Susanne Slavick (Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Art), Rich Pell (BFA '99 / Assistant Professor of Art), and Lize Mogel (BFA '92) are included as artist presenters in the Contestational Cartographies Symposium co-presented by the Miller Gallery and STUDIO for Creative Inquiry at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, from January 28-30. Contestational Cartographies introduces the thoughts of leading “experimental geographers” who employ mapping techniques in new modes of critical practice and cultural research and, in so doing, help us “read between the lines” of the world around us. A schedule of presentations, exhibitions and workshops can be found at http://millergallery.cfa.cmu.edu:16080//contestationalcartographies.

Kim Beck, Associate Professor of Art, lectures on Tuesday, February 2 as part of Carnegie Mellon School of Art's Spring 2010 Lecture Series. http://www.lectureseri.es

Dee Briggs (Adjunct Professor of Art), Brian Brown (MFA '10), Jacob Ciocci (MFA '06 and Adjunct Professor of Art), Nayda Collazo-Llorens (Adjunct Professor of Art) and Amanda Long (MFA '10), have their work featured in "Cluster", the group exhibition of more than 20 Pittsburgh-area artists curated by Adam Welch, opening at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts on February 5 with a reception from 5:30-8:00pm. On view through March 28, "Cluster" presents artists who investigate the spatial device of connections. These connections might be obvious, esoteric, direct, or juxtaposed, and elicit a fundamental element of artistic discourse. Welch identifies this group of artists as, "working within their interests to profess what they know or do not know, for a purpose that is both self and collectively informing." http://www.pittsburgharts.org/gallery_cluster.php

Elaine A. King, Professor of Art History, Theory & Museum Studies', review of Tere Recarens's sculpture and installations at the Galeria Toni Tapies, Barcelona, Spain appears in the January/February 2010 issue of Sculpture. Additionally the Pittsburgh Post Gazette selected the exhibition King curated titled Likeness, as one of Pittsburgh's Best Art Exhibitions of 2009. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09351/1021305-437.stm

Clayton Merrell, Professor of Art, exhibits several paintings in "The Object of Nostalgia" curated by Lance Winn and René Marquez at A+D Gallery, Columbia College, Chicago, IL. The exhibition, in conjunction with CAA 2010, is on view from January 14 - February 20, with a closing reception on February 11, from 5-9pm.

Rich Pell, (BFA '99 / Assistant Professor of Art), spoke January 21 at Youngstown State University, OH, about his work. In February Rich will be traveling to San Francisco, CA, to participate in an artist residency and charrette at the Exploratorium. Rich will has writing included in the Redactor Newspaper published by Apexart and produced by Neal White of the Office of Experiments.

Melissa Ragona, Assistant Professor of Visual Culture and Critical Theory, recently moderated an artist talk by Sari Carel and Sergei Tcherepnin, a Brooklyn-based musician and composer, after their performance, "ENDEMIC: A VERY NOISY SILENT FILM" — a collaborative project that harkens back to the early days of film, and re-imagines the fluid relationships between the moving image, live music, and the audience—at Momenta Art, 359 Bedford Ave. Brooklyn, NYC, January 24. Ragona was invited to participate in the conference "CRITICAL MASS: Hollis Frampton and His Legacy" at the Film Studies Center at University of Chicago, IL, which will include speakers, Tony Conrad, Annette Michelson, P Adams Sitney, Tom Gunning, among others. Picking up from the symposium on Frampton held at Princeton University in 2004, the significance of Frampton’s work in a new technological and intellectual environment will be discussed as well as the publication of the new anthology of Frampton’s writings, "On the Camera Art and Consecutive Matters," edited by Bruce Jenkins for MIT Press. Friday, February 5, at 6:00pm - Sunday, February 7, 2010 at 3:00pm. To reserve your seat, please contact the Film Studies Center at 773.702.8596. For other conference questions, please contact conference co-organizer Matt Hauske at hauske@uchicago.edu. Ragona will also present a paper entitled, "Andy Warhol’s Proto-TV Production," on a panel, entitled: Art and the Televisual, at the College Art Association in Chicago on Friday, February 12, 9:30 AM–12:00 PM Acapulco, Gold Level, West Tower, Hyatt Regency Chicago, IL.
http://filmstudiescenter.uchicago.edu/events/2010/hollis-frampton-and-his-legacy-past-present-and-future-conference;
http://momentaart.org;
http://conference.collegeart.org/2010/sessions.php?period=2010-02-12

Susanne Slavick, Andrew W. Mellon presents a solo exhibition "R&R(...&R)" at the Chicago Cultural Center from January 9 - April 4, with a gallery talk at 5:30pm on February 11 in conjunction with the School of Art's Alumni & Friends reception during CAA 2010.

