Department Of Art
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María Magdalena Campos-Pons wins 2023 MacArthur Fellowship
María Magdalena Campos-Pons, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Art, has been awarded a 2023 MacArthur Fellowship for her work exploring personal and collective histories across the Caribbean. Read MoreOct 9, 2023
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Portrait within a Portrait: Recent graduates celebrate Vanderbilt’s Sesquicentennial with ‘Vanderbilt Self-Portrait’ project
In 2022, as Vanderbilt’s 150th anniversary approached, recent graduates Allen Zeng, BA’23, and Richard Zhang, BA’23, set out to capture the essence of the university by photographing its community members. Collaborating with Professor of Art Vesna Pavlović and librarian Yvonne Boyer, the two developed the “Vanderbilt Self-Portrait” project, supported by a Sesquicentennial Grant from the chancellor’s office and a Buchanan Library Fellowship. Read MoreJun 5, 2023
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Vanderbilt student art exhibition featuring upcycled materials opens April 1
The art of six Vanderbilt University students will be featured in Trash Talk, a new exhibition on display in the gallery space at Turnip Green Creative Reuse April 1–29. Read MoreMar 30, 2023
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‘Entropic Systems’ at Space 204 through Oct. 20
Space 204 and the Vanderbilt, Arts and the Middle East: Building Bridges to the Global and the Local curatorial program present Entropic Systems, a solo exhibition from Iranian artist Laleh Mehran. The exhibition, on view through Oct. 20, features an immersive video/audio experience surrounding an engineered drawing piece activated by the movement of gallery visitors. Read MoreSep 16, 2022
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Pavlović awarded Scaling Success Grant, new internal faculty funding opportunity, in latest cycle
Professor of Art Vesna Pavlović has been awarded a Scaling Success Grant in the May 2022 cycle of the new internal funding opportunity for her research project titled “Woven Wind.” The grant supports faculty as they leverage their research into larger, more competitive awards from federal, foundation or industry sponsors. Read MoreAug 1, 2022
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EADJ and Campos-Pons honored with major art awards
Afro-Cuban American artist Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons and the Engine for Art, Democracy and Justice, a trans-institutional partnership that she founded at Vanderbilt University, have received prestigious awards this spring. Read MoreMay 11, 2021
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Winners of top student art prizes named for 2021
Senior Emily Kopec is the 2021 recipient of the $25,000 Margaret Stonewall Wooldridge Hamblet Award, the Department of Art’s top student prize, and senior Cayla B. Mims is the recipient of the $10,000 Merit Award. Read MoreMay 10, 2021
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Kudos: Read about faculty, staff and student awards, appointments and achievements
Read about the latest faculty, staff and student awards, appointments and achievements. Read MoreNov 24, 2020
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New faculty Raheleh Filsoofi: A bridge between cultures
Raheleh Filsoofi, a new assistant professor in the Department of Art, draws on her childhood in Iran and the U.S. immigration experience as themes in her work. Read MoreOct 3, 2020
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American Experiment: Professor hopes to inspire the vision of indivisibility for which the American flag stands
The symbolism of frayed, worn flags in "Flag Exchange" by Mel Ziegler, Paul E. Schwab Professor of Fine Arts, raises questions about the capacity of the American experiment to be sustained through national triumphs and shortcomings, including our own time of divisiveness. Read MoreJul 29, 2020
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Jana Harper: Creating performance art during COVID-19
When COVID-19 arrived in Nashville, Jana Harper, professor of the practice of art, had to quickly adapt her NEA-supported performance art piece to reflect the necessities of social distancing. Read MoreJun 10, 2020
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‘This Holding’ premiere with Jana Harper moves online May 29
The OZ Arts online premiere of "This Holding: Traces of Contact," a performance video emerging from an interdisciplinary collaboration led by Associate Professor of the Practice of Art Jana Harper, will be May 29. Read MoreMay 26, 2020
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Talisse’s gallery talk at Frist Art Museum moves online May 8
Robert B Talisse will deliver an online gallery talk, “Overcoming Partisan Politics,” hosted by the Frist Art Museum on Friday, May 8. The session over Zoom, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 3 p.m. Read MoreMay 1, 2020
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Winner of Hamblet Award, top student art prize, named for 2020
The Department of Art announces senior Rebecca Arp as this year’s recipient of the prestigious Margaret Stonewall Wooldridge Hamblet Award and will receive a $25,000 prize providing funds for a year of art research and travel, culminating in a solo show at Vanderbilt in one year. Senior Sydney Kaemmerlen is the recipient of the Merit Award and $10,000. Read MoreApr 30, 2020
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Visit ‘Dream for Light Years’ visual/musical exhibition online
"Dream for Light Years," a collaboration between contemporary artist Ali Smith and Blair School of Music's Michael Alec Rose, can now be enjoyed online. Read MoreApr 15, 2020
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‘Visionary Aponte: Art and Black Freedom’ opens at Cohen Hall
An exhibition bringing together 20 artists to interpret an extraordinary but lost "Book of Paintings" created by Afro-Cuban activist José Aponte opens Thursday at the Fine Arts Gallery. Read MoreJan 7, 2020
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Vanderbilt faculty member’s empathy project awarded NEA funding
The National Endowment for the Arts has awarded funding to OZ Arts Nashville to support its collaboration with Vanderbilt Department of Art faculty member Jana Harper. Her project, "This Holding," encourages empathy for the shared human experience. Read MoreDec 17, 2019
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From ‘Vanderbilt Magazine’: The Art of Healing
Cuban artist and Vanderbilt professor Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons wants to change the world through art. Read MoreNov 15, 2019
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Space 204: ‘Character Study’ opens Oct. 31
The Department of Art and Space 204 gallery welcome ceramicists John Donovan and Brian Somerville for a two-person exhibition called "Character Study." The exhibition will be on view from Oct. 31 to Dec. 5. A reception is scheduled from 4 to 6 p.m. Nov. 14 in Space 204 at the E. Bronson Ingram Studio Arts Center. Read MoreOct 9, 2019
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Artist lecture featuring Nao Bustamante: ‘Body Vulnerable/Body Protected’ Oct. 16
The Department of Art and the Studio VU Lecture Series kicks off the 2019-20 season with "Body Vulnerable/Body Protected," a lecture by Los Angeles-based artist Nao Bustamante, on Wednesday, Oct. 16, at 3 p.m. at the E. Bronson Ingram Studio Arts Center, Room 220. Read MoreOct 7, 2019