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Terry Blas '10 graphic novel picked up for new imprint Surely Books
NY Times reports that Blas' new graphic novel with Claudia Guirre will be among first published on new imprint highlighting works by LGBTQIA artists and writers.
Macarena Gómez-Barris and CA Conrad to headline Graduate Symposium on Climate Justice
Mark your calendar for the 2019 Hallie Ford School of Graduate Studies Symposium: Art + Environmental Justice November 22 and 23, 2019.
Demian DinéYazhi´ selected for 2020 Sydney Biennial
Big congratulations to alum DinéYazhi´ '13 who was selected along with their project R.I.S.E.: Radical Indigenous Survivance & Empowerment, which is dedicated to education, perseverance, and evolution of Indigenous art and culture.
Yunker and Moseley Works Featured in Film Festival
Kathryn Moseley and Otto Yunker have both been selected for the Gateway Film Festival
Stephen Slappe unearths vintage Museum Art School promo video
Video + Sound Department Head Stephen Slappe unearths and digitizes a vintage promotional video from the Museum Art School on his Dead Media Hour YouTube channel.
Alumnus Taka Yamamoto's New Performances and Commissions
The MFA Visual Studies alumnus debuts new performance in Seattle and gets new commission from Portland Art Museum, supported by Oregon Community Foundation Creative Heights Grant
Patricia Vázquez Gómez new exhibition examines "transgression of borders"
A new exhibition by MA in Critical Studies professor Patricia Vázquez Gómez, BorderXer, opens Friday, September 27 at Paragon Arts Gallery.
Skylar Jessen's DinWorkshop joins New Museum's NEW INC
Jessen's collaborative project with Gang of Four's Dave Allen joins NEW INC, the New Museum’s cultural incubator for art, tech, and design.
Alumna Laura Allcorn featured in WW Creators Issue
MFA in Applied Craft + Design alumna Laura Allcorn is one of 15 artists and designers "making Portland a cooler, crazier, and more colorful place to live"
Bijan Berahimi featured in WW Creators Issue
Faculty member Berahmimi is one of 15 artists and designers "making Portland a cooler, crazier, and more colorful place to live"
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