Visual Arts + Sound Art News

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Visual Arts alum Vivian Vivas ’23 launched her video exhibition titled may I die before I’m gone. Hosted by Alexander Berggruen in New York (1018 Madison Avenue, Floor 3), the exhibition will ran through August 22, 2024.

A dynamic group of School of the Arts alumni will participate in this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the world’s largest performing arts festival.

Fulfillment features Linder’s drawings, video, and sculptures, forming a multimedia installation.

An interdisciplinary team of School of the Arts alumni has launched Welcome to My Room, a one-woman show comprising a dynamic blend of musical concert, poetry, and personal narrative. The ensemble recently presented a workshop performance in the East Village Basement, a multipurpose theatre/art space, before heading to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this August, where the play will run from August 2 to 10.

Visual Arts alumnus Vikram Divecha ’19 recently had his first major survey exhibition, titled Short Circuits, at Jameel Arts Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The show retraced the Dubai-based artist’s practice since 2013. 

Visual arts alumna Alison Nguyen ’23 unveils her first major live-action project in her solo exhibition, history as hypnosis V03, at murmurs, an art space in Los Angeles. The exhibition, which runs through July 6, 2024, includes sculptures, prints, and photographs that originate from the video production process.

Columbia University filmmakers achieved notable success at the 30th annual Palm Springs International ShortFest, with several films receiving top honors and special mentions.

Visual Arts alumna Patrice Renee Washington ’14 is presenting Tendril, a profound solo exhibition that explores identity through sculpture and ceramics. Hosted at the Institute for Contemporary Art at Virginia Commonwealth University, the exhibition runs through July 14, 2024.

First-year Visual Arts student Rama Ghanem has been awarded a summer research fellowship through the Institute for Religion, Culture and Public Life.

Visual Arts alumna Abby Robinson ’22's solo show, entitled, simply, Abby Robinson, opens at Tilton Gallery—covering the rooms, halls, and fireplaces in canvas, netting, silk, wood, plaster, and bright shocks of oil and acrylic colors. 

Three School of the Arts faculty members and alumni have been inducted into the Academy of Arts and Sciences.

From April 27 until June 2, 2024, Situations Gallery in New York City is presenting Soft Pangs, a debut solo exhibition by Visual Arts alum Calvin Kim ’23

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.