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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

Beatrice Wright (BA anticipated) to present at a conference

Author: Jane DeRose Evans

Beatrice will present her paper, "Capturing Russia's Silver Age Icon Through the Kaleidoscope of the Avant Garde", during the April 8-10th SUNY New Paltz Undergraduate Art History Symposium. They developed their paper in Prof. Alice Price's writing-intensive class, Color and the Nordic Avant-garde (Fall 2021). Read More

Lahota and Dakota Visual Essay, Sadie Redwing
February 22, 2022

Sadie Redwing to speak at joint GAiD and Art History sponsored virtual event Wednesday 2/23/22 at 12:15 pm

Author: Jane DeRose Evans

Sadie Red Wing (sadieredwing.com) is a Lakota graphic designer and advocate from the Spirit Lake Nation of Fort Totten, North Dakota. Red Wing earned her BFA in New Media Arts and Interactive Design at the Institute of American Indian Arts. She received her Master of Graphic Design from North Carolina State University. Her research on cultural revitalization through design tools and strategies created a new demand for tribal competence in graphic design research. Red Wing urges Native American graphic designers to express visual sovereignty in their design work, as well as encourages academia to include an Indigenous perspective in the design curriculum. Currently, Red Wing serves as an Assistant Professor at OCAD University (Toronto, ONT). Read More

February 18, 2022

Tyler School of Art and Architecture Issues Formal Land Acknowledgment

Author: Emily Herbein

The Collegial Assembly at Tyler School of Art and Architecture recently adopted use of an Indigenous Land Acknowledgment, developed by a faculty committee spearheaded by Art History Chair Jane DeRose Evans, to recognize the history of the native peoples who originally lived on the lands where the school sits.   Read More

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