As his fifth solo exhibition in the Morgan Lehman Gallery, Jeff Perrott ’92 MFA has new oil paintings on display. Perrott explains that the works are part of his larger “Random Walks” project which fuses abstract painting and chance. The gallery describes the exhibition as “subverting the traditional figure-ground relationship. Each painting presents a ground that is functionally chameleonic: simultaneously sheer …

On Thursday, February 23rd Weather Trust / Between Stars: Offer Balancing Scenarios by Ali Van ’08 will open at the Thomas Erben Gallery in New York City. The opening reception will take place from 6:00 – 8:30 PM. Van’s work will remain on display until March 18th, 2017. The gallery explains how the exhibition involves visitors, “At the center of the show is an …

Anoka Faruqee ’94 is opening a new solo exhibition entitled Rainbows and Bruises at Koenig & Clinton in New York City tomorrow. Rainbows and Bruises will be on display from February 23rd to April 8th, 2017. An opening reception will be held on February 23rd from 6-8 PM at the gallery. Koenig & Clinton’s press release observes, “By carefully calibrating the color relationship between …

Abelardo Morell ’81MFA has his photography featured in the Concord Museum this February through August. According to the museum, “Guided and inspired by Thoreau’s journals and his seminal work Walden, Abelardo Morell has made new panoramic photographic works that suggest fresh new angles from which to look at Walden Pond.” The exhibition will feature a special lecture from Morell on …

In its coverage of the exhibition, the Philadelphia Weekly wrote, “It’s hard to understate the social and historical significance of these photos.” Dawoud Bey: Harlem, U.S.A will be featured at the African American Museum of Philadelphia until April 2nd. AAMP is open Thursday-Saturday from 10 AM – 5 PM and on Sunday from 12 PM – 5 PM.

Abstract Politics: A Conversation on the History of Exhibiting and Collecting Abstract Art This panel discussion will feature artist Kevin Beasley MFA ’12; Susan Cahan, Dean of Arts in Yale College and author of “Mounting Frustration: The Art Museum in the Age of Black Power”; Pamela J. Joyner, collector and philanthropist; Courtney J. Martin PhD ’09, Assistant Professor of History …

Judith Bernstein ’67MFA will deliver a lecture at the Yale School of Art about painting and printmaking on March 31st. More information can be found at the Yale School of Art’s event page. The event will be in Room C220.

Kehinde Wiley ’01MFA will have his exhibition, A New Republic, displayed at the Toledo Museum of Art this spring. According to the museum, the hallmarks of the exhibition include Wiley’s “signature portraits of everyday men and women riff on paintings by Old Masters, replacing European aristocrats in those paintings with contemporary black subjects and drawing attention to the absence of …

Mickalene Thomas: Waiting on Prime-Time Star opens today at the Newcomb Art Museum of Tulane. The exhibition “brings together more than 40 works including paintings, photographs, collages, sculptures, film, and a site-specific installation that broadly engage the subject of portraiture through an interplay of different media. Hours: Tuesday – Friday: 10 – 5 Saturday – Sunday: 11 – 4

The Women’s Caucus for Art (WCA) has announced that Audrey Flack ’52 will be the recipient of a 2017 Lifetime Achievement (LTA) Award. Flack will receive the award on Saturday, February 18th, 2017 at a ceremony from 8:00-9:30 PM. The event is open to the public and will be held at the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT), 1871 Broadway at 61st …