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SMFA Artists in the 2013 deCordova Biennial

Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Congratulations to SMFA faculty members Jonathan Calm and Ethan Murrow as well as alumnus John C. Gonzalez (MFA '11), who have been selected for the "2013 deCordova Biennial," a survey exhibition focused on emphasizing quality, dynamism and variety of art-making in New England. The exhibition will be on view October 9, 2013–April 13, 2014.

SMFA Artists Participating in Performance and Sound Art Biennial

Saturday, September 7, 2013
SMFA faculty Marilyn Arsem, alongside alumni Jeff Huckleberry (BFA '99, MFA '04), Jed Speare (Dip '92, MFA '95), Jeffu Warmouth (MFA '97) and Ellen Wetmore (Post-Bac '97, MFA '00), will participate in the inaugural Contemporary Arts International's (CAI) Biennial Festival of Performance Art and Sound Art, September 7 and 8, 2013. Held at THE QUARRY, the CAI's art complex in Acton, MA, visitors will be able to explore granite and kinetic sculptures, plus experience some of the region's leading performance artists and sound artists at this two-day event.

Alumni and Current Students Exhibit in Korea

Thursday, August 1, 2013
A group exhibition featuring SMFA Korean alumni and current students, "Forget Me Not," opens August 1, 2013 at the Spahn Gallery at the Dwight School in Seoul.

SMFA Faculty Exhibiting in Japan

Saturday, July 20, 2013
SMFA faculty Fritz Buehner, Barbara Gallucci and Mary Ellen Strom have the honor of participating in two important triennales this summer in Japan—Setouchi Triennale 2013, July 20–September 1, 2013 and Aichi Triennale 2013, August 10–October 27, 2013.

Alumna Photography Exhibition at the MFA Library

Monday, July 1, 2013
The MFA's William Morris Hunt Memorial Library announces the 16th exhibitions collaboration with SMFA: "Summer Exhibition 2013" featuring 16mm film and photographs by Ariel Nehorayoff (BFA '13). On view until September 1, 2013, Ariel's work documents ongoing activities at a construction site at Brigham Women's Hospital. Visit the library Monday–Friday, 1–5 pm.

SMFA Artists at the deCordova

Thursday, June 27, 2013
Faculty Claire Beckett, Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, Megan McMillan (with her collaborative partner, Murray) and aluma Rachel Perry Welty (Dip '99, FY '01) are all exhibiting in the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum's "Character Study." On view through March 31, 2014, "Character Study" features several of the deCordova's most recent acquisitions accompanied by the works of contemporary artists similarly captivated by the concept of character.

2012 Traveling Fellow Solo Exhibition Announced: Evelyn Rydz

Thursday, June 20, 2013
SMFA's Traveling Fellowship program was created shortly after the School's founding in 1876 to encourage post-graduate travel and independent work for select SMFA artists. Ten artists were awarded Traveling Fellowships in 2012, traveling to diverse locations such as Austria, China, Norway, Peru and Turkey. Earlier this month, Boston-based artist Evelyn Rydz (Master of Fine Arts, 2005) was selected from this group of 10 by the Fellowship review committee for a solo presentation at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) April 19–October 26, 2014.

Omer Fast Wins Hamburg International Short Film Festival

Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Congratulations to Omer Fast (DD '96) who recently won the German competition of the 2013 Hamburg International Short Film Festival. His film Continuity features the struggles of a fictional German family dealing with their son's return from the war in Afghanistan and employs Fast's signature documentary style that fuses personal accounts, reportages, interviews and reenactments.

Faculty Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons to Exhibit at the 2013 Venice Biennale

Saturday, June 1, 2013
For over a century, the Venice Biennale has been one of the most prestigious cultural institutions in the world. Since its founding in 1895, it has been in the avant-garde, promoting new artistic trends and organizing international events in contemporary arts from dance, art and film, to architecture, music and theater. The 55th International Art Exhibition will take place June 1–November, 24 2013 featuring artists from over 80 countries, among them SMFA faculty Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons who will represent her native country, Cuba.

"Ridley Howard: Field and Stripes"

Saturday, May 11, 2013
On view May 11–October 27, 2013 at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), "Ridley Howard: Fields and Stripes" presents the first solo museum exhibition of the SMFA alumnus and Traveling Fellow. Debuting new paintings created since 2011, when the SMFA awarded the artist with a prestigious Traveling Fellowship to research works by early Renaissance and Modernist painters in Italy, "Field and Stripes" is organized by Jen Mergel, Beal Family Senior curator of Contemporary Art.

"Students Curate Students: Liking Is for Cowards. Go for What Hurts" March 9–August 18, 2013

Saturday, March 9, 2013
Each year SMFA students have the unique opportunity to exhibit at the Museum through the Students Curate Students program. Selected from a range of curatorial proposals, this year's exhibition features five students whose work explores the threats to meaningful human connections in today's social media-focused world.