Art &amp; Art History News /artandarthistory/ en News, September 1, 2026 /artandarthistory/newsletter/newsletter/news-september-1-2026 <span>News, September 1, 2026</span> <span><span>Kirsten Stoltz</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-09-01T11:55:49-06:00" title="Tuesday, September 1, 2026 - 11:55">Tue, 09/01/2026 - 11:55</time> </span> Art &amp;amp; Art History News <div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Upcoming Events</div> </h2> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id='feature-article-media-img-0' class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class = "imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2026-08/Pantaloncini_%20%28Hilma%29_DETAIL4%20copy.png?itok=CgRzPGXs" width="1500" height="1001" alt="Angela ellsworth" /> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-0"> <h3> <div>Angela Ellsworth: Visiting Artist Lecture</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-0"> <p><strong>Monday, September 14th at 4:00 PM</strong><br>Visual Arts Complex, 1B20 Auditorium (lower-level)</p><p><strong>Angela Ellsworth</strong> is a multidisciplinary artist working across performance, sculpture, drawing, and social ritual. Rooted in her heritage within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ellsworth critically examines identity, gender, bodily endurance, and institutional memory. Her work challenges conventional historical narratives by re-centering women’s experiences, spiritual agency, and collective resilience.</p><p>In her recognized series, <em>The Seer Bonnets: A Continuing Offense </em>, Ellsworth transforms complex socio-religious histories into tactile sculptural forms. Composed of thousands of pearl-tipped steel corsage pins inserted into fabric bonnets, these objects reference the thirty-five wives of Joseph Smith. Reinterpreting the bonnets as "tools of translation," she reclaims visionary power for women whose historic labor was marginalized. The sharp internal positioning of the pins turns each garment into an emblem of quiet resistance and generational trauma.</p><p>Beyond sculpture, Ellsworth examines the body as a site of physical limits and spatial awareness, staging public interventions that prompt unexpected collisions between private history and collective memory. She has exhibited at the Getty Center, Museum of Contemporary Art Sydney, Crystal Bridges, and Phoenix Art Museum. Her honors include grants from Art Matters and Franklin Furnace. She is represented by Lisa Sette Gallery and Modern West Fine Art.</p><p><a href="https://click.com.cu.edu/?qs=ABB7InYiOjEsImQiOjQ5ODZ9AAcAAAAABgDChTZhE4_dITIIQiRalAmNedZke6LqpcC_mo0mvkmnoVmL-YxQXed0FFzDFIqOawrxrUyrASNnerbTTMre79x4rbVa4LxULYE84x0" rel="nofollow">Explore the Fall 2026 Visiting Artist Lecture Series</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id='feature-article-media-img-1' class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class = "imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2026-09/Screenshot%202026-09-01%20at%2012.03.25%E2%80%AFPM.png?itok=qJD7-zpq" width="1500" height="1063" alt="CU Art Museum party" /> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-1"> <h3> <div>CU Art Museum Exhibition Opening Celebration</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-1"> <p><span><strong>Thursday, September 3, 2026 4pm to 6pm</strong></span></p><p><span>It's a year worth remembering! Celebrate our three newest exhibitions along with&nbsp;</span><strong>CU Art Museum's Sweet 16</strong><span>, the&nbsp;</span><strong>30th anniversary of the Artnauts artist collective</strong><span>, and (of course)&nbsp;</span><strong>CU and Colorado's 150th anniversary</strong><span>!&nbsp;</span><br><br><span>Join us for an evening filled with art, community, and birthday cake - plus, music and party atmosphere will be provided&nbsp;Radio 1190! Stop by and decorate a limited edition CUAM tote bag, free, while supplies last.&nbsp;</span><br><br><span>Bring a friend or make a new one! Party attire encouraged.</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id='feature-article-media-img-2' class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class = "imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2026-09/Uriburu.jpg?itok=42hQJA_P" width="1500" height="2254" alt="James nisbet" /> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-2"> <h3> <div>James Nisbet: Visiting Art History Scholar Lecture</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-2"> <p><strong>Thursday, October 8th at 5:45 PM</strong><br>Center for British &amp; Irish Studies, Norlin Library</p><hr><p><em><strong>Immersive Waters, or Notes Towards a Genealogy of Water Art</strong></em><br>James Nisbet, University of California, Irvine</p><p>As a long-standing and vital element in the production of visual art, water had been employed variously—as subject, liquid base for pigments, and fundamental to the cleaning and maintenance of tools—from time immemorial through the mid twentieth century. Today, the use of water as an artistic material in the production of different forms of sculpture, performance, and installation art is so common that it would be all but impossible to systemically track its use. In the interim—that is, during the latter half of the twentieth century, coincident with dramatic ecological changes at a planetary level—the element of water began to be employed in the work of the postwar neo-avant-garde, and, increasingly, throughout subsequent experimental movements of the twentieth century.&nbsp;</p><p>James Nisbet is Professor in the Department of Art History and PhD Program in Visual Studies at the University of California, Irvine. He has published widely on the history and theory of modern and contemporary art, with special interests in ecocritical visual art and the history of photography. Nisbet’s research has been supported by institutions including Cornell University’s Society for the Humanities, Georgia O'Keeffe Research Center, Dumbarton Oaks, and Getty Research Institute. His book projects include <em>Ecologies, Environments, and Energy Systems in Art of the 1960s and 1970s</em> (MIT Press, 2014), <em>Second Site</em> (Princeton University Press, 2021), and as editor with Lyle Massey,<em> The Invention of the American Desert: Art, Land, and the Politics of Environment </em>(University of California Press, 2021).</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Faculty News</div> </h2> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id='feature-article-media-img-0' class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class = "imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2026-09/IMG_6305.jpeg?itok=9QC6YHGC" width="1500" height="2000" alt="Corrina Espinosa" /> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-0"> <h3> <div>Corrina Espinosa, Assistant Teaching Professor, Art Practices</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-0"> <div>Assistant Teaching Professor Corrina Espinosa’s solo exhibition, <em>Portal Juice</em>, explores the strange feeling of reality glitching beneath our feet as we navigate a rapidly changing digital culture. Through machines, augmented reality, collage, and prints, the exhibition blurs the physical and the virtual.</div><div>Ever wonder, <em>Is any of this even real?</em> This show is for you.</div><div>Come step through the portal. 🌀✨</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><em>Portal Juice</em><br>September 11–October 3, 2026</div><div>The Lab on Santa Fe, 840 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, CO 80204</div><div>Free and open to the public.</div><div><br><strong>Opening Reception: </strong>Saturday, September 12 | 3–5 PM</div><div><strong>Artist Talk: </strong>Sunday, September 27 | 1–3 PM</div><div><strong>Gallery Hours: </strong>Fridays | 6–9 PM, Saturdays | 12–6 PM, Sundays | 12–5:30 PM<br>&nbsp;</div><div>Image credit: Corrina Espinosa, <em>Untitled</em>, 2026. Hand-cut paper collage, 18 × 24 in. Courtesy of the artist.</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Campus News</div> </h2> <div class="row row-content"> <div class=" col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2026-09/Screenshot%202026-09-01%20at%2012.22.11%E2%80%AFPM.png?h=8c87c140&amp;itok=GlQb4Sdg" alt="culture Crawl cu libraries"/> </div> <h3> <div>Culture Crawl 2026</div> </h3> <div class="article-summary" id="teaser-article-summary-user-text--0"> <p><span><strong>Wednesday, September 30, 2026 from 10am to 3pm</strong></span><br><strong>Visual Arts Complex Plaza</strong></p><p>For Culture Crawl 2026, the Visual Arts Complex will host an OPEN HOUSE—welcoming all to see what our department is up to including our Art &amp; Art History students!&nbsp;We will host refreshments outside in the plaza with information tables from Atlas Institute, Conference on World Affairs, CU Study Abroad, 鶹ӰԺ Museum of Contemporary Art, Museum of 鶹ӰԺ and 鶹ӰԺ Art Affiliates.</p><p>Stop by the Museum of 鶹ӰԺ's pop-up to discover how the Museum brings 鶹ӰԺ’s remarkable history to life through exhibitions, programs, artifacts and stories from across the community. Guests will also enjoy a special preview of the Museum’s upcoming exhibition, 鶹ӰԺ MIXTAPE: Local, Live &amp; Loud, celebrating the people, places and unforgettable sounds that shaped 鶹ӰԺ’s vibrant music history. From legendary venues and groundbreaking musicians to the local scenes that brought generations together, this sneak peek offers a glimpse of what is coming to the Museum in 2027.</p><p><strong>鶹ӰԺ the Culture Crawl:</strong>&nbsp;The Culture Crawl is a campus-wide event celebrating CU 鶹ӰԺ arts &amp; culture. Stop by the different locations to take part in immersive activities, performances, artmaking, food tasting and more.</p><p>Pick up a free Culture Crawl t-shirt at any event (while supplies last) and swipe in with your Buff OneCard to enter a prize raffle. The more events you attend, the more opportunities to win.&nbsp;<a href="https://libraries.colorado.edu/culture-crawl" rel="nofollow">See all Culture Crawl events.</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12"> </div> Tue, 01 Sep 2026 17:55:49 +0000 Kirsten Stoltz 1542 at /artandarthistory News, August 25, 2026 /artandarthistory/newsletter/newsletter/news-august-25-2026 <span>News, August 25, 2026</span> <span><span>Kirsten Stoltz</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-08-25T07:54:36-06:00" title="Tuesday, August 25, 2026 - 07:54">Tue, 08/25/2026 - 07:54</time> </span> Art &amp;amp; Art History News <div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Upcoming Events</div> </h2> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id='feature-article-media-img-0' class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class = "imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2026-08/BeverlyQuigleySocSculpture.jpg?itok=vdvNmidN" width="1500" height="1000" alt="Beverly Quiby" /> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-0"> <h3> <div>ARTNAUTS 30th Anniversary Exhibition Rhizome: Origins</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-0"> <p><span><strong>Artnauts: Three Decades of Art, Dialogue and Global Connection</strong></span></p><p><span><strong>OPENING CELEBRATION</strong></span><br><span><strong>Thursday, September 3 | 4–6 PM&nbsp;</strong></span><br><span>University of Colorado Art Museum&nbsp;</span><br><span>1085 18th Street, 鶹ӰԺ&nbsp;</span></p><p><span>A 30-Year Story That Began at CU 鶹ӰԺ The Arnauts was founded in 1996 at CU 鶹ӰԺ by Dr. George Rivera, Garrison Roots, Dr. Beth Krensky, Dennis Dalton, and Luis Valdovino. More than 220 artists have participated over 30 years creating 256+ exhibitions, in 27 countries and 5 continents. The collective has worked across art, activism, social practice, peace building and global issues. The 2026 exhibition brings together 22 artists with CU 鶹ӰԺ aliations. Many of those artists earned their MFAs or PhDs at CU 鶹ӰԺ. Thirty years after its founding at CU 鶹ӰԺ, the Artnauts return to the University as an established international collective, bringing the story of three decades of collaborative artistic practice back to its place of origin.</span></p><p><a href="https://www.artnauts.org/" rel="nofollow"><span>More information about the history of the Artnauts</span></a></p><ul><li><span>SPECIAL MUSEUM PROGRAM — FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 from 2-4 PM</span><br><span>University of Colorado Art Museum Social Sculpture: 1000 Knots, Gallery Talks &amp; Memorial Scholarship Awards&nbsp;</span><br><span>2:00–2:15 PM Opening remarks by Hope Saska, Director, CU Art Museum&nbsp;</span><br><span>2:15–2:30 PM Social Sculpture: 1000 Knots, Pamela Beverly-Quigley&nbsp;</span><br><span>2:30–3:30 PM Gallery talks with participating out-of-town artists 3:30–4:00 PM Memorial Scholarship Awards</span></li></ul><p><span>Exhibited Artists: Valerie Albicker, Pamela Beverly-Quigley, Barbara Colombo, Andrew Connelly, Dennis Dalton, Rebecca DiDomenico, Michael Dixon, Suzanne Faris, Heather Hanson, Samira Hemmat, Ben Jackel, Claire Jackel, Tsehai Johnson, Dr. Beth Krensky, Jane McMahan, Dr. George Rivera, Eileen Roscina, Martha Russo, Luis Valdovino, Rebecca Vaughan, Summer Ventis, Joo Yeon Woo.</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id='feature-article-media-img-1' class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class = "imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2026-08/Screenshot%202026-08-25%20at%208.22.02%E2%80%AFAM.png?itok=J8Yls-XL" width="1500" height="1036" alt="Jules-Alexandre Grün, Friday Afternoon at the French Artist’s Salon, 1911. Musée des Beaux-Arts, Rouen." /> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-1"> <h3> <div>Art History Club</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-1"> <p><span>Please join the VRC and the Art History Club for a Welcome Fest!</span></p><p><span>Drop by for coffee, snacks and art history-themed crafts. Also gather information on resources available for studying art history at CU. We hope to see you there!</span></p><ul><li><span><strong>Date: Tuesday, September 1</strong></span></li><li><span><strong>Time: 10:00am-4:00pm</strong></span></li><li><span><strong>Place: Visual Resources Center (VAC 310)</strong></span></li></ul><p><span>Questions? Please contact Christine Bachman </span><a href="mailto:christine.bachman@colorado.edu" rel="nofollow"><span>christine.bachman@colorado.edu</span></a><span> or Elaine Paul </span><a href="mailto:elaine.paul@colorado.edu" rel="nofollow"><span>elaine.paul@colorado.edu</span></a></p> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id='feature-article-media-img-2' class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class = "imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2026-08/Ellsworth_KickingUpDust%20copy.jpg?itok=j2eRSZMK" width="1500" height="1000" alt="Angela Ellsworth" /> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-2"> <h3> <div>Angela Ellsworth: Visiting Artist Lecture</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-2"> <p><strong>Monday, September 14th at 4:00 PM</strong><br>Visual Arts Complex, 1B20 Auditorium (lower-level)</p><p><strong>Angela Ellsworth</strong> is a multidisciplinary artist working across performance, sculpture, drawing, and social ritual. Rooted in her heritage within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ellsworth critically examines identity, gender, bodily endurance, and institutional memory. Her work challenges conventional historical narratives by re-centering women’s experiences, spiritual agency, and collective resilience.