Oct. 29: Paul Mellon Lecture with Courtney J. Martin ’09PhD | Rasheed Araeen: Modern, Minimal, Practical, and Social

Structure, Not Sculpture: Rasheed Araeen 1964-1975 When: October 29, 2026, 6–7 pm ET Where: Yale Club of New York City, 50 Vanderbilt Avenue Register here. About this program In the second lecture of this two-part series, join Robert Rauschenberg Foundation Executive Director Courtney J. Martin as she discusses Rasheed Araeen’s concept of participatory transformation. Central to the seminal artist’s mid-career and …

Sept. 18 Paul Mellon Lecture with Courtney J. Martin ’09PhD | Rasheed Araeen: Modern, Minimal, Practical, and Social

Rasheed Araeen: What is Black Art? When: Sept. 18, 2026 6-7PM ET Where: Yale Club of New York City, 50 Vanderbilt Avenue Register here. About this program In the first lecture of this two-part series, join Robert Rauschenberg Foundation Executive Director Courtney J. Martin for an overview of Rasheed Araeen’s practice from the early 1960s to the present. The lecture will …

May 7: Venice Biennale event with Tammy Nguyen MFA ’13 and Martina Droth

When: May 7, 2026 Where: Hotel Monaco & Grand Canal, P.za San Marco, 1332, 30124 Venezia VE, Italy When: Conversation 4:00-5:00pm CET Reception 5:00-6:00pm CET Join us for an engaging in-person conversation with exhibiting artist, Tammy Nguyen, MFA, and Deputy Director and Chief Curator of the Yale Center for British Art, Martina Droth at Hotel Monaco & Grand Canal, Venice, Italy.  Nguyen and Droth will …

Jan. 26-Mar. 21: Devan Shimoyama MFA ’14: SHIFT

When: January 26 to March 21, 2026 Where: Rowan University Art Gallery & Museum, Glassboro New Jersey Opening Reception: Wednesday February 4th 2026 at 5-7pm. Alumni artist Devan Shimoyama MFA ’14 will present new work in his regional debut, SHIFT from January 26 to March 21, 2026 at the Rowan University Art Gallery and Museum in Glassboro, New Jersey. An …

Nov. 15- Jan. 17 2026, Alteronce Gumby MFA ’16 Walk the Moon Exhibition in LA

Currently Showing Alteronce Gumby: Walk on the Moon November 15, 2025–January 17, 2026 925 N. Orange Drive, Los Angeles California Jeffrey Deitch is pleased to present Walk on the Moon, an exhibition of new work by Alteronce Gumby, the artist’s first solo presentation with the gallery. Structured around four separate yet intertwined movements that incorporate each facet of Gumby’s ever-evolving practice—from …

Oct. 4: Yale Photography Alumni panel

Date: October 4, 2025 Where: Museum of Contemporary Art, 19 Newtown Turnpike, Westport, CT 06880 When: 4-5pm MoCA CT presents a panel discussion between exhibiting artist, Tod Papageorge and a select few alumni such as John Pilson from the Yale School of Art to discuss the history, present and future of education on photography. This conversation will be moderated by …

April 18: Venice Biennale event with Pablo Delano MFA ’79 and Martina Droth

When: April 18th, 2024 Where: Hotel Monaco & Grand Canal, P.za San Marco, 1332/1238, 30100 Venezia VE, Italy When: 4pm-6pm Join us for an engaging in-person conversation with exhibiting artist, Pablo Delano, MFA and Deputy Director and Chief Curator of the Yale Center for British Art, Martina Droth at Hotel Monaco & Grand Canal, Venice, Italy. They will share their insights and experiences in the Biennale …

March 23-April 27th: Henry Finkelstein MFA ’83: Paintings

From March 23 to April 27th, 2024, head over to Valley House Gallery in Dallas, Texas to see the work of Henry Finkelstein MFA ’83. Of the exhibition, Finkelstein says, “These are paintings I did mostly in France over the last two years; first in the town of Sainte-Alvère in the Périgord, and more recently in Northern Brittany near Pommerit-le-Vicomte. …

April 5-July 27, 2024 Suzanne Chamlin MFA’89: Studies in Color

From April 5 to July 27th, head over to Fairfield University’s Bellarmine Hall Galleries to see the recent work of Suzanne Chamlin MFA ’89. On April 4th, the exhibit’s opening night, hear a lecture from Chamlin herself. From the exhibit’s website: “In this exhibition of recent work, Chamlin explores ideas about color theory and light through a series of landscape …

“Shining Light on Truth” Exhibit Designed by David Jon Walker MFA’23 on Display in New Haven until Sept. 1, 2024

Last week, New Haven Museum’s newest exhibition, “Shining Light on Truth: New Haven, Yale, and Slavery” opened to the public. You may visit for free until September 1, 2024. The exhibition, designed by David Jon Walker MFA ’23, celebrates Black resistance and community. Curators Michael J. Morand with Charles E. Warner, Jr excavated from the archive of New Haven and …