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Lalla Essaydi (BFA '99, Dip '00, MFA '03)

Thursday, May 16, 2013
Work from Essaydi's most recent series, Harem Revisited and Bullets Revisited, will be featured in an exhibition at Edwynn Houk Gallery from May 16–June 28, 2013. An opening reception will be held on May 16 from 6–8 pm.
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Jeff Briggs (BFA '71)

Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Briggs sculpted unique characters of local and regional animals for the new Greenway Carousel in Boston opening on Labor Day weekend.
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Lalla Essaydi (BFA '99, Dip '00, MFA '03)

Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Essaydi's work will be included in "She Who Tells a Story," an exhibition of the pioneering work of twelve leading women photographers from Iran and the Arab world. The exhibition will be on view in the Henry and Lois Foster Gallery of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston from August 27, 2013–January 12, 2014.
Read More... "Lalla Essaydi (BFA '99, Dip '00, MFA '03)"

Richard Colman (Dip '01)

Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Colman's work will be featured in an exhibition at Guerrero Gallery in San Francisco from May 11–June 1, 2013. An opening reception will be held on May 11 from 7–11 pm.
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Rachel Perry Welty (Dip '99, FY '01)

Thursday, May 9, 2013
Welty's work will be featured in "Encounters" a group photography exhibition at Beatriz Esguerra Art in Bogotá, Colombia from May 9–June 27, 2013.
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Lisa Houck (MFA '89)

Thursday, May 9, 2013
Houck will have four mosaics featured in an exhibition at the Fuller Craft Museum from July 7–October 27, 2013.
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Wendy Artin (MFA '90)

Thursday, May 2, 2013
Artin's work will be featured in the exhibition "Stone from Delphi" at the American Academy in Rome from May 8–June 3, 2013. An opening reception will be held on Wednesday, May 8 from 6–9 pm.
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Ellsworth Kelly (Dip '48)

Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Kelly's display of five large wall sculptures will be the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia's first-ever solo artist exhibition and first contemporary art exhibition in 90 years. The exhibition will be on view from May 2–September 2, 2013.
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Robert Andres (BFA/Dip '12)

Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Andres' work will be featured in the exhibition "A New Cosmic Mix: now in 5D!" in collaboration with the Museum of Science. The exhibition will take place at the Charles Hayden Planetarium on May 12 at 6:30 and 8:30 pm.
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Teddi Rogers (BFA '08)

Monday, April 29, 2013
Rogers will exhibit new works from his "Skin Series" in Skinned at FXFOWLE from May 16–July 12. An opening reception will be held on Thursday, May 16 from 6–8 pm
Read More... "Teddi Rogers (BFA '08)"

Gessica Silverman (Post-Bac '10; Dip '11)

Monday, April 29, 2013
Silverman will be participating in Somerville Open Studios on Saturday, May 4 and Sunday, May 5.
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Arthur Polonsky (Dip '48)

Saturday, April 27, 2013
Polonsky will present an exhibition of his paintings, drawings and prints at Childs Gallery from April 28–June 28. An opening reception will be held on Wednesday, May 1, 6–8 pm.
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Sarah Hinckley (BFA '86, Dip '87, FY '88)

Thursday, April 25, 2013
Hinckley will present her solo exhibition, "Stillness of Remembering" at the Cape Code Museum of Art in Dennis, MA from July 16–September 9.
Read More... "Sarah Hinckley (BFA '86, Dip '87, FY '88)"

Karen Lee Sobol (AT '01-05)

Thursday, April 25, 2013
Sobol recently released her memoir, Twelve Weeks: An Artist's Story of Cancer, Healing, and Hope.
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Helena Hsieh (MFA '12)

Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Hsieh will be participating in the Brookline Open Studios on Saturday, April 27, 12–6 pm. Hsieh's studio is located on the first floor of the Brookline Community Foundation, 40 Webster Place in Brookline, MA.
Read More... "Helena Hsieh (MFA '12)"

Gonzalo Fuenmayor (MFA '04)

