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Phoebe Bachman
May 15, 2024

Tyler Alum Phoebe Bachman (BFA '14) Featured in The Philadelphia Citizen

Author: Alina Ladyzhensky

As an an artist and project manager for The People's Budget, an evolving Mural Arts Philadelphia public artwork, Tyler Sculpture alum Phoebe Bachman (BFA '14) helps bring everyday Philadelphians into the City’s complex budgeting process by creating opportunities for collaboration and civic engagement. Read More

May 14, 2024

Curation, publication and more from our graduate students this academic year!

Author: Jane DeRose Evans

Again, I grabbed these from your annual reports; these were not announced previously. It is so impressive how you are learning and sharing your learning with all different kinds of communities!Moe Marte finished out their internship at Philadelphia’s Office of Arts Culture and the creative economy and continued to work with the Public Art Department as a field documenter for "Percent for Art Monuments"; worked with the student exhibitions team here in Tyler; and had glass pieces accepted for inclusion in "Echo- Systems" in Tyler Contemporary.Rachel Vorsanger published, “Reflection and Refraction: Multivalent Social Realism in the Work of Joaquín Sorolla,” Arts Special Issue: Affective Art (February 2024). Read More

May 14, 2024

Papers delivered and to be delivered!

Author: Jane DeRose Evans

Thanks to all of your annual achievement statements, I was able to scoop up a lot of important information to share with the broader community: these were not shared previously.It is such a pleasure seeing our grad students share their scholarship in conferences within the region, the U.S., the hemisphere, and the world!Jessica Braum spoke at the Association for the Study of Arts of the Present ASAP/14, Arts of Fugitivity, Virtual, in the panel: Conceptualizing TRANS-Asia; with the paper: “Plurilocal Subjectivity: Kim Lim’s Transnational Praxis and Cosmopolitan Imagination” (September 2023), as well as  Read More

tile announcing exhibition
May 7, 2024

2024 Art History Capstone class presents "This is not an art exhibition"

Author: Jane DeRose Evans

In this virtual exhibition, Art History undergraduate students present their capstone projects -- ranging from manga comics to Baroque art, from Mexican artists to Korean artists, from art by AIDS activists to environmental activists in a fascinating look at the intersectionalities of famous and forgotten artists from around the world. View the exhibition on STELLAOnline Congratulations to Zoe C, Shayna, Wini, Seohyun (Sera), Zoe K, Y Huong, Emma, Luke, Shannon, Izzy, Elizabeth, Taylor, Camille, and Eliza Read More

Pablo Meninato
May 3, 2024

Associate Professor of Architecture Publishes Book on Urban Design Interventions in Latin America

Author: Alina Ladyzhensky

Tyler School of Art and Architecture Associate Professor Pablo Meninato has released a new book titled Urban Labyrinths. Informal Settlements, Architecture, and Social Change in Latin America. Published by Routledge and co-authored with Gregory Marinic, the book explores how contemporary architects, researchers, and other stakeholders have developed innovative urban design tactics that enhance the quality of life in informal settlements built by migrants across Latin America. Read More

Ashley West headshot
May 3, 2024

Dr Ashley West selected as Visiting Scholar at the Bard Center for fall 2024

Author: Jane DeRose Evans

The Bard Graduate Center hosts scholars from university, museum, and independent backgrounds for the Bard Graduate Center Visiting Fellowships, which are intended to provide scholars with workspace in the Bard Graduate Center Research Center and enable them to join the dynamic, intellectual, and scholarly community in New York City. Visiting Fellowships represent Bard's commitment to conversation and scholarly communication to pursue  work in the decorative arts, design history, and material culture. Dr. West will be a Bard Visiting Scholar while she is on leave. Read More

A mortar board with a rainbow made of gems and lettering that reads "It's kind of fun to do the impossible"
May 2, 2024

Life After Tyler: 2024 Graduates Share Their Plans

Author: Alina Ladyzhensky

Graduating senior Chloe Mordan (Ceramics BFA ’24) first had the opportunity to work at the Moravian Pottery and Tile Works in Doylestown, PA, as a summer intern last year. That experience has landed her a job with the working history museum, which still produces handmade ceramics tiles in the way its founder did in the late 19th century. “It’s a nice combination for my Ceramics concentration and Art History minor,” Mordan said of her position, which will involve demonstrating how the tiles are made using old equipment in the Arts and Crafts style of the time. She credits a class field trip to the museum with Associate Professor Lauren Sandler with helping her land the internship.  Read More