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The 2021 Department of Art student award recipients announced; Hamblet, DeLoach, Plaza, and Mid South
May. 3, 2021—The Vanderbilt University Department of Art proudly announces the recipients of the Margaret Stonewall Wooldridge Hamblet Award and the Merit Award for 2021 are Emily Kopec and Cayla B. Mims Emily Kopec is the 2021 recipient of the esteemed $25,000 Margaret Stonewall Wooldridge Hamblet Award. Emily’s exhibition titled, Merely, features a constellation of work created...
Alumni Profile: Alexis Jackson, Class of 2015
Apr. 6, 2021— “My roles have required me to communicate visually with millions of people every day, and my education at Vanderbilt, particularly in the art department, laid the foundation for me to be successful in my career today.” In 2015, I graduated from Vanderbilt University with majors in Studio Art and Creative Writing. After receiving the...
Senior art majors mount their Hamblet thesis exhibition, opening April 23, 2021 (virtual)
Apr. 6, 2021—The virtual doors between the gallery spaces of Space 204 will slide open on Friday, April 23, to showcase the hard work of Vanderbilt University’s graduating studio art majors and their Margaret Stonewall Wooldridge Hamblet Senior Thesis exhibitions collectively under the title inseparable. The 2021 Senior Shows will be on display to the public from...
Engine for Art, Democracy & Justice Launches Spring 2021 program
Apr. 1, 2021—The Engine for Art, Democracy and Justice, a trans-institutional partnership comprising Vanderbilt University, Fisk University, the Frist Art Museum, and Millions of Conversations, will launch its Spring Program on April 1st, 2021. The EADJ, founded by Cornelius Vanderbilt Endowed Chair and Professor of Fine Arts María Magdalena Campos-Pons, is a forum for diverse and inclusive...
Alumni Profile: Lauren Richman VU Art Class of 2011
Mar. 30, 2021—“My Studio Art minor at VU was instrumental to the ways in which I think about photography’s materiality. I believe it’s essential for art historians/critics/curators to have some experience making.” Lauren Richman graduated from Vanderbilt University in 2011 with a B.A degree in Art History, French, and Studio Art. After her time at Vanderbilt, Lauren revcieved...
Alumni Profile: Liz Scofield, VU Art Class of 2010
Mar. 30, 2021—Liz Clayton Scofield (they/them/their) Artist, Writer+Poet, Play Advocate+Facilitator, Art+Tech Consultant Website: www.lizclaytonscofield.com Instagram: @lizclaytonscofield “My education at Vanderbilt fostered critical and independent thinking, endless curiosity, and confidence in my creative practice. Somehow at Vanderbilt, I managed to exist at the in-betweens; I continue to do so and keep learning about the advantages and challenges in...
Studio VU welcomes Cosmo Whyte on March 17, 2021
Mar. 15, 2021—The Vanderbilt University Department of Art and the Studio VU Lectures series welcomes internationally recognized artist, Cosmo Whyte on Wednesday,March 17, 2021 for a virtual artist talk. The event will be hosted on ZOOM at 3:00 PM (CST). Registration can be found at here. Cosmo Whyte (b.) 1982, Jamaica, has exhibited his works in the...
EADJ Artist Intervention updated with new banner on Cohen Memorial Hall
Feb. 27, 2021—As part of the Engine for Art, Democracy and Justice, Carrie Mae Weems installed a banner with th e message “Don’t Worry, We’ll Hold Hands again.” on the front of the Cohen Memorial Hall in September 2020. A replacement banner was installed this week continuing Weems’ RESIST COVID: TAKE 6! project. Lauched in the fall...
Studio VU Lecture Series welcomes Suzanne Lacy on February 10, 2021
Jan. 14, 2021—The Vanderbilt University Department of Art and the Studio VU Lectures series welcomes internationaly renowned artist, Suzanne Lacy on Wednesday, February 10, 202 for a virtual talk. The artist talk will be hosted on ZOOM at 3:00 PM (CST). Based in Los Angeles, Lacy is a pioneer in the field of socially engaged and public...
Space 204 welcomes Aiden Layer, 2019 Hamblet winner with return virtual exhibition on January 29
Jan. 14, 2021—The Vanderbilt University Department of Art is proud to welcome back Aiden Layer, the 2019 recipient of the Margaret Stonewall Wooldridge Hambelt Award with his virtual exhibition, to cast a shadow. The exhibition opens on the Space204.org platform on January 29, 2021. This exhibition considers ideas of existence and the immaterial notions of time, memory, and...