Tuesday, April 23, 2013
After traveling to the Colombian Amazon as part of a SMFA Traveling Fellowship, Fuenmayor completed a photo project in Ciénaga, Colombia. In addition, Fuenmayor will be participating in two solo shows this summer: one with Dot Fiftyone Gallery at ParC Fair at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Lima, Peru, April 24–28, and "They Say I Came Back Americanized" at Dolby Chadwick Gallery in San Francisco, CA, July 11–August 31. Last year, Fuenmayor's work was also featured in the Queens Museum's "Caribbean: Crossroads of the World" catalogue.
Read More... "Gonzalo Fuenmayor (MFA '04)"

Catherine Tutter (BFA '84, Dip '85)

Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Tutter's collaboration with artist/social worker Cheyenne McCarter, Spin a Yarn, Weave a Life, was named as one of five cultural projects in the state of MA to receive the MCC Gold Star Award in 2013. A reception and award ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 18, 10–11:30am. An inaugural viewing will be held on Saturday, May 18 at noon.
Read More... "Catherine Tutter (BFA '84, Dip '85)"

Lisa Gross (MFA '11)

Monday, April 22, 2013
Gross recently launched The League of Kitchens, an immersive culinary adventure in NYC where immigrants teach intimate cooking workshops in their homes, and participants encounter a new culture, cuisine, and neighborhood with every experience.
Read More... "Lisa Gross (MFA '11)"

Edie Nadelhaft (AT '91)

Monday, April 22, 2013
Nadelhaft's work will be included in the group exhibition "FEMALENERGY 3" at the Woodward Gallery in NYC from May 4–June 30. An opening reception will be held on May 4 from 6–8 pm.
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Esperanza Mayobre (Dip '02, FY '03)

Sunday, April 21, 2013
Mayobre will present her piece at "Mano segura no se trance (the safe hand does not...?)" on Sunday, April 28, 5–8 PM at the Present Company in Brooklyn, NY.
Read More... "Esperanza Mayobre (Dip '02, FY '03)"

Wilson Parry (Dip '06)

Friday, April 19, 2013
For his Parsons MFA thesis show, Parry will present his work at the Kitchen Gallery in NYC from May 17–25.
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Peter Decamp Haines (Dip '74), Chris Frost (MFA '95), Leslie Wilcox (BFA '79)

Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Haines, Frost and Wilcox will present their work in "Convergence: Boston Sculptors Gallery Exhibits on the Christian Science Plaza" from May–October 31.
Read More... "Peter Decamp Haines (Dip '74), Chris Frost (MFA '95), Leslie Wilcox (BFA '79)"

Georgie Friedman (MFA '08)

Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Friedman will speak as part of the New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) Public Art Discussion Series, "Building for the Outdoors" on Tuesday, April 23 from 5–8 pm at the Villa Victoria Center for the Arts.
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Marsha Odabashian (MFA '97)

Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Obadashian will present "The Exegesis of Frosted Cake" at Galatea Fine Arts from May 1–31. An opening reception will be held on May 3, 6–8 pm.
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Louise Weinberg (Dip '02)

Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Weinberg's show "New Paintings" will be on view at Touch Gallery in Cambridge, MA, April 1–30.
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Heidi Hogden (MFA '12)

Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Hogden will present her exhibition, "Making Home" at the McGladrey Art Gallery at Bentley University from April 15–May 17. An opening reception will be held on Wednesday, April 24, 5–7 pm.
Read More... "Heidi Hogden (MFA '12)"

Joan Linder (BFA '93)

Monday, April 15, 2013
Linder will present "Sink" at Mixed Greens Gallery in NYC from April 25–May 4. An opening reception will be held on April 25, 6–8 pm.
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John Gonzalez (MFA '11)

Sunday, April 14, 2013
Coinciding with Saturn's rising, Gonzalez will exhibit three new sculptural works, collectively titled Was, Am, and Will on Sunday, April 28 in Roslindale, MA.
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Wayne Stokes (Post Bac '07)

Saturday, April 13, 2013
Stokes will present "Dichrome" at the Lincoln Arts Project in Waltham, MA from April 16–May 18. An opening reception will be held on Friday, May 10, 7–10 pm.
Read More... "Wayne Stokes (Post Bac '07)"

