Nicole Awai presents at Lesley Heller Workspace in New York
Tue. May 16, 2017
Vista 7.2: Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don’t, Nicole Awai, nail polish, acrylic paint, reflective paper, polyester mesh, horticultural charcoal, construction foam, molded plastic forms and synthetic paper, 2015, 7" x10" x 5"
Assistant Professor of Studio Art Nicole Awai is presenting her exhibition Vistas at Lesley Heller Workspace in May. Vistas is comprised of a series Awai has been creating since the mid 2000s where she has been in part, exploring characteristics of oozing in her work. The exhibition will be on view from May 17 – June 30, 2017.
Michelle Stephens recently wrote about Awai’s work for the journal small axe in the article, “Oozing between Dimensions: Multiple Perspectives on the Real in the Works of Nicole Awai.”
The Guardian features photo essay on Eddie Chambers' new book
Mon. May 8, 2017
Photograph: Ian Showell/Getty Images
"Music, politics and cricket: the rise of black British identity – in pictures" is a Guardian photo essay covering Art History Professor Eddie Chambers' new book, Roots and Culture: Cultural Politics in the Making of Black Britain.
John Clarke to deliver 2017 J. H. Gray lecture at Cambridge
Thu. May 4, 2017
Dr. John Clarke
Dr. John Clarke, professor of art history and executive committee member for the Center for the Study of Ancient Italy, has been invited to give this year's J.H. Gray Lecture, a prestigious, annual lecture series at the University of Cambridge.
Clarke's subject, "The Look of Luxury and the Framework for Commerce at Oplontis," will examine the Roman town of Oplontis (modern Torre Annunziata), a site that like Herculaneum was buried in the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 CE. The lecture will explore two different kinds of building there, one an elite villa and the other a busy centre for the bottling and shipping of wine, and they will demonstrate how modern technologies such as geo-archaeology and isotopic analysis are throwing new light on the most important questions of social and economic history.
Teresa Hubbard Receives Honorary Doctoral Degree from Nova Scotia College of Art & Design
Sun. April 30, 2017
Teresa Hubbard and Alexander Birchler
Nova Scotia College of Art & Design (NSCAD) University honored UT Austin Professor Teresa Hubbard and colleague Alexander Birchler with honorary Doctorates of Fine Arts degrees at its 2017 Graduation Ceremony for their outstanding contribution to art and culture.
When Hubbard and Birchler completed their MFA degrees at NSCAD in 1992, they were the first artists in North America to have earned MFA degrees based entirely on a collaborative practice and collaborative thesis. They continue to see success with this collaborative model of practice, including a recent invitation to showcase their work at the 57th annual Venice Biennale.
Type Hike launches new series SHORES
Tue. April 25, 2017
Type Hike, a collaborative design project organized by David Rygiol and Design lecturer James Louis Walker, launched its first series to commemorate the National Parks centennial. The series was exhibited across the U.S. and met with wide acclaim from Co.Design, Communications Art Magazine and more.
On May 1, Type Hike will launch its second series, SHORES, featuring Aaron Draplin and Gail Anderson. SHORES will begin its exhibition tour in L.A. (at Poler Stuff Laguna Beach) and NYC (at the Brooklyn Art Library).
