Yale collaboration brings Lukman Àlàdé Fákẹ́ye to the School of Art
Fákẹ́ye leads a four-day demonstration of carving in the Yorùbá tradition
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Lukman Àlàdé Fákẹ́ye demonstrates carving in the Yorùbá tradition while in residence in Sculpture on the 2nd floor of 36 Edgewood Ave., September 12-15, 2022. Photos by Ben Hagari, Lecturer in Sculpture.
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During the Fall 2022 semester, the Yale School of Art welcomed Lukman Àlàdé Fákẹ́ye to a lead a four-day demonstration of carving in the Yorùbá tradition, in collaboration with the Yale University Art Gallery. This visit was made possible through the Gallery’s Hayden Visiting Artists Program, established by Susan and Richard Hayden in 2004. Fákẹ́ye’s community-oriented residency coincided with his participation in the development of Bámigbóyè: A Master Sculptor of the Yorùbá Tradition, the first exhibition dedicated to the workshop of the Nigerian artist Moshood Olúṣọmọ Bámigbóyè, open at the Gallery through January 8, 2023.
Invited by Aki Sasamoto, Director of Graduate Studies in Sculpture and Assistant Professor at the Yale School of Art, alongside Yale University Art Gallery’s curators James Green, Molleen Theodore, and Keely Orgeman, Fákẹ́ye demonstrated his carving process at the School of Art beginning Monday, September 12 through Thursday, September 15, 2022.
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Sculptures carved in the Yorùbá tradition are typically completed in distinct stages (sisa, ona lile, ale tunle, didan and finfin) and Fákẹ́ye was invited to complete a work of figurative sculpture in this space over the course of four days. During this time, members of the School of Art community gathered in the open second-floor landing space of 36 Edgewood Avenue, and from 10AM through 5PM had the opportunity to watch Fákẹ́ye at work and ask him questions while he carved. He, in turn, had the opportunity to engage in the daily activities of the Sculpture Department, meeting students and faculty and attending a reception held in his honor.
Lukman Àlàdé Fákẹ́ye is a sixth generation Yorùbá traditional sculptor from the Fákẹ́ye Art Family Dynasty. Since childhood, Fákẹ́ye has served under the tutelage of his father, master carver Akin Fákẹ́ye in Ibadan, Nigeria and has developed and mastered Yorùbá traditional carving techniques. Fákẹ́ye’s passion for the promotion of Yoruba art, history and culture is evident in his work which has appeared in exhibitions globally.
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Barbara Earl Thomas: Nine papercuttings at the New Haven Public Library through December
Collaborative display accessible to the public at the Ives Main Library entrance
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Barbara Earl Thomas leads a walk-through of the display of her papercuttings at the New Haven Free Public Library for the Yale School of Art community on November 16, 2022. Photo by Sarah Stevens-Morling, Senior Critic; Assistant Dean, Communications and Digital Media.
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The Yale School of Art, in partnership with the New Haven Free Public Library, is excited to invite you to visit a series of papercuttings by Barbara Earl Thomas that are on display at the entrance to Ives Main Library across from the New Haven Green through Saturday, December 31, 2022.
These papercuttings served as mock-ups for Barbara Earl Thomas’ commission for a new stained glass window installation unveiled in the fall of 2022 at Yale University’s Grace Hopper College. Thomas’ commission confronts and contextualizes the history of the residential college’s former name, which previously honored 19th-century statesman and slavery advocate, John C. Calhoun.
The twelve new windows, designed by Barbara Earl Thomas and Faith Ringgold, honor Grace Hopper’s legacy as a mathematician, computer scientist, teacher, and rear admiral in the U.S. Navy, and reflect cherished aspects of student life and staff contributions to the college community. In addition to the six new stained-glass medallions, Thomas also designed glass and metal portraits of Grace Hopper and Roosevelt Thompson, which were recently installed in two stone niches of the Hopper Dining Hall. These stunning backlit niches, which extend beyond the original scope of the commission, involve an innovative approach to the medium of stained glass, and complete the artist's commission.
Members of the public are invited to visit this display of papercuttings by Barbara Earl Thomas during the Ives Main Library’s open hours, Monday through Thursday, 10AM until 8PM and Fridays and Saturdays from 10AM through 5PM (with the library closed on Sundays and on Saturday, December 24 and Monday, December 26 for the holidays).
Barbara Earl Thomas: Nine papercuttings for windows in stained glass is a collaboration between the Yale School of Art and the New Haven Free Public Library supported by the Yale University President’s Office, Hopper College, and the Yale University Art Gallery.
Full information is available on the School of Art's public events calendar here >
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Seeking director and tenure-track faculty member in Painting/Printmaking
Review of applications begins on January 15, 2023
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Undergraduate Yale College art class in 36 Edgewood Ave. Photo by Michael Marsland.
