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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