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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 Kristen Letts Kovak Has Solo Exhibitions at 707 Penn and 709 Penn

Sarika Goulatia BFA ‘06 Honored with the Carol R. Brown Creative Achievement Award for a Pittsburgh Emerging Artist

Gray Swartzel MFA ’18 Exhibits in “Restructured” at the Nave Gallery

Ryan McGinness BFA ’94 Opens “Studio Views” at the Cranbrook Art Museum

Alumni / MFA / Student

Yejin Lee MFA ’20 Exhibits at the Pittsburgh Architecture Movie Festival

Alex Lukas MFA ’18 Exhibits at the Chicago Art Book Fair

Alumni / Faculty / MFA / Student

Professor Angela Washko and Nick Crockett MFA ’19 Exhibit in the ULCA Game Festival

Professor Jon Rubin Commissioned to Create a Project for SFAI’s New Building

Jenna Houston BHA ’18 Exhibits “Homesweet” at Ace Hotel Pittsburgh

“Ocular Evidence,” a Solo Exhibition by Ryan McGinness BFA ’94 Opens at Quint Gallery

Professor Melissa Ragona Participates in Roundtable on Pittsburgh Queer and Feminist Films

Professor Christina Linden Speaks on Panel at The Sculpture Center in Cleveland