August 14: Connection and Reflection: A Conversation with Designer Dorian Webb ‘91

Join award-winning designer Dorian Webb, YC ’91 in conversation with gallerist Valerie Francis as she discusses the inspiration for her latest fine jewelry collections. Believing that handcraftsmanship conveys a sense of hope, heritage and humanity, Dorian designs intentional jewelry that sparkles with diamonds and colorful semiprecious and precious stones. An advocate for women, Dorian creates jewelry that fosters connection and reflection, …

African Art in Motion Symposium September 7th, 2023

The Yale History of Art department, in collaboration with the Yale Alumni Art League and other entities, is hosting African Art in Motion, a symposium in memory of Prof. Robert Farris Thompson. It will take place from Thursday, Sept. 7 through Friday, Sept. 8 on the Yale campus.  An opening reception with live music, performed by Alma Moyo, will take …

Composer Ari Benjamin Meyers BA’94 July 1 & 2 Luxembourg Performance

Composer Ari Benjamin Meyers BA ’94 will be performing at the Hémicycle in Luxembourg, reflecting on the climate crisis and humanity’s shifting and often harmful relationship with nature. Read more about the performance from the Mudam below: Ari Benjamin Meyers has been commissioned to create a new performance at an offsite venue, the Hémicycle – former seat of the European Parliament …

Barkley L. Hendricks BFA/MFA ’72: MYSELF WHEN I AM REAL Exhibition Extended through June 17

The Jack Shainman Gallery exhibition “MYSELF WHEN I AM REAL” of Barkley L. Hendricks BFA/MFA ’72 (1945-2017) has been extended through June 17. Read more about exhibition from gallery webpage below: “Myself When I Am Real, an exhibition featuring renowned artist Barkley L. Hendricks’ photographic work, is now on view at Jack Shainman Gallery through June 17. The exhibition includes both vintage prints …

Dawoud Bey MFA ’93 Solo Hollywood Exhibition Through June 30th

Photographer Dawoud Bey MFA ’93 is currently being exhibited in his first solo Los Angeles exhibition, “Dawoud Bey: Pictures 1976 – 2019,” at Sean Kelly gallery in Hollywood. The exhibition, which runs through June 30, is a sampler of his work spanning from his “Harlem, U.S.A.” series to “In This Here Place,” capturing scenes from Louisiana plantations. On the exhibit, …

Kehinde Wiley MFA ’01 Exhibition”An Archaeology of Silence” at SF’s DeYoung through Oct. 2023

From March 18th to October 15th, Kehinde Wiley MFA ’01 has the exhibition “An Archaeology of Silence” on display at San Francisco’s DeYoung Museum. The exhibition “confronts the silence surrounding systemic violence against Black people through the visual language of the fallen figure.” As The New York Times’ Deonne Searcey notes, “The show, which debuted last year at the Venice Biennale, …

Ahree Lee BA ’93 MFA ’02 on Exhibit at Ely Center until Apr. 30, 2023

Ahree Lee BA ’93 MFA ’02 has an exhibition that opens today and runs through April 30th at the Ely Center in New Haven, CT. See below for the gallery’s announcement: Ahree Lee: Program and Pattern April 2 – April 30, 2023 Weaving Workshop: April 2, 1:30-3pmOpening Reception: April 2, 3-6pmClosing Reception: April 30, 1-3pm Craft and technology are often …

2/23 Event Scholl Lecture Series Presented by Goldman Sachs: Jordan Casteel MFA’14

Tune in for the Scholl Lecture Series, presented by Goldman Sachs, featuring artist Jordan Casteel. Casteel is a renowned American figurative painter who typically paints intimate portraits of loved ones, as well as strangers in Harlem and New York. Her work Lourdes and Karina (2019) is currently on view at PAMM. This program will be offered in-person (seating is limited) …

Ilana Harris-Babou BA ’13 “Liquid Gold” Exhibition at Wesleyan through March 5th

From Monday, January 30 through Sunday, March 5, 2023 at Wesleyan’s Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery, North Gallery, you can visit Liquid Gold, Ilana Harris-Babou BA ’13’s most recent exhibition. According to the exhibition website, “Liquid Gold is the first chapter in a series of installations by artist Ilana Harris-Babou. Referring to the value assigned to human breastmilk, Liquid Gold looks at the history …

Sarah Sze BA’91 at Guggenheim Starting March 31

Sarah Sze BA’91 has an upcoming exhibition at the Guggenheim museum. From March 31 through September 10, 2023, you can find the exhibition, Sarah Sze: Timelapse from the exterior of the museum to the sixth level of the rotunda and the adjacent tower level gallery. Described by Richard Armstrong, the Guggenheim’s outgoing director as “insisting on a synthesis…in our visually …