The annual graduate open studios will be taking place this weekend! Hosted by the Yale School of Art, the open studios will feature a variety of works from current MFA candidates including Graphic Design, Painting and Printmaking, Photography, and Sculpture. The Open Studios will be open at the following locations in New Haven: 1156 Chapel Street 353 Crown Street 32-36 Edgewood …

Featured in the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, The Lure of the Dark is an exhibition of the contemporary take on the allure of the nighttime in art. Citing the historical background and importance of the night in art in pieces through centuries, the Mass MoCA explains that this exhibition is the modern view of darkness and night. But with this darkness …

This exhibition in Norway’s Projecktrom Normanns features the work of Constance Tenvik MFA’16.  This exhibition is a site-specific piece, primarily featuring a film, Soft Armour, a film about a failed 1800s attempt to restage a medieval joust, as the main focus. Additionally, the room is decorated with other pieces which accentuate the film. The roses on the wall, the mix of sand and …

Eric N. Mack MFA’12 has his inaugural solo exhibition in London’s Simon Lee Gallery. As described by the gallery, named after 90s Hip-Hop stylist Misa Hylton-Brim, his use of textiles within his paintings “investigate how different materials reflect trace and identity.” They explore the intersections of art and fashion and the impact of these socially. “His paintings blur the line between …

The Howardena Pindell: What Remains To Be Seen exhibition at the MCA Chicago offers a glimpse at Pindell’s illustrious five-decades-long career, offering pieces from, “early figurative paintings, pure abstraction and conceptual works, and personal and political art that emerged in the aftermath of a life-threatening car accident in 1979.” The exhibition has a truly diverse collection of Pindell’s work, from photography and painting to a …

The 2018 Invitational Exhibition of Visual Arts is the annual exhibition of contemporary artists by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Featuring 35 artists drawn from 100 nominees, the exhibition features a variety of works, from paintings to sculptures. The artists exhibiting have the opportunity to win one of ten awards. The exhibition features the works of Eric Holzman …

A Long View is a photography showcase of Lois Conner’s work in China over many years. The gallery describes her art as “both contemporary and, due to her vision, ‘a long view’ that captures the eternal in the moment, timeless. Conner’s work is that of the artist-artisan: every aspect of her art involves the hand made combined with demanding techniques of platinum …

Collaborating with Nasty Women Connecticut, the Ely Center for Contemporary Art will be showcasing Silence Breakers, an exhibition of over 100 artists, all making statements about “women silenced and disregarded.” As a tribute to Women’s History Month, the exhibition collected many artists work in the former home of John Slade Ely and, as the exhibit suggests, his disregarded widow, Grace. According …

The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery will feature UnSeen: Our Past in a new light, an exhibition showcasing the work of Ken Gonzales-Day and Titus Kaphar ’02MFA. The exhibit, on display for the next 10 months, will illuminate the ways in which people of color contributed to this country’s founding. It examines both the misrepresentation and underrepresentation of minorities in the art …

Through November 22nd, Benrubi Gallery is displaying the photography of Matthew Pillsbury ’95. The exhibition, Sanctuary, focuses on urban communities and everyday life, but also considers the political context of major cities in our current political discourse. The gallery adds, “Sanctuary shows a wide variety of urban environments, from museums and galas to parades and protests and public plazas and beaches. Some are …