Professor Joe Wardwell recognized with BU alumni award

Joe Wardwell

Associate Professor of Fine Arts Joe Wardwell has been recognized with a distinguished alumni award by Boston University’s College of Fine Arts.

Wardwell was one of three people presented with an award in an event on the Boston University campus Sept. 19, along with Brooke Karzen and Morris Robinson. Wardwell received a Master of Fine Arts in Painting from Boston University's College of Fine Arts in 1999. 

Wardwell’s work has appeared in numerous museums and galleries, including the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and the DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum. His large scale installation, "Hello America: 40 Hits from the 50 States" will be on display at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art until 2022. He is also the founder of the Brandeis-in-Siena study abroad program, which combines studio art and art history studies in an intensive summer program in Siena, Italy.