</p><p>In her recognized series, <em>The Seer Bonnets: A Continuing Offense </em>, Ellsworth transforms complex socio-religious histories into tactile sculptural forms. Composed of thousands of pearl-tipped steel corsage pins inserted into fabric bonnets, these objects reference the thirty-five wives of Joseph Smith. Reinterpreting the bonnets as "tools of translation," she reclaims visionary power for women whose historic labor was marginalized. The sharp internal positioning of the pins turns each garment into an emblem of quiet resistance and generational trauma.</p><p>Beyond sculpture, Ellsworth examines the body as a site of physical limits and spatial awareness, staging public interventions that prompt unexpected collisions between private history and collective memory. She has exhibited at the Getty Center, Museum of Contemporary Art Sydney, Crystal Bridges, and Phoenix Art Museum. Her honors include grants from Art Matters and Franklin Furnace. She is represented by Lisa Sette Gallery and Modern West Fine Art.</p><p><a href="https://view.com.cu.edu/?vawpToken=3CSKAGDPHPBE3KBPTHJUQBXJSM.70251" rel="nofollow">Explore the Fall 2026 Visiting Artist Lecture Series</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Faculty News &amp; Summer Highlights</div> </h2> <div class="row row-content"> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2026-08/MK-Floor-Meditations-I-detail.jpg?h=d1e658f3&amp;itok=d5t4QX56" alt="Marina Kassianidou artwork"/> </div> <h3> <div>Marina Kassianidou, Associate Professor, Art Practices</div> </h3> <div class="article-summary" id="teaser-article-summary-user-text--0"> <div>Marina Kassianidou participated in the group exhibition <em>Nature Unbound, Between Remedy and Poison</em>, at the <a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.accea.info%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CKirsten.Stoltz%40Colorado.EDU%7C7a0505c12a1d4faf57dd08deffcd1ad1%7C3ded8b1b070d462982e4c0b019f46057%7C1%7C0%7C639229453602471409%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Zt7F%2Bf%2BwV1eiIRe%2FUPA0w1b0bUNmqGEpQC0q8HkNgtI%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="nofollow">Armenian Center for Contemporary Experimental Art (NPAK)</a>, Yerevan, Armenia, between June 12 and July 3, 2026. The exhibition, curated by Artemis Eleftheriadou, explored nature as a political, cultural, and symbolic field shaped by history, power, and collective memory.&nbsp;</div><div>Duration: June 12 - July 3, 2026</div><div><a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.accea.info%2Fnature-unbound%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CKirsten.Stoltz%40Colorado.EDU%7C7a0505c12a1d4faf57dd08deffcd1ad1%7C3ded8b1b070d462982e4c0b019f46057%7C1%7C0%7C639229453602499187%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=oe76kp%2FpE74HqKefMGtTwCABvWIkZh47YEPMEEANYZY%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="nofollow">https://www.accea.info/nature-unbound/</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Marina is also participating in the group exhibition <em>Cita con el horizonte</em>, at Artnueve (Project Space AP1), Murcia, Spain. Curated by Aitor Lajarin-Encina,&nbsp;the exhibition revolves around quotations, horizons, and conversations between artists.</div><div>Duration: June 24 - September, 2026</div><div><a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fartnueve.com%2Fexpo%2Fcita-con-el-horizonte-2%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CKirsten.Stoltz%40Colorado.EDU%7C7a0505c12a1d4faf57dd08deffcd1ad1%7C3ded8b1b070d462982e4c0b019f46057%7C1%7C0%7C639229453602521642%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=K%2Fo3%2Fm8iSWH5FwK6OWzqFJwWcvetDC7OK9O5FYDIWmQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="nofollow">https://artnueve.com/expo/cita-con-el-horizonte-2/</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Marina has a solo exhibition, <em>Aggregate</em>, at Sic. Contemporary Culture, Nicosia, Cyprus. <em>Aggregate</em> takes the form of a site-specific response looking into Sic. Contemporary Culture’s space as an architectural and social object, activating a sense of place and possibility through the acts of looking, marking, shifting, drawing, dust gathering, and printmaking. Kassianidou practices a sustained and sustainable mediation that collapses the poles of being-in-relation-to and being-in-resistance-to, turning them into visible, painstakingly crafted demarcations in which the infinitesimal becomes a matter of positioning: of where and how one stands. The exhibition is part of the program <em>world-un-making</em> curated by Evagoras Vanezis.&nbsp;<br>Duration: July 29 - end of September 2026</div><div><a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.siccontemporary.com%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CKirsten.Stoltz%40Colorado.EDU%7C7a0505c12a1d4faf57dd08deffcd1ad1%7C3ded8b1b070d462982e4c0b019f46057%7C1%7C0%7C639229453602543963%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=SsVS65fD5HFC6IV%2F9yERetxQs0PfG6G8LODmgCukZhQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="nofollow">https://www.siccontemporary.com/</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2026-08/image001.jpg?h=0dc38a11&amp;itok=Lpjv5TZE" alt="Yumi and Emmanuel"/> </div> <h3> <div>Yumi Janairo Roth and Emmanuel David</div> </h3> <div class="article-summary" id="teaser-article-summary-user-text--1"> <p>Selected as <span>Sesquicentennial Faculty Scholars</span></p><p><span>In celebration of CU 鶹ӰԺ’s 150th anniversary, the </span><strong>Sesquicentennial Faculty Scholars</strong><span> recognition program spotlights some of the university’s most inspiring voices—faculty members whose research and creative work transform lives and serve the public good. This prestigious program elevates faculty whose scholarship benefits communities, informs policy, advances innovation, and addresses society’s most pressing challenges. Through two high-profile public events and compelling storytelling taking place in Fall 2026, the Sesquicentennial Faculty Scholars program amplifies CU 鶹ӰԺ’s identity as a comprehensive public research university in service to Colorado, the nation, and the world.</span></p><p><span>Celebrate CU 鶹ӰԺ’s 150th anniversary with us at the Sesquicentennial Faculty Scholars events—an inspiring evening of short, story-driven presentations by faculty across the university whose research and creative work advance the public good. Join us&nbsp;August 27 in Denver or&nbsp;November 19 in 鶹ӰԺ to experience bold ideas and their real-world impact firsthand.</span></p><div><strong>Upcoming Event: August 27, 2026</strong></div><div><span><strong>Location: History Colorado Center, 1200 Broadway, Denver CO 80203</strong></span></div><div><span><strong>Time: 5:30 – 8:00 p.m.</strong></span></div><div><span>鶹ӰԺ the event: Celebrate CU 鶹ӰԺ’s 150th anniversary with us at the Sesquicentennial Faculty Scholars events—an inspiring evening of short, story-driven presentations by faculty across the university whose research and creative work advance the public good.&nbsp;</span></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><a href="/facultyaffairs/special-projects/sesquicentennial-faculty-scholars" rel="nofollow"><span>More information</span></a></div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2026-08/Megan%20O%27Grady%20%28credit_Thorsten%20Trimpop%29.jpg%20%281%29.jpg?h=91aca765&amp;itok=e5WlMvlP" alt="Megan O&#039;Grady"/> </div> <h3> <div>Megan O&#039;Grady, Assistant Professor, Art Practices</div> </h3> <div class="article-summary" id="teaser-article-summary-user-text--2"> <p><span>Assistant Professor of Critical and Curatorial Studies Megan O’Grady was interviewed by </span><em>Colorado Arts &amp; Sciences Magazine</em><span> about her new book, </span><em>How It Feels to Be Alive: Encounters with Art and Our Selves</em><span>.</span></p><p><a href="/asmagazine/2026/06/15/how-does-it-feel-be-alive-art-has-answers" rel="nofollow"><span><strong>Link to full feature article</strong></span></a></p> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2026-08/1939%20Onchi_white%20wall.jpg?h=a888fd2d&amp;itok=KPuP-TTe" alt="Stephanie Su"/> </div> <h3> <div>Stephanie Su, Associate Professor, Art History</div> </h3> <div class="article-summary" id="teaser-article-summary-user-text--3"> <div dir="ltr">Professor Stephanie Su’s latest article, “White in Onchi Kōshirō’s Work in the 1930s: Abstraction, Aspiration, and Contradiction” is now out in the <em>Review of Japanese Culture and Society</em>, vo. 37 (2025). What can a single color reveal about art, identity, and empire? Prof. Su takes white as her guide through the work of Onchi Kōshirō work, the leader of Creative Print Movement in modern Japan, tracing how his bold experiments with color and printmaking sits intersects with abstraction, design, and materiality. The result is a compelling look at how Onchi’s art opens up bigger questions about cultural identity, artistic innovation and the contradictions of imperialism. <a href="https://muse-jhu-edu.colorado.idm.oclc.org/article/995452" rel="nofollow">https://muse-jhu-edu.colorado.idm.oclc.org/article/995452</a>&nbsp;</div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2026-08/260603-ANNA-TSOUHLARAKIS-GREEK-INDIGENOUS-ARTIST-MOMA-COURTESY-e1780509729273.jpeg?h=825bb7c4&amp;itok=a9f5qhpb" alt="Anna Tsouhlarakis"/> </div> <h3> <div>Anna Tsouhlarakis, Associate Professor, Art Practices</div> </h3> <div class="article-summary" id="teaser-article-summary-user-text--4"> <div>Anna Tsouhlarakis was the Yale University School of Arts commencement speaker on May 18. She addressed the graduating MFA students and faculty in a ceremony held at the Yale University Art Gallery in New Haven, CT. <a href="https://www.art.yale.edu/news/2026-commencement-address-anna-tsouhlarakis" rel="nofollow">Link to her speech.</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>This summer Anna Tsouhlarakis was appointed to the Board of Governors of Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. She was a participant at Skowhegan in the summer of 2002 and returned as Resident Faculty in the summer of 2025. <a href="https://skowheganart.org/" rel="nofollow">Skowhegan</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Recently, Anna Tsouhlarakis was invited to submit a proposal for the High Line Plinth in New York City. The High Line will pick 2 of the 62 proposals to be created and installed for 18 months in 2029 and 2030.</div><div><a href="https://www.thehighline.org/art/projects/anna-tsouhlarakis/" rel="nofollow">Link to more information</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>In June, Anna was interviewed by Colorado Public Radio News concerning her participation in the 2026 Whitney Biennial. <a href="https://www.cpr.org/2026/06/07/boulder-artist-scupltor-at-whitney-biennial/" rel="nofollow">Link to CPR News</a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span>In August, Anna will open two solo exhibitions. The first is at Temple Contemporary Gallery at Tyler School of Art in Philadephia, PA. The second </span>exhibition<span>&nbsp;is at the galleries at Missouri State University in Springfield, MO. </span><a href="https://tyler.temple.edu/happening-tyler/temple-contemporary-gallery" rel="nofollow"><span>More information</span></a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Throughout the summer, Anna has been part of group exhibitions at the Frist Museum in Nashville, TN; WOLF gallery in Walpole, ME; East Window in 鶹ӰԺ; and the Farnsworth Museum in Rockland, ME.&nbsp;</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12"> </div> Tue, 25 Aug 2026 13:54:36 +0000 Kirsten Stoltz 1540 at /artandarthistory Visiting Artist Lecture Series, Fall 2026 /artandarthistory/newsletter/newsletter/visiting-artist-lecture-series-fall-2026 <span>Visiting Artist Lecture Series, Fall 2026</span> <span><span>Kirsten Stoltz</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-08-12T12:49:46-06:00" title="Wednesday, August 12, 2026 - 12:49">Wed, 08/12/2026 - 12:49</time> </span> Art &amp;amp; Art History News <div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2></h2> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id="feature-article-user-title-0"> <h3> <div>Visiting Artist Lecture Series</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-0"> <p><strong>Announcing the Fall 2026 Visiting Artist Program</strong></p><p>Join the Department of Art &amp; Art History this Fall 2026 for a compelling series of lectures from an outstanding group of guest artists, researchers, and educators.</p><p>Since 1972, the Visiting Artist &amp; Scholar Program has invited leading creators and scholars to campus to share diverse artistic practices and critical perspectives—expanding access to creative expression and bridging the arts with contemporary culture.</p><p><strong>Event Details</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Mondays</strong>, 4:00–5:00 PM</li><li><strong>Visual Arts Complex</strong>, Auditorium 1B20 (Lower Level)<br>1085 18th Street, CU 鶹ӰԺ Campus</li></ul><p><em>Lectures are recorded and archived for viewing in the Spring 2027 semester via the Visual Resources Center Digital Collections.</em></p><p><strong>Questions?</strong> Contact Kirsten Stoltz, Program Coordinator, at <a href="mailto:kirsten.stoltz@colorado.edu" rel="nofollow">kirsten.stoltz@colorado.edu</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id='feature-article-media-img-1' class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class = "imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2026-08/Ellsworth_KickingUpDust%20copy.jpg?itok=j2eRSZMK" width="1500" height="1000" alt="Angela Ellsworth" /> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-1"> <h3> <div>Angela Ellsworth</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-1"> <p><strong>Monday, September 14th at 4:00 PM</strong><br>Visual Arts Complex, 1B20 Auditorium (lower-level)</p><hr><p><strong>Angela Ellsworth</strong> is a multidisciplinary artist working across performance, sculpture, drawing, and social ritual. Rooted in her heritage within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ellsworth critically examines identity, gender, bodily endurance, and institutional memory. Her work challenges conventional historical narratives by re-centering women’s experiences, spiritual agency, and collective resilience.