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Art En Route to Proxima B
December 6, 2018
Erin Ulrich ’18
Associate Professor of Integrated Media Julia Christensen earned the 2017-2018 LACMA Art + Tech Lab Fellowship. She is expanding on her ongoing art and research project, Upgrade Available, along with NASA scientists at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
A Printmaking Journey from Oberlin to Poland
October 17, 2018
Phoebe Pan ’20
Maggie Middleton ’17 heads to Poland to further her passion for printmaking.
Studio Art: Pathways From Classroom to Career
September 27, 2018
Erin Ulrich ’18
Pathways: Studio Art is demystifying stereotypes of studio art graduates by bringing in alums from diverse career fields to present their work to current students.
Johnny Coleman: From Concept to Creation
July 25, 2018
Hillary Hempstead
Johnny Coleman was awarded an artist-in-residency position for this summer’s FRONT International Triennial. This photo essay demonstrates his artistic process for Reflections From Here: Elders of Glenville, installed at St. Mark’s Church in Cleveland.
Nyquon Watson ’18 Wins AICUO Grand Award
May 1, 2018
Tyler Sloan ’17
Nyquon Watson ’18 won the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Ohio Grand Award for Excellence in the Visual Arts for his project, Losing, which explores emotional evolution through photography, typography, and anaglyph 3D.
Artist Johnny Coleman Finds Inspiration Off the Beaten Path
March 12, 2018
Hillary Hempstead
Johnny Coleman is one of the six Cleveland-based artists selected to participate in an artist-in-residency program at The Madison as part of FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art.
Nyquon Watson ’18 Named AICUO Award Finalist
February 22, 2018
Tyler Sloan '17
Nyquon Watson ’18 is one of six artists who will compete for the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities’ Grand Award for excellence in the visual arts this spring.
Art from the North Coast to the West Coast
December 7, 2017
Hillary Hempstead
From Cleveland to Los Angeles, Associate Professor of Integrated Media Art Julia Christensen is captivating the art world with her use of technology to explore large concepts and systems.
Famed Acoustician Albert Xu and Musical Artist Mimi Xu Explore Sound at Oberlin Nov. 2 and 3
October 26, 2017
By Erich Burnett
The art and science of sound rests at the heart of Albert Xu and daughter Mimi Xu, who have forged dynamic careers exploring very different avenues of the same phenomenon.
Creating Space to Curate
March 29, 2017
Justine Goode
Exhibition Initiative, Oberlin’s student-run curatorial organization, gives students from all disciplines the opportunity to curate art exhibitions featuring work created by their peers.