Linda Sirow (BFA '96)

Tuesday, April 9, 2013
 Sirow will have work included in the BAMart Silent Auction. The auction pieces will be shown in an exhibition at The Hole (NYC) April 17–28, 2013.
Read More... "Linda Sirow (BFA '96)"

Meg Alexander (Dip '91)

Monday, April 8, 2013
 Alexander will be showing new work with artist Richard Forster at Drive-By Projects in Watertown, MA, May 2–June 8, 2013. An opening reception will be held May 2, 6–8 pm.
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Judith Jaffe (BFA '74)

Monday, April 8, 2013
 Jaffe will exhibit in "I'M NOT FINISHED YET.....A RETROSPECTIVE" at Artspace-Maynard in Maynard, MA, June 15–July 13, 2013. A reception will be held June 15, 3–6 pm.
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Wendy Artin (MFA '90)

Sunday, April 7, 2013
Artin's watercolors created to accompany Seamus Heaney's poems in Stone from Delphi will be exhibited at the American Academy in Rome May 8–June 3, 2013. Artin created sixteen paintings for the book designed and printed by Arion Press, and the book, the original 16 watercolors and many others of the same series will be on display.
Read More... "Wendy Artin (MFA '90)"

Cullen Washington (PB '06, MFA '09)

Saturday, April 6, 2013
 Washington will join Steffani Jemison and Jennifer Packer in presenting work in the Spring Artists-in-Residence Open Studios at The Studio Museum in Harlem (NY) on April 21, 2013 from 1–6 pm.
Read More... "Cullen Washington (PB '06, MFA '09)"

Kate Levant (BFA '06)

Friday, April 5, 2013
 Levant, born and raised in Chicago, will soon show work in her first solo exhibition in her hometown. "Inhuman Indifference," at the Monique Meloche Gallery April 13–June 8, 2013, is comprised of the artist's latest material investigations into the functioning of objects and their properties.
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Luca De Gaetano (PB '10)

Thursday, April 4, 2013
 De Gaetano is exhibiting work in his final show at Boston University, the Graduate Painting Show at 808 Gallery. An opening reception will be held April 12, 6–8 pm.
Read More... "Luca De Gaetano (PB '10)"

Jessie Morgan (BFA '92, Dip '98), David Palmer (Dip '89, BFA/FY '90) and Ellen Rich (Dip '88, FY '89)

Thursday, April 4, 2013
 Morgan, Palmer and Rich are participating in the group exhibition "Color Collision" at Clark Gallery in Lincoln, MA, April 9–May 11, 2013. A reception will be held on April 13, 2013, from 4–6 pm.
Read More... "Jessie Morgan (BFA '92, Dip '98), David Palmer (Dip '89, BFA/FY '90) and Ellen Rich (Dip '88, FY '89)"

Shane Lavalette (BFA '09)

Thursday, April 4, 2013
 Lavalette is exhibiting in the AIPAD Photography Show New York at Park Avenue Armory April 4–7, 2013. He is also currently offering an affordable limited-edition print through Light Work's 2013 Fine Print Program, and all funds support future programming for the organization. Lavalette photographed street dancer Storyboard P for The Wire Issue 350 (April 2013), and he contributed a photograph to Stuart Pilkington's latest online curatorial project, Someone I Know. Visit Lavalette's website for more information and more news.
Read More... "Shane Lavalette (BFA '09)"

Cy Twombly (Dip '49)

Thursday, April 4, 2013
 Work by Twombly is included in "Napa Valley Collects," an exhibition of works from private collectors at the Napa Valley Museum (Yountville, CA) April 4–May 26, 2013. The show includes work from the private art collections of Francis and Eleanor Coppola, Margrit Mondavi, Jan Shrem, and Norman and Norah Stone. Curated by Ann Trinca, the exhibition includes works by Twombly, Robert Arneson, Joan Brown, Marc Chagall, Roy DeForest, Stephen DeStaebler, David Ireland, Pablo Picasso, Peter Voulkos and William Wiley.
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David Corcoran (Dip '92)