Mel Bochner¹s (BFA '62) room-sized 1969 installation, "Theory of Painting," from the collection of MOMA, debuts in P.S.1's "1969" exhibition in its first showing in NYC, on view through April 5.
http://ps1.org/exhibitions/view/302

Katherine "Katy" Morgan (CFA '67) was invited by the Brandeis organization of South Florida to present and discuss her work in an "ART ATTACK" at her home studio on January 20, 2010. Ms. Morgan's charitable work integrates and donates a very generous amount of her tax deductible sales to each participating organization. Perhaps your organization would like to experience this opportunity. Contact Ms. Morgan via her web-site or phone, or fax the numbers below for more information and choose a special charity that you hold dear to your HEART. Ms. Morgan created "art with a heart" back in 1995 with a 52 piece ten year retrospective which was held at the well-know art facility ARTSERVE, which is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. http://www.kmorganphotos.com

Diane Samuels (BFA '70, MFA '76) and Paul Glabicki (BFA '72) exhibit in "Drawings Continued," a three-person show at Kim Foster in NYC, February 13 - March 20.
http://www.kimfostergallery.com

Joni Scully's (BFA '71) painting CANAL STREET CROWS was accepted into the permanent collection of The Cahoon Museum of American Art , Cape Cod, MA. http://www.cahoonmuseum.org

James Welling (BFA '73) and John Currin (BFA '84) exhibit in "Connecticut," a group exhibit that aims to explore notions of beauty, personal satisfaction, domesticity, architecture and utopia in the context of Connecticut¹s suburbia at D¹Amelio Terras in NYC through February 20.
http://www.damelioterras.com/exhibition.html?id=673&f=h

Deborah Kass (BFA '74) exhibits in "NOBODY GETS TO SEE THE WIZARD. NOT
NOBODY. NOT NOHOW.", a group show curated by Doug McClemont at Anna Kustera
in NYC through March 6. She and Peter Coffin (MFA '00) exhibit in "Look Again," a group exhibit focusing on re-appropriation, subversion and trompe l¹oeil devices, curated by Casey Fremont and Karline Moeller, at Marlborough Chelsea in NYC, January 13 - February 13. Peter Coffin's piece at Andrew Kreps was discussed by Roberta Smith in "Make Room for Video, Performance and Paint" in The New York Times (January 13, 2010). http://www.annakustera.com; http://www.marlboroughgallery.com

Vivian Tsao's (MFA '76) bilingual catalogue "Paintings by Vivian Tsao," published on the occasion of her solo show by the National Museum of History in Taiwan, and her book in Chinese "The Mark of Time: Dialogues with Vivian Tsao on Art in New York" will both be presented in the Taipei International Book Exhibition 2010 from January 27 - February 1. Tsao's books will take part in the largest book event in Asia. Carnegie Mellon University is mentioned in both books. http://www.biddingtons.com/content/creativetsao.html; http://www.nmh.gov.tw

Marlena Novak (BFA '82) and Jay Kim participated in "High Five", a five-day public projection program this January in Croydon, UK. http://www.ottica-tv.com/high5

ROY (BFA '84) exhibits work in “Pittsburgh Metal” at Luke & Eloy Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA, opening Saturday, January 30 from 11am-5pm. http://www.roystudio.com

Carolyn Muskat (BFA '87) exhibits in "Small Works 6," a group show opening January 9 at Muskat Studios in Somerville, MA. http://www.muskatstudios.com

Andy Vogt (BFA '92) presents "Grey Area," a solo show at Southern Exposure in San Francisco, CA, on view January 8 - February 20. http://soex.org/Exhibit/78.html

Mark Fischer (BFA '93) along with Brett Bloom, Salem Collo-Julin, and a variety of collaborators with Temporary Services exhibit "Art Work: A National Conversation about Art, Labor, and Economics" at Gallery 400, University of Illinois, Chicago, during CAA 2010. "Art Work" is a multi-layered project that includes a newspaper, a web site, free store, and a wide range of events and exhibitions running from January 26 - March 6. Temporary Services will hold a discussion session on January 30 from 6-8pm; The Free Store and workers from the Greenhouses of Hope at Chicago's Pacific Garden Mission talk on February 6, from 2-5pm; Nicolas Lampert lectures about artists unions on February 15, from 6-8pm; a two-day local maker and publisher fair (FAIR) occurs February 26 & 27; "Drawing with Harold Jeffries" event and screening of "You're Gonna Miss Me" documentary occurs March 5 from 2-6pm (screening at 4:00 pm); Reading Room: Half Letter Press presents Brian Holmes discussing his work on Saturday, March 6 from 6-8pm; and the "Last Day: Free Store Blowout with Surprises!!" happens Saturday, March 6 from 12-8pm. "Art Work" also travels to the Miller Gallery at Carnegie Mellon University, with a presentation by Fischer at 12pm on February 26. http://gallery400.blogspot.com; http://www.uic.edu/aa/college/gallery400; http://www.temporaryservices.org; http://www.artandwork.us; http://freestorechicago.org; http://www.cmu.edu/millergallery/exhibitions/artwork

