Faculty Distinction 2020/21
Visual Arts Program
Faculty Distinction 2020/21

Ralph Lemon
Mentor in Visual Arts
MacArthur Genius Grant
Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Ralph Lemon
Mentor in Visual Arts
MacArthur Genius Grant
Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Ralph Lemon
Mentor in Visual Arts
MacArthur Genius Grant
Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Miya Masaoka
Associate Professor of Professional Practice in Visual Arts in the Faculty of the Arts
Civitella Ranieri Foundation, Artist Residency, Italy
Berliner FestSpieler, Berlin, Germany for Timepiece
UnStumm, a Virtual Reality Collaboration, Berlin and Computer Music Center, New York
Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center Commission and Residency
Guggenheim Fellowship

Miya Masaoka
Associate Professor of Professional Practice in Visual Arts in the Faculty of the Arts
Civitella Ranieri Foundation, Artist Residency, Italy
Berliner FestSpieler, Berlin, Germany for Timepiece
UnStumm, a Virtual Reality Collaboration, Berlin and Computer Music Center, New York
Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center Commission and Residency
Guggenheim Fellowship

Miya Masaoka
Associate Professor of Professional Practice in Visual Arts in the Faculty of the Arts
Civitella Ranieri Foundation, Artist Residency, Italy
Berliner FestSpieler, Berlin, Germany for Timepiece
UnStumm, a Virtual Reality Collaboration, Berlin and Computer Music Center, New York
Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center Commission and Residency
Guggenheim Fellowship

Aliza Nisenbaum
Assistant Professor of Visual Arts in the Faculty of the Arts
Gala Honoree Hirshhorn
Artist in Residency, Tate Liverpool

Aliza Nisenbaum
Assistant Professor of Visual Arts in the Faculty of the Arts
Gala Honoree Hirshhorn
Artist in Residency, Tate Liverpool

Aliza Nisenbaum
Assistant Professor of Visual Arts in the Faculty of the Arts
Gala Honoree Hirshhorn
Artist in Residency, Tate Liverpool

Sable Smith
Assistant Professor of Visual Arts in the Faculty of the Arts
Curatorial Award for Excellence, Association of Art Museum Curators
Rauschenberg Residency
Queens Museum Year of Uncertainty Co-Thinker

Sable Smith
Assistant Professor of Visual Arts in the Faculty of the Arts
Curatorial Award for Excellence, Association of Art Museum Curators
Rauschenberg Residency
Queens Museum Year of Uncertainty Co-Thinker

Sable Smith
Assistant Professor of Visual Arts in the Faculty of the Arts
Curatorial Award for Excellence, Association of Art Museum Curators
Rauschenberg Residency
Queens Museum Year of Uncertainty Co-Thinker
The Faculty Distinction awards are compiled annually by the offices of the Executive Vice President for Arts and Sciences in coordination with the Arts and Sciences Departments. The information displayed is archival in nature and reflects distinctions of the previous academic year - 2020 is a collection of awards an honors from the 2019-2020 academic year.
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