</p><p>In her recognized series, <em>The Seer Bonnets: A Continuing Offense</em>, Ellsworth transforms complex socio-religious histories into tactile sculptural forms. Composed of thousands of pearl-tipped steel corsage pins inserted into fabric bonnets, these objects reference the thirty-five wives of Joseph Smith. Reinterpreting the bonnets as "tools of translation," she reclaims visionary power for women whose historic labor was marginalized. The sharp internal positioning of the pins turns each garment into an emblem of quiet resistance and generational trauma.</p><p>Beyond sculpture, Ellsworth examines the body as a site of physical limits and spatial awareness, staging public interventions that prompt unexpected collisions between private history and collective memory. She has exhibited at the Getty Center, Museum of Contemporary Art Sydney, Crystal Bridges, and Phoenix Art Museum. Her honors include grants from Art Matters and Franklin Furnace. She is represented by Lisa Sette Gallery and Modern West Fine Art.</p> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id='feature-article-media-img-2' class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class = "imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2026-08/Screenshot%202026-08-12%20at%2012.59.49%E2%80%AFPM.png?itok=VOOAWE75" width="1500" height="1221" alt="Andrew Polk" /> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-2"> <h3> <div>Andrew Polk</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-2"> <p><strong>Monday, September 28th at 4:00 PM</strong><br>Visual Arts Complex, 1B20 Auditorium (lower-level)</p><hr><p><strong>Andrew Polk</strong> is a printmaker, painter, and educator whose career spans nearly six decades of technical refinement and formal experimentation. Since beginning his professional practice in 1968, Polk has established himself as a versatile figure within contemporary American print culture, rejecting stylistic stagnation in favor of continuous discovery and conceptual risk across printmaking, painting, and digital media.</p><p>Polk’s body of work moves fluidly from non-objective abstraction to meticulous representation across lithography, watercolor, drawing, digital programming, video, and installation. Driven by the philosophy to "stay inspired," Polk transitions to new aesthetic territory whenever a direction risks becoming predictable. Despite shifting styles, core thematic threads—human vulnerability, structural balance, and narrative ambiguity—interweave through his entire trajectory.</p><p>Polk served for thirty-two years as Professor of Fine Arts at the University of Arizona, leading the lithography department. Following his retirement as Professor Emeritus, he relocated to rural Indiana, co-founding L-vis Press alongside his artist wife, Kathryn Polk. Polk has participated in over 600 exhibitions worldwide, and his work is held in major collections, including the Library of Congress, the New York Public Library, the Denver Art Museum, and the Tucson Museum of Art.</p> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id='feature-article-media-img-3' class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class = "imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2026-08/Screenshot%202026-08-12%20at%201.12.02%E2%80%AFPM.png?itok=b9NU1v3I" width="1500" height="988" alt="Ana Teresa Fernandez" /> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-3"> <h3> <div>Ana Teresa Fernández</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-3"> <p><strong>Monday, October 12th at 4:00 PM</strong><br>Visual Arts Complex, 1B20 Auditorium (lower-level)</p><hr><p><strong>Ana Teresa Fernández</strong> is a multidisciplinary artist working across performance, land art, video, photography, painting, and site-responsive intervention. Informed by linguistics and her fluency in five languages, Fernández interrogates the intersectionality of place, personhood, and sociopolitical borders to construct a shared visual vernacular centered on gender, climate change, and human displacement.</p><p>Central to her ethos is "Magical Non-Fiction," a conceptual framework that uses time-based actions to create dreamscapes of possibility within sites of geopolitical conflict. In her iconic public intervention along the U.S.–Mexico border, Fernández painted a portion of the Tijuana–San Diego border fence sky-blue while wearing a black cocktail dress and heels, visually dissolving the physical barrier against the horizon and transforming her body into a site of resistance.</p><p>Fernández’s work includes major public commissions and residencies across Haiti, Brazil, Spain, Cuba, Mexico, and the United States. She was featured in a solo presentation at the 2022 Armory Show Focus section. Based in San Francisco, her work is held in permanent collections including the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Denver Art Museum, Blanton Museum of Art, and the Kadist Art Foundation.</p> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id='feature-article-media-img-4' class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class = "imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2026-08/Screenshot%202026-08-12%20at%201.03.21%E2%80%AFPM.png?itok=0eL7WXHY" width="1500" height="554" alt="Linda Lopez &amp; Mathew McConnell" /> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-4"> <h3> <div>Linda Nguyen Lopez &amp; Mathew McConnell</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-4"> <p><strong>Monday, October 26th at 4:00 PM</strong><br>Visual Arts Complex, 1B20 Auditorium (lower-level)</p><hr><p><strong>Linda Nguyen Lopez</strong> is a first-generation American artist of Vietnamese and Mexican descent whose vibrant ceramic sculptures examine the psychological resonance of domestic life. Investigating objecthood, material culture, and animism, Lopez explores how everyday items absorb and project human emotion, rearticulating common household forms into fluid, organic abstractions.</p><p>Central to Lopez’s practice is the poetic re-imagining of the mundane. Through textured and glazed ceramic forms, she constructs a visual lexicon where inanimate objects seem to possess distinct personalities and moods. Sponges, lint, and furniture fragments are transformed into soft, slumped silhouettes that blur the line between utility and abstraction, inviting viewers to reconsider their relationship with static objects.</p><p>Lopez has exhibited extensively across the U.S. and internationally in Italy, England, and New Zealand. Notable museum venues include the Craft Contemporary Museum, Museum of Arts and Design, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, and the Renwick Gallery at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. A 2024 United States Artists Fellow, Lopez serves as Associate Professor of Art at the University of Arkansas and currently lives and works in Fayetteville, Arkansas.</p><p><strong>Mathew McConnell</strong> is an artist, educator, and researcher whose ceramic practice critically investigates artistic influence, historical lineage, and the mechanics of visual perception. Working primarily in ceramics, McConnell explores how form, texture, and cultural memory are transmitted through replication, systematically destabilizing notions of authorship, originality, and historical record.</p><p>McConnell’s conceptual framework begins with the work of other artists, historical artifacts, or iconic design objects. Through a deliberate process of re-creation and formal abstraction, his sculptures interrogate the spaces between copy and invention, examining how objects alter over time when filtered through personal memory. His smooth, carefully articulated clay surfaces and restrained compositions challenge viewers to consider how value and authority are constructed within the visual arts canon.</p><p>McConnell earned his MFA from the University of Colorado, 鶹ӰԺ, and his BFA from Valdosta State University. He has presented solo exhibitions at Mindy Solomon Gallery and Greenwich House Pottery, and has participated in over 80 group exhibitions globally. Recipient of an NCECA Emerging Artist Award, he has completed residencies at the Archie Bray Foundation and Anderson Ranch. McConnell serves as Associate Professor and Area Head of Ceramics at the University of Arkansas.</p> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id='feature-article-media-img-5' class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class = "imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2026-08/FORTNUM%20Prosopopoeia%20%28Claudel%2C%20unknown%29.jpg?itok=eV9ygsrq" width="1500" height="937" alt="Rebecca Fortnum" /> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-5"> <h3> <div>Rebecca Fortnum</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-5"> <p><strong>Monday, November 16th at 4:00 PM</strong><br>Visual Arts Complex, 1B20 Auditorium (lower-level)</p><hr><p><strong>Rebecca Fortnum</strong> is an artist, writer, and academic whose practice bridges fine art painting, curatorial research, and critical scholarship. Through an interdisciplinary approach encompassing visual art and institutional leadership, Fortnum investigates the mechanics of artistic labor, the creative process, and the historical representation of women artists to uncover marginalized studio voices.</p><p>Defined by a rigorous engagement with archives and historical memory, Fortnum’s visual work interrogates gendered dynamics within traditional artistic production. A prominent example was her solo exhibition, <em>Les Praticiennes</em>, at the Henry Moore Institute, which explored the overlooked contributions of female studio assistants and sculptors during the Paris Belle Époque. By placing painted interventions in dialogue with sculptural history, Fortnum examines how value and authorship are assigned over time.</p><p>Alongside her visual practice, Fortnum is an influential scholar whose major books include <em>Contemporary British Women Artists: In Their Own Words</em> (2007) and <em>On Not Knowing: How Artists Think</em> (2013). She serves as Associate Dean of Research at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London, and has exhibited widely at institutions including the Freud Museum, Compton Verney, and the V&amp;A Young Museum.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12"> </div> Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:49:46 +0000 Kirsten Stoltz 1525 at /artandarthistory News, April 28, 2026 /artandarthistory/newsletter/newsletter/news-april-28-2026 <span>News, April 28, 2026</span> <span><span>Kirsten Stoltz</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-04-28T09:40:58-06:00" title="Tuesday, April 28, 2026 - 09:40">Tue, 04/28/2026 - 09:40</time> </span> Art &amp;amp; Art History News <div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Events</div> </h2> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id='feature-article-media-img-0' class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class = "imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2026-03/54532510562_f31a8ab38d_k.jpg?itok=sIaASn_m" width="1500" height="1000" alt="graduation" /> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-0"> <h3> <div>Art &amp; Art History Department Graduation Ceremony &amp; Reception</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-0"> <div><div><div><div><p><strong>Saturday, May 2, 2026 from&nbsp;1:00 - 3:00 PM</strong><br>Visual Arts Complex (VAC) Plaza<br><em>Reception will follow the ceremony from 2 - 3 p.m.</em><br>No RSVP is needed.&nbsp;<br>Graduates, please arrive early to check-in with AAH administration. The ceremony will begin promptly at 1 PM.</p><p><a href="/artandarthistory/art-art-history-department-graduation-ceremony" rel="nofollow"><em><strong>Link to more information about the AAH recognition ceremony.</strong></em></a></p><p><span>The Art &amp; Art History Department Spring Recognition Ceremony is a gathering where we welcome families and friends of our seventy to eighty graduates. Each graduate is recognized by name on stage. While no RSVP is required, we encourage you to arrive early to secure a seat within the outdoor tented area. The check-in table will open at <strong>noon</strong>. The Visual Arts Center and the Museum of Art will be open during this time, offering families a chance to see exhibitions of student artwork.</span></p><p>Contact:&nbsp;<a href="mailto:jean.goldstein@colorado.edu" rel="nofollow">Jean&nbsp;Goldstein</a></p></div></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Faculty News</div> </h2> <div class="row row-content"> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2026-04/Screenshot%202026-04-28%20at%209.51.28%E2%80%AFAM.png?h=84fad2a9&amp;itok=9uLZfbTP" alt="Megan O&#039;Grady"/> </div> <h3> <div>Megan O&#039;Grady, Assistant Professor, Art Practices</div> </h3> <div class="article-summary" id="teaser-article-summary-user-text--0"> <p><span>Megan O'Grady will speak about and sign her new book, </span><em>How It Feels to Be Alive: Encounters with Art and Our Selves. </em>She will be in conversation with Kealey Boyd, writer and arts critic.</p><p><strong>Thursday, April 30th at 6:00 PM at the Tattered Cover Colfax.</strong><br>2526 East Colfax Avenue, Denver, CO 80206</p><p><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/megan-ogrady-with-kealey-boyd-live-at-tattered-cover-colfax-tickets-1982887523962?aff=oddtdtcreator" rel="nofollow">Link to more information and to purchase tickets</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2026-04/Screenshot%202026-04-14%20at%2012.41.22%E2%80%AFPM.png?h=7b7ec950&amp;itok=fARMft01" alt="Stephanie Su"/> </div> <h3> <div>Stephanie Su, Associate Professor, Art History</div> </h3> <div class="article-summary" id="teaser-article-summary-user-text--1"> <p><span>Professor Stephanie Su has been named Ishibashi Foundation Visiting Professor at Heidelberg University in Germany for Fall 2026. During her appointment, she will deliver a public lecture at the Institute of East Asian Art History and lead an advanced research seminar.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Student Announcements</div> </h2> <div class="row row-content"> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2026-04/IMG_2846.jpg?h=6bbc4427&amp;itok=EFDnz_pQ" alt="Felicity Wong"/> </div> <h3> <div>Felicity Wong, Graduate Student, Art History</div> </h3> <div class="article-summary" id="teaser-article-summary-user-text--0"> <p><span>Next year, Felicity Wong will work in the Editorial and Digital Publishing departments of Getty Publications. She is part of the 2026-2027 cohort of the graduate internship program at the Getty Center in Los Angeles.