Norman Akers, the inaugural Edgar Heap of Birds Family Artist in Residence at the Tyler School of Art and Architecture, will show a body of work created during his residency. Drawing from Osage philosophy and cultural heritage as well as his time in Philadelphia, Akers' painting and print work […]

Hidden in North Philadelphia was America's most unlikely social club where civil rights leaders, atomic scientists, painters, and jazz legends all gathered at the same address. Contemporary artist Shawn Theodore asks: what if the legendary Pyramid Club had never closed? Drawing on both Theodore’s […]

Gary Taxali is a Canadian contemporary artist and illustrator known for his retro stylized art in the realm of pop. He has exhibited in many galleries and museums throughout North America and Europe including The Whitney Museum of American Art, The Jonathan LeVine Gallery, The Antonio Colombo […]

  Dr. Trenton Barnes (Assistant Professor, Williams College) examines the richly painted manuscripts created by Indigenous tlacuiloque in Mesoamerica. He highlights how these codices record history, ritual knowledge, and lineage through sophisticated image-writing systems, and how their forms […]

Born 1987, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico. Andres Payan Estrada currently lives and works in Los Angeles. He graduated with an MFA from the California Institute of the Arts. Payan Estrada works predominantly in craft-based processes including clay and textile to explore social surfaces, ephemeral […]

Abadir-Mullally (b.1997) is a Coptic-American installation and social practice artist based in Philadelphia. Abadir-Mullally’s work has been included in exhibitions in Philadelphia, New York, and Los Angeles. Their work has been supported by residencies and fellowships with Tyler School of Art and […]