The Annual Spring Semester Alumni/ae Panel

Rebecca Brickman is committed to supporting the future of dynamic arts organizations through the implementation of creative fundraising strategies. In March 2019, she was appointed to the position of Director of Development at The Drawing Center in SoHo. From 2015 to 2019, Brickman served as Manager of Institutional Giving at MoMA PS1. In this role, she spearheaded the development of new corporate partnerships and managed the Museum’s relationships with foundations, securing significant multi-year support for MoMA PS1’s renowned program of exhibitions, events, and performances. Prior to her time at MoMA PS1, Brickman was an account executive at Prentice Art Communications, where she managed media relations, strategic partnerships, and special events for a number of non-profit organizations, galleries, individuals, and brands. Previously, at Alexander and Bonin, Brickman worked directly with artists, helping them realize ambitious new projects and presentations. Brickman holds a BA in Studio Art from Bard College.

Marissa Bluestone (b. Englewood, New Jersey) lives and works in Queens. She has recently  had solo shows at Elaine L Jacob gallery at Wayne State University in Detroit and at Larrie Gallery New York City.  She has had work in group shows at Rachel Uffner, the Academy of Arts and Letters, the New School, Etay Gallery, and Left Field Gallery, and has also performed written works at Storm King Art Center. She has held residencies at The Basil Alakazi Residency in Detroit(2018)The Shandanken Project at Storm King (2017) and Vermont Studio Center (2014). In 2017, she was awarded the John Koch Award by the Academy of Arts and Letters. Bluestone teaches at Hunter College and at The Whitney, and holds a BA from Bard College and an MFA from Hunter College. 

Eddie Rodolfo Aparicio was born in Los Angeles in 1990. He received an MFA in Painting and Printmaking from Yale University in 2016, a BA in Studio Arts from Bard College in 2012 and has also attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture and the Southern California Institute of Architecture. His recent works address the intersection of social and environmental justice through specific use of material, sound, and multiplicity of site. He uses materials that have a strong tie to pre-hispanic cultures in Central America to document Central American communities in Los Angeles. He has exhibited at The Mistake Room, Steve Turner Gallery, Zona Maco, and Anonymous gallery among others.  He has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the California Community Foundation, and was recently a finalist for the Artadia LA award. 

 

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Time: 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm EDT/GMT-4

Location: Fisher Studio Arts Building, Seminar Room

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