Art Studio Alumni News & Exhibitions

“Feeding the Unseen: Remediations of Earth,” a new group exhibition curated by Heidi Gustafson and Devon Deimler, is on view at The Philosophical Research Society in Los Angeles. Alum Kelley O’Leary (M.F.A., ‘22) is contributing to this show featuring artworks that explore spiritually-charged rocks, soil, metal, and pigment.

“Woman Life Freedom,” the new group show at Woman Made Gallery in Chicago, takes it’s inspiration from the chant by women marching for human rights, bodily autonomy and regime change in Iran. This exhibition brings together the work of 43 women and nonbinary artists who responded to a call for art, including alum Helia Pouyanfar (M.F.A., ‘22), and contributions by 18 Iranian artists who were invited to participate.

Alum Brooklynn Johnson’s (M.F.A., ‘19) solo show will open on Saturday, April 29 at The Weight Room on the BYU campus. Johnson is currently a visiting lecturer in the Department of Art at BYU.

An installation by Mercy Hawkins (M.F.A., ‘21) will be featured in the VIP lounge at Art Market San Francisco.

A new group show curated by Manuel Fernando Rios (M.F.A., 2011 ) and Jose Arenas (M.F.A., 2000) at The Latino Center of Art and Culture opens in Sacramento on March 11. 

Pen + Brush’s first exhibition of 2023 is the group show “The Ripening” featuring 15 artists, including alum Hedwig Brouckaert (M.F.A, ‘05).

Curated by Parker Daley Garcia with Birdie Piccininni, “The Ripening” runs from Feb. 16 to April 15. Loosely based on Édouard Glissant’s book of the same name, “The Ripening” explores the state of identity today.