Arts
“Rhythm and Pattern” addresses abstraction in southern contemporary painting with new Space 204 exhibition
Sep. 24, 2026—The Vanderbilt University Department of Art and Space 204 present Rhythm and Pattern, an exhibition exploring abstraction through a southern contemporary lens on October 15, 2026. This exhibition explores the evolving language of abstraction in contemporary painting, bringing together four artists working in Nashville and the Southern region: Alex Blau, Alex Lockwood, Su A Chae,...
Ekene Ijeoma’s Black Forest project continues with upcoming African Soup Kitchen and Mancala Club event
Sep. 22, 2026—A Black Forest School program at Begonia Labs – Vanderbilt University A Black Forest School program at Vanderbilt University Department of Art in collaboration with the Engine for Art, Democracy, and Justice (EADJ) At Begonia Labs, we’ll be presenting the first sessions of African Soup Kitchen and Mancala Club leading up to the 2nd in...
Studio Arts Faculty curated in to Curb Center Exhibition
Sep. 14, 2026—Studio Arts faculty Jana Harper and María Magdalena Campos-Pons are showing work Land Shapes, a group exhibition at the Curb Center at Vanderbilt University – opening Thursday, September 17, 2026. The Curb Center’s exhibition statement: “Landscape is never neutral or purely natural; rather, it is shaped by historical, social, and economic forces. Challenging conventional assumptions...
Quantum Potential Vanderbilt University podcast – featuring guests María Magdalena Campos-Pons and Kamaal Malak
Sep. 10, 2026—Quantum Potential is a podcast highlighting a few of the thousands of innovative and interdisciplinary research initiatives taking place at Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center each year. In the most recent episode, Provost C. Cybele Raver sits down with María Magdalena Campos-Pons, MacArthur Fellow and Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair of Fine Arts; and Kamaal...
Upcoming exhibitions featuring Studio Arts faculty
Sep. 8, 2026—Vesna Pavlović and Tamara Reynolds are featured in the upcoming exhibition Obscuring, Revealing | Contemporary Photography in Nashville set open in October at the Leu Gallery in the Lila D. Bunch Library at Belmont University! Obscuring, Revealing | Contemporary Photography in Nashville October 19 – December 04 Reception: October 22 from 4-6pm Leu Gallery in...
Berg Global Fellow Ekene Ijeoma brings “Black Forest” project to Vanderbilt and Nashville Communities
Sep. 3, 2026—For Immediate Release VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF ART IN COLLABORATION WITH THE ENGINE FOR ART, DEMOCRACY, AND JUSTICE (EADJ) HOSTS TOWN HALL FOR BLACK FOREST: NASHVILLE WITH FOUNDER AND BERG GLOBAL FELLOW EKENE IJEOMA NASHVILLE, TN — September 2, 2026 — The Department of Art and Engine for Art, Democracy and Justice at...
All the Daughters – opening in Space 204 August 2026
Jul. 21, 2026—The Vanderbilt University Department of Art and Space 204 opens the new exhibition season with All the Daughters: Care, Militancy & Inheritance, featuring video based works opening August 31, 2026 with a public reception on September 3, 2026. Curated by Haein Kang and John Warren, All the Daughters, brings together moving-image works centered on women’s...
Resonance – A Bridge Between Nashville and Venice
May. 5, 2026—Resonance – an invitation to gather, to commune with, to listen deeply – for artists, curators, poets, performers, and scholars whose voices and perspectives resonate across time and geographies. Extended from their participation in the 61st La Biennale di Venezia by Koyo Kouoh, Vanderbilt University faculty María Magdalena Campos-Pons and Kamal Malak will facilitate a...
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...