The Strauch-Mosse Endowed Fund for Visiting Artists
In 2009, Hans D. Strauch, a Lesley University Trustee and president of the Mosse Foundation, established The Strauch-Mosse Endowed Fund for Visiting Artists through a $1 million gift. This commitment through the Mosse Foundation funds visiting artists at the University, in keeping with the University's mission toward cultural and artistic literacy as a bedrock of a democratic society.
MFA in Photography Visiting Artists
Each semester, a visiting artist is teamed up with a core faculty member, and MFA in Photography candidates for an intensive studio and critical studies experience. These individuals are leaders in the ever-evolving photographic arts and include contemporary artists, historians, curators, and theorists. Recent artist/scholars who have served as visiting artists, or who have committed to participating in the program (2011-2014), include; Luis Gonzalez Palma, Keith Carter, Dan Estabrook, Vicki Goldberg, Lyle Rexer, Holly Roberts, Sally Mann, and Susan Bright. Guest critics have included Bill Crawford, Dr, Regis de Silva, Joe Wolin, and Tony Gonzalez.
During the residencies, visiting artists, art critics, curators, and art historians from throughout the art world join the community and become active participants in the dialogues about art and art-making. Complementing the expertise of AIB faculty, the visitors give lectures and presentations of their work and ideas during a public lecture series sponsored by the program during each residency; they also participate in critiques of student work.
Past Visiting Artists/Speakers
Disney's Pixar and Brian Larsen present Brave
April 27, 2012
Brian Larsen, Brave story supervisor, gave a presentation on animation production from start to finish.
Strauch-Mosse Visiting Artist Panel Discussion: Magnum Photographers Thomas Dworzak, Antoine D'Agata, and Susan Meiselas
March 29, 2012
Three of the award-winning photojournalists featured in the 101 Photographs for Press Freedom exhibit spoke about the role and importance of independent journalism. Moderated by The New York Times best-selling author Alex Kershaw and author of The Life and Times of Robert Capa. Co-sponsored by The Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University, the Consulate General of France in Boston and Consul General Christophe Guilhou, and Magnum Photos, Paris. In collaboration with The Photographic Resource Center.
Larry Hama: Visual Storytelling
April 6, 2012
Comics writer (14 years on G.I. Joe and 7 years on Wolverine), comics editor (8 years at Marvel Comics), comics artist (Marvel Premiere, G.I. Joe, and Daredevil), freelance illustrator (Esquire, National Lampoon), storyboard artist (Activision's X2: Wolverine's Revenge video game and HBO's The Sopranos), and NYU's 2011-2012 Artist-in-Residence, Larry Hama is a multi-talented storyteller. Sponsored by the AIB Illustration Department and Hub Comics
Jennifer Simms | Fine Arts Lecture Series
March 30, 2012
Vicki Goldberg | MFA in Photography Visiting Artist
March 20, 2012
Vicki Goldberg is one of the leading voices in the filed of photography criticism. She has written for The New York Times for thirteen years, and published several books and the texts for more than twenty photographic monographs. Her books The Power of Photography: How Photographs Changed Our Lives and Margaret Bourke-White: A Biography were each named one of the Best Books of the Year by the American Library Association.
Spring AIB Discourses Panel Discussion: The Body as Subject/The Body as Medium
February 10, 2012
MFA Visual Arts Art Talks | Jean Lowe, J. Morgan Puett, Tony Cokes, Liz Deschenes
January 9-January 12, 2012
Anthony Apesos, Susan Ashbrook, and Amy Sudarksy
Panel Discussion: Degas and the Nude: Three Views
December 2, 2011
Anthony Apesos
Fine Arts Workshop: The Sketchbook Habit
November 30, 2011
Faith Ringgold | Strauch-Mosse Visiting Artist Lecture
November 17, 2011
Ringgold is a renowned San-Diego-based painter, quilt artist, and children's book illustrator.
Dan Estabrook | MFA in Photography Visiting Artist
November 8, 2011
Wendy Artin | Fine Arts Visiting Artist Lecture Series
November 4, 2011
Mike Mei | Lecture and Demonstration
October 31, 2011
Barron Storey | Illustration Department Visiting Artist
October 20, 2011
Co-hosted by the Art Institute of Boston and Massachusetts College of Art and Design Illustration departments
Anthony Apesos | Sabbatical Lectures Series
October 19, 2011
Anne Lilly | Fine Arts Visiting Artists Lecture Series
October 7, 2011
James Stroud | Fine Arts Visiting Artists Lecture Series
March 25, 2011
Ji Eun Kim | Fine Arts Visiting Artists Lecture Series
March 4, 2011
AIB Discourses: Rethinking Public Art for the 21st Century
A Panel Discussion featuring Cher Knight, Sam Smiley, and Nathan Felde
Moderator: Stuart Steck
February 25, 2011
Damon Lehrer | Fine Arts Visiting Artists Lecture Series
February 18, 2011
Joel Janowitz | Fine Arts Visiting Artists Lecture Series
December 3, 2010
Ann Hamilton | Strauch-Mosse Visiting Artist Lecture Series
November 19, 2010
James Gurney | Presented by AIB's Sketch Report
November 15, 2010
Breon Dunigan | Fine Arts Visiting Artists Lecture Series
November 5, 2010
Don Hahn | Why We Create
November 9, 2010