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Alumna and Adjunct Assistant Professor Judy Chung ‘18 is featured in a group show at NYC Culture Club. The show opened on March 10th and will remain on view until April 16th. 

Mengtai Zhang '19 is a multidisciplinary artist based in New York. Employing sculpture, sound, and simulation technology, his works create ambivalent allegories of power, where personal and sociopolitical factors encounter each other. He is a PhD candidate in Electronic Arts at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He holds an MFA in Sound Art at Columbia University, an MFA in Fine Arts at School of Visual Arts, and a BA in Fine Art at Goldsmiths, University of London. Mengtai's works have been presented internationally, including IDFA (Netherlands); Sundance Film Festival, New York Fashion Week,…

Lemon Guo '18 is an interdisciplinary artist, composer, and vocalist from China. Drawn to the visceral and evocative nature of the voice, she creates voice-based performances and installations that connect people to current environmental and cultural realities. She holds an MFA in Sound Art from Columbia University and has performed and exhibited her works internationally, in places such as Rubin Museum of Art (US), BBC Radio 3 (UK), International Computer Music Conference (Korea), and Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture (China). Lemon has held residencies at the Headlands Center for…

Alumna Nancy Cohen ‘84 is featured in a show at Kathryn Markel Fine Arts.

Alumna Yuri Yuan ‘21 was recently announced as a recipient of her second grant from the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation. 

The Bronx Museum presents Bronx Calling: The FIfth AIM Biennial, showcasing the work of 68 early career artists from the 2018 and 2019 cycles of the Bronx Museum’s AIM Fellowship program.

No Emoji for Ennui, a group show featuring the work of current student Alison Nguyen, is on view at Light Work in Syracuse, New York until March 26. 

Alumna Farah Mohammad ‘21 is featured in her first solo show at Nyama Fine Art Gallery in New York City. Interference will remain on view until March 15, 2022.

Alumnus of the Undergraduate Visual Arts Program Oscar yi Hou CC ‘21 has been named the recipient of the third annual UOVO prize.

Assistant Professor Sable Elyse Smith has received new representation from LA-based gallery Regen Projects, with a solo show forthcoming in 2023. 

The 59th iteration of the famous International Art Exhibition, the Venice Biennale, will take place from April 23 to November 27, 2022. 

Blocks from the Hudson River, the gurgling sound of water interweaves with gentle whale whistles in a dimly lit open gallery space.

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.