Ryan McGinness (BFA '94 Design with Art Minor) exhibits in "Studio Franchise" at La Casa Encendida in Madrid, spain, February 4 - April 4. He also participates in Tuoreita Tondi at Galerie Forsblom in Helsinki, March 18 - April 11.
http://www.lacasaencendida.es/LCE/lceCruce/0,0,73523_0_0%24P1%3D421,00.html;
http://www.galerieforsblom.com

Jen Urso (BFA '96) presents a month long solo exhibition titled, "White Space" at the A.E. England Gallery, Phoenix, AZ, January 15 - February 5, 2010, that includes drawings created before, during and after her 82-mile performance walk between Reading and Lansdale, PA and ephemera from the trip. She will also preview her "White Space" video that utilizes animation, video and still imagery from her walk.
http://jenniferursoart.com/WhiteSpace; http://blog.aeenglandgallery.com; http://javamagaz.com/Page14and15.html

Matt Keegan (BFA '98) wrote an article on John Miller and his recent survey exhibition at the Kunsthalle Zurich in the January 2010 issue of Artforum. http://www.artforum.com

Mitzi Pederson (BFA '99) presents "You'll Know," a solo show at Nicole Klagsbrun in NYC, January 15 - February 27. http://nicoleklagsbrun.com

Beatriz da Costa (exchange student '99-01) exhibits in "Dark Places," a group show at John Hansard Gallery in Southampton, England through January 23. She is co-founder of Preemptive Media, an arts, activism and technology group and Associate Professor of Arts, Computation, Engineering at the University of California, Irvine. http://www.hansardgallery.org.uk

Carrie Schneider (BHA '01), Matt Keegan (BFA '98) and James Welling (BFA '73) exhibit in "Picturing the Studio", a group show curated by Michelle Grabner and Annika Marie that attests to the compelling nature that the studio itself holds as subject as well as place of production, at SAIC Sullivan Galleries, 33 South State Street, 7th Floor, through February 13.
http://www.saic.edu/news/releases/index.html#current/SLC_27412

Elizabeth Deasy (BFA '03) and Josh Atlas (BFA '05) exhibit in "Pulp Fictions – Papierarbeiten" a group exhibition presented by FGS (Ferenbalm Gurbrue Station), Germany.
http://www.ferenbalm-gurbruestation.de

Naomi Falk (MFA '03) is Currently a Visiting Instructor, Gallery Coordinator, and Art Dept Techician at The College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, VA, Naomi Falk (MFA '03) will be exhibiting in "Conflict/Interest" at Second Street Gallery in Charlottesville, VA from Feb 5 - Mar 27, 2010: http://www.secondstreetgallery.org

Janine Biunno (BFA '04), Publications & Archives Manager at Steven Holl Architects in NYC, has been working for the last year and a half with the architect, Steven Holl, recently completing his most marked publication to date “Urbanisms: Working With Doubt," for which she is credited as an editor. The book was also listed as one of the best architecture books of 2009. http://www.archnewsnow.com/features/Feature315.htm; http://www.stevenholl.com; http://www.janinebiunno.com

Maria Mangano (BFA '06) exhibits in "(pa' - per) 5 series by 5 emerging Pittsburgh Artists"
featuring work by Kelly Blevins, Seth Clark, Joren Dykstra and Andrea Muha at The Gallery on Baum, 4643 Baum Boulevard (at Baum & Melwood in Oakland), Pittsburgh, PA, on view January 22 - February 20.

Bill Cravis (MFA '06) was awarded a full fellowship at the Vermont Studio Center for a 4-week residency in August 2010 as well as a 13-week artist residency at the European Ceramic Workcentre in The Netherlands. His large-scale installation, OVERLOOk was presented at the Kiehle Gallery at St. Cloud University, MN, where he is a Visiting Assistant Professor, this past November. http://www.williamcravis.com/new.work.html;
http://www.stcloudstate.edu/art/gallery/2009BillCravis/default.asp

Audrey Moyer (BFA '09) begins an internship in development at Creative Time in NYC this year. http://www.creativetime.org/index.php

Carolyn Clayton (BFA '09) was awarded a residency at the Vermont Studio Center.
http://www.vermontstudiocenter.org/october-1-award-winners

Magali Duzant (BHA '09) exhibits in Philadelphia, PA, based Project Basho's Onward '10, an exhibition of emerging photographers.

Amanda Long (MFA '10) exhibits her work Silly faces for Yinz Play at the Pittsburgh Childrens Museum, opening January 30, and White Light , an interactive work involving color and pattern with multi-channel projectors, for "Cluster" at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts opening February 5.

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