News
Every day someone from Tisch School of the Arts makes news. Here's where we share with you the incredible achievements of our students, alumni, faculty and friends.

2023 Golden Globe Winners
Wednesday, Jan 11, 2023
Congratulations to the NYU Tisch alumni who an award at the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards!
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Hank Willis Thomas '98 Unveils 'The Embrace' MLK Memorial
Thursday, Jan 19, 2023
'The Embrace' was unveiled on January 13, 2023 in Boston Commons honoring Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King.
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DPI Chair Deborah Willis, Ph.D, Awarded 2022 Don Tyson Prize
Thursday, Dec 15, 2022
DPI Chair Deborah Willis has been awarded the 2022 Don Tyson Prize for the Advancement of American Art.
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DPI Alum Michelle Watt Photographed Actor Michelle Yeoh for Time's 2022 Icon of the Year
Wednesday, Dec 7, 2022
DPI Alum Michelle Watt photographed trailblazing actress Michelle Yeoh for Time's 2022 Icon of the Year!
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DPI Alum Hank Willis Thomas featured on the cover of New York Magazine's "Reasons to Love New York" issue
Wednesday, Dec 7, 2022
New York’s 18th annual “Reasons to Love New York” issue celebrates the city’s return to spontaneity, highlighting 72 people who embody the spirit of the city right now. Tisch DPI alum Hank Willis Thomas and Tisch alum and Professor Spike Lee are among those featured on the covered.
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DPI Future Imagemakers 2023 Applications Now Open
Tuesday, Oct 4, 2022
DPI Future Imagemakers 2023 Applications Are Now Open for High Schoolers in the 9th, 10th, and 11th grades!
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Montclair Art Museum acquires work by DPI chair Dr. Deborah Willis
Thursday, Sep 29, 2022
Montclair Art Museum acquires work by DPI chair Dr. Deborah Willis
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DPI Prof. Sean Fader's project "Insufficient Memory" (2020): Acquired by the Buffalo AKG Art Museum
Thursday, Sep 29, 2022
Sean Fader's project Insufficient Memory (2020) was recently aquired by the Buffalo AKG Art Museum (formerly the Albright-Knox Art Gallery), Buffalo, New York following his participation in the acclaimed group exhibition Difference Machines: Technology and Identity in Contemporary Art (2021-2022).
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DPI Professor Gesche Würfel featured in KÜNSTLERHAUS BETHANIEN Issue #29
Monday, Sep 26, 2022
BE Magazine is the Künstlerhaus’ yearbook, presenting artists every year who have recently been or continue to be guests there on scholarships.
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DPI Alum Fallon McDonald (class of 2022) featured by Musée Magazine
Monday, Sep 26, 2022
Fallon McDonald's series, I LOVE YOU ANNI AND JOSEF, was featured on the Musée Magazine website as part of their Weekend Portfolio series.
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Mirror with a Memory: DPI 40th Anniversary Exhibition
Thursday, Sep 22, 2022
The Department of Photography & Imaging presents a survey of recent work from faculty and staff spanning four decades and encompassing the varied nature of contemporary photographic practice. Curated by Editha Mesina. On view from October 11, 2022 - January 9, 2023.
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DPI Hosts Young Arts Exhibition, Home: Reimagining Interiority
Wednesday, Sep 21, 2022
HOME: Reimagining Interiority, Curated by: Dr. Joan Morgan and Dr. Deborah Willis
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DPI Professor Isolde Brielmaier’s New Book reflects on post-colonial studies and theories
Friday, Sep 2, 2022
This book offers a counter-narrative to engaging with African photographic archives as well as photographic histories at large.
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