Maya Lin BA ’81, M.Arch ’86 Commissioned to Create Sculpture for Obama Presidential Center

Recently, Former President Barack Obama announced that the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago’s Water Garden will be anchored around a commissioned art installation from Maya Lin BA ’81, M.Arch ’86. According to the Pace Gallery, “Lin’s work, titled Seeing Through the Universe, will feature an upright “oculus” piece that mists and a flat “pebble” piece that fills with water and then …

Vaughn Spann MFA ’18 Exhibition at U.S Flagship in Tribeca until Oct. 28, 2023

You can find the work of Vaughn Spann MFA ’18 on display in a solo exhibition at Almine Rech’s new U.S Flagship in Tribeca, New York until October 28, 2023. The exhibition marks Vaughn’s first solo presentation in New York since 2020 and includes a body of new abstract paintings.   Read the full press release here. Photo Credits: Vaughn Spann. Deep …

Martin Puryear B.F.A. ’71, M.F.A. ’71, D.F.A. (Hon.)’94 Awarded 2020 Getty Medal

In 2020, Martin Puryear B.F.A. ’71, M.F.A. ’71, D.F.A. (Hon.)’94, was among 3 artists honored with the Getty Medal, recognizing Puryear’s contributions to the arts and humanities. The Getty Trust writes of Puryear’s work, “Mr. Puryear’s sculpture has been recognized for more than 50 years for its abstract organic forms. ‘Martin Puryear’s powerful hand-crafted sculpture delves deeply into African American …