{"id":75453,"date":"2020-11-12T08:34:59","date_gmt":"2020-11-12T13:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/?p=75453"},"modified":"2022-08-02T14:04:02","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T18:04:02","slug":"read-the-fall-2020-issue-of-cfa-magazine","status":"publish","type":"bu-article","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/news\/articles\/2020\/read-the-fall-2020-issue-of-cfa-magazine\/","title":{"rendered":"Read the Fall 2020 issue of CFA magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Fall 2020 issue of CFA<\/em><\/a>, the BU College of Fine Arts magazine, has been published! Dive in to explore this issue’s features, including…<\/p>\n

Objects of Her Affection<\/h3>\n

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Anna Valdez<\/strong><\/a> (CFA\u201913) incorporates personal stories into her lush, plant-filled paintings. \u201cThe paintings I\u2019m making right now are very much about the studio,\u201d she says. \u201cIt\u2019s an environment that I have complete control over and have curated over time. I suppose I end up loving the space that I am creating as it becomes reflective of a personal landscape or as a self-portrait.\u201d<\/span> Read more<\/a>.
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Changing Minds<\/h3>\n

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Good cop, bad cop, superhero. Michael Chiklis<\/strong><\/a> (CFA’85) discusses how he reinvented himself to stay on top in a fickle business and dishes on his new show, Coyote<\/em>. “At [BU theatre] rehearsals, we were exchanging ideas\u2014students from all over the country, from every race, creed, and walk of life…BU just opened my mind to so many things, so many people. It made me think, \u2018Wow, there\u2019s just so much to know.\u2019\u201d Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Mining the Past, Mirroring the Present<\/h3>\n

\"CFA<\/a>Painter Adrienne Elise Tarver<\/strong> <\/a>(CFA\u201907) explores perceptions of Black women in her art. \u201cMy work for the past five years has really been about Black female identity within the Western landscape,\u201d she says.\u00a0 \u201cI was thinking about the dualities of how we have been made to exist within this context, from this domestic, silenced figure who\u2019s supposed to fade into the background to this oversexualized tropical seductress on display, and figuring out the narrative to give women in these spaces more agency.\u201d<\/span> Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The Future of Opera<\/h3>\n

\"CFA<\/a>Lidiya Yankovskaya<\/strong><\/a> (CFA\u201910) is one of America\u2019s few women conductors and a force for change. \u201cThere\u2019s a larger percentage of women who are studying conducting at universities, conducting with smaller organizations, or doing really fantastic work out there,\u201d says Yankovskaya, who sets the tempo and cues in the musicians as\u00a0<\/span>Chicago Opera Theater\u2019s Orli & Bill Staley Music Director<\/a>. \u201cNot enough of them have gotten opportunities to move to the next level and work with larger-budget institutions. But I think it\u2019s changing and will probably continue to change.\u201d<\/span> Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Conversation<\/h3>\n

A\"CFA<\/a>rtists Joel Christian Gill<\/strong> <\/a>(CFA\u201904) and Charles Suggs<\/strong><\/a> (CFA\u201920), who both received their MFA in painting from the College of Fine Arts, discuss using their work to tell lesser-known stories from Black history. \u201cFor me,” says Gill, “it was like, ‘not again.’ It feels like America has had this great awakening to this thing called racism that has existed and has been happening for years and years.” Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The Paintings on the Doors<\/h3>\n

\"CFA<\/a>Learn how muralist Lena McCarthy<\/strong><\/a> (CFA\u201914) transformed a Victorian firehouse. “One of the main things I love about mural painting is it’s so in your body. It’s so cheesy but it’s true: you become the tool. You’re the brush,” reflects McCarthy. Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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A New Look at Set Design<\/h3>\n

\"CFA<\/a>Rising Star<\/em>: Afsoon Pajoufar<\/strong><\/a> (CFA\u201919) will soon be building worlds again as a New York-based set designer for theater, opera, and film. “I bounce around the room during rehearsals, between the actors, taking photos. I can evaluate the design in my head when I share the space with the actors,” says Pajoufar. Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Plus even more alumni stories, including this issue’s Muse<\/em>: one alum’s viral comedy set<\/a> inspired by Covid-19 press briefings; Fall 2020 Class Notes<\/a>; and words of wisdom<\/a> from alums Russell Hornsby (CFA’96) and Ginnifer Goodwin (CFA’01).<\/p>\n

Dean Harvey Young penned a note<\/a> for this issue expressing pride in students and alums alike “who have chosen to stand up and speak out as part of efforts to end racism everywhere and create actively inclusive communities. I am impressed by CFA staff and faculty who, in the midst of a global pandemic, have organized workshops, overhauled syllabi, and begun to revise conceptions of core and canon across disciplines.”<\/p>\n

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WRITE TO US!<\/h5>\n

CFA alums, we want to hear what you\u2019ve been up to. Send us your stories and photos, and your highlights could make it to a future issue. Email cfaalum@bu.edu<\/a>. And be sure to follow @buarts on Instagram<\/a>, Facebook<\/a>, and Twitter<\/a> for even more CFA Terrier stories.<\/p>\n

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CFA<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>is a publication for alumni and friends of the Boston University College of Fine Arts. We welcome your feedback on the magazine, this website, or anything else related to CFA. Find current and archived issues at bu.edu\/cfa-magazine<\/a>. Send us your comments at\u00a0<\/span>cfaalum@bu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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