Visual Arts + Sound Art News

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Alum duo Alchemyverse (Visual Arts alum Bicheng Liang ’21 and Sound Arts alum Yixuan Shao ’21) recently opened their third solo exhibition, Networks of Kisses, at Nunu Fine Art New York.

Adjunct Assistant Professor and Mentor David Humphrey, an artist renowned for his introspective approach to painting and his ability to intertwine the personal and psychological with broader social themes, is presenting his latest exhibition, porTraits, at Fredericks & Freiser.

Adjunct Assistant Professor Dana Lok ’15 recently opened her second solo exhibition at Miguel Abreu Gallery, As Syllable from Sound.

Assistant Professor of Visual Arts Adama Delphine Fawundu ’18 is presenting her second solo exhibition at HESSE FLATOW gallery, go-slow.

Visual Arts alum Sasha Fishman ’24 is debuting her solo exhibition Resurrectura at Murmurs Gallery in Los Angeles, on view from November 9, 2024 to February 23, 2025.

In the bustling halls of this year’s Visual Arts + Sound Art Class of 2025 Open Studios Exhibition, second-year Visual Arts and Sound Art students opened their studio doors to the public, showcasing a diverse array of innovative and thought-provoking works.

Visual Arts alum Linnéa Gad ’22 is presenting a new exhibition, Return of the Mollusk, at Astor Weeks. The exhibition delves into the intricate cycles of creation, transformation, and decay found in nature.

Filmmaker and Adjunct Professor at Columbia Climate School, Lydia Dean Pilcher, seeks to bring climate back into the cultural conversation with “Climatic Change: Storytelling Arts, Zeitgeist, and our Future,” an interdisciplinary graduate course in the Climate School, offered jointly with the School of the Arts.

Columbia students, alumni, and faculty are making their presence known at this year’s Art Basel Miami Beach, one of the world’s premiere art fairs. Upwards of twenty Columbia affiliates will have their work presented in connection with the fair’s wide array of platforms.  

Alum Baris Gokturk ’20 discusses their journey as an artist and creator.

When asked to explain sound art, Assistant Director of the Sound Art Program Seth Cluett provides a nuanced perspective that highlights its position at the intersection of the art and music worlds. "For a long time, sound art was a kind of catch-all for all of the things that happened in between the art world and the music world," he explained. 

Visual Arts alum Kambui Olujimi '13 is taking a deep dive into questions of race, history, and the universe in his new exhibition, North Star at the San Jose Museum of Art (SJMA) in California. 

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.