&nbsp;</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2026-04/Screenshot%202026-04-28%20at%2010.11.39%E2%80%AFAM.png?h=158676ff&amp;itok=5wej-i5V" alt="Tenaya DeWitt"/> </div> <h3> <div>Tenaya DeWitt, Graduate Student, Art Practices—Ceramics</div> </h3> <div class="article-summary" id="teaser-article-summary-user-text--1"> <p><span>Tenaya has received the Graduate School's Graduate Part-Time Instructor Recognition Award. DeWitt was nominated by the Department of Art &amp; Art History in recognition of her excellence in teaching and dedication to fostering a meaningful learning experience for students.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12"> </div> Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:40:58 +0000 Kirsten Stoltz 1520 at /artandarthistory News, April 22, 2026 /artandarthistory/newsletter/newsletter/news-april-22-2026 <span>News, April 22, 2026</span> <span><span>Kirsten Stoltz</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-04-22T10:06:59-06:00" title="Wednesday, April 22, 2026 - 10:06">Wed, 04/22/2026 - 10:06</time> </span> Art &amp;amp; Art History News <div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Events</div> </h2> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id='feature-article-media-img-0' class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class = "imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2026-04/Screenshot%202026-04-14%20at%2012.25.33%E2%80%AFPM.png?itok=qsl8QbhC" width="1500" height="1730" alt="BFA 2026" /> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-0"> <h3> <div>Bachelor of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-0"> <p>Spring 2026</p><p><strong>second nature</strong></p><p><strong>EXHIBITION APRIL 25- MAY 3, 2026</strong><br><strong>OPENING APRIL 24th &nbsp;from 4-6 PM</strong><br><strong>Visual Arts Complex</strong></p><p>Featured artists: LAUREN BECKER, DELANEY BRADY, TREVOR COAST, ZSATIRA DIAMOND, LUISA FERNANDA, NATALIE HAUGAN, TYLYN KING, GEORGIA MONTALVO, AINSLEY PITCHER, MARTHA QUIRIE, MAX ROBERTS, JANEMELYN STRODE, POLLY TORIAN</p> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id='feature-article-media-img-1' class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class = "imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2026-04/Screenshot%202026-04-07%20at%2010.06.54%E2%80%AFAM.png?itok=joIoj4xy" width="1500" height="1174" alt="Wayne Thiebaud, Neapolitan Cupcake, 2009. Oil on cradled hardboard, 10 7/8 x 12 7/8 inches. Art © Estate of Wayne Thiebaud / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York" /> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-1"> <h3> <div>Art History Club</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-1"> <div><div><div><p><span>Please join the Art History Club for an End-of-Semester Social! Stop by for cupcakes, art history themed activities, conversation, and festivity. We hope to see you there!</span></p><p><span><strong>Date: Thursday, April 23</strong></span><br><span><strong>Time: 2:00-4:00pm</strong></span><br><span><strong>Place: VAC 303</strong></span></p><p><span>Questions? Please contact Christine Bachman: </span><a href="mailto:christine.bachman@colorado.edu" rel="nofollow"><span>christine.bachman@colorado.edu</span></a></p><p>Image: <span>Wayne Thiebaud, Neapolitan Cupcake, 2009. Oil on cradled hardboard, 10 7/8 x 12 7/8 inches.&nbsp;Art © Estate of Wayne Thiebaud / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York</span></p></div></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id='feature-article-media-img-2' class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class = "imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2026-03/52905927413_4d9bcf4f82_k.jpg?itok=bvGNply5" width="1500" height="1000" alt="graduation" /> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-2"> <h3> <div>Art &amp; Art History Department Graduation Ceremony &amp; Celebration</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-2"> <div><div><div><p><strong>Saturday, May 2, 2026 from&nbsp;1:00 - 3:00 PM</strong><br>Visual Arts Complex (VAC) Plaza<br><em>Reception will follow the ceremony from 2 - 3 p.m.</em></p><p><a href="/artandarthistory/art-art-history-department-graduation-ceremony" rel="nofollow"><em><strong>Link to more information about the AAH recognition ceremony.</strong></em></a></p><p>Contact:&nbsp;<a href="mailto:jean.goldstein@colorado.edu" rel="nofollow">Jean&nbsp;Goldstein</a><br>No RSVP needed but if planning to join us come early to get a seat</p></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Faculty News</div> </h2> <div class="row row-content"> <div class=" col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2026-04/11a2c388-592d-4b35-aabc-4c871e5f4c67.png?h=7c21b3f8&amp;itok=tenbvmLX" alt="Megan O&#039;Grady"/> </div> <h3> <div>Megan O&#039;Grady, Assistant Professor, Art Practices</div> </h3> <div class="article-summary" id="teaser-article-summary-user-text--0"> <div><p><span>Megan O'Grady will speak about and sign her new book, </span><em>How It Feels to Be Alive: Encounters with Art and Our Selves</em><span>, on <strong>Thursday, April 23rd at 6:30pm</strong>, at 鶹ӰԺ Bookstore. She will be in conversation with Alexandra Kleeman for this special event. Tickets for this event are $5 (plus a small processing fee) and are&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/megan-ogrady-how-it-feels-to-be-alive-with-alexandra-kleeman-tickets-1982700976995?aff=oddtdtcreator" rel="nofollow">available on Eventbrite HERE</a><span>.</span></p><div><div><div><div><p>鶹ӰԺ Bookstore, 1107 Pearl St, 鶹ӰԺ, CO 80302</p><p><a href="https://boulderbookstore.net/event/2026-04-23/megan-ogrady-how-it-feels-be-alive-alexandra-kleeman" rel="nofollow">Link to more information about the event</a></p></div></div></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Department News &amp; Announcements</div> </h2> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id='feature-article-media-img-0' class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class = "imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2026-04/IMG_4055.jpg?itok=bi0pTSBf" width="1500" height="1125" alt="VRC stuff" /> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-0"> <h3> <div>Coffee + Collage + Mail art​</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-0"> <div>Last week of classes!</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>All week in the Visual Resources Center (VAC Room 310)​. Collage materials provided​.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><ul><li><div>Step 1: Grab a coffee.​</div></li><li><div>Step 2: Paste random things onto a blank postcard.​</div></li><li><div>Step 3: Write a note, add an address.​</div></li><li><div>Step 4: &nbsp;We'll mail it for you!</div></li></ul> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id='feature-article-media-img-1' class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class = "imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2026-04/download.png?itok=TOhDcdam" width="1500" height="2248" alt="Martha Quirie" /> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-1"> <h3> <div>Martha Quirie, BFA Candidate</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-1"> <p><a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpsyche.ssl.berkeley.edu%2Fpsyche-inspired-martha-quirie%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CKirsten.Stoltz%40Colorado.EDU%7Cd95e938d6c90452f228908de9fedd267%7C3ded8b1b070d462982e4c0b019f46057%7C1%7C0%7C639124040949272787%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=WpOjuuqUMP5SWCHiSZM8a0I9JwBOrzKdeBnqXWAFUlI%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="nofollow">Martha Quirie</a><span>, a talented CU 鶹ӰԺ undergraduate majoring in Art Practices &amp; Psychology, is featured among 16 competitively selected interns from around the country who have worked with the NASA Psyche mission on creative projects during the 2025-2026 academic year.</span></p><p><a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpsyche.ssl.berkeley.edu%2Fpsyche-inspired-showcase-platinum-class%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CKirsten.Stoltz%40Colorado.EDU%7Cd95e938d6c90452f228908de9fedd267%7C3ded8b1b070d462982e4c0b019f46057%7C1%7C0%7C639124040949116231%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=94R09Cxa7qtu30JhS%2ByGzUwEcSslarsxDB8gO0fXSBw%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="nofollow">NASA Psyche Inspired Online Showcase</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12"> </div> Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:06:59 +0000 Kirsten Stoltz 1519 at /artandarthistory News, April 14, 2026 /artandarthistory/newsletter/newsletter/news-april-14-2026 <span>News, April 14, 2026</span> <span><span>Kirsten Stoltz</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-04-14T11:09:08-06:00" title="Tuesday, April 14, 2026 - 11:09">Tue, 04/14/2026 - 11:09</time> </span> Art &amp;amp; Art History News <div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Events</div> </h2> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id='feature-article-media-img-0' class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class = "imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2026-04/Screenshot%202026-04-06%20at%202.53.56%E2%80%AFPM.png?itok=PBaF90TG" width="1500" height="988" alt="Art History showcase" /> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-0"> <h3> <div>Art History Showcase</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-0"> <div><div><strong>TODAY!</strong><br><strong>Join us for the reception: Tuesday, April 14​, 4:30-5:30pm​, VAC 1st Floor Lobby​</strong></div><div>Refreshments will be served. All are welcome!</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>This exhibition celebrates the scholarship of Tylyn King (B.A. with Honors candidate​), Bella Malherbe (M.A. candidate​), and Felicity Wong (M.A. candidate​).</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>On view April 13 – 16, 2026.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Images (left to right): Anthony Olubunmi Akinbola, CAMOUFLAGE #077 (Franzia) (detail), 2021; Claudia Hermano, two to take my soul away (detail), 2024​; Kent Monkman, The Deluge (detail), 2019.</div></div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id='feature-article-media-img-1' class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class = "imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2026-04/amazonian%20macaw_brionna%20garcia%20%281%29.jpg?itok=qbH8QJ4Y" width="1500" height="2501" alt="Brionna Garcia" /> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-1"> <h3> <div>Spring 2026 MFA Thesis Exhibition: Group 2</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-1"> <div><div><p><strong>Opening Reception: Friday, April 17, from 4-6 PM</strong><br>Exhibition dates: April 18-May 2, 2026</p><hr><p><strong>Featured artists: Ethan Cherry, Brionna Garcia, Cal Young</strong></p><p>CU Art Museum, Visual Arts Complex<br>Museum hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10 AM-4 PM</p><p>Image: Brionna Garcia</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id='feature-article-media-img-2' class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class = "imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2026-04/Screenshot%202026-04-14%20at%2012.44.04%E2%80%AFPM.png?itok=BfrDFW2Y" width="1500" height="832" alt="Mahda Purmehdi" /> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-2"> <h3> <div>MFA Thesis Film Screening</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-2"> <p><span>On Friday, April 17, following the CU Art Museum exhibition opening, Cal Young and Mahda Purmehdi will host a screening in the Solomon Screening Room (ATLAS 102) at 6:15 PM. Purmehdi's thesis film and the single‑channel version of Cal's thesis project will screen in a roughly 90‑minute program, followed by an informal conversation and Q&amp;A.</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id='feature-article-media-img-3' class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class = "imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2026-04/4836c91e-f6d3-47cb-b448-fb37a9cf9009.png?itok=Y2cOFcDT" width="1500" height="848" alt="Field School" /> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-3"> <h3> <div>Art &amp; Environments Field School</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-3"> <div>Attention All Students!! Enroll Today!</div><div><strong>IN PERSON INFORMATION MEETING: APRIL 21ST AT NOON IN VAC 287</strong></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Art &amp; Environments <span>Field</span> <span>School</span> learning locations:</div><div>鶹ӰԺ, Colorado</div><div>North Park, Colorado</div><div>THE MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Topics include: <strong>RURAL SPACE + LAND USE; Alpine ECOLOGY + Geology; mountain ornithology + tundra</strong></div><div><br><span>CU degree students may simply search for ARTS 4444/5444 and register online via the Buff portal. Make sure you are searching “鶹ӰԺ Continuing Education”</span><br><br><span>EMAIL </span><a href="mailto:Jean.Goldstein@Colorado.edu" rel="nofollow"><span>Jean.Goldstein@Colorado.edu</span></a><span> or </span><a href="mailto:richard.saxton@colorado.edu" rel="nofollow"><span>richard.saxton@colorado.edu</span></a><span> if you have issues or need a permission code to register. This course gives priority to Art and Art History majors but is open to all majors. The Field School is also open to students from universities other than CU-鶹ӰԺ.</span></div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id='feature-article-media-img-4' class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class = "imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2026-03/7_Madsen_Cabin%20Fever..jpg?itok=fSlBmF1n" width="1500" height="1125" alt="Barbara Madsen" /> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-4"> <h3> <div>Barbara Madsen: Visiting Artist Lecture Series</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-4"> <div><p><strong>Monday, April 20th at 4:00 PM</strong><br><strong>Visual Arts Complex Auditorium (lower-level 1B20)</strong></p><hr><p>Barbara Madsen is an artist and Professor at Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University. Madsen’s practice is at the intersection of sculpture, prints, painting, ready-mades, and photography. Her vast collections of industrial matter -- spark plugs, machine parts, welding masks, light switches, rubber, plastic, prosthetics, artificial eyes, toys and much more – serve as the stimulus for the work. Her work is riddled with skeptical questions about society, civilization and collapse. Who is the Guardian and who is the Barbarian? Who enters the gate and who’s banned? She aims to lift the lid off canonical hierarchical art forms and queer space. Her work is an ever-evolving quest that picks out and unravels a new thread about greed and power to see how far she can push farcical realities from the primitive to the futuristic. Her explosive use of color is in the service of creating awkward, ridiculously sublime sculptures-works and installations that seem to infect, corrupt, and devour the universe. Yet, seeks joy and sustenance to find balance in an absurd world.