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Tavares Strachan 03 GL
Between + Beyond at the Biennials

Nicole Eisenman 87 PT and Korakrit Arunanondchai 09 PR are the only two artists worldwide invited to show in both the 2019 Whitney and Venice biennials.

2019 Dorner Prize winner, Nathan Wong 19 PR, performs a silent piece in honor of the RISD Museum’s ancient Buddha sculpture
Art or Sacred Object?

Two student projects exploring art and religious expression win Dorner Prize support from the RISD Museum.

Print of a deep pool, infinite (palladium leaf on black paper) by Alex Dodge 01 PT
Museum Acquires Edgy Contemporary Prints

Curator Jan Howard explains how Forth Estate’s wide-ranging print archive found a permanent home at the RISD Museum.

Ice on the water in Iceland
Maharam Fellows Explore New Frontiers

Eleven students and new graduates are bringing valuable critical thinking skills to nonprofits around the world.

Still from Steven Universe, an inclusive Cartoon Network series created by Rebecca Sugar
Dual Degree Grads Fuse Art + Science

Graduating Brown|RISD Dual Degree students present thought-provoking final projects.

Graduating student Arghavan Khosravi MFA 18 PT, Professor of Painting Dennis Congdon 75 PT, and President Rosanne Somerson 76 ID at the opening reception of the thesis exhibition
Drawn in by the Grad Show

Master's degree candidates showcase the culmination of their creative efforts in this year's lively and impressive graduate thesis exhibition at the Providence Convention Center.

Sikander Imagines New Frontiers

As RISD’s 2016 Kirloskar Visiting Scholar, multidisciplinary artist Shahzia Sikander MFA 95 PT/PR is sharing insights about Islam, collaboration and multiculturalism through a series of public programs.

Mehretu’s Revolutions on Canvas

Internationally known painter and MacArthur Award winner Julie Mehretu MFA 97 PT/PR is currently showing her work in two solo exhibitions on opposite sides of the Atlantic.