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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 Angela Washko Exhibits in “Liquid Love” at Gas Gallery in LA

New York Times Calls Professor Devan Shimoyama 1 of 19 Artists to Watch Next Year

Professor Maria Elena Versari Publishes Essay in the Catalogue of “Stimme des Lichts. Delaunay, Apollinaire und der Orphismus”

Faculty / School

Announcing the Spring 2018 Visiting Artist Lecture Series

Professor Susanne Slavick’s Work Featured in Hyerallergic’s Drawing Series

Professor Devan Shimoyama Exhibits at Pulse Miami Beach

Faculty / School / Student

School of Art Students Produce Interdisciplinary Festival in Limestone Mine

Professor John Peña Premiers “Daily Geology 2016” at Handmade Arcade

Ella Hepner BHA ’18 and Chantal Striepe BHA ’18 Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa

Professor Maria Elena Versari Published an Essay on the First Letterhead Belonging to an Artistic Movement

Professor Angela Washko Exhibits “The Game: The Game” at Slamdance DIG Interactive Digital Showcase

Kasem Kydd BFA ’18 Exhibits in “Re: Art Show” in Brooklyn