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On The Ground: Shobun Baile MFA ’18 at the Cybernetics Conference
The conference was a single day to consider how “informatic systems shape social organization,” an especially timely topic given the growth of machine learning, big data, and the influence of social media on human thought.
On The Ground: Alex Lukas MFA ’18 at The Road Less Traveled Conference
Late last fall, artists, scholars, conservators, and aficionados gathered at for “The Road Less Traveled” Conference the John Michael Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan, Wisconsin to discuss the preservation, promotion, and stewardship of artist-built environments.
Professor Jon Rubin with Lenka Clayton and Alumnus Mel Bochner Among Artists in Carnegie International
The tightly curated list of 32 includes artists and collectives from across the globe, focusing on what it means to be “international” in this moment in time.
Peter Burr BFA ’02 Wins Guggenheim Fellowship in Film & Video
The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship, one of the most prestigious grants for contemporary art, is awarded to individuals who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts.
Professor Susanne Slavick Co-Curates Marx@200 at SPACE in Pittsburgh
Among the artists included in the exhibition are School of Art Professors Andrew Ellis Johnson, Paolo Pedercini, and Imin Yeh and alumni Lauren Frances Adams MFA ’07, Michael Mallis BFA ’08, and Jina Valentine BFA ’01.

Professor Susanne Slavick Exhibits in “SITE” at Youngstown State University

Professor Golan Levin Gives Keynote Address at the National Arts Educators Association Convention

Professor Melissa Ragona Presents in MoMA’s Evening in Honor of Carolee Schneemann

Professor Melissa Ragona Presents on Panel about Artist Anthony McCall

Faculty Organize and Present at Panels During the College Art Association’s 2018 Conference

Professor Paolo Pedercini Exhibits at IndieCade East at the Museum of the Moving Image

Professor Andrew Ellis Johnson Exhibits in “The Particular Past” at Muhlenberg College in Allentown

Professor Angela Washko Exhibits in “PlayTime” at the Peabody Essex Museum

Professor Imin Yeh Exhibits New Commissions in “Making Innovation” at The College of New Jersey

Professor Allison Smith Exhibits in “A Page from My Intimate Journal” at Gordon Robichaux in NYC

Professor Steve Gurysh Exhibits in “Event Horizon” at SPACE in Pittsburgh

Professor Melissa Ragona Publishes Essay on Brian Tolle for Exhibition at C24 Gallery