</p><p>She has had solo exhitions the Blanc Gallery in NYC; Qi Fengge Musuem of Print History, Shenzen, China; MGalleries, NJ; New York Public Library, NYC; Scuola de Grafica, Venice, Italy; Sykes Gallery, PA; Lowry Lab Theater, MN; Palacky University, Czech Republic; Graphics Collective Gallery, Belgrade, Serbia; Recitation Gallery, DE; Pratt Studios Gallery, Brooklyn; Benedicta Art Center, MN; Sommers Gallery, MN; Minneapolis College of Art and Design, MN; and Tyler School of Art, PA, among others. Madsen has been included over 100 group exhibitions.</p></div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id='feature-article-media-img-5' class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class = "imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2026-04/Billie_Dreaming_in_Blue-scaled.jpg?itok=-nhp6-k4" width="1500" height="1889" alt="Black Queer Aesthetics: A Symposium" /> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-5"> <h3> <div>Black Queer Aesthetics: A Symposium</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-5"> <div><div dir="ltr"><strong>Tuesday, April 21, 2-4:30 pm</strong></div><div dir="ltr"><strong>VAC 303</strong></div><hr><div dir="ltr">PRESENTERS</div><div>Sequoia Belk-Hurst | Kat Deck-Portillo | Isis Exum | Andrea Garcia | William Holt III | Taylor Moss | Courtney Pierce | Lena Rodriguez</div></div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id='feature-article-media-img-6' class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class = "imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2026-04/Screenshot%202026-04-07%20at%2010.06.54%E2%80%AFAM.png?itok=joIoj4xy" width="1500" height="1174" alt="Wayne Thiebaud, Neapolitan Cupcake, 2009. Oil on cradled hardboard, 10 7/8 x 12 7/8 inches. Art © Estate of Wayne Thiebaud / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York" /> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-6"> <h3> <div>Art History Club</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-6"> <div><p><span>Please join the Art History Club for an End-of-Semester Social! Stop by for cupcakes, art history themed activities, conversation, and festivity. We hope to see you there!</span></p><p><span><strong>Date: Thursday, April 23</strong></span><br><span><strong>Time: 2:00-4:00pm</strong></span><br><span><strong>Place: VAC 303</strong></span></p><p><span>Questions? Please contact Christine Bachman: </span><a href="mailto:christine.bachman@colorado.edu" rel="nofollow"><span>christine.bachman@colorado.edu</span></a></p><p>Image: <span>Wayne Thiebaud, Neapolitan Cupcake, 2009. Oil on cradled hardboard, 10 7/8 x 12 7/8 inches.&nbsp;Art © Estate of Wayne Thiebaud / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York</span></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id='feature-article-media-img-7' class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class = "imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2026-04/Screenshot%202026-04-14%20at%2012.25.33%E2%80%AFPM.png?itok=qsl8QbhC" width="1500" height="1730" alt="BFA 2026" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-7"> <p>second nature. bfa exhibit</p><p><strong>EXHIBITION APRIL 25- MAY 3, 2026</strong><br><strong>OPENING APRIL 24th &nbsp;from 4-6 PM</strong><br><strong>Visual Arts Complex</strong></p><p>Featured artists:<br>LAUREN BECKER<br>DELANEY BRADY<br>TREVOR COAST<br>ZSATIRA DIAMOND<br>LUISA FERNANDA<br>NATALIE HAUGAN<br>TYLYN KING<br>GEORGIA MONTALVO<br>AINSLEY PITCHER<br>MARTHA QUIRIE<br>MAX ROBERTS<br>JANEMELYN STRODE<br>POLLY TORIAN</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Faculty News</div> </h2> <div class="row row-content"> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2026-04/11a2c388-592d-4b35-aabc-4c871e5f4c67.png?h=7c21b3f8&amp;itok=tenbvmLX" alt="Megan O&#039;Grady"/> </div> <h3> <div>Megan O&#039;Grady, Assistant Professor, Art Practices</div> </h3> <div class="article-summary" id="teaser-article-summary-user-text--0"> <p><span>Megan O'Grady will speak about and sign her new book, </span><em>How It Feels to Be Alive: Encounters with Art and Our Selves</em><span>, on <strong>Thursday, April 23rd at 6:30pm</strong>, at 鶹ӰԺ Bookstore. She will be in conversation with Alexandra Kleeman for this special event. Tickets for this event are $5 (plus a small processing fee) and are&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/megan-ogrady-how-it-feels-to-be-alive-with-alexandra-kleeman-tickets-1982700976995?aff=oddtdtcreator" rel="nofollow">available on Eventbrite HERE</a><span>.</span></p><div><div><div><div><p>鶹ӰԺ Bookstore, 1107 Pearl St, 鶹ӰԺ, CO 80302</p><p><a href="https://boulderbookstore.net/event/2026-04-23/megan-ogrady-how-it-feels-be-alive-alexandra-kleeman" rel="nofollow">Link to more information about the event</a></p></div></div></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2026-04/Urban%20Peasants%204.png?h=1c31b03b&amp;itok=RIThlODy" alt="shell image"/> </div> <h3> <div>Hanna Rose Shell, Professor, Art Practices</div> </h3> <div class="article-summary" id="teaser-article-summary-user-text--1"> <p><span>Hanna Rose Shell was a curator and guest presenter as part of the monthlong New York city-wide celebration of&nbsp;Ken and Flo Jacobs in April 2026.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span>Shell’s daylong two part program, LIVING ARCHIVE mined the depths of historic actuality in film and home movies to reveal perceptual histories of surveillance, displacement, family, and communication across three works1&nbsp;</span><em><span>New York Ghetto Fish Market 1903</span></em><span>&nbsp;(2006),&nbsp;</span><em><span>Urban Peasants&nbsp;</span></em><span>(1975), and</span><em><span>&nbsp;Jerry Takes a Back Seat, Then Passes Out of the Picture&nbsp;</span></em><span>(1987). At UnionDocs, in collaboration with Andrew Lampert. She’s grateful to Aza Jacobs as well as Jamie Wager at CU’s Rare and Distinctive Collections.</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2026-04/Screenshot%202026-04-14%20at%2012.41.22%E2%80%AFPM.png?h=7b7ec950&amp;itok=fARMft01" alt="Stephanie Su"/> </div> <h3> <div>Stephanie Su, Assistant Professor, History of Asian Art</div> </h3> <div class="article-summary" id="teaser-article-summary-user-text--2"> <p><span>Prof. Stephanie Su has been appointed as a Florence Tan Moeson Fellow at the Library of Congress, Washington D.C. During her fellowship, she will pursue her research project, </span><em>The Lure of Buddhist Aesthetics: Creative Print Movement and Transcultural Discourse in Modern Japan, 1920s-1940s</em><span>, which examines the intertwined relationships among religion, modernism, and politics in interwar Japan. &nbsp;</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2026-04/Screenshot%202026-04-07%20at%2010.37.09%E2%80%AFAM.png?h=690aa8b5&amp;itok=q82cAklO" alt="Corrina Espinosa"/> </div> <h3> <div>Corrina Espinosa, Assistant Teaching Professor, Art Practices</div> </h3> <div class="article-summary" id="teaser-article-summary-user-text--3"> <div><p><em><strong>Beamoca 2: Electric Boogaloo</strong></em><br>Digital Art Exhibition<br>Facilitated by Corrina Espinosa</p><p><strong>April 16, 7-9 PM</strong><br>鶹ӰԺ Museum of Contemporary Art, 1750 13th Street, 鶹ӰԺ</p><p>Free and open to the public</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Department News &amp; Announcements</div> </h2> <div class="row row-content"> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2026-03/54532510562_f31a8ab38d_k.jpg?h=a1e1a043&amp;itok=6PiBDx_j" alt="graduation"/> </div> <h3> <div>Art &amp; Art History Department Graduation</div> </h3> <div class="article-summary" id="teaser-article-summary-user-text--0"> <div><div><p><strong>Saturday, May 2, 2026 from&nbsp;1:00 - 3:00 PM</strong><br>Visual Arts Complex (VAC) Plaza<br><em>Reception will follow the ceremony from 2 - 3 p.m.</em></p><p>Contact:&nbsp;<a href="mailto:jean.goldstein@colorado.edu" rel="nofollow">Jean&nbsp;Goldstein</a><br>No RSVP needed but if planning to join us come early to get a seat</p><p><a href="/artandarthistory/art-art-history-department-graduation-ceremony" rel="nofollow">Link to more information about the AAH recognition ceremony.</a></p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2026-02/IMG_21971.jpg?h=b6ea49df&amp;itok=j_rWk_DX" alt="VRC coffee"/> </div> <h3> <div>Monday coffee in the VRC</div> </h3> <div class="article-summary" id="teaser-article-summary-user-text--1"> <div><div><div>Stop by the VRC on Mondays between 10am and 3pm this semester for free coffee. Feel free to stay for a relaxing break with an art-themed jigsaw puzzle.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>The Visual Resources Center offers images, imaging, and a gathering space. Room 310, Visual Arts Complex.&nbsp;<a href="http://www.colorado.edu/artandarthistory/vrc" rel="nofollow">www.colorado.edu/artandarthistory/vrc</a></div></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2026-04/Screenshot%202026-04-14%20at%209.23.48%20AM.png?h=1c1d6105&amp;itok=XPt-JRxX" alt="exhibition"/> </div> <h3> <div>COUNTING THE DAYS: #119</div> </h3> <div class="article-summary" id="teaser-article-summary-user-text--2"> <p><span>Inspired by the calendric writing of Danish author Solvej Balle and the work of structural filmmakers Hollis Frampton and J.J. Murphy, these 11 artists will share a wide range of filmmaking styles and artistic works in an 80-minute outdoor screening at Seidel City. There will be a food truck and beverages available.&nbsp;</span></p><p><strong>M A Y&nbsp; &nbsp;7,&nbsp;&nbsp; 2 0 2 6 at 7:00 P.M.</strong><br>S E I D E L &nbsp;&nbsp; C&nbsp; I &nbsp;T &nbsp;Y<br>3205 Longhorn Rd, 鶹ӰԺ</p><p>ARTISTS: &nbsp;Maya Buffett-Davis, Ayuj Consul, Sara Gallagher, Ian Joseph Greene, Malick Lo, Ali Marashian, Mahda Purmehdi, Allison Radomski, Juan L. Velazquez, Cal Young, Bocheng Zhang</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12"> </div> Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:09:08 +0000 Kirsten Stoltz 1506 at /artandarthistory News, April 7, 2026 /artandarthistory/newsletter/newsletter/news-april-7-2026 <span>News, April 7, 2026</span> <span><span>Kirsten Stoltz</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-04-07T09:50:34-06:00" title="Tuesday, April 7, 2026 - 09:50">Tue, 04/07/2026 - 09:50</time> </span> Art &amp;amp; Art History News <div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Upcoming Events</div> </h2> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id='feature-article-media-img-0' class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class = "imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2026-03/35758.png?itok=sm-O_rAc" width="1500" height="1730" alt="Jordan Craig" /> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-0"> <h3> <div>Jordan Craig Talk: Swoon Artist-in-Resident</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-0"> <div><div><strong>Monday, April 13th, 4:00 PM</strong><br><strong>Visual Arts Complex auditorium, 1B20 (lower-level)</strong><br><strong>Co-sponsored by the Center for Native American and Indigenous Studies</strong><br>&nbsp;</div><hr><div>Join us for a special talk with Jordan Ann Craig as she shares insights from her residency at Swoon Art House in 鶹ӰԺ.<br>&nbsp;</div><div>Craig will speak about her experience during the residency, her creative process, and her journey as a Native artist. Don’t miss this inspiring conversation celebrating art, identity, and community.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Jordan Ann Craig is a Northern Cheyenne artist living and working in Pojoaque Valley, New Mexico. She grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, and received her B.A. from Dartmouth College. In 2017, Jordan was awarded the H. Allen Brooks Traveling Fellowship as well as the Eric and Barbara Dobkin Fellowship at the School for Advanced Research SAR). In 2019, Jordan was awarded artist residencies at the Institute for American Indian Arts (IAIA) and the Roswell Artist-in-Residence (RAiR) Program. Her work is shown nationally and internationally. Jordan is currently the Native Artist in Residency at Swoon Art House in 鶹ӰԺ, CO.</div></div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id='feature-article-media-img-1' class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class = "imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2026-04/Screenshot%202026-04-06%20at%202.53.56%E2%80%AFPM.png?itok=PBaF90TG" width="1500" height="988" alt="Art History showcase" /> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-1"> <h3> <div>Art History Showcase</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-1"> <div>This exhibition celebrates the scholarship of Tylyn King (B.A. with Honors candidate​), Bella Malherbe (M.A. candidate​), and Felicity Wong (M.A. candidate​).</div><div><br><strong>Join us for the reception: Tuesday, April 14​, 4:30-5:30pm​, VAC 1st Floor Lobby​</strong></div><div>Refreshments will be served. All are welcome!</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>On view April 13 – 16, 2026.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Images (left to right): Anthony Olubunmi Akinbola, CAMOUFLAGE #077 (Franzia) (detail), 2021; Claudia Hermano, two to take my soul away (detail), 2024​; Kent Monkman, The Deluge (detail), 2019.</div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id='feature-article-media-img-2' class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class = "imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2026-04/cherry_promopic.jpg?itok=1UlSEw8W" width="1500" height="966" alt="Ethan Cherry" /> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-2"> <h3> <div>Spring 2026 MFA Thesis Exhibition: Group 2</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-2"> <div><p><strong>Opening Reception: Friday, April 17, from 4-6 PM</strong><br>Exhibition dates: April 18-May 2, 2026</p><hr><p><strong>Featured artists: Ethan Cherry, Brionna Garcia, Cal Young</strong></p><p>CU Art Museum<br>Visual Arts Complex<br>Museum hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10 AM-4 PM</p><p>Image: Ethan Cherry</p></div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id='feature-article-media-img-3' class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class = "imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2026-03/7_Madsen_Cabin%20Fever..jpg?itok=fSlBmF1n" width="1500" height="1125" alt="Barbara Madsen" /> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-3"> <h3> <div>Barbara Madsen: Visiting Artist Lecture Series</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-3"> <p><strong>Monday, April 20th* at 4:00 PM</strong><br><strong>Visual Arts Complex Auditorium (lower-level 1B20)</strong></p><p><strong>*Please note the date of this lecture has changed!