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Studio VU welcomes Marie Watt on October 20
Oct. 4, 2021—The Studio VU Lectures Series 2021-2022 and the Vanderbilt University Department of Art welcomes Marie Watt on October 20, 2021 at 2:30 PM (CST) via ZOOM. registration required. Marie Watt is an American artist and citizen of the Seneca Nation with German-Scot ancestry. Her interdisciplinary work draws from history, biography, Iroquois protofeminism, and Indigenous teachings; in it, she explores the...
Studio VU welcomes Jorgge Menna Barreto on September 22, 2021
Sep. 13, 2021—The Vanderbilt University Department of Art and Studio VU Lecture Series opens the 2021-2022 season of artist talks with Jorgge Menna Barreto on September 22, 2021 at 3PM (central standard time). Jorgge Menna Barreto, Ph.D. is a Brazilian artist and educator, whose practice and research have been dedicated to site-specific art for over 20 years....
Space 204 welcomes “Witness to the Rain” a solo exhibition by Fidencio Fifield-Perez
Aug. 25, 2021—The Department of Art at Vanderbilt University is pleased to present Witness to the Rain, a solo exhibition of artworks by Fidencio Fifield-Perez. Witness to the Rain will be on view in Space 204 from September 9 to October 21, 2021 on the second floor of the E. Bronson Ingram Studio Arts Center. Perez focuses on the authority given...
Space 204 to exhibit selections from faculty of the Art + Design Faculty at Austin Peay State University
May. 20, 2021—Sightlines a group exhibition featuring works from Art + Design faculty at Austin Peay State University Monday, June 14th – Friday, August 27th – tentative closing reception August 27th ( pending university campus visitation policy updates)/ The Department of Art at Vanderbilt University is pleased to present Sightlines, a group exhibition of artworks by faculty teaching in the Department of Art + Design at...
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...