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Alumna Jessica Vaughn examines workplace space and culture in ICA solo exhibition
Artist standing in gallery in front of an illustration painted on the wall of people running a race

Artist and Weitzman School of Design alumna Jessica Vaughn examines the spaces, architecture, and cultures of the American workplace her first major solo exhibition, now on view at the Institute of Contemporary Art.

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    • Alumna Jessica Vaughn examines workplace space and culture in ICA solo exhibition

    Artist and Weitzman School of Design alumna Jessica Vaughn examines the spaces and culture of the American workplace in her first major solo exhibition, now on view at the Institute of Contemporary Art.
    Graphic histories: Understanding the Middle East and Africa through comics
    Watercolor image of an aerial view of the Saharan desert, with a row of camels against a backdrop of grey mountains and a light blue sky, with the words “Odette du Puigaudeau and Marion Senones” against the sky.

    An image from a graphic history of two French women who traveled to Mauritania in the 1930s by Paraska Tolan-Szkilnik.

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    Graphic histories: Understanding the Middle East and Africa through comics

    A virtual panel at the Middle East Center explored why this type of sequential art has gained popularity and how the art form can transform the way people think about history.

    Kristen de Groot

    Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw puts the nation’s first ladies on display
    professor standing in front of a painting in a museum gallery

    Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw, associate professor of history of art, was the curator of the exhibition "Every Eye Is Upon Me: First Ladies of the United States" at the Smithsonian Institution's National Portrait Gallery. Shaw returned to Penn this semester after serving as the Gallery's senior historian and director of history, research, and scholarly programs.

    Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw puts the nation’s first ladies on display

    As curator of the first comprehensive exhibition on first ladies at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw weaves her scholarship into the stories of the women who supported U.S. presidents while in the White House.
    ‘Many Voices, Many Visions’ exhibit features works from the Penn Art Collection
    Curator standing in gallery looking at artworks on a wall

    University Curator Lynn Marsden-Atlass curated the Arthur Ross Gallery’s current exhibition, “Many Voices, Many Visions”, which features 43 works from the Penn Art Collection.

    ‘Many Voices, Many Visions’ exhibit features works from the Penn Art Collection

    The new Arthur Ross Gallery exhibition features 43 artworks from Penn’s collection that echo today’s social, political, and environmental upheaval.
    Artist Maya Lin’s large-scale installation will be on display in Penn Medicine’s new Pavilion
    Rendering of Maya Lin’s art installation, a large-scale treelike sculpture with branches reaching upwards through atrium open ceiling.

    Newly commissioned artwork by Maya Lin will soon be displayed in the Penn Pavilion. Pictured, artist rendition tentatively titled “DNA Tree of Life” by Maya Lin. (Image: Courtesy of Maya Lin Studio)

    Artist Maya Lin’s large-scale installation will be on display in Penn Medicine’s new Pavilion

    The new installation from the renowned artist and designer embodies the health system’s goal of creating calming, healing environments for patients.
    When words aren’t enough, medical students go back to the drawing board
    Person holding a sketchbook over a table with a human anatomy dummy.

    When words aren’t enough, medical students go back to the drawing board

    A Penn Medicine class helps students hone their visual art skills to help patients understand their medical treatment better via visual aids that bridge communication gaps and outline their care.

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    26th annual MLK symposium goes online
    Woman cups a candle with a gloved hand. She is standing in a circle with other candle-holders in the snow.

    The candlelight vigil “was always powerful and will continue to be” as it offers a moment to reflect on the man and his legacy, says Toliver. Here, the Penn community gathers in 2007 to commemorate. 

    26th annual MLK symposium goes online

    Virtual events over three weeks offer opportunities to reflect, engage, and celebrate with family, colleagues, and friends.

    Kristina García