</strong></p><hr><p>Barbara Madsen is an artist and Professor at Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University. Madsen’s practice is at the intersection of sculpture, prints, painting, ready-mades, and photography. Her vast collections of industrial matter -- spark plugs, machine parts, welding masks, light switches, rubber, plastic, prosthetics, artificial eyes, toys and much more – serve as the stimulus for the work. Her work is riddled with skeptical questions about society, civilization and collapse. Who is the Guardian and who is the Barbarian? Who enters the gate and who’s banned? She aims to lift the lid off canonical hierarchical art forms and queer space. Her work is an ever-evolving quest that picks out and unravels a new thread about greed and power to see how far she can push farcical realities from the primitive to the futuristic. Her explosive use of color is in the service of creating awkward, ridiculously sublime sculptures-works and installations that seem to infect, corrupt, and devour the universe. Yet, seeks joy and sustenance to find balance in an absurd world.</p><p>She has had solo exhitions the Blanc Gallery in NYC; Qi Fengge Musuem of Print History, Shenzen, China; MGalleries, NJ; New York Public Library, NYC; Scuola de Grafica, Venice, Italy; Sykes Gallery, PA; Lowry Lab Theater, MN; Palacky University, Czech Republic; Graphics Collective Gallery, Belgrade, Serbia; Recitation Gallery, DE; Pratt Studios Gallery, Brooklyn; Benedicta Art Center, MN; Sommers Gallery, MN; Minneapolis College of Art and Design, MN; and Tyler School of Art, PA, among others. Madsen has been included over 100 group exhibitions.</p> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id='feature-article-media-img-4' class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class = "imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2026-04/Billie_Dreaming_in_Blue-scaled.jpg?itok=-nhp6-k4" width="1500" height="1889" alt="Black Queer Aesthetics: A Symposium" /> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-4"> <h3> <div>Black Queer Aesthetics: A Symposium</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-4"> <div dir="ltr"><strong>Tuesday, April 21, 2-4:30 pm</strong></div><div dir="ltr"><strong>VAC 303</strong></div><hr><div dir="ltr">PRESENTERS</div><div>Sequoia Belk-Hurst | Kat Deck-Portillo | Isis Exum | Andrea Garcia | William Holt III | Taylor Moss | Courtney Pierce | Lena Rodriguez</div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id='feature-article-media-img-5' class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class = "imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2026-04/Screenshot%202026-04-07%20at%2010.06.54%E2%80%AFAM.png?itok=joIoj4xy" width="1500" height="1174" alt="Wayne Thiebaud, Neapolitan Cupcake, 2009. Oil on cradled hardboard, 10 7/8 x 12 7/8 inches. Art © Estate of Wayne Thiebaud / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York" /> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-5"> <h3> <div>Art History Club</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-5"> <p><span>Please join the Art History Club for an End-of-Semester Social! Stop by for cupcakes, art history themed activities, conversation, and festivity. We hope to see you there!</span></p><p><span><strong>Date: Thursday, April 23</strong></span><br><span><strong>Time: 2:00-4:00pm</strong></span><br><span><strong>Place: VAC 303</strong></span></p><p><span>Questions? Please contact Christine Bachman: </span><a href="mailto:christine.bachman@colorado.edu" rel="nofollow"><span>christine.bachman@colorado.edu</span></a></p><p>Image: <span>Wayne Thiebaud, Neapolitan Cupcake, 2009. Oil on cradled hardboard, 10 7/8 x 12 7/8 inches.&nbsp;Art © Estate of Wayne Thiebaud / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York</span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Faculty News</div> </h2> <div class="row row-content"> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2026-04/dont_look_away_web.jpg?h=252f27fa&amp;itok=yuqRLZnS" alt="Brianne Cohen"/> </div> <h3> <div>Brianne Cohen, Associate Professor, Art History</div> </h3> <div class="article-summary" id="teaser-article-summary-user-text--0"> <p><span>Brianne Cohen's book </span><em>Don't Look Away: Art, Nonviolence, and Preventive Publics in Contemporary Europe</em><span>&nbsp;(Duke University, 2023) was a finalist for the Laura Shannon Prize in Contemporary European Studies through the Nanovic Institute for European Studies at the University of Notre Dame. The description from their </span><a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnanovic.nd.edu%2Fnews%2F2026-laura-shannon-prize-in-contemporary-european-studies-shortlist-named%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CKirsten.Stoltz%40Colorado.EDU%7C89911462ef2f40eff52408de934762ee%7C3ded8b1b070d462982e4c0b019f46057%7C1%7C0%7C639110131961395693%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=a5cStOxGbOU4LnJFxHsG2PlfDZYq1dR8%2FKEFWC5WvF4%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="nofollow">website</a><span>&nbsp;states: "One of the preeminent prizes in European studies, and carrying an award of $10,000, the Laura Shannon Prize is awarded annually to the author of the best book in European studies that transcends a focus on any one country, state, or people to stimulate new ways of thinking about contemporary Europe as a whole," and "the Laura Shannon Prize is recognized internationally as one of the leading book prizes in the field of European studies."</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2026-04/Screenshot%202026-04-07%20at%2010.15.42%E2%80%AFAM.png?h=08d70d98&amp;itok=xmHOxO28" alt="Kim Dickey"/> </div> <h3> <div>Kim Dickey, Professor, Art Practices</div> </h3> <div class="article-summary" id="teaser-article-summary-user-text--1"> <p>Exhibition Announcement:<br><em><strong>And all the meadows wide</strong></em></p><p>Robischon Gallery, 1740 Wazee Street, Denver<br>Exhibition on view: April 9-May 30, 2026</p><p><strong>Opening reception: Thursday, April 9th, 6-8 PM</strong></p> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2026-04/Screenshot%202026-04-07%20at%2010.21.39%E2%80%AFAM.png?h=f4864ee0&amp;itok=sZ266P6O" alt="Megan O&#039;Grady"/> </div> <h3> <div>Megan O&#039;Grady, Assistant Professor, Art Practices</div> </h3> <div class="article-summary" id="teaser-article-summary-user-text--2"> <p>O'Grady's book, <a href="https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374613327/howitfeelstobealive/" rel="nofollow">How It Feels to Be Alive</a> was listed as one of the New York Times most anticipated books for April.</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/30/books/new-books-april.html" rel="nofollow">New York Times New Books</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2026-04/Screenshot%202026-04-07%20at%2010.37.09%E2%80%AFAM.png?h=690aa8b5&amp;itok=q82cAklO" alt="Corrina Espinosa"/> </div> <h3> <div>Corrina Espinosa, Assistant Teaching Professor, Art Practices</div> </h3> <div class="article-summary" id="teaser-article-summary-user-text--3"> <p><em><strong>Beamoca 2: Electric Boogaloo</strong></em><br>Digital Art Exhibition<br>Facilitated by Corrina Espinosa</p><p><strong>April 16, 7-9 PM</strong><br>鶹ӰԺ Museum of Contemporary Art, 1750 13th Street, 鶹ӰԺ</p><p>Free and open to the public</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Department News &amp; Announcements</div> </h2> <div class="row row-content"> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <h3> <div>The Cancer Journals Aloud</div> </h3> <div class="article-summary" id="teaser-article-summary-user-text--0"> <div><strong>Friday, April 17th, 1:30-3PM</strong></div><div><strong>CU Art Museum</strong></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Join us at the CU Art Museum for a public reading of <em>The Cancer Journals</em>&nbsp;(1980) by Black, lesbian, warrior, mother, and poet, Audre Lorde, in conversation with Hollis Sigler's lithograph <em>I Find Hope on the Horizons of my Tomorrow</em>s (1996). Following the event, the CU Art Museum will host a short reception in which participants may discuss the works while enjoying pastries and tea. This event is free, but we ask that interested persons <a href="/cuartmuseum/programs-virtual-activities/cancer-journals-aloud" rel="nofollow">RSVP online</a>.&nbsp;</div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2026-03/54532510562_f31a8ab38d_k.jpg?h=a1e1a043&amp;itok=6PiBDx_j" alt="graduation"/> </div> <h3> <a href="/artandarthistory/art-art-history-department-graduation-ceremony"> <div>Art &amp; Art History Department Graduation</div> </a> </h3> <div class="article-summary" id="teaser-article-summary-user-text--1"> <div><p><strong>Saturday, May 2, 2026 from&nbsp;1:00 - 3:00 PM</strong><br>Visual Arts Complex (VAC) Plaza<br><em>Reception will follow the ceremony from 2 - 3 p.m.</em></p><p>Contact:&nbsp;<a href="mailto:jean.goldstein@colorado.edu" rel="nofollow">Jean&nbsp;Goldstein</a><br>No RSVP needed but if planning to join us come early to get a seat</p><p><a href="/artandarthistory/art-art-history-department-graduation-ceremony" rel="nofollow">Link to more information about the AAH recognition ceremony.</a></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2026-02/IMG_21971.jpg?h=b6ea49df&amp;itok=j_rWk_DX" alt="VRC coffee"/> </div> <h3> <div>Monday coffee in the VRC</div> </h3> <div class="article-summary" id="teaser-article-summary-user-text--2"> <div><div>Stop by the VRC on Mondays between 10am and 3pm this semester for free coffee. Feel free to stay for a relaxing break with an art-themed jigsaw puzzle.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>The Visual Resources Center offers images, imaging, and a gathering space. Room 310, Visual Arts Complex.&nbsp;<a href="http://www.colorado.edu/artandarthistory/vrc" rel="nofollow">www.colorado.edu/artandarthistory/vrc</a></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12"> </div> Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:50:34 +0000 Kirsten Stoltz 1505 at /artandarthistory News, March 31, 2026 /artandarthistory/newsletter/newsletter/news-march-31-2026 <span>News, March 31, 2026</span> <span><span>Kirsten Stoltz</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-03-31T11:31:44-06:00" title="Tuesday, March 31, 2026 - 11:31">Tue, 03/31/2026 - 11:31</time> </span> Art &amp;amp; Art History News <div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Upcoming Events</div> </h2> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id='feature-article-media-img-0' class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class = "imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2026-03/89a85205-1c23-41ac-af77-8f22c8512539.png?itok=ZtVZ391r" width="1500" height="844" alt="VAC" /> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-0"> <h3> <div>BOULDER ARTS WEEK EVENT: CU OPEN DOORS</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-0"> <div>The 鶹ӰԺ is opening its doors to the community to highlight CU's connection to 鶹ӰԺ's art community. In partnership with 鶹ӰԺ Arts Week, we want to generate some creativity with everyone!</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span><strong>Date: Friday, April 3, 2026</strong></span><br><span><strong>Time: 12-3pm</strong></span><br><span><strong>Where: Main lobby of Visual Arts Complex, CU 鶹ӰԺ</strong></span><br><span><strong>Cost: Free</strong></span></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Activities include:</div><ul><li><div>Printmaking with MFA student Luis E. Pérez + check out work of current students in the Art and Art History department</div></li><li><div>Watercolor painting with members of the CU Museum of Natural History</div></li><li><div>Crafts, puzzles, and tarot cards with the CU Art Museum + visit the CU Art Museum’s to check out what's on view, including the <em>MFA Thesis Exhibition</em>, featuring the work of Dati Alsaedi, Cesar Herrejon, and Mahda Purmehdi.&nbsp;</div></li></ul><div>Whether you’re a student, an alumni, or simply a Buff enthusiast, there are plenty of opportunities to engage with CU 鶹ӰԺ’s visual arts scene.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Open to all!</div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id='feature-article-media-img-1' class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class = "imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2026-03/Inner%20Horizon%20Stansbury%20Island%202025%20W%20Cobbing%207822.00_03_34_13.Still001%20copy.jpg?itok=D_yPt4en" width="1500" height="844" alt="William Cobbing" /> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-1"> <h3> <div>William Cobbing: Roser Visiting Artist Lecture</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-1"> <p><span><strong>Monday, April 6th, 4:00 PM</strong></span><br><span><strong>Visual Arts Complex auditorium, 1B20 (lower-level)</strong></span><br><span><strong>Generously supported by the Roser Visiting Artist Program</strong></span></p><hr><p><span>This artist talk is presented in association with </span><em><span>Yes &amp;… </span></em><span>at the 鶹ӰԺ Museum of Contemporary Art, on view through May 3, 2026. The exhibition was curated by CU 鶹ӰԺ alumni Tobias Fike and Donald Fodness.</span></p><p><a href="https://www.bmoca.org/2026/yes-and-at-bmoca" rel="nofollow"><strong>鶹ӰԺ the Exhibition</strong></a>: Rooted in improvisational theater, “Yes, And” is a phrase that embodies an ethos of acceptance and addition. The concept resonates with many contemporary visual artists who emphasize intuition, improvisation, and process. Drawing on this approach,&nbsp;<em>Yes &amp;...</em>&nbsp;brings together an eclectic mix of styles and aesthetics from 18 artists united by their human-centered focus and perspective.</p><p><strong>鶹ӰԺ William Cobbing: </strong>Starting from a sculptural sensibility, Cobbing’s art practice encompasses a diverse range of media, including video and installation. Performative encounters are devised with material, such as clay, in which the protagonists are engaged in a repetitive and absurd cycle of manipulating formless surfaces. The works allude to concepts of entropy, underlining the extent to which earthly material is irreversibly dispersed, giving rise to a definitive blurring of the boundaries between the body and landscape, whilst putting the possibility of conclusion on hold. William Cobbing studied sculpture at Central St Martins, De Ateliers, an artists’ institute in Amsterdam and a PhD by Practice at Middlesex University.&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id='feature-article-media-img-2' class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class = "imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2026-03/35758.png?itok=sm-O_rAc" width="1500" height="1730" alt="Jordan Craig" /> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-2"> <h3> <div>Jordan Craig Talk: Swoon Artist-in-Resident</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-2"> <div><strong>Monday, April 13th, 4:00 PM</strong><br><strong>Visual Arts Complex auditorium, 1B20 (lower-level)</strong><br><strong>Co-sponsored by the Center for Native American and Indigenous Studies</strong><br>&nbsp;</div><hr><div>Join us for a special talk with Jordan Ann Craig as she shares insights from her residency at Swoon Art House in 鶹ӰԺ.