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Vogue raves about new work by alumna Melissa McGill.
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Four graduating fine arts students discuss the joy of working with their hands and mixing mediums at RISD.
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Sculpture majors in a junior research studio draw inspiration from visiting experts working in a wide range of disciplines.
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From film premieres to the grad thesis show, graduating students are turning to alternative outlets for showcasing their work.
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Several RISD artists rose to the top of various year-end roundups of creative achievement.
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After a hugely productive year, Nicole Eisenman took a break from making to deliver the RISD Museum’s Gail Silver Memorial Lecture.
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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.
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Eleven students and new graduates are bringing valuable critical thinking skills to nonprofits around the world.
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With their first museum exhibition ever—at the Whitney—fashion favorites Mike Eckhaus and Zoe Latta continue to defy the desire to define their evolving practice.