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Alicia Henry of Fisk University Wins the 1858 Prize for Contemporary Southern Art
In announcing the award the society stated that “Henry’s work specializes in painting, textile and mixed-media installation work that explores social relationships through depictions of the human figure shown in isolation and interacting with one another.”
Four Women Scholars Named MacArthur Fellows
Of this year’s 24 MacArthur Fellows, four are women with current ties to the academic world. They are LaToya Ruby Frazier, Marina Rustow, Beth Stevens, and Heidi Williams.
Eight Women in New Administrative Roles at Colleges and Universities
The women appointed to new administrative posts are Victoria Sancho Lobis, Kimberly Edwards-Hunter, Laleta Davis-Mattis, Susan Curtis, Arlina DeNardo, Elizabeth A. Hadley, Renu Kulkarni and Cynthia Naughton.
Kymberly Pinder Named Dean of the College of Fine Arts at the University of New Mexico
She is a professor and former chair of the department of art history, theory, and criticism at the Art Institute of Chicago.