<br>&nbsp;</div><div>Craig will speak about her experience during the residency, her creative process, and her journey as a Native artist. Don’t miss this inspiring conversation celebrating art, identity, and community.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Jordan Ann Craig is a Northern Cheyenne artist living and working in Pojoaque Valley, New Mexico. She grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, and received her B.A. from Dartmouth College. In 2017, Jordan was awarded the H. Allen Brooks Traveling Fellowship as well as the Eric and Barbara Dobkin Fellowship at the School for Advanced Research SAR). In 2019, Jordan was awarded artist residencies at the Institute for American Indian Arts (IAIA) and the Roswell Artist-in-Residence (RAiR) Program. Her work is shown nationally and internationally. Jordan is currently the Native Artist in Residency at Swoon Art House in 鶹ӰԺ, CO.</div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id='feature-article-media-img-3' class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class = "imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2026-03/Clock%20Radio_Promo%20Pic_CY%20%282%29.jpeg?itok=GN7Xe47L" width="1500" height="1000" alt="Cal Young" /> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-3"> <h3> <div>Spring 2026 MFA Thesis Exhibition: Group 2</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-3"> <p><strong>Opening Reception: Friday, April 17, from 4-6 PM</strong><br>Exhibition dates: April 18-May 2, 2026</p><hr><p><strong>Featured artists: Ethan Cherry, Brionna Garcia, Cal Young</strong></p><p>CU Art Museum<br>Visual Arts Complex<br>Museum hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10 AM-4 PM</p><p>Image:&nbsp;Cal Young,&nbsp;<em>Clock Radio</em></p> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id='feature-article-media-img-4' class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class = "imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2026-03/7_Madsen_Cabin%20Fever..jpg?itok=fSlBmF1n" width="1500" height="1125" alt="Barbara Madsen" /> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-4"> <h3> <div>Barbara Madsen: Visiting Artist Lecture</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-4"> <p><strong>Monday, April 20th* at 4:00 PM</strong><br><strong>Visual Arts Complex Auditorium (lower-level 1B20)</strong></p><hr><p>Barbara Madsen is an artist and Professor at Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University. Madsen’s practice is at the intersection of sculpture, prints, painting, ready-mades, and photography. Her vast collections of industrial matter -- spark plugs, machine parts, welding masks, light switches, rubber, plastic, prosthetics, artificial eyes, toys and much more – serve as the stimulus for the work. Her work is riddled with skeptical questions about society, civilization and collapse. Who is the Guardian and who is the Barbarian? Who enters the gate and who’s banned? She aims to lift the lid off canonical hierarchical art forms and queer space. Her work is an ever-evolving quest that picks out and unravels a new thread about greed and power to see how far she can push farcical realities from the primitive to the futuristic. Her explosive use of color is in the service of creating awkward, ridiculously sublime sculptures-works and installations that seem to infect, corrupt, and devour the universe. Yet, seeks joy and sustenance to find balance in an absurd world.</p><p>She has had solo exhitions the Blanc Gallery in NYC; Qi Fengge Musuem of Print History, Shenzen, China; MGalleries, NJ; New York Public Library, NYC; Scuola de Grafica, Venice, Italy; Sykes Gallery, PA; Lowry Lab Theater, MN; Palacky University, Czech Republic; Graphics Collective Gallery, Belgrade, Serbia; Recitation Gallery, DE; Pratt Studios Gallery, Brooklyn; Benedicta Art Center, MN; Sommers Gallery, MN; Minneapolis College of Art and Design, MN; and Tyler School of Art, PA, among others. Madsen has been included over 100 group exhibitions.</p><hr><p><strong>*Please note the date of this lecture has changed!</strong></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Faculty News</div> </h2> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id='feature-article-media-img-0' class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class = "imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2026-03/Screenshot%202026-03-31%20at%2012.01.36%E2%80%AFPM.png?itok=4eurAHnr" width="1500" height="999" alt="M12, The Tap" /> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-0"> <h3> <div>Professor Richard Saxton, Art Practices</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-0"> <p>Richard Saxton's M12 Studio project, "The Tap" was recently featured in the publication, <em><strong>Glasstire</strong></em></p><p><em><span>"In 2021, rural art collective M12 Studio started their ongoing project exploring the Ogallala Aquifer with an exhibition at the Landmark Arts Gallery at TTU and with an installation of a well that “taps” the aquifer. The well is permanently located at Simpson’s farm, in a repurposed grain silo designated the Museum of Post-Agriculture." </span></em><span>—Natalie Hegert, </span><em><span>Glasstire</span></em></p><p><a href="https://glasstire.com/2026/03/16/dry-land-living-water-artists-engage-with-the-precarious-ecology-of-the-llano-estacado/" rel="nofollow"><strong>Link to read the full article</strong></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2></h2> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Department Announcements</div> </h2> <div class="row row-content"> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2026-03/54532510562_f31a8ab38d_k.jpg?h=a1e1a043&amp;itok=6PiBDx_j" alt="graduation"/> </div> <h3> <a href="/artandarthistory/art-art-history-department-graduation-ceremony"> <div>Art &amp; Art History Department Graduation</div> </a> </h3> <div class="article-summary" id="teaser-article-summary-user-text--0"> <p><strong>Saturday, May 2, 2026 from&nbsp;1:00 - 3:00 PM</strong><br>Visual Arts Complex (VAC) Plaza<br><em>Reception will follow the ceremony from 2 - 3 p.m.</em></p><p>Contact:&nbsp;<a href="mailto:jean.goldstein@colorado.edu" rel="nofollow">Jean&nbsp;Goldstein</a><br>No RSVP needed but if planning to join us come early to get a seat</p><p><a href="/artandarthistory/art-art-history-department-graduation-ceremony" rel="nofollow">Link to more information about the AAH recognition ceremony.</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2026-02/IMG_21971.jpg?h=b6ea49df&amp;itok=j_rWk_DX" alt="VRC coffee"/> </div> <h3> <div>Monday coffee in the VRC</div> </h3> <div class="article-summary" id="teaser-article-summary-user-text--1"> <div>Stop by the VRC on Mondays between 10am and 3pm this semester for free coffee. Feel free to stay for a relaxing break with an art-themed jigsaw puzzle.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>The Visual Resources Center offers images, imaging, and a gathering space. Room 310, Visual Arts Complex.&nbsp;<a href="http://www.colorado.edu/artandarthistory/vrc" rel="nofollow">www.colorado.edu/artandarthistory/vrc</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <h3> <div>Art Buffs Collective Summer 2026 internship stipend</div> </h3> <div class="article-summary" id="teaser-article-summary-user-text--2"> <div>The Division of Arts and Humanities and the Art Buffs Collective (ABC) offer this $5,000 stipend to <strong>undergraduate students</strong> in good academic standing who have a major in the College of Arts and Sciences and those currently in the <strong>Program in Exploratory Studies.</strong></div><div dir="ltr">&nbsp;</div><div>The stipend is offered to support students in their creative efforts during their summer internship, regardless of major, field or discipline. We aim to support them in demonstrating to campus and beyond how 鶹ӰԺ students know and create their “ABCs."</div><div dir="ltr">&nbsp;</div><div>We'll also support the path to finding a summer internship if a student hasn't secured one yet, and they'll still receive the $5,000 stipend when they do.</div><div dir="ltr">&nbsp;</div><div><strong>What:</strong>&nbsp;Art Buffs Collective Summer 2026 internship stipend</div><div><strong>When:</strong>&nbsp;The application deadline is April 5.</div><div><strong>Who</strong>: All students who have a major in the College of Arts and Sciences and those currently in the Program in Exploratory Studies are encouraged to apply.</div><div><strong>Where:</strong>&nbsp;Apply <a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.cloud.microsoft%2FPages%2FResponsePage.aspx%3Fid%3DG4vtPQ0HKUaC5MCwGfRgVyUO0MVh-LlEgudYo-TfIa5UMERaM1RKRDIyRTI1RlNHMDhXVVpaVFJQRy4u&amp;data=05%7C02%7CKirsten.Stoltz%40Colorado.EDU%7C75ab9ad3cc594042e41308de89e36659%7C3ded8b1b070d462982e4c0b019f46057%7C1%7C0%7C639099807021390365%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=DRlaU2ffeWAnJlV7xmTxHqo8UFhXki%2FPBig7If8uKuY%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12"> </div> Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:31:44 +0000 Kirsten Stoltz 1503 at /artandarthistory News, March 24, 2026 /artandarthistory/newsletter/newsletter/news-march-24-2026 <span>News, March 24, 2026</span> <span><span>Kirsten Stoltz</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-03-24T12:17:34-06:00" title="Tuesday, March 24, 2026 - 12:17">Tue, 03/24/2026 - 12:17</time> </span> Art &amp;amp; Art History News <div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Upcoming Events</div> </h2> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id='feature-article-media-img-0' class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class = "imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2026-03/ondine.jpeg?itok=59BwYJ6u" width="1500" height="1431" alt="C. Ondine Chavoya: Transgresoras: Rosa de la Montaña, Patssi Valdez, and Mail Art" /> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-0"> <h3> <div>C. Ondine Chavoya: Visiting Art History Scholar Lecture</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-0"> <div><p><span><strong>Thursday, March 26th, 5 PM</strong></span><br><span><strong>Visual Arts Complex, Auditorium 1B20 (lower-level)</strong></span></p><hr><p>Lecture:&nbsp;<em>Transgresoras: Rosa de la&nbsp;Montaña, Patssi Valdez, and Mail Art.&nbsp;</em></p><p>This talk considers how artists experimented with alternative identities and created imaginary institutions in the 1970s. Exploring how such artistic personae circulated through the interrelated practices of mail art and zines, the examples highlight the role of anonymity, portraiture, signature icons, and gender play in Chicanx art history.</p><p>C. Ondine Chavoya is the John D. Murchison Regents Professor in Art in the Department of Art and Art History at UT Austin. A specialist in contemporary art and Latinx art, Chavoya is co-editor of Chicano and Chicana Art: A Critical Anthology. With David Evans Frantz, Chavoya was co-curator of Axis Mundo: Queer Networks in Chicano L.A., a groundbreaking exhibition and archival research project that traveled to eight venues across the United States from 2017 to 2022. With Rita Gonzalez, Chavoya was co-curator of the earlier exhibition Asco: Elite of the Obscure, A Retrospective, 1972-1987 that opened at LACMA in 2011. More recently, he co-organized the traveling exhibition Teddy Sandoval and the Butch Gardens School of Art. He is the recipient of a 2021 Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant and was a 2023-2024 MoMA Scholar in Residence.</p></div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id='feature-article-media-img-1' class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class = "imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2026-03/cesarherrejon%20%281%29.jpeg?itok=2LJoDfBM" width="1500" height="2000" alt="Cesar Herrejon" /> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-1"> <h3> <div>Spring 2026 MFA Thesis Exhibition: Group 1</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-1"> <div><p><strong>Opening Reception: Friday, March 27th from 4-6 PM</strong><br><strong>Exhibition dates: March 28-April 9, 2026</strong></p><hr><p>Featured artists: Dati Alsaedi, Mahda Purmehdi, Cesar Herrejon</p><p>CU Art Museum, Visual Arts Complex<br>Museum hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10 AM-4 PM</p><p>Image:&nbsp;Cesar Herrejon</p></div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id='feature-article-media-img-2' class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class = "imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2026-03/Screenshot%202026-03-10%20at%2011.59.50%E2%80%AFAM.png?itok=0eKszOMC" width="1500" height="1008" alt="Joseph Sturtevant, Pearl Street, 鶹ӰԺ, CO, ca. 1900. University of Colorado Libraries Photography Collections." /> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-2"> <h3> <div>Art History Club</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-2"> <div><p><span>Spend an hour studying materials from the CU Libraries Photography Collections with fellow art history enthusiasts.</span></p><p><span><strong>Date: Friday, March 27</strong></span><br><span><strong>Time: 1:00pm-2:00pm</strong></span><br><span><strong>Place: Norlin Library M350B</strong></span></p><p><span>Questions? Please contact Christine Bachman at </span><a href="mailto:christine.bachman@colorado.edu" rel="nofollow"><span>christine.bachman@colorado.edu</span></a><span>.</span></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id='feature-article-media-img-3' class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class = "imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2026-02/Khan_Snakeskin-13.jpg?itok=x2SsoSGx" width="1500" height="1875" alt="Basheera Khan" /> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-3"> <h3> <div>Baseera Khan: Visiting Artist Lecture</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-3"> <div><p><span><strong>Monday, March 30th at 4:00 PM</strong></span><br><span><strong>Visual Arts Complex, Auditorium 1B20 (lower-level)</strong></span></p><hr><p>Baseera Khan is an award-winning New York-based visual artist interested in materials, color, and their economies. From public art installation to sculpture, painting to performance and music, Khan collages the effects of these relationships to labor and family structures, religion, and spiritual well-being. Khan has performed and exhibited at several locations in the past years sharing this diverse practice. "Painful Arc II, Shoulder High," a public art commission for High Line Art, NYC, was installed from 2023-24, and "New Leaf," a permanent public art commission for Help USA, Brooklyn, NY was installed in 2025.