New Media Artspace Presents Colleen Asper: to catch the sounds that she can then give back with her own voice

New Media Artspace Presents Colleen Asper: to catch the sounds that she can then give back with her own voice

March 10, 2026

Baruch College presents Colleen Asper: to catch the sounds that she can then give back with her own voice, from March 9 through May 1 at the New Media Artspace gallery and virtually.

Colleen Asper will visit Baruch for a public artist lecture on April 29 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Register here to attend.

The New Media Artspace will also host casual discussions with the artist for Baruch students from 1:45-2:45pm on March 11, 10-11 a.m. on March 16, and 11:30am-12:30pm on March 24 in the New Media Artspace and room 415 in the Library and Information Building. A virtual discussion will be held via Zoom from 1:30-2:30pm on March 16. Members of the public who wish to attend may RSVP to [email protected].

Read a full summary of the exhibition on the New Media Artspace website.

Colleen Asper: to catch the sounds that she can then give back with her own voice is curated by Professor Katherine Behar from the Department of Fine and Performing Arts in the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences. The exhibition is designed and produced by the New Media Artspace Student Docent Team and Gallery Manager, Maya Hilbert. The exhibition is made possible by support from the Newman Library, Student Technology Fund (STF), the Baruch Computing and Technology Center (BCTC), and the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences.

View the exhibition online.

About the Artist

Colleen Asper is a painter, writer, and performer based in Brooklyn, NY. She has had solo and two person exhibitions at galleries that include 17Essex, New York, NY; On Stellar Rays, New York, NY; P!, New York, NY; Art Production Fund Lab, New York, NY; The End, Atlanta, GA; Gallery 650, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA; and Steven Wolf Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA.

Her work has been included in numerous group exhibitions in the United States and abroad at institutions that include The Drawing Center, New York, NY; Art in General, New York, NY; Queens Museum, Queens, NY; The Luminary, St. Louis, MO; New Galerie, Paris, France; OED Gallery, Cochin, India; Kunstverein Langenhagen, Hanover, Germany; and Lošinj Museum, Mali Lošinj, Croatia.

Publications including Artforum, Art in America, frieze, The New York Times, and The New Yorker have all reviewed Asper's work. Additionally, she has contributed writing to publications such as Art Practical, The Brooklyn Rail, Lacanian Ink, and Paper Monument. Asper has been a resident at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Wendy's Subway (with the Art Workers' Inquiry), Elizabeth Murray Artist Residency, and the Jentel Artist Residency.

Gallery Location: New Media Artspace at Baruch College, Library and Information Building, 151 E. 25th Street, New York, NY 10010

Gallery Hours: The New Media Artspace is open to the CUNY community during regular library hours. Members of the public may visit the virtual exhibition on the gallery website, or contact [email protected] to arrange an in-person visit by appointment.