Tory Fair

Tory Fair serves as the Sidney and Ellen Wien Professor of Sculpture in the Department of Fine Arts at Brandeis University, Waltham, MA. An active contemporary artist based in the Boston area, she has presented solo exhibitions at A.D. Gallery (NY), ICA at MECA (Portland, ME), AreaCode Art Fair (Boston), Drive-By Projects (Watertown), and gallery VERY (Boston), with group exhibitions at Fitchburg Art Museum, Worcester Art Museum, The Drawing Center, and Socrates Sculpture Park.

Her academic credentials include:

• B.A. from Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
• M.F.A. from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA

Fair's artistic research centers on sculpture and drawing, with significant expansion into public art installations. Her recent work has been critically reviewed in The New York Times and The Boston Globe, and she maintains an active studio practice exploring materiality and spatial engagement through exhibitions like "Paper Town" and "You are Here". Her 2021 RAIR residency in Philadelphia and VoCA Talks feature underscore her prominence in contemporary art discourse.

Her extensive honors include:

• Harvard Center for Visual Art Director's Award, Harvard University (1991)
• Derek Bok Award for Excellence in Teaching, Harvard University (1996)
• Grant from Joan Mitchell Foundation (1997)
• Resident Artist at MacDowell Colony (1997-1998)
• Grant from Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (2005)
• Grant from Pollock-Krasner Foundation (2005)
• Career Development Grant from Joan Mitchell Foundation (2006)
• Grant from LEF Foundation (2007)
• Grant from Somerville Arts Council (2009)
• Finalist, Massachusetts Cultural Council (2011)
• Award for Drawing, Massachusetts Cultural Council (2018)
• Provost Research Award, "More Than Minimal", Brandeis University (2018-2019)
• Senior Research Leave, Brandeis University (2020)
• LCC Public Art Grant for Arlington, MA, Arlington Commission for Arts and Culture (2021)
• The Port Neighborhood Grant, Cambridge Public Art, City of Cambridge (2021-2022)

Fair's career demonstrates sustained excellence in artistic creation and pedagogy, with recent public art commissions reflecting her commitment to community-engaged practices in the Boston metropolitan region.