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Recent and upcoming events and recognitions from Studio Arts Faculty
Apr. 29, 2026—In Her Place concludes a historic exhibition run at Frist Art Museum In celebration of the Frist Art Museum’s 25th anniversary, the In Her place exhibition features the work of women artists who have helped shape the art community in Nashville – spanning across generations and media. Gathering 28 artists – the exhibition spans across...
The Department of Art announces the 2026 Margaret Stonewall Wooldridge Hamblet Award and Merit Award recipients
Apr. 29, 2026—The Department of Art at Vanderbilt University is proud to announce the recipients of the 2026 the Margaret Stonewall Wooldridge Hamblet Award and Merit Award. Every spring, the senior art majors finish their senior year experience installing their thesis exhibitions in Space 204, the contemporary art gallery located in the E. Bronson Ingram Studio Arts...
Ways of Seeing: Design Intelligence – Glen Cummings (MTWTF Studio) Space 204 Lecture
Mar. 10, 2026—The Vanderbilt University Department of Art welcomes Glen Cummings, founding partner of MTWTF Studio, to campus for a design focused lecture on March 19, 2026 in Space 204. Glen Cummings collaborates with a wide range of clients through MTWTF to translate complex content into engaging visual and environmental experiences. Glen operates as an...
Now on View: “Messages & Things” collaborative design process in Space 204
Feb. 18, 2026—Now on view in Space 204 Messages & Things is an exhibition that displays the results of a series of collaborative design processes. The projects in this show have been designed by teams of people at MTWTF, a communication design studio, over the last 10 years. Sarah Dunham is the Managing Partner at communications design studio...
The annual Margaret Stonewall Wooldridge Hamblet Thesis Exhibitions return with “In No Particular order” in April 2026
Feb. 17, 2026—On April 10, 2026 galleries one and two of Space 204 will open to reveal the 10 thesis exhibitions of the 2026 graduating class of senior art majors. The exhibitions are the capstone to a year of research and artmaking – a process that this cohort experienced together. The Senior Year Experience is an immersive...
Studio VU welcomes Amanda Leigh Evans to close out the 2025-2026 season
Feb. 12, 2026—The Vanderbilt University Department of Art is pleased to announce that Amanda Leigh Evans as our next Studio VU Lecture Series Visiting Artist with a lecture on Wednesday, February 25, 2026. Amanda Leigh Evans is an artist, educator and cultivator investigating social and ecological interdependence. Her work manifests as research-driven ceramic objects, performance, print and...
Frist Art Museum opens “In Her Place” a group exhibition featuring 28 women artists; Vanderbilt Art faculty among the exhibitors
Feb. 10, 2026—On February 1, 2026, the Frist Art Museum in Nashville, Tennessee celebrated it’s 25th anniversary with an exhibition the brings the focus inward to the city of Nashville by featuring the works of 28 women artist who have made a significant impact the the art community and lasting effects with their studio practice and works....
María Magdalena Campos-Pons unveils “Imole Red” – a sight specific sculptural work in Saudi Arabia
Feb. 2, 2026—Desert X 2026 AlUla, Saudi Arabia January 16 – February 28, 2026 Curated by Wejdan Reda and Zoé Whitley, under the vision of Founding Artistic Director Neville Wakefield and returning 2026 Artistic Director Raneem Farsi, Desert X AlUla 2026 will showcase visionary contemporary artworks by Saudi and international artists, reflecting the region’s long history of...
Scent: Connections, Confrontations, Memory openings at Vanderbilt Museum of Art February 14, 2026
Feb. 2, 2026—Scent: Connection, Confrontation, Memory 02.14.26–05.10.26 (in the VUMA gallery) Scent is everywhere; almost everyone can smell. But how cultures and individuals use and depict scent is a testament to shared experience. In spring 2026, the Vanderbilt University Museum of Art explores art that captures the olfactory in Scent: Connection, Confrontation, Memory, an exhibition of the...
Multi-layered research project, “Woven Wind”, – to open at Vanderbilt University Museum of Art February 14, 2026
Feb. 2, 2026—The Vanderbilt University Museum of Art presents Woven Wind on display in the Cohen Hall Atrium. Woven Wind 02.14.26–05.10.26 (in the Cohen Hall atrium) Woven Wind is a multi-layered research project drawing from artistic translations of the Lovell Quitman archive, which includes extensive Quitman Plantation records and photographs of the Civil War era. In a...