Irene Chan (Professor, Visual Arts) will be presenting her performance Sew the Path as part of Art in Odd Places 2026: UTOPIAS, curated by Arantxa Araujo & Pancho López, 14th Street, New York, NY, on Sunday, September 27, 12 – 5 PM.
Bao Nguyen (IMDA ‘26) and Ghazal Mojtahedi (IMDA ‘25) are two of the three finalists for the Patricia Massey Momentum Award for Emerging Immigrant Visual Artists. Their work will be featured in an exhibition at the Creative Alliance in Baltimore, September 23 – November 14. The winner will be announced on Wednesday, September 23.
Mariia Usova (IMDA ‘25) is exhibiting her work in the The Venice Glass Week HUB Under35 in Venice, Italy, September 12 – 20. The Venice Glass Week HUB Under35 presents works by forty young artists from Italy and across the globe, selected through an open call.
Mark Durant (Professor, Visual Arts) has a new book Confessions of a Working Class Artist, published by Saint Lucy Books and designed by Guenet Abraham (Professor, Visual Arts). There will be a launch event for the book on October 29 at Atomic Books in Baltimore.
Jill Vasbinder Morrison (Assistant Teaching Professor, Dance) will be presenting a new work Boundaries with area dance artists, inspired by Audre Lourde and the music of Callum Graham at the HCC Dance Showcase at the Horowitz Visual & Performing Arts Center, on November 6 and 7.
Bao Nguyen (IMDA ‘26) will present a new solo performance Do it for me at the Philadelphia Fringe Festival, September 11 – 13, presented as part of Cannonball’s special co-presentation track Livewire. Cannonball is the largest hub of the Philadelphia Fringe Festival, championing a revolutionary artist-led model that prioritizes equity, experimentation, and community connection.
Nia Hampton (IMDA ‘26) will be presenting and discussing her short film The Labor, The Luxury, which was part of her MFA thesis work, as part of the program Then & Now: Maryland’s Blue Crab, exploring the legacy and ongoing impact of crabbing in Maryland at the Baltimore Museum of Industry on Thursday, September 17, 6:30 PM. Nia will also be presenting this work in Dak’ART, an international art fair dedicated to contemporary African Art in Dakar, Senegal and part of the 16th Dakar Biennale, November 19 – December 19.
Lynn Nguyen (IMDA ‘26) will have work in the exhibition (un) Altered Ego, at the CCBC Art Gallery, Catonsville, MD, on view October 19 – December 18, with an opening reception on Friday, November 6, 6 – 8pm.