Wednesday, April 3, 2013
 Corcoran is exhibiting paintings and sculptures at Mercury Café in San Francisco. An opening party will be held on April 6, 2013, 4–7 pm.
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Nancy Simonds (Dip '77, FY '78)

Tuesday, April 2, 2013
 Simonds is participating in Newton Open Studios April 6–7, 2013. She will feature her BLOCK STACK and OVOID series in which different arrangements of rectangles or oval shapes, protean luxuriant colors and sublime soft texture create a feeling of transcendent order.
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Taraka Larson (BFA '09)

Monday, April 1, 2013
Prince Rama, the band formed by Larson and her sister Nimai, will perform in the Whitney Museum of American Art's SMOKEFORBLUES Festival on April 7, 2013.
Read More... "Taraka Larson (BFA '09)"

Karin Rosenthal (AT '70-'72)

Thursday, March 28, 2013
 A portfolio of Rosenthal's work is featured on Photo-Eye's Photographer Showcase and an interview is featured on their blog.
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Brent Birnbaum (PB '04)

Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Birnbaum has a limited edition hat in a group show featuring 77 artists at Lu Magnus (NY) March 29–April 26, 2013. The hats are an edition of 8, "signed" on the back, fitted and embroidered in white, glow-in-the-dark thread.
Read More... "Brent Birnbaum (PB '04)"

William Kelley (Dip '87)

Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Kelley was featured in the Sarasota Herald Tribune article "Studio tour illustrates artists and inspirations." An online Gallery Tour includes 12 photos of his studio and work.
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Alice Whealin (MFA '84)

Monday, March 25, 2013
Whealin has a sculpture included in the Charles Krause/Reporting Fine Art gallery (DC) exhibit "A Call to Arms: The Newtown Project," which re-opens April 5, 2013 at the First Congregational United Church of Christ at 935 G Street NW. She also has a drawing in ink on acetate in the exhibit "Cellular/Molecular" at the Esther M. Klein Art Gallery at the Science Center (Philadelphia) April 16–June 9, 2013. A reception will be held April 25, 5–8 pm.
Read More... "Alice Whealin (MFA '84)"

Lois Tarlow (AT '50-'54)

Tuesday, March 19, 2013
 Tarlow is exhibiting recent works in the solo show "[excerpts]" at Lasell College's Wedeman Gallery March 28–April 19, 2013. The exhibit consists of recent mixed media works on paper with acrylics, ink and collage.
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Jemison Faust (MFA '74)

Tuesday, March 19, 2013
 Faust was awarded 1st Prize in Mixed Media at the 2013 Newport Art Museum Annual Show for a work in her current series "The Before Part of What I Do" on view until May 18, 2013. This work also can be seen in her upcoming solo show at the Bromfield Gallery June 5–29, 2013.
Read More... "Jemison Faust (MFA '74)"

Eric Forstmann (Dip '87)

Tuesday, March 5, 2013
 Forstmann is exhibiting in "Everything/Nothing: Paintings by Eric Forstmann" at the Mattutuck Museum (Waterbury, CT) March 3–May 19, 2013. A contemporary realist painter, Forstmann moves between still life painting and depictions of the landscape. Everything/Nothing is the title of one of Forstmann's trompe l'oeil works. Its subject is a rumpled and creased irregularly-shaped piece of brown paper that is suspended on a blank wall by a push-pin at each top corner. The title refers to the mysterious questions, What is Everything? and What is Nothing?
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Mark Cooper (MFA '80; faculty) and Molly Hatch (BFA '00)

Wednesday, February 20, 2013
 Cooper and Hatch both have work included in the "New Blue and White" exhibition at the MFA, Boston. The show is a beautifully curated collection of objects inspired by universal blue and white traditions interpreted with contemporary concepts. The contemporary artists represented in the exhibition tackle diverse issues, ranging from the public (the political landscape, cross-cultural interchange), to the personal (family, memory, the act of collecting), to the aesthetic (abstraction, pattern, the role of decoration). "New Blue and White" is on view through July 14, 2013.
Read More... "Mark Cooper (MFA '80; faculty) and Molly Hatch (BFA '00)"