The Barney Arts Digest

Posted

April 27, 2026

Announcements from the Department of Art & Art Professions

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New Exhibitions

MFA Class of 2026 | Thesis Part II: Eggshell on view May 6–23, 2026.

Opening Wednesday, May 6, 6–8PM.

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Ongoing Exhibitions

BFA Senior Thesis Projects 2026 on view until May 8, 2026.

BFA Studio Art majors culminating thesis project featuring a wide range of ambitious work across media and forms.

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BFA Senior Honors Studio: The Magician's Choice on view until May 17, 2026.

The Magician's Choice is a group exhibition curated by 80WSE Director, Howie Chen, and features the artwork of nine BFA Studio Art Majors in the final year of their undergraduate studies at the New York University Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development’s Department of Art & Art Professions.

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Upcoming Events

MFA Class of 2026 | Thesis Part II: Eggshell Reading on May 6, 2026.

Reading of DymeK in the Forest at 6:30PM. A bajka about life, death, and pollution by Misia Lerska.

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Art Therapy Thesis Presentations on May 9, 2026.

The NYU Steinhardt Graduate Art Therapy Program proudly announces the presentation of Master’s Theses for the Class of 2026.

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News

Anna-Michelle Roux (VAA Alum) has curated an ambitious exhibition for Southern Guild Gallery in Cape Town, South Africa about the legacy of Surrealism in the country, past and current. The Poets Are Working is part of the gallery's mission to foster collaboration, cultural memory, and progressive futures.

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Anna Fleury (BFA Alum) is currently an artist in residence at the AriZona Beverage Company.

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Valentina Castellani (VAA Alum and Adjunct Professor) and her book Trading Beauty were featured on the ArtTactic podcast.

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Open Call: Xingzi Gu (MFA Alum) is organizing an exhibition titled slipknots, exploring the tension between intimacy and circulation, softness and constraint, and private expression and public visibility within feminist print culture and independent publishing. slipknots is collecting submissions from artists and writers across all disciplines.

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Open Call

Under 30 Under Pressure Juried Exhibition
The Painting Center

What does it mean to be young in a world that feels increasingly overwhelming? The exhibition "Under 30 Under Pressure" invites artists under 30 to respond to this moment, expressing what they think, feel, and witness while navigating a world under pressure.

New Shows

Anna Fleury, Just Powers: Long Island Biennial 2026, The Heckscher Museum of Art, Huntington, NY. Until September 13, 2026.

Robyn Berland, 3 Artists in Abstract, Bronxville Public Library, Bronxville, NY. Until June 3, 2026.

 

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Jobs & Opportunities

  1. Program Director, MA in Art Business, Sotheby’s Institute of Art, New York, NY and Online.
  2. Muskegon Museum of Art, Curator of Collections & Exhibitions, Muskegon, MI.
  3. Executive Director, Sitar Arts Center, Washington, D.C.
  4. Executive Director, Museum of the Southwest, Midland, TX.
  5. Head Curator, Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, Washington D.C.
  6. Operations Director, Brandywine Workshop & Archives, Philadelphia, PA.

 

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