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Johnny Coleman: From Concept to Creation
July 25, 2018
Hillary Hempstead
Johnny Coleman was awarded an artist-in-residency position for this summer’s FRONT International Triennial. This photo essay demonstrates his artistic process for Reflections From Here: Elders of Glenville, installed at St. Mark’s Church in Cleveland.

Nyquon Watson ’18 Wins AICUO Grand Award
May 1, 2018
Tyler Sloan ’17
Nyquon Watson ’18 won the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Ohio Grand Award for Excellence in the Visual Arts for his project, Losing, which explores emotional evolution through photography, typography, and anaglyph 3D.

Artist Johnny Coleman Finds Inspiration Off the Beaten Path
March 12, 2018
Hillary Hempstead
Johnny Coleman is one of the six Cleveland-based artists selected to participate in an artist-in-residency program at The Madison as part of FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art.

Nyquon Watson ’18 Named AICUO Award Finalist
February 22, 2018
Tyler Sloan '17
Nyquon Watson ’18 is one of six artists who will compete for the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities’ Grand Award for excellence in the visual arts this spring.

Art from the North Coast to the West Coast
December 7, 2017
Hillary Hempstead
From Cleveland to Los Angeles, Associate Professor of Integrated Media Art Julia Christensen is captivating the art world with her use of technology to explore large concepts and systems.

Famed Acoustician Albert Xu and Musical Artist Mimi Xu Explore Sound at Oberlin Nov. 2 and 3
October 26, 2017
By Erich Burnett
The art and science of sound rests at the heart of Albert Xu and daughter Mimi Xu, who have forged dynamic careers exploring very different avenues of the same phenomenon.

Creating Space to Curate
March 29, 2017
Justine Goode
Exhibition Initiative, Oberlin’s student-run curatorial organization, gives students from all disciplines the opportunity to curate art exhibitions featuring work created by their peers.

Unbound Curiosity
May 12, 2016
Amanda Nagy
Studio art major Alice Shockey, a finalist in AICUO Excellence in the Visual Arts awards, studies spatial boundaries and her family’s history in the Holocaust.

Seniors Vera Rudi and Anders Villalta Selected as Watson Fellows
May 6, 2016
Amanda Nagy
The prestigious Thomas J. Watson Fellowship Provides $30,000 for a year of purposeful study outside of the United States.

Putting Student Art in the Spotlight
May 4, 2015
Sky Kalfus
Organizations like Storage and the Exhibition Initiative, as well as events like the Computer Science Art Show offer students new opportunities to share their art.
