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VASE SERIES FEATURES 4 ARTISTS & SCHOLARS |
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Season debuts Oct. 19 with Vincent Valdez |
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Marking its 16th season, the School of Art’s Visiting Artists and Scholars Endowment series will feature acclaimed artists and educators Vincent Valdez, Dr. Kim Cosier, Kelli Anderson and Suchitra Mattai in 2023-24.
The free, hour-long VASE presentations will be held on Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. at the Center for Creative Photography auditorium, 1030 N. Olive Road.
“We serve our greatest purpose by providing students with impactful experiences,” Regents Professor Sama Alshaibi said. “The series features partnerships with the CCP, Racial Justice Studio and UArizona Libraries, allowing us to increase the visibility and impact of the arts on our campus.”
Valdez kicks off the series Oct. 19. He blends large, representational paintings with contemporary subject matter. His images of American identity confront injustice and inequity while imbuing his subjects with empathy and humanity.
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Mellon recipient Cordova works on border project |
As part of his Mellon-Fronteridades Graduate Fellowship to study and interpret the U.S.-Mexico border, Nathan Cordova not only is interviewing his labor-activist uncle, but the School of Art MFA candidate also is conceptually interrogating the border wall itself. The result will be “Ghosts and Shadows,” a 20-minute audio/visual project that Cordova will screen locally in Tucson. |
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Jeehey Kim's new book
called 'pioneering study' |
Nearly five years in the making, Jeehey Kim‘s new book is the first history of Korean photography in English. Kim, an assistant professor of Art History, did most of the writing for “Photography and Korea” during the pandemic to go along with the book’s striking images. The University of Chicago Press began distributing it last month for Reaktion Books. |
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School's AVCE program hosts national conference |
Professor Ryan Shin and the school's Art & Visual Culture Education program are hosting the Art Education Research Institute’s annual national symposium. Shin is AERI’s program director. Faculty members Amy Kraehe, Carissa DiCindio and Shivani Bhalla will be among the panelists, along with grad student Nupur Sachdeva and AVCE alumna Kendall Crabbe. |
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'Stories of Migration'
exhibition at Rombach |
The School of Art presents “Para Seguir Adelante: Stories of Migration” Sept. 14-29 at the Lionel Rombach Gallery, an exhibition with artists Lisa Elmaleh, Luis Sotero, Moysés Zúñiga Santiago and Anahí González Terán. A reception and roundtable is Sept. 21 at 5:30 p.m. with Isabel Garcia (La Coalición de Derechos Humanos), Raquel Rubio-Goldsmith (Binational Migration Institute) and Elmaleh. |
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2 full-time and 2 visiting professors join faculty |
The School of Art welcomed four news faculty members in August. (Clockwise, from top left) Yana Payusova rejoins as an assistant professor of practice in First Year Experience, while Jenn Liv is an assistant professor in Illustration, Design & Animation. Joining the Art and Visual Culture Education program are Kate Collins (visiting associate professor) and Shivani Bhalla (visiting assistant professor). |
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Southwest Contemporary profiles lydia see |
“I make art to belong to something; all of my art is about situating myself as a person with belonging.” Learn more about lydia see, the School of Art's galleries director and 2023 Arizona Biennial artist, who reflects on her life and work in a profile in Southwest Contemporary, which also published her review of the Hazel Larsen Archer exhibition at CCP. On Sept. 7, see was a co-featured speaker at the Tucson Museum of Art's "First Thursday" series. |
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Video provides closer look
at MFA exhibition, artists |
Go behind the scenes with Arizona Arts videographer Gage Judd as 2023 MFA graduates Emily Kray, Jandey Shackelford and Mariel Miranda discuss last spring's MFA Thesis Exhibition. Please subscribe to the School of Art's new YouTube page after watching. |
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Dahlke named to Arizona Commission of the Arts |
Bisbee artist Ash Dahlke (MFA '19) is one of four new commissioners appointed to the Arizona Commission on the Arts by Gov. Katie Hobbs. Dahlke is a 2D instructor and Union Gallery curator at Cochise College in Douglas and former board president of the Border Arts Corridor. |
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David Taylor appointed
interim dean for CFA |
School of Art Professor David Taylor was named interim associate dean for faculty affairs for the College of Fine Arts. David's groundbreaking work in the school's nationally ranked Photography, Video and Imaging program examines place, territory, history and politics, with a focus on the Borderlands. |
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Faculty notes: Farbrook
has solo show in Dallas |
• Associate Prof. Joseph Farbrook’s solo exhibition "A Mirror in the Void" runs until Oct. 7 in Dallas. • Prof. Ellen McMahon’s work was part of the "Ecotone" exhibit at the Desert Museum. Details • The Tucson Museum of Art featured Prof. Gary Setzer in a 2023 Arizona Biennial artist spotlight. Details • Associate Prof. Larry Gipe curated "how swift, how far," a group exhibition that included his work and Ryan McIntosh's (BFA '07) in L.A. • Assistant Prof. Alejandro Macias finished his CALA residency, and his Lehmann Award artwork is on display at the Phoenix Museum. |
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LinkedIn page to help
students, alums network |
The School of Art created a LinkedIn page to let students, alumni and faculty communicate and network in a professional environment. In addition to acting as an internship and job resource for students and recent graduates, the site features stories and upcoming events. More than 200 people have signed up so far. |
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