</p><p>Khan has had several solo institutional exhibitions such as Mass Art Museum, Boston, Massachusetts (2026), the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington D.C. (2023), and the Brooklyn Museum, NY (2021-22) and many others. Khan mounted recent international solo exhibitions at Niru Ratnam Gallery, London, U.K. (2025) and 10 &amp; Zero Uno in Venice, Italy (2024).</p><p>Khan's performance work has premiered at several locations including the Brooklyn Museum of Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, and Art POP Montreal International Music Festival.&nbsp;</p></div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2></h2> <div class="row row-content"> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2026-03/Inner%20Horizon%20Stansbury%20Island%202025%20W%20Cobbing%207822.00_03_34_13.Still001%20copy.jpg?h=dcd377b8&amp;itok=fJiPL5f2" alt="William Cobbing"/> </div> <h3> <div>William Cobbing: Roser Visiting Artist Lecture</div> </h3> <div class="article-summary" id="teaser-article-summary-user-text--0"> <p><span><strong>Monday, April 6th, 4:00 PM</strong></span><br><span><strong>Visual Arts Complex auditorium, 1B20 (lower-level)</strong></span><br><span><strong>Generously supported by the Roser Visiting Artist Program</strong></span></p><hr><p><span>This artist talk is presented in association with </span><em><span>Yes &amp;… </span></em><span>at the 鶹ӰԺ Museum of Contemporary Art, on view through May 3, 2026. The exhibition was curated by CU 鶹ӰԺ alumni Tobias Fike and Donald Fodness.</span></p><p><a href="https://www.bmoca.org/2026/yes-and-at-bmoca" rel="nofollow"><strong>鶹ӰԺ the Exhibition</strong></a>: Rooted in improvisational theater, “Yes, And” is a phrase that embodies an ethos of acceptance and addition. The concept resonates with many contemporary visual artists who emphasize intuition, improvisation, and process. Drawing on this approach,&nbsp;<em>Yes &amp;...</em>&nbsp;brings together an eclectic mix of styles and aesthetics from 18 artists united by their human-centered focus and perspective.</p><p><strong>鶹ӰԺ William Cobbing: </strong>Starting from a sculptural sensibility, Cobbing’s art practice encompasses a diverse range of media, including video and installation. Performative encounters are devised with material, such as clay, in which the protagonists are engaged in a repetitive and absurd cycle of manipulating formless surfaces. The works allude to concepts of entropy, underlining the extent to which earthly material is irreversibly dispersed, giving rise to a definitive blurring of the boundaries between the body and landscape, whilst putting the possibility of conclusion on hold. William Cobbing studied sculpture at Central St Martins, De Ateliers, an artists’ institute in Amsterdam and a PhD by Practice at Middlesex University.&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2026-03/89a85205-1c23-41ac-af77-8f22c8512539.png?h=8abcec71&amp;itok=tqnQhYuj" alt="VAC"/> </div> <h3> <div>BOULDER ARTS WEEK EVENT: CU OPEN DOORS</div> </h3> <div class="article-summary" id="teaser-article-summary-user-text--1"> <div>The 鶹ӰԺ is opening its doors to the community to highlight CU's connection to 鶹ӰԺ's art community. In partnership with 鶹ӰԺ Arts Week, we want to generate some creativity with everyone!</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span><strong>Date: Friday, April 3, 2026</strong></span><br><span><strong>Time: 12-3pm</strong></span><br><span><strong>Where: Main lobby of Visual Arts Complex, CU 鶹ӰԺ</strong></span><br><span><strong>Cost: Free</strong></span></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Activities include:</div><ul><li><div>Printmaking with MFA student Luis E. Pérez + check out work of current students in the Art and Art History department</div></li><li><div>Watercolor painting with members of the CU Museum of Natural History</div></li><li><div>Crafts, puzzles, and tarot cards with the CU Art Museum + visit the CU Art Museum’s to check out what's on view, including the <em>MFA Thesis Exhibition</em>, featuring the work of Dati Alsaedi, Cesar Herrejon, and Mahda Purmehdi.&nbsp;</div></li></ul><div>Whether you’re a student, an alumni, or simply a Buff enthusiast, there are plenty of opportunities to engage with CU 鶹ӰԺ’s visual arts scene.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Open to all!</div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2026-03/35758.png?h=692bdf2c&amp;itok=qrSgdvxy" alt="Jordan Craig"/> </div> <h3> <div>Jordan Craig Talk: Swoon Artist-in-Resident</div> </h3> <div class="article-summary" id="teaser-article-summary-user-text--2"> <div><strong>Monday, April 13th, 4:00 PM</strong><br><strong>Visual Arts Complex auditorium, 1B20 (lower-level)</strong><br><strong>Co-sponsored by the Center for Native American and Indigenous Studies</strong><br>&nbsp;</div><hr><div>Join us for a special talk with Jordan Ann Craig as she shares insights from her residency at Swoon Art House in 鶹ӰԺ.<br>&nbsp;</div><div>Craig will speak about her experience during the residency, her creative process, and her journey as a Native artist. Don’t miss this inspiring conversation celebrating art, identity, and community.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Jordan Ann Craig is a Northern Cheyenne artist living and working in Pojoaque Valley, New Mexico. She grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, and received her B.A. from Dartmouth College. In 2017, Jordan was awarded the H. Allen Brooks Traveling Fellowship as well as the Eric and Barbara Dobkin Fellowship at the School for Advanced Research SAR). In 2019, Jordan was awarded artist residencies at the Institute for American Indian Arts (IAIA) and the Roswell Artist-in-Residence (RAiR) Program. Her work is shown nationally and internationally. Jordan is currently the Native Artist in Residency at Swoon Art House in 鶹ӰԺ, CO.</div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="article-summary" id="teaser-article-summary-user-text--3"> <p>Opening Reception: Friday, April 17, from 4-6 PM<br>Exhibition dates: April 18-May 2, 2026</p><p><strong>Featured artists: Ethan Cherry, Brionna Garcia, Cal Young</strong></p><p>CU Art Museum<br>Visual Arts Complex<br>Museum hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10 AM-4 PM</p><p>Image:&nbsp;Cal Young,&nbsp;<em>Clock Radio</em></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Faculty News</div> </h2> <div class="row row-content"> <div class=" col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2026-03/Screenshot%202026-03-24%20at%2012.51.49%E2%80%AFPM.png?h=565d7603&amp;itok=JqlLk3ZE" alt="Victoria Cantons, Untitled (Woman), 2022. Photo: Damian for Hauser and Wirth. Courtesy the Victoria Cantons Studio, London"/> </div> <h3> <div>Megan O&#039;Grady, Assistant Professor, Art Practices</div> </h3> <div class="article-summary" id="teaser-article-summary-user-text--0"> <p><span>Featured in the Spring 2026 edition of </span><em><span>T</span>he Yale Review</em><span>&nbsp;</span><br><span>"The Body I Couldn’t Abstract"</span></p><p><a href="https://yalereview.org/article/megan-o-grady-vagina-art" rel="nofollow"><span><strong>Link to O'Grady's essay</strong></span></a></p><p><span>Image: Victoria Cantons, </span><em>Untitled (Woman)</em><span>, 2022. Photo: Damian for Hauser and Wirth. Courtesy the Victoria Cantons Studio, London</span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Department Announcements</div> </h2> <div class="row row-content"> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2026-03/Screenshot%202026-03-24%20at%2012.55.42%E2%80%AFPM.png?h=05faaed9&amp;itok=g_NH5eSk" alt="Andrea Garcia Vasquez"/> </div> <h3> <div>Andrea Garcia Vasquez, Graduate Candidate, Sculpture &amp; Post-studio Practice</div> </h3> <div class="article-summary" id="teaser-article-summary-user-text--0"> <div><span>ConnectArte: Music, Identity &amp; Creative Process</span></div><div>March 26 | 6:00–7:30 PM at Museo de las Americas</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>In this <span>ConnectArte</span> workshop, curators <span>Kristina Stamatis</span> and <span>Andrea Garcia Vasquez</span> share how youth incorporated music into their creative and curatorial processes for <em>Nuestras Historias</em>. Music played a key role in activating the exhibition’s themes of identity, justice, tradition and play. The evening will include live musicians performing in the gallery space, creating an immersive experience that highlights sound as a powerful storytelling and design element.</div><div>Light refreshments will be provided.&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><a href="https://museo.app.neoncrm.com/nx/portal/neonevents/events?path=%2Fportal%2Fevents%2F36873" rel="nofollow"><span>Free event but registration is required</span></a><span>. - Doors Open at 5:45 pm</span></div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2026-03/Screenshot%202026-03-10%20at%203.34.19%E2%80%AFPM.png?h=a434e949&amp;itok=_g734XDn" alt="AAH graduation"/> </div> <h3> <div>Art &amp; Art History Graduation Ceremony &amp; Reception</div> </h3> <div class="article-summary" id="teaser-article-summary-user-text--1"> <p><strong>Saturday, May 2, 2026 from&nbsp;1:00 - 3:00 PM</strong><br>Visual Arts Complex (VAC) Plaza<br><em>Reception will follow the ceremony from 2 - 3 p.m.</em></p><p>Contact:&nbsp;<a href="mailto:jean.goldstein@colorado.edu" rel="nofollow">Jean&nbsp;Goldstein</a><br>No RSVP needed but if planning to join us come early to get a seat</p><p><strong>All students must register to graduate. </strong><a href="/business/events/graduation/apply-graduate-undergraduate-students" rel="nofollow"><strong>LINK to Register</strong></a></p> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2026-02/IMG_21971.jpg?h=b6ea49df&amp;itok=j_rWk_DX" alt="VRC coffee"/> </div> <h3> <div>Monday coffee in the VRC</div> </h3> <div class="article-summary" id="teaser-article-summary-user-text--2"> <div><div><div><div><div><div>Stop by the VRC on Mondays between 10am and 3pm this semester for free coffee. Feel free to stay for a relaxing break with an art-themed jigsaw puzzle.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>The Visual Resources Center offers images, imaging, and a gathering space. Room 310, Visual Arts Complex.&nbsp;<a href="http://www.colorado.edu/artandarthistory/vrc" rel="nofollow">www.colorado.edu/artandarthistory/vrc</a></div></div></div></div></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <h3> <div>Art Buffs Collective Summer 2026 internship stipend</div> </h3> <div class="article-summary" id="teaser-article-summary-user-text--3"> <div>The Division of Arts and Humanities and the Art Buffs Collective (ABC) offer this $5,000 stipend to <strong>undergraduate students</strong> in good academic standing who have a major in the College of Arts and Sciences and those currently in the <strong>Program in Exploratory Studies.</strong></div><div dir="ltr">&nbsp;</div><div>The stipend is offered to support students in their creative efforts during their summer internship, regardless of major, field or discipline. We aim to support them in demonstrating to campus and beyond how 鶹ӰԺ students know and create their “ABCs."</div><div dir="ltr">&nbsp;</div><div>We'll also support the path to finding a summer internship if a student hasn't secured one yet, and they'll still receive the $5,000 stipend when they do.</div><div dir="ltr">&nbsp;</div><div><strong>What:</strong>&nbsp;Art Buffs Collective Summer 2026 internship stipend</div><div><strong>When:</strong>&nbsp;The application deadline is April 5.</div><div><strong>Who</strong>: All students who have a major in the College of Arts and Sciences and those currently in the Program in Exploratory Studies are encouraged to apply.</div><div><strong>Where:</strong>&nbsp;Apply <a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.cloud.microsoft%2FPages%2FResponsePage.aspx%3Fid%3DG4vtPQ0HKUaC5MCwGfRgVyUO0MVh-LlEgudYo-TfIa5UMERaM1RKRDIyRTI1RlNHMDhXVVpaVFJQRy4u&amp;data=05%7C02%7CKirsten.Stoltz%40Colorado.EDU%7C75ab9ad3cc594042e41308de89e36659%7C3ded8b1b070d462982e4c0b019f46057%7C1%7C0%7C639099807021390365%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=DRlaU2ffeWAnJlV7xmTxHqo8UFhXki%2FPBig7If8uKuY%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12"> </div> Tue, 24 Mar 2026 18:17:34 +0000 Kirsten Stoltz 1501 at /artandarthistory Scholarships 2026 /artandarthistory/newsletter/newsletter/scholarships-2026 <span>Scholarships 2026</span> <span><span>Kirsten Stoltz</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-03-11T17:39:08-06:00" title="Wednesday, March 11, 2026 - 17:39">Wed, 03/11/2026 - 17:39</time> </span> Art &amp;amp; Art History News <div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Art &amp; Art History Scholarships</div> </h2> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id='feature-article-media-img-0' class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class = "imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2025-11/Screenshot%202025-11-19%20at%2011.09.18%E2%80%AFAM.png?itok=D2l1HcDN" width="1500" height="1009" alt="dollar signs" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-0"> <p><span>Scholarship applications are due by the end of <strong>Sunday, March 15</strong>!</span></p><p><span><strong>Access the scholarship application</strong> by logging in to the </span><a href="https://buffportal.colorado.edu/card/scholarships" rel="nofollow"><span>Buff Portal</span></a><span>. From the Scholarships card, click CU 鶹ӰԺ Scholarship Application. See </span><a href="/scholarships/media/3" rel="nofollow"><span>step-by-step instructions</span></a><span> for continuing students.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span><strong>Complete &amp; submit the general application</strong></span><br><span>You can edit your general application until the deadline, even after it's been submitted. Changes made after the deadline will not be reviewed unless you are applying for another scholarship with a later deadline.</span></p><p><span><strong>Review recommended opportunities</strong></span><br><span>At the top of the application, hover over </span><em><span>Opportunities</span></em><span> and click </span><em><span>Recommended</span></em><span>. Some opportunities require additional info like a special essay, reference letters or supporting documents.</span></p><p><span><strong>Browse other opportunities</strong></span><br><span>At the top of the application, hover over </span><em><span>Opportunities</span></em><span> and click </span><em><span>Ours</span></em><span> to browse all CU 鶹ӰԺ scholarship opportunities (labeled Ours).</span></p><p><span><strong>Complete the FAFSA</strong></span><br><span>This step isn't required, but is recommended!</span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12"> </div> Wed, 11 Mar 2026 23:39:08 +0000 Kirsten Stoltz 1500 at /artandarthistory