Image Credit: Carl Sander Socolow, Fellow in Photography, 2006
Fellows NewsFellows elected to NAS Council
February 15, 2019
On February 13, 2019, The National Academy of Sciences announced the election of new members to its seventeen person governing council, including Guggenheim Fellows Richard Lenski, the John Hannah Professor of Microbial Ecology, Michigan State University, Fellow 1991, Organismic Biology and Ecology; Sean C. Solomon, Director of the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Fellow 1982, Earth Science; and Ruth J. Williams, the Charles Lee Powell Chair in Mathematics, University of California, San Diego, Fellow 2008, Statistics. They join four other fellows continuing as National Academy Councilors: Ingrid Daubechies, the James B. Duke Professor of Mathematics, Duke University, Fellow 2010, Applied…
EventsDornith Doherty
February 15, 2019 to July 15, 2019
National Academy of SciencesDon't miss a chance to view Dornith Doherty's Archiving Eden, beginning Friday, February 15. Doherty was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in Photography in 2012.
EventsMichael Galinsky
February 28, 2019 to March 3, 2019
True/False Film FestivalCatch the latest film by Michael Galinsky, "The Commons," at the True/False Film Fest, February 28 through March 3, in Columbia, Missouri. Galinsky was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in Film - Video in 2012.
EventsAngela Dufresne
February 9, 2019 to July 14, 2019
Samuel Dorsky Museum of ArtCheck out the latest exhibition of work by Angela Dufresne, Guggenheim Fellow in Fine Arts, 2016. Just My Type: Angela Dufresne opens on February 9 and will run through July 14.
EventsShelly Silver
February 9, 2019
Berlin Film FestivalJoin Guggenheim Fellow Shelly Silver (Video & Audio, 2005) for the world premiere of A Tiny Place that is Hard to Touch at this year's Berlin Film Festival.
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María Elena González
February 6, 2019
Mills College Art MuseumMills College Art Museum is pleased to present Tree Talk, by María Elena González, Guggenheim Fellow in Fine Arts, 2006. For this solo exhibition, María Elena González reconceives birch bark as music scores. Join her on February 6 for a special presentation, including the premier of original scores generated from González's birch tree rubbings.
EventsKasumi
February 1, 2019
Cleveland Museum of ArtJoin Guggenheim Fellow Kasumi, (Film-Video, 2011), at the Cleveland Museum of Art for an immersive video-art experience, "The Plot Against America," on Friday, February 1 from 6-10 PM.
EventsDavid Maisel
October 18, 2018 to February 17, 2019
National Museum of Modern and Contemporary ArtThe work of Guggenheim Fellow David Maisel (Photography, 2018) is included in Civilization: The Way We Live Now. This group exhibition will remain on view through February 17, at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Gwacheon, South Korea.
EventsAlexandra Natapoff
January 28, 2019
Brooklyn Historical SocietyGuggenheim Fellow Alexandra Natapoff (Law, 2016), will discuss her new book, Punishment Without Crime: How Our Massive Misdemeanor System Traps the Innocent and Makes America More Unequal, at the Brooklyn Historical Society on Monday, January 28. Natapoff's book was recently featured on NPR: Fresh Air and The Takeaway, and in the New York Times.
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Carlyle Brown
February 4, 2019 to February 5, 2019
The Playwright's CenterJoin Carlyle Brown, Guggenheim Fellow in Drama and Performance Art, (2008), at The Playwright's Center for a free reading of The History of Religion, written and performed by Carlyle Brown.
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