
Melissa Catanese’s Fever Field Included in Exhibition at 10th Daegu Photo Biennale
Studio Arts Professor Melissa Catanese’s artist book “Fever field” is included in the photobook exhibition at the 10th Daegu Photo Biennale, “The Pulse of Life”, on view September 18–November 16, 2025, at the Daegu Arts Center in South Korea.

Sean Morrissey and Loring Taoka Present Exhibitions as Part of the Terrain Biennial in Chicago
Sean P. Morrissey and Loring Taoka present solo exhibitions/installations at Public Storage as part of the Terrain Biennial in Chicago, IL. Revisiting icons and symbols as carriers of meaning, Loring Taoka’s I heart void reimagines the 🕳 (literal/figurative hole, black hole, etc.) emoji as a heart. This new interpretation looks at the void as a space for endless possibilities, as something to not only stare into, but a thing to love.
Barbara Weissberger's work in Thresholds: Reimagining Domesticity, Labor, and Identity
Thresholds: Reimagining Domesticity, Labor, and Identity
On view: September 6 – 28, 2025
Opening Reception & Performance: September 6, 6–8 PM
Artist Talks: September 20, 4–6 PM
Closing Reception: September 28, 3–6 PM
Location: PS122 Gallery, 150 1st Avenue, New York, NY

Loring Taoka's work included in Unboxed: Rethinking the Grid at Brick City Gallery
The grid is everywhere—a silent architecture underpinning the rhythms of our lives. It orders our cities, traces our maps, illuminates our screens, and segments our days into hours and minutes. On one hand, the grid embodies humanity’s aspiration for control and clarity, a testament to our impulse to tame the unruly. On the other, it is far more than a blueprint or tool of containment. Grids emerge in nature, weaving structure through root systems and neural networks. They shift, stretch, and evolve into webs of connection.
Barbara Weissberger's work included in current issue of Fraction Magazine
Potato Poems by Barbara WeissbergerFraction Magazine, Issue 182From Barbara: "These photographic quilts sit somewhere in a three-way intersection between photography, collage, and sculpture. Each piece in this series is its own idiosyncratic shape.

Aaron Henderson - Balancing Art and Advocacy
Aaron Henderson’s work exemplifies the role of contemporary artists as social catalysts. An associate professor in the Dietrich School’s Department of Studio Arts, Henderson’s practice blends traditional studio work with large-scale multimedia projects to create a powerful vehicle for exploring social issues.

Ken Batista Wins Juror’s Award in Art of the State 2025
Ken Batista has won a Juror’s Award for his painting, Fallingwater II, in Art of the State 2025

José Santiago Pérez named Regional Artist-in-Residence at Contemporary Craft
Visiting Lecturer José Santiago Pérez has been named Regional Artist-in-Residence in Fiber at Contemporary Craft in Pittsburgh for Spring/Summer 2025. Regional Residencies are for artists living within a 100-mile radius from Pittsburgh. Pérez will be pursuing experiments in weaving.

Lenore Thomas to exhibit at Concept Art Gallery
Lenore Thomas has an upcoming exhibition, titled When the sun is out, I think I love you better, opening at Concept Art Gallery. The exhibition will run through May 31, 2025.
Opening Reception: April 24, 2025 from 5:00–7:30pm
Exhibition Dates: April 24–May 31, 2025
Concept Art Gallery
1031 South Braddock Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15218

Students from Pitt and CMU present STARBEAM FEVER DREAM
Join us for STARBEAM FEVER DREAM, a live visual performance, video and animation event featuring students from Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Art, and The University of Pittsburgh Studio Arts programs.

Batista featured in three online exhibitions
Kenneth Batista, Professor of Studio Arts, recently had work exhibited in three online exhibitions.

Students present photo exhibition in the Vault
Photography Studio 2 is proud to present Choose To Exist, a student-organized exhibition of photographic works by Ash Lee, Carrington Bryan, Edward Xu, Evan Fuccio, Hui Gao, Kaylynn Zhang, and Naomi Yamawaki Taylor. Choose To Exist is on view in the Studio Arts Vault Gallery from March 12, 2025 – March 26, 2025.
The Vault Gallery in the basement of Frick Fine Arts will open during regular building hours.

Melissa Catanese's "Fever field" included in exhibition at Phoenix Museum of Art.
Widening the Lens: Photography, Ecology, and the Contemporary Landscape aims to raise renewed ecological awareness through visual representations of the environment, as seen through the photographic lens.
Scott Turri interviews Sheila Ali in BOMB Magazine
A conversation with Sheila Ali about her work documenting the history of PIttsburgh's art scene in her book Pittsburgh's Avant-Garde: 60 Years Inside The Underground Art Scene.
Mutations, an exhibition by Melissa Catanese, opens Jan 29.
Studio Arts is pleased to announce the exhibition, Mutations by Studio Arts professor, Melissa Catanese opens Wednesday, January 29, 2025 in the Paul Mesaros Gallery at the Canady Creative Arts Center at West Virginia University. Professor Catanese will be giving an artist talk at 5pm in Bloch, followed by a reception in the gallery.