Fairfield University Art Museum to present first student-curated exhibition

The Fairfield University Art Museum will be presenting its first exhibition fully developed and curated by an undergraduate student.

“In Their Element(s): Women Artists Across Media” will be presented from April 21 to July 15 at the museum”™s Bellarmine Hall Galleries. Curated by Fairfield University student Phoebe Charpentier (Class of 2023), the exhibition features more than 50 contemporary artworks by female artists across a variety of media.

Among the artists whose works are included are photographers Laurie Simmons and Donna Ferrato, painter Miriam Shapiro, and painters and sculptors Linda Stein and Ruby Sky Stiler. Most of the artworks in the exhibition come from the museum”™s collection, and will include many recent acquisitions, along with works on loans from the Westport Public Art Collection and private collections.

An opening night lecture and reception will be held on April 20 beginning at 5:00 p.m. at Bellarmine Hall. More information is available on the museum”™s website.

Image: Ethel Fisher, “Room on East 89th Street,” 1965, oil on linen. Gift of Margaret Fisher, 2022, courtesy of the Fairfield University Art Museum.