explore cultural identities and gender.
Lecture Series: Jongwoo Jeremy Kim
School of Art Professor Jongwoo Jeremy Kim, PhD, is a specialist of modern and contemporary art addressing issues concerning gender, race, and sexuality.

Upcoming Events

Lecture / September 24

The stage saturated in purple. One dancer's hair covers her face with her arms out to the side, she stands in front of a close up pixelated projection of a white woman's face.

Lecture Series: Anya Clarke & Mitsuko Verdery

6:30pm, Kresge Theatre

Lecture / October 1

Collaged black and white photos of Kalup Linzy dressed as many different characters against a bright orange background with a yellow cartoon sun in the corner

Lecture Series: Kalup Linzy

6:30pm, Kresge Theatre

Lecture / October 22

Lecture Series: Jongwoo Jeremy Kim

6:30pm, Kresge Theatre

Lecture / October 29

Seven large flat sculptures of serene faces installed in a shallow pool of water

Lecture Series: Jaume Plensa

6:30pm, Kresge Theatre

Lecture / November 5

Gallery installation view with four large pain-scale faces constructed from fabric

Lecture Series: Amanda Ross-Ho

6:30pm, Kresge Theatre

Lecture / November 19

Collaged painting and drawing of a nude woman looking over her shoulder at a grocery store.

Lecture Series: Tschabalala Self

6:30pm, Kresge Theatre

Four images of artwork

Weekly Alumni News Update 09.17-09.23.19

Two images - 1. metal shelving with two television screens; 2. painting of two men making pasta

Alumni John Currin BFA ’84 and Jessica Vaughn BHA ’06 Open Solo Shows at Dallas Contemporary

Blue landscape painting with yellow and orange flames in the bottom right corner

Professor Susanne Slavick Curates “When The Bough Breaks”

Four images: 1) painting of a stick of butter; 2) abstract black and white; 3) painting of a green clock; 4) painting of a frog

Weekly Alumni News Update 09.10-09.16.19

Exterior photograph of the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia

Professor Pell Speaks at Philadelphia’s Academy of Natural Sciences

Digital image showing a grid of orange figures in a variety of positions in cells

Professor Pedercini Exhibits in “Besides the Screen” in Brazil

Drawing of glass cases with rocks

Professor Kovak exhibits in “Drawings at the Edge of Perception” at (SCENE) Metrospace

Professor Takahashi Announced as Artist for Office of Public Art’s Environment, Health, and Public Art Initiative

Black and white photograph of two women seated, one looking through a video camera

Professor Ogrodnik Published Article on Curator Sally Dixon in ‘Film History’