The Barney Arts Digest

Posted

May 4, 2026

Announcements from the Department of Art & Art Professions

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New Exhibitions

BFA Thesis Projects Preview: SWEAT. on view on May 4, 2026.

do you want to sweat?
get a taste before it hits the dance floor.

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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 projects 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, featuring 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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Visual Arts Administration Showcase on May 11, 2026.

Each spring semester, final-year NYU Steinhardt Visual Arts Administration graduate students showcase their culminating capstone projects. This event is a celebration of scholarship including presentations and a tabling expo.

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News & Announcements

On May 15th, P·P·O·W Gallery will host a panel discussion featuring Howie Chen (80WSE Director), Adam Putnam, and Oscar yi Hou, moderated by curator and writer Eugenie Tsai, in conjunction with Martin Wong: Popeye.

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A Waking Dream, curated by Echo Yu He (VAA Alum & Adjunct Faculty), opens on May 9th at Fou Gallery. The opening reception will take place from 4–8 pm and the exhibit will be on view until June 24th.

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Kerri Schlottman (VAA Adjunct Faculty) will celebrate the launch of her new book Daytime Moon through a conversation with Laura Venita Green and an audience Q&A at P&T Knitwear on May 12th. Daytime Moon is an unforgettable journey through hidden stories, the depths of women’s secrets, the shimmering fluidity of memory, and the magic of transmutation.

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Alice Wang (MFA Alum) was interviewed by art critic Jenny Wu for Ocula Magazine to discuss the latest installment of her Pyramids and Parabolas series in New York.

Wang's film Space Analogs: Pyramids and Parabolas III is currently on view as part of the exhibition Palomar at The Renaissance Society, curated by Karsten Lund.

New & Ongoing Shows

Nancy Friedemann-Sánchez, Arcane Appetites, Rebecca Camacho Presents, San Francisco, CA. Until June 20, 2026.

Maureen Gallace, April 2026, Gladstone Gallery Seoul, Seoul, South Korea. Until May 16, 2026.

Christopher Chan, LEGENDS: Athleticism in Asian/American Art, Godwin-Ternbach Museum, Queens College (CUNY), Flushing, NY. Until May 14, 2026.

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

Alice Wang, Alice Wang: Windstorm on Saturn, Basalt Columns, MDMA, Serotonin, International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP), Brooklyn, NY. Until June 5, 2026.

Alice Wang, Palomar (Part 1), The Renaissance Society, Chicago, IL. Until June 7, 2026.

Carol Bove, Carol Bove, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY. Until August 2, 2026.

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

View full list of shows and exhibitions

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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