Department of Art

With recent institutional solo exhibitions at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive and the Arts Club of Chicago, Hannah Levy has also been included in exhibitions at CCS Bard Hessel Museum at Bard College; the Rennie Museum in Vancouver, Canada; the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield, CT; the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Denmark; and MoMA PS1 in New York, NY, among others. Levy was invited to participate in the 59th Venice Biennale and the 16th Lyon Biennale of Contemporary Art. Levy’s work is included in public collections including the Nevada Museum of Art; Moderna Museet in Stockholm, Sweden; the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia; the Philara Foundation in Dusseldorf, Germany; and the G2 Kunsthalle in Leipzig, Germany. Levy received a BFA from Cornell University and a Meisterschüler title from Städelschule in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. 

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Trained in the art of metalsmithing, Fensterstock crafts sculptures and expansive installations that demand substantial labor and exude an irresistible material allure. Employing techniques deeply rooted in the realms of craftsmanship and decorative arts, often historically associated with "women's arts," she adeptly wields practices such as paper cutting, quilling, mosaic work, and shellwork. Initially, Fensterstock's artistic endeavors revolved around dialogues concerning embellishment, aesthetics, preciousness, and transience. Over time, these concepts evolved, culminating in her recent works, which, as the artist herself explains, "delve into the narratives we construct to find significance in nature and the landscapes we devise to establish our place in the world."

Born and raised in Shanghai, China, Pixy Liao is an artist who currently resides in Brooklyn, NY.
Liao has participated in exhibitions internationally, including the Fotografiska, Rencontres d’Arles in Arles, Asia Society, the National Gallery of Australia, etc.
She is a recipient of the NYFA Fellowship in photography, Santo Foundation Individual Artist Awards, Madame Figaro Women Photographers Award, En Foco's New Works Fellowship, etc. She has done artist residencies at Light Work, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Center for Photography at Woodstock, University of Arts London, School of Visual Arts, Pioneer Works, and Camera Club of New York.
Liao holds an MFA in photography from the University of Memphis.