Faculty News

    March 11, 2022

    Dean Cahan Shares Expertise on Inclusivity in Art World

    Author: Emily Herbein

    Tyler Dean Susan E. Cahan has made her life’s work advocating for greater inclusivity in the art world, particularly in the field of education and in museums. Her expertise, developed over 30 years as an arts educator, art historian, and curator has influenced public understanding of art, politics, and institutional practices. This spring, Cahan will bring her vision to three public conversations.   Read More

    February 28, 2022

    Madeline Rile Smith (BFA '14) Granted 2022 Saxe Emerging Artist Award

    Author: Emily Herbein

    Madeline Rile Smith (BFA ‘14), Adjunct Professor in Glass, was recently granted the Saxe Emerging Artist Award from the Glass Art Society. Thanks to this opportunity, Smith will present at the 2022 Annual GAS Conference in Tacoma (May 18-21), participate in an upcoming digital artist exhibition, receive an honorarium to support her work, and more.  Read More

    February 18, 2022

    Dr. Alpesh Patel contributions to the study of queer/trans theory

    Author: Jane DeRose Evans

    Dr. Patel's speaking engagements and publications in the fall of 2021 highlight his research: KINSEY INSTITUTE, FORSCHUNGSSTELLE KULTURGESCHICHTE DER SEXUALITÄT, WEAM - WILZIG EROTIC ART MUSEUM, December 2021. Moderator for panel, part of the online conference, “Exhibitionism – Sexuality at the Museum International”WOPHA: WOMEN, PHOTOGRAPHY, AND FEMINISMS CONGRESS, Miami, Florida, November 2021. Conversation with Carlotta Boettcher: “Productive Failure and Queer Photography”FULBRIGHT PRISM, September 2021. Panelist for “Art and Queer Community” for Fulbright Prism’s organization’s first online virtual conference (invited) Read More

    February 17, 2022

    Dr. Tracy Cooper interviewed in The Art Newspaper

    Author: Jane DeRose Evans

    Dr. Cooper's remarks are quoted in the story, "Venice's great women artists step into the limelight through major restoration project", an initiative undertaken by Save Venice. Dr. Cooper is an active board member of the organization. You can see the entire article here:  https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/02/15/save-venice-women-artists-res... Read More

    February 3, 2022

    Tyler Faculty Named to AIA Philadelphia Board

    Author: Emily Herbein

    Two AED faculty members, Fauzia Sadiq Garcia, RA, and Eric Oskey, RA were recently named board Directors of the American Institute of Architects' Philadelphia Chapter. Garcia will serve as the Director of Education, while Oskey will be the Director of Technology and Innovation.  What are your plans for your AIA tenure?  Read More

    January 13, 2022

    Pepón Osorio in Conversation with Nicole Fleetwood for MoMA

    Author: Emily Herbein

    Pepón Osorio, the Laura H. Carnell Professor of Community Art at Tyler School of Art and Architecture, was recently interviewed by artist and scholar Nicole Fleetwood in MoMA magazine. The two artists discuss MoMA’s acquisition of his installation, Badge of Honor, which explores the relationship between an incarcerated father and his teenage son left at home. Fleetwood curated a major exhibition, Marking Time: Art in the Age of Mass Incarceration, for MoMA that featured the works of artists in U.S. prisons and delved into similar themes as Osorio’s. The exhibition was open from September 2020-April 2021.  Read More

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