2024 Department of Art Accolades
The Department of Art is pleased to present awards of distinction to the following individuals for going above and beyond in their service to our students and our department this year!
Tetsuya Yamada: 2024 Fred Joel Larson Excellence in Teaching Award
This award, first given in 2023, was made possible by a generous gift from David and Leni Moore in honor of a beloved former art student and artist, Fred Joel Larson.
Professor Tetsuya Yamada was nominated by 11 students for the Arthur “Red” Motely - CLA Award for Exemplary Teaching Award this year. The letters written by undergraduate and graduate students demonstrated that Professor Yamada exemplifies a passionate educator who is dedicated to teaching while deeply committed to his own artistic practice and exploration. Professor Yamada’s teaching and his work as a leading contemporary artist are intertwined, and his career provides a model as both a successful artist and a highly impactful teacher. Professor Yamada recently received the prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship and has a one-person exhibition at the Walker Art Center.
Teréz Iacovino: 2024 Department of Art Outstanding Service Award
Teréz Iacovino is one of our former graduate students and has been the Assistant Curator at the Katherine E Nash Gallery since the fall of 2014. She is the recipient of many awards and fellowships, including a Fall 2021 Curatorial Research Fellowship Grant from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, and she is currently researching contemporary art of Puerto Rico and its diaspora with San Juan-based independent curator José López Serra for an exhibition in 2025. We thank Teréz for her tireless work on behalf of student exhibitions across all three galleries as well as being a vital part of the Communications team for the department.
Fidencio Fifield-Perez: Inaugural Artist-In-Residence Certificate of Recognition
As the very first Dr. Harold R. Adams Artist in Residence Fellow, Fidencio Fifield-Perez joined us in the fall of 2022. Since then, he has been engaged with our students, gaining recognition through exhibitions and awards, including a 2024 McKnight Printmaking Fellowship. We have been honored to call him a colleague and wish him all the best as his residency here comes to a close.
