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JooYoung Choi and the Multiverse of Gladness

A person with long dark hair is seated on blue steps in JooYoung Chois vibrant art studio. They wear a decorated vest and jeans, surrounded by colorful walls, art supplies, and paintings. The space buzzes with creative energy, as if channeling the multiverse into pure gladness.
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Texas Monthly 

As her latest works vividly demonstrate, the Houston visual artist is the perfect balm for our era of polarization and bullying. 

“The story of the girl who became the Houston visual artist JooYoung Choi [BFA, MassArt] could have led somewhere dark. Instead, Choi has chosen to create art that reflects an improbably sunny outlook. Even when she explores controversial themes such as gender fluidity, racism, and social justice, her work is so playful it wouldn’t raise eyebrows in a children’s museum.”

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Jackie Powell, BFA ’25 Illustration, featured on Community Canvas

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  • Illustration
MassArt alum Jackie Powell, BFA '25 Illustration is featured on today's GBH's Community Canvas with her piece "Tree Cats," a gouache and digital study of a tree with mysterious ghost-like cats.
GBH 

New Bedford pedestrian bridge wins global award. Meet the artist.

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  • Glass
MassArt alum Tracy Silva Barbosa, BFA ’99, Glass, created the public installation "Equinox" at the New Bedford Pedestrian Bridge—now a Platinum Winner at the 2026 International Architecture and Design Awards.
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Lilah Pudlo, BFA ’24 Fashion Design, is Turning Louisville History Into Wearable Art

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  • Fashion Design
MassArt Fashion Design alum Lilah Pudlo, BFA '24 Fashion Design, transforms Louisville’s history into wearable art at for KMAC Contemporary Art Museum's runway show.
Voice Tribune 

MassArt student among the winners of 2026 MassDOT billboard design contest

  • MassArt in the Media
A Massachusetts Department of Transportation billboard design contest winner, MassArt student Renée Beauchaine brings creativity to work zone safety messaging, with designs set to appear on billboards statewide.
WWLP-22News 

Massachusetts College of Art and Design Announces Fulbright U.S. Student Award for 2026-2027

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  • International Education
  • Photography
MassArt alum Kannetha Brown, BFA ’23 Photography, receives a Fulbright U.S. Student Program award to conduct research and photography fieldwork in Cambodia.
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How Masako Miki brings new life to Japanese folklore

  • MassArt in the Media
  • MassArt Art Museum
Now on GBH News, hear from artist Masako Miki in a segment on the MassArt Art Museum exhibition "Masako Miki: Midnight March."
GBH News 

MassArt Alum Tara Bilotta Featured on GBH’s Community Canvas

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  • Painting
A piece by MassArt alum Tara Bilotta BFA ‘24 Painting, "Frog’s Eye," featured on GBH’s Community Canvas.
GBH 

How she sees light in the world

  • Alumni in the News
  • Photography
MassArt alum Tina Zhu Xi Caruso, BFA ‘25 Photography, is featured in The Boston Globe, spotlighting her photojournalism practice shaped by experience with Cerebral/Cortical Visual Impairment.
The Boston Globe 

Three more public campuses in Massachusetts to launch co-op programs

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  • MassArt in the Media
The state Department of Higher Education announced that its innovation hub is awarding $20,000 grants to three public colleges — including MassArt — to develop co-op programs with employers in the region.
The Boston Globe 

Co-op programs aren’t just at Northeastern. They are expanding to Mass. public higher ed.

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  • MassArt in the Media
MassArt is among three state universities launching cooperative education programs for students this fall with funding from the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education.
MassLive 

Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches Work-Based Learning Initiative for Massachusetts Public Higher Education Students

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  • MassArt in the Media
MassArt joins an initiative out of the Department of Higher Education’s Innovation Hub to grow co-ops for students at state’s public campuses
Mass.gov 

MassArt Alum Elisabeth Subrin Debuts “How We Find Her”

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  • Film/Video
MassArt Film/Video alum Elisabeth Subrin debuts her solo exhibition “How We Find Her” at STUK in Belgium, returning to questions of women’s representation and its relationship with broader social and political forces.
Art Daily 
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