Three SVA Alumni Solo Shows in Chelsea
Amy Elkins (BFA 2007 Photography) turns her lens on college Rugby players in her latest show “Elegant Violence,” which continues her exploration of masculine identity. The subjects of Elkins’ portraits were photographed immediately following a match, many with fresh battle wounds on full display. On view at Yancey Richardson Gallery, 535 West 22 Street, through [...]
‘The Bright Beneath: The Luminous Art of Shih Chieh Huang’
SVA alumnus Shih Chieh Huang (MFA 2001 Fine Arts) has gone to great depths for his current solo exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. “The Bright Beneath: The Luminous Art of Shih Chieh Huang” (on display until January 8, 2012) explores the way in which some deep-ocean creatures have [...]
Honor Roll: Dinh Q. Le Wins Prince Claus Award
SVA alumnus Dinh Q. Lê (MFA 1999 Photography and Related Media) was recently presented with the Prince Claus Award, which includes a cash prize of $35,000, by the Dutch Consulate in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Lê’s politically-charged artwork—often photographic strips that weave together images of eastern and western cultures—is primarily inspired by the Vietnam [...]
