Alum Mike Cole (MFA 2017) is having a solo show — “New Merz
Works!” — at the Center for Contemporary Art (CCA) in
Bedminster, NJ. “New Merz Works!” runs from April 6 to June
9, 2018.
If you’re in NYC, check it out. Congratulations Mike!
Alum Jamie Banes (MFA 2007) is one of three artists participating
in “What If?” at the Reclaimed Room in San
Francisco. “What If?”, curated by Clint
Imboden, features Banes, Imboden and James
Shefik.
This all-sculptural exhibition will include some of Jamie’s
latest ecclectic architectural models and three-dimensional maps.
“What If?” is on view now through May 11th. An opening
reception will be held Friday, March 16 from 5-8 pm.
This will be the Australian Premiere of Capitalism Works For Me!
and will be presented by Arts House from March 13 to March 25,
2018. After the Festival of Live Arts, Steve and his project move
on to Melbourne
Fringe in September.
Alum Hedwig Brouckaert’s (MFA 2005) series “Illusive Flesh of
Light” will be exhibited in VOLTA ‘18 at the Gallery Jan
Dhaese booth (B13).
“Illusive Flesh of Light” is a response to the sudden deaths of
the artist’s father and sister. In these mixed media works, forms
are disintegrated and boundaries are dissolved, leaving in sight
the signs of the process. As a memento mori, Brouckaert’s work
reflects on mortality and the vanity of life in the
hyper-consumer world of today.
“Great Hope” is a show by National Monument Press at The Union
Gallery at UMass-Amherst featuring alum Zach Clark (MFA 2016).
It is about the people, places, and experiences that
encourage and sustain us. “Great Hope” is an open call and
portfolio exchange for print work by artists from around the US
and it is an opportunity for the exchange of ideas and
conversations around hope.
Juliana Paciulli (MFA 2004) has started a kickstarter
campaign for her new project Know Nonsense – 2017, an artist
book in the form of a calendar that critically
and humorously chronicles the first year of Trump’s
presidency. Each month features an image of an absurd consumer
object accompanying daily documentation of the public lies and
misleading statements that marked his first year.
Steve Lambert (MFA 2006) and the C4AA (Center for Artistic
Activism) went to Guinea, West Africa in November to train
artists on how they can use their practice to fight corruption in
the region. They worked with actors, comics, visual artists,
poets, from Guinea, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Senegal, and other
neighboring countries.
Work by current undergraduate student Aida Lizalde and MFA
alumnus Jamie Angello (MFA 2015) is featured in a new
exhibition, “Current
Bodies,” at Sacramento’s Axis Gallery. The show runs Jan. 13
through Feb. 25. Also featured in “Current Bodies” is Omar Thor
Arason who previously managed the Art Studio Woodshop.
This exhibit brings together four discrete avenues of artistic
inquiry to create an exciting and unexpected interplay between
disciplines.
Vincent Pacheco (MFA 2017) has been awarded a residency at The
Studios at MASS MoCA. Congratulations Vinny!
Vincent’s residency runs from January 3-16, 2018 at the Mass MoCA
campus in North Adams, Massachusetts. Since October 2015,
The Studios at MASS MoCA have hosted over 300 artists and
writers-in-residence for self-directed 1-8 week residencies.
Find more information on the residency at MASS MoCA here.
Kevin Frances (BA 2010) is participating in two group shows in
New York.
“Mokuhanga:
Impressions Past and Present” runs from January 3 to March 9,
2018 at the Crowell and West Galleries in the Union College
Visual Arts Department in Schenectady, New York. “Mokuhanga”
is curated by Sandy Wilmer and Sheri Lullo.
Audre Lorde, self-described as “black, lesbian, mother, warrior,
poet,” defined the term Biomythography, in her seminal piece
Zami: A New Spelling of My Name as “combining elements of
history, biography and myth.” The exhibition “Biomythography:
Currency Exchange” is the third in a series of
exhibitions curated by Chris Christion and Jessica
Wimbley (M.F.A., ‘05) that seek to investigate
biomythography as an interdisciplinary visual arts practice.
Alum Kelly McLane’s (MFA 1994) first solo exhibition,
“Peckerwoods,” is on display at the Denk Gallery in Los Angeles
from October 21 to November 22. “Peckerwoods” exhibits McLaren’s
newest works which “explore the darker dimensions of contemporary
American culture. Finding beauty in both its abhorrent and
redemptive aspects, McLane looks to nature as a trope for a
widespread sense of ideological sickness.”
Christopher Brown (MFA 1976) will have his 7th solo exhibition at
the Berggruen Gallery. “Christopher Brown: The Waters Sliding” is
an exhibition of new paintings and will be on view November 2
through December 23.
Steve Lambert’s (MFA 2006) gave the closing talk at the 2017 Eyeo Festival in Minneapolis.
He used the opportunity to ask the attendees – artists,
engineers from tech companies, marketers – to volunteer their
skills working with social movements. And he included some
stories he was eager to tell about the 2016 AIDS Conference!
Steve Lambert (MFA 2006) will be showing his “Wealth or
Happiness” and “Defeat the Ghosts” at ArtsWestchester’s
“Give Us The Vote” exhibit from October 10, 2017 to January 27,
2018.
ArtsWestchester’s “Give Us The Vote” is inspired by the 100th
anniversary of women’s suffrage in New York State. This
contemporary art exhibition in downtown White Plains examines the
state of voting rights in America today.