Visual Arts + Sound Art News

NEWS

Visual Arts alumna Anna Ting Möller ’23 is currently showcasing her solo exhibition, grafting, for that which grows and that which bars, at Tutu Gallery.

From March 8 until April 20, 2024, the prestigious Rachel Uffner Gallery in Manhattan’s Lower East Side will present Plan B, the second solo exhibition by Visual Arts Alumna Susan Chen ’20.

Bicheng Liang ’21 and Yixuan Shao ’21, the artistic duo that comprises Alchemyverse, met in the Visual Arts + Sound Art Program at the School of the Arts.

Visual Arts alumna Cecilia Caldiera ‘23 has unveiled her new solo exhibition, Our House, at Subtitled NYC.

From February 3, 2024 until August 18, 2024, Professor Sarah Sze’s new, site-specific works will be on view in a solo exhibition at Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas, Texas.

Several School of the Arts alumni and faculty will feature in this year’s Whitney Biennial, Even Better Than the Real Thing, which opens on March 20, 2024.

Visual Arts alumna Jacqueline Silberbush '19 has published a book of photos, What Shod I be!!!!? with Dashwood Books. The book, which is an extension of her ongoing photographic series by the same title, follows the lived experiences of a young woman’s life from the moment of her birth to that of her child’s. 

On March 1 and 2, 2024, Adjunct Associate Professor of Visual Arts Pamela Sneed will direct and star in A Tribute to Big Mama Thornton at Joe’s Pub at The Public Theater in New York City. 

Sound Art alum Char Jeré '23 has unveiled their debut New York City solo exhibition at Artists Space, Zoo or an Orchestra, an exploration of the nonlinear temporality within the African diaspora through various art forms.

School of the Arts Professor David Antonio Cruz has recently been teaching and exhibiting his work in multiple museum exhibitions.

Visual Arts students Laurena Finéus and Annika Tucksmith, together with alum Kelsey Shwetz ’22, have been named Autumn 2023 recipients of Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grants.

On ​​November 12, 2023 during the Visual Arts and Sound Art Class of 2024 Open Studios, 30 student artists welcomed members of the public to engage with their work and learn more about their materials, techniques, and influences.

Student Series

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Encounters

by Mădălina Telea Borteș

A series featuring Columbia visual, sound, and performance artists, discussing the art that compels them to see and create in new ways. 

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This Is Who We Are

by Carlos Barragán

A series featuring Columbia School of the Arts’ professors, covering careers, pedagogy, and art-making.

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Constructing Futures: Making Ecological Art in a Time of Uncertainty

by Catherine Fisher

A series that features artists who use found materials, natural resources, and the landscape to construct work that addresses the harsh realities of our ecological age.