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The Yale University School of Art invites applications for an Assistant Professor tenure-track faculty appointment in Painting/Printmaking to begin July 1, 2023. Candidates must hold an MFA or equivalent degree. The candidate will assume the Directorship of undergraduate studies for a designated period, while remaining active professionally and teaching in a rigorous academic environment.
We seek a working artist with a primary focus on painting, or its expanded category. The candidate should have an active and engaged exhibition record, as well as a strong technical background and conceptual grounding in the medium and history of painting. A minimum of 3 years college-level teaching and service experience, and an ongoing, excellent, and dynamic art practice is required. A knowledge of the discourses around contemporary art and an ability to address works across disciplines is necessary. A fully engaged presence on campus is required as well as a willingness to actively participate in service and collaboratively shape the future of both the undergraduate art major at Yale College in addition to the Painting/Printmaking department at the School of Art.
The review of applications will begin on January 15, 2023. We will accept applications until the position is filled. Find full information and the application here >
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Experience the 2nd- & 1st-Year MFA Exhibitions
Virtual walkthroughs & photo documentation now available
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Installation images of the 2nd-Year MFA Exhibition, a prologue to somewhere. Photos by Meghan Olson.
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The third exhibition of the Fall 2022 semester opened in Green Hall Gallery this week: a presentation of undergraduate work by art majors in Yale College during their senior year of study. While documentation of this exhibition will be made available shortly, we're excited to share that full documentation of the MFA exhibitions hosted this semester, including virtual walkthroughs and archival photography, is available via the School of Art's growing exhibitions archive.
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Click to launch the 3-D walkthrough of the 2nd-Year MFA Exhibition "a prologue to somewhere"
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Open to the School of Art community September 19 through October 5, 2022, the Second-Year MFA exhibition entitled a prologue to somewhere featured work by Adrian Martinez Chavez, Alexandria J. Couch, Anat Keinan, Andrew Connors, Ang Ziqi Zhang, Arielle Grey, Avery Youngblood, Bailey Connolly, Bryan Ali Sanchez, Camilla Carper, Can Yagiz, Cat Wentworth, Christopher Paul Jordan, Daniela Gomez Paz, David Jon Walker, Davion Alston, Emmanuel Amoakohene, Erick Alejandro Hernandez, Estelle Maisonett, filip birkner, Fiza Khatri, hobbes ginsberg, Hunter Foster, Jonathan Herrera Soto, Junyi Shi, Kyle RIchardson, Lester Rosso, Madison Donnelly, Maria Vargas Aguilar, Maya Perry, Miraj Patel, Natalie Ivis, Natia Lemay, Nina Hartmann, Omar Fidel Garcia, Osvald Rasmussen, Paloma Izquierdo, Paul Billie, Phoebe Little, Rina Goldfield, Samantha Callahan, Sarah Elawad, Shaun Pierson, Sophie Schwartz, Soren Hope, SR Lejeune, Stephano Espinoza Galarza, Sydney Mieko King, Tura Oliveira, Xi Li, Yifan Wang, Younes Kouider, and Yuseon Park.
The exhibition identity for a prologue to somewhere was created by Lobbin Liu, Graphic Design MFA ’24. Find more information about the exhibition in the archive here >
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Installation images of the 1st-Year MFA Exhibition, Blanket Statement. Photos by Meghan Olson.
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The subsequent MFA exhibition of the Fall 2022 semester was open to the Yale community October 17 through November 11, 2022. The First-Year MFA exhibition was entitled Blanket Statement and featured work by Adam Amram, Andie Clarkson, Andrew Ordonez, Avion Pearce, Baxter Koziol, Claire Hungerford, Creighton Baxter, Daedalus Li, Darby Routtenberg, Darnell Henderson, Earthen Clay, Elli Fotopoulou, Eloise Hess, Haleigh Collins, Irisol Gonzalez-Vega, Ivana Dama, Jarod Lew, Julio Correa, June Lihua Yu, Junyan Hu, Justin Dumas, Kaming Lee, Katharen Wiese, Kayla Hawkins, Ken Wenrui Zhao, Laura Camila Medina, Lauren Klotzman, Lobbin Liu, Louise Mandumbwa, Madeleine Gray, Marcelline Mandeng Nken, Mei Kazama, Michael Cuadrado, Mike Picos, Nadir Souirgi, Neeta Patel, Orlando Porras, Pat Garcia, Patrick Henry, Rachel Youn, Rafael Villares, Ricardo Galvan, Sara Duell, Shelli Weiler, Siri Lee, Sydney Cain, Tanner Pendleton, V Yeh, Whitney Klare, Xinyi Liu, Y. Malik Jalal, Yacine Fall, and Zoe Cire.
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Click to launch the 3-D walkthrough of the 1st-Year MFA Exhibition "Blanket Statement"
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The exhibition identity for Blanket Statement was created by Osvald Landmark and M.C. Madrigal, Graphic Design MFAs ‘23. More photos and full information about the exhibition can be found in the archives here >
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