December 12, 2024
Author: Wanda Motley Odom
Tucked away at the base of the plate-glass facade in the Tyler Atrium, a series of photographic images were ever so slowly coming into view.The eclectic collection of anthotypes, chlorophyll prints and phytograms was a project in Adjunct Professor Laurie Beck Peterson’s plant-based photography class this fall, and they relied on the fickle nature yet ubiquitous presence of natural light to appear.“The purpose of teaching these techniques is to promote sustainability and reduce the environmental impact of hazardous photography chemical waste,” Petersen explained during the fall semester. “Students learn skills that align with current trends in sustainability, which they can then incorporate in their artwork.”
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November 11, 2024
Author: Wanda Motley Odom
Tyler alum Marguerite Anglin's (BSArch '01) path from architecture student to the Public Art Director at Creative Philadelphia, the city’s office for arts and culture, showcases the power of interdisciplinary thinking and the lasting impact of the strong educational foundation that Tyler provides. Anglin's journey into architecture wasn't a straightforward one. Initially interested in fashion design, she was steered toward more technical fields by her parents. At a summer camp for business and engineering, a counselor introduced Anglin to architecture – a discipline that balanced her creative and analytical sides perfectly. Diving into Architecture at Tyler At Tyler, Anglin immersed herself in the architecture program.
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October 18, 2024
Author: Wanda Motley Odom
Professor Byron Wolfe is an accomplished photographer whose work is widely published and exhibited, a Guggenheim Fellow, and the current chair of the Art Department at the Tyler School of Art and Architecture.He is passionate about collaborative research projects that investigate topics that span the visual arts, humanities and natural sciences, and uses photography and other visualization tools to tell stories that reflect upon broader notions of culture and the constructions of landscape, perception and time.
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October 3, 2024
Author: Wanda Motley Odom
Tyler Professor Pepón Osorio has been celebrated worldwide for his provocative and immersive large-scale, multimedia installations that explore complex, systemic problems in American life through the lived experience of others. But his current exhibition Convalescence, now on view in the heart of Thomas Jefferson University’s medical center, is the first time he has used his personal story – of cancer diagnosis and treatment – to shine a light on inherent health and health care inequities in the United States.
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May 21, 2024
Author: Alina Ladyzhensky
Visual artist Rachelle Anayansi Mozman Solano (MFA ’98), an alum of Tyler’s Photography program, has been selected to receive a 2024 Guggenheim Fellowship. The illustrious fellowships, administered annually since 1925 by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, are awarded to individuals who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts. Mozman is among 188 highly accomplished scholars, artists, photographers, scientists, and writers who were chosen for this year’s award from nearly 3,000 initial candidates through a rigorous peer review process.
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April 10, 2024
Author: Wanda Motley Odom
For the last two years, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture Rob Kuper has been diligently working with fellow faculty members to organize around the topic of climate change, particularly how institutions such as Temple University can reduce their use of fossil fuels.On April 18, Kuper will combine his efforts with other proponents of decarbonization at Temple for a community conversation, “Your Role in Decarbonizing Temple,” about innovative solutions to promote the use of renewable energy and make the university’s energy infrastructure less reliant upon fossil fuels.
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March 26, 2024
Author: Wanda Motley Odom
Temple's Rome Campus is relocating to Piazza di Spagna, a historic area in the Eternal City that offers students a more immersive cultural experience surrounded by landmarks, museums, cafés and shops.
For almost 30 years, thousands of Tyler and Temple students have enjoyed the temporary homeliness and comfort of the campus, located in a 15th-century palazzo, the Villa Caproni, situated in the historic heart of the city near the Piazza del Popolo. The location, across the Tiber River from Rome’s Prati neighborhood, has provided students with a beautiful and culturally immersive setting for their studies. Read more
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March 21, 2024
Author: Wanda Motley Odom
Amid Philadelphia’s vibrant art scene, the Wind Challenge at Fleisher Art Memorial has long stood as a harbinger of creative ingenuity and excellence. This prestigious annual juried competition, established in the late 1970s, has consistently celebrated emerging artist who push the boundaries of art making.This year’s Wind Challenge winners include four Tyler alums – Brynn Hurlstone (MFA ’23, Glass), Sean Starowitz (MFA ’23, Sculpture), Idalia Vásquez-Achury (MFA ’22, Photography), and Kim Altomare (BFA '13, Painting) – whose creative practices continue this tradition of innovation through distinctive ways of combining materials and methods to tell unique stories.
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October 27, 2022
Author: Emily Herbein
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September 8, 2022
Author: Emily Herbein
Lindsey Dadourian (BFA ‘23), an avid member of Tyler’s Photography program, fills her time outside of class as a freelance concert photographer. A few weeks ago, she spotted breakout singer-songwriter Dermot Kennedy busking in Rittenhouse Square to promote his upcoming album, Sonder, and her photos made their way into 6ABC’s coverage of the impromptu gig.
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