Judy atrium

The Judy Earns Design Excellence Award from Boston Architecture Group

March 22, 2024

It’s official: the Judy is a beauty.

At an awards ceremony on March 7, the Judith Mara Carson Center for Visual Arts was recognized for Built Design Excellence: Interior Architecture. The award, bestowed by the Boston Society for Architecture, was accepted by DSK, the architecture firm that designed the Judy.



Professor Hallie Cohen at work in her studio at the American Academy in Rome.

Professor Hallie Cohen Takes a Close Look at Roman History, Culture with New Exhibit

February 28, 2024

As an interdisciplinary thinker and film lover, Art and Art History Chair Hallie Cohen has long been fascinated by the Italian poet, activist, and filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini. Pasolini was an influential but controversial figure in postwar Italy; openly gay and an avid Marxist, he garnered a reputation for socially critical work that drew as many enemies as fans. He was murdered in 1975, though the details of his death remain unclear.



Professor Hallie Cohen and husband Francis Levy

Professor Hallie Cohen Illustrates New Book with Prized Collaborator

September 19, 2023

Professor of Art and Chair of Art and Art History Hallie Cohen has taught more than two generations of MMC students, but this fall, she’s celebrating the completion of a project that predates quite a few of them.



MMC Holds Ribbon-Cutting for New High-Tech Arts Center

November 15, 2022
MMC celebrated the launch of its new Judith Mara Carson Center for Visual Arts, a stunning 12,000-square-foot space on the seventh and eighth floors of Carson Hall, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on November 9.

Students at work in The Judy, where they're learning to think critically and act creatively.

Students and Faculty Share Their Reactions to MMC’s Groundbreaking New Visual Arts Center

October 20, 2022

As part of Homecoming Weekend 2022, MMC invites alums, parents, and friends to tour The Judy—the 12,000-square-foot Judith Mara Carson Center for Visual Arts that opened in Carson Hall this August. The Judy is a cross-disciplinary creative hub that will bring together the College’s full range of visual arts, from graphic design, illustration, and animation to costume design, web design, and book design. We asked faculty and students currently teaching or taking classes there to share their thoughts on the space and what it means for the community.



Art Alum and Guggenheim Fellow Ellie Ga Comes Home to the New York Film Festival

October 2, 2022
Ellie Ga, recent recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, will be in her hometown for the New York Film Festival and a screening of her film, “Quarries.”

A communal space filled with natural light invites students and faculty to gather and discuss projects and ideas.

New High-Tech Visual Arts Center Opens as Hub of Creativity for MMC Students

September 8, 2022

This semester, when MMC students are encouraged to think critically and act creatively, they’ll have a new state-of-the-art home to help bring their visions to life. The College has officially opened the doors to its Judith Mara Carson Center for Visual Arts, a stunning 12,000-square-foot space it began constructing in June 2021. Classes will be held there starting Sept. 6.



MMC Launches New BFA in Art

September 7, 2022

Marymount Manhattan College is expanding its Art program with a new 60-credit Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree that allows students to develop breadth and depth in several disciplines and more intensely prepare for a career in the visual arts.

The program is housed in the College’s new 12,000-square-foot Judith Mara Carson Center for Visual Arts and will begin accepting students in the Fall ’22 semester.



Ben Paljor Chatag ’15 Publishes in YESHE, a Journal of Tibetan Literature, Arts and Humanities

August 9, 2022
Studio Art and International Studies double major Ben Paljor Chatag ’15 recently published “Curatorial Reflections on ‘Transforming Minds: Kyabje Gelek Rimpoche and Friends, Photographs by Allen Ginsberg 1989-1997’ in Yeshe: A Journal of Tibetan Literature, Arts and Humanities. “I was inspired to curate the show because Rimpoche was my grandfather,” Chatag said. “I thought it was important to show pictures of Rimpoche and people around him interested in transforming their minds and society through love and compassion, which is what we continue to need in today’s world.”

Ellie Ga ’98, an Art Alum and 2022 Guggenheim Fellow, Is Featured in the New York Times

July 15, 2022


MARGARET ROLEKE: Artist Activist

January 4, 2022
Margaret Roleke ’84, Studio art alum, is having a solo exhibition, “MARGARET ROLEKE:  MARCH ON SOCIETY” from January 5 - February 5 at The CAMP Gallery (Contemporary Art Modern Project Gallery). The exhibit will feature cyanotypes, wall reliefs, and outdoor sculptures. The work will address issues of violence against women, gun violence, and related social issues.

MMC Art Graduates Exhibit Worldwide

October 26, 2021
From Istanbul and Lisbon to Governor’s Island and Brooklyn, MMC alumni are making waves in the world of art. The Department of Art and Art History is proud to promote their recent exhibitions.

Deanna Roberto '23 (right) and her sister Alexa Roberto (left).

Art Student Publishes Book ‘Five More Minutes’

October 1, 2021
MMC Art Student Deanna Roberto ’23 recently published her book Five More Minutes. Written in memory of her late sister Alexa who passed away from cancer, Deanna hopes the book will help others conquer their grief.

MMC Alum Ben Paljor Chatag '15

Artist and Curator: Meet MMC Alum Ben Paljor Chatag ’15

September 30, 2021

Ben Paljor Chatag ’15 left Tibet as a young boy to attend a Tibetan boarding school alongside other refugees in Northern India. This was just the beginning of major moves that would profoundly impact his life. At 15 years-old, he came to the United States when he was adopted by his Tibetan grandfather and later by his Western mother.



A Matter of Life & Death Afro Pick by Yvonne Shortt (Image Credit Yvonne Shortt)

Visiting Artist Yvonne Shortt Installs Afro Picks at Socrates Sculpture Park

September 23, 2021