Art Department News

Faculty, staff, and students celebrated the opening reception for HOLES (on view in the Clifford Gallery September 3 through November 12, 2025)

Exhibiting artist Suzanne Husky was joined by a panel of researchers, writers, and naturalists to discuss beaver ecologies and the future of their watersheds in conjunction with the opening of her exhibition "For alliances with the beaver people", on view in the Clifford Gallery in Spring 2025.

Congratulations to our 2025 art history seniors on the completion of their capstone thesis projects.

Congratulations to our graduating art studio seniors on the completion of their capstone projects exhibition, titled “Reverberations.”

Picker Art Gallery Visiting Artist in Residence Yang Hongwei gave a printmaking demonstration and workshop on Saturday, November 16. The event capped off his week-long visit to Colgate, made possible in collaboration with the Asian Studies Program, the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, and Picker Art Gallery. Additional support was generously provided by the Colgate Arts Council.

Studio Art students Emma Barrison, Tess Dunkel, and Andy Weinstein showcased the culmination of their work for Honors in Art in their individual studios at the Paul J. Schupf Studio Art Center in Hamilton Village, May 3 - May 8, 2024.

The 2024 Senior Exhibition, PushBack ran from December 6, 2023 to February 7th 2024, and featured work by Zul Ahmed, Riley Amanda Farbstein, Emma Barrison, Jordan Hurt, Thomas Junhai Cernosia, Kate Partridge, Tess Dunkel, and Andy Weinstein

Archival Assembly is a biannual festival in Berlin, Germany, that aims to reflect critically on the topic of cinematic heritage and transnational archive projects.

Manhattan DA’s office credits Elizabeth Marlow, associate professor of art and art history, with “investigative support” leading to the seizure of ancient bronze statues.

Professor Marlowe writes a provocative new article about “the dubious origins” of museum acquisitions.