School of Art | Carnegie Mellon University News Page 7

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.

Rob Rogers MFA ’84 Interviewed by Bustle about his Viral Gun Control Cartoon

Professors Andrew Ellis Johnson and Susanne Slavick Open “Resort” at Ferris State University

Kathy Lee BHA ‘15 (aka Yaeji) Profiled by Interview Magazine

Professor Angela Washko Speaks at ULCA and at SCI-Arc

Gray Swartzel MFA ’18 Exhibits Video “The Client” in “Color” at CICA Museum

Professor Andrew Ellis Johnson Publishes “The Skeletons in History’s Closet” on Hyperallergic

“Sweet,” a Solo Exhibition by Professor Devan Shimoyama, Opens at De Buck Gallery

Professor Angela Washko to Give Keynote Address at “Matters of Sensation” Conference

Professor John Carson Interviewed by Post-Gazette about “Worlds Within”

Professor Angela Washko Exhibits and Lecture at the 2017 Impakt Festival

Nathan Martin BFA ’99 Wins Tech 50 CEO of the Year

Professor Susanne Slavick Curates “UP IN ARMS” at Wesleyan University and Speaks at Shasha Seminar