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Current MFA graduate students and alumnus featured in Art Forum

The May issue of Art Forum features a review by Nick Stillman of the "Spaces: Antenna, the Front, Good Children Gallery" show at the Contemporary Arts Center.  The review mentions work by current students Sophie T. Lvoff and Dave Greber as well as recent MFA graduate Ryan Watkins-Hughes.

Elizabeth Boone elected to Two Prestigious Academies

Elizabeth Boone, the Martha and Donald Robertson Chair in Latin American Art, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, joining some of the world's most accomplished leaders in academia, business, public affairs, the humanities and the arts.  Founded in 1780, the Academy is one of the nation’s most prestigious honorary societies and a leading center for independent policy research. Members contribute to Academy publications and studies in a wide array of fields.

Boone was also recently elected to the Academia Mexicana de la Historia, an affiliate of the Real Academia in Madrid.  Its purpose is to bring together distinguished scholars of all periods of Mexican history to promote and propagate Mexican historical studies and culture. Its membership consists of 30 chairs occupied by eminent Mexican historians and 35 corresponding members from around the world.

Anne Dunlop receives Samuel H. Kress Senior Fellowship for 2012-13 academic year

Art History Professor Anne Dunlop was awarded a Samuel H. Kress Senior Fellowship at the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts located at the National Gallery. The fellowship supports research on European Art before the early nineteenth century.

Laura Richens selected to teach at noted Penland School of Crafts

Laura Richens, adjunct professor and curator of Carroll Gallery, was selected to teach "Letterpress & Relief Prints" at the noted Penland School of Crafts in North Carolina. Her course will use nature as inspiration, creating works that integrate letterpress-printed text and imagery created through linocuts and woodcuts.

Sarah House selected as a Visiting Artist in Ceramics at Tainan National University of the Arts

2012 MFA graduate Sarah House will spend June-September conducting creative research and working with graduate students in Tainan City, Taiwan.  For more information about Sarah House, please click HERE to visit her website.

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