News

November 12, 2024

Meet Addie Peyronnin, Assistant Dean for Development and Alumni Relations

Author: Wanda Motley Odom

Addie Peyronnin, Tyler's new Assistant Dean for Development and Alumni Relations, brings diverse experiences in fundraising with a variety of arts and culture organizations in the Philadelphia area, including the Library Company of Philadelphia, the Free Library of Philadelphia, the Barnes Foundation, and Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library. Peyronnin shares some reflections on the impact that in philanthropy can have and her current focus for Tyler.  Read More

October 18, 2024

On the Block: 5 Questions for Byron Wolfe

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. Read More

October 3, 2024

Professor's Exhibition Critiques Health Care System Through Real Illness

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. Read More

Judith Schaechter and her biophilic dome project in progress.
June 4, 2024

Adjunct Professor Judith Schaechter Featured in WHYY News

Author: Alina Ladyzhensky

Tyler Glass Adjunct Professor Judith Schaechter was recently profiled by WHYY News about her role as the current artist-in-residence at the Penn Center for Neuroaesthetics, which explores the biological basis of aesthetic experiences. Schaechter's residency project is a stained-glass dome that speaks to the concept of biophilia— the human tendency to seek deep connections with nature. Read more. Image: Judith Schaechter and her biophilic dome project in progress. Photo credit: Kimberly Paynter/WHYY Read More

Two clear glass discs against a white background
April 15, 2024

Meet Natali Rodrigues, Laurie Wagman Artist-in-Residence at Tyler

Author: Jordan Cameron

Natali Rodrigues is a glass artist and the spring 2024 Laurie Wagman Artist-in-Residence at the Tyler School of Art and Architecture. During her time at Tyler, she has created a body of work that will be on view at AUTOMAT in an exhibition curated by Tyler alum and Associate Professor Brynn Hurlstone (MFA ’23) titled A Sliver of the Moon / A Single Branch of Flowering Plum. “Each of the objects in the exhibition is an investigation of ceaseless change using mitosis as a metaphor, symbol, and/or method of production,” Rodrigues described in an artist statement. “The exhibition invites viewers to experience "a world of refraction, distillation, excessive textural noise, and quiet, blessed quiet, amongst the frenzied dance of life.”  Read More

April 10, 2024

Tyler Faculty Take a Lead in Climate Action

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. Read More

March 26, 2024

Temple Rome Expands Rich History with Campus Move

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 Read More

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