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Vanderbilt MFA students featured in Cheekwood Exhibit

Posted by on Tuesday, September 16, 2025 in alumni, faculty, graduate.

Marilyn Murphy (American, b. 1950), House Afire, 2004, Graphite on paper. Gift of Judy Liff Barker. 2011.3.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MFA faculty, students, and alumni are currently featured in the exhibition Verse & Visions at Cheekwood Botanical Gardens. Visit Cheekwood and read the ekphrastic poems of Sydney Mayes, Carson Colenbaugh (MFA ’25), Ajla Dizdarevic, and Assistant Professor Didi Jackson.

Verse and Vision, a graphic arts exhibition of works on paper from Cheekwood’s permanent collection, will be displayed alongside poems written in response to the twelve works of art. The exhibition forms a thoughtful connection between two distinct art forms in celebration of the creative spirit, further connecting the viewer to the artwork.

The exhibition runs through October 5th.