Skip to content
Harvard University homepage
HARVARD.EDU
  • Calendar
  • About
  • Contact
  • Press
Harvard Staff Art Show Celebrating the Creativity of Harvard Staff
  • Galleries
    • All Galleries
    • Abstract
    • Action & Movement
    • Animals
    • Architecture
    • Black & White
    • Crafts & Decor
    • Fashion
    • Flora & Funga
    • Music & Words
    • Nature & Landscape
    • Portraits
    • Still Life
  • Artists
  • Local Shows
    • All Local Shows
    • Allston
    • Longwood
    • Cambridge
  1. Home
  2. Galleries
  3. Action & Movement

Action & Movement

  • A Black woman with clear tape over her mouth struggling to break free from its sticky hold throughout a progression of five images.
    “Invisible” Silencer
  • A cormorant flying downward, wings wide-spread, to join a fellow cormorant already perched upon a fallen tree limb at the edge of a pond. Their shadows reflect a mirror-image below in the water.
    “Mind if I drop in?”
  • Woman looking out the window.
    An Invader
  • A dancer wearing a beige dress curves her body sideways with arms extended at right angles, while a man with dark hair playing a guitar sits on a platform facing away from the dancer.
    Anna’s Song (excerpt)
  • A cute panda bear puppet with black and white fur.
    Boba the Panda
  • A painting of a mountain and river landscape. In the center of the image, people wade through waist-high water, carrying bags and children on their shoulders. On land, uniformed officers on horseback try to apprehend the people navigating the river.
    Corner Here and There: Reflections of Resilience and Transience
  • Screenshot of Joel Pimentel Alves' "Cover of Human Heart." The image is a collage of photographs of Joel.
    Cover of Human Heart
  • A painting depicting the audience reaction to a live chess match in which chess Grandmaster Garry Kasparov is playing the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue. A row of fans watch the game live, while two TV screens in the foreground display a bird's eye view of the live chess board and Garry, with his head in his hands, contemplating his next move.
    Deep Blue
  • Illustration of a Scottish terrier dressed up like a wizard holding a wooden staff against a pink background.
    Dungeons and Doggos – Scotty Wizard
  • A confident, professional woman striding down the exterior stairs of a historic building wearing a stylish outfit reflecting modern fashion, complemented by a bold purse. The illustration captures her strong presence and determination in an urban setting.
    Empowered Elegance
  • An individual peers into another space with a similar individual staring back. Abstract geometric shapes in black and white create the abstract surroundings against a bright yellow background. The artist's first name is crossed out in the lower left corner.
    Find Yourself
  • Finding the Dao – Classical Chinese Dance
  • Painting of a wooden ship at sea. Its sails are yellow in fading sunlight. A red and yellow flag flies at the ship's stern.
    Galeón Andalucía
  • Abstract dark points converging around a single attraction in a nearly egg shaped pattern. Wave forms appear to be surrounding the attraction point.
    Gravity Study
  • Screenshot of Peter Neudel's "I Could Tell My Own Story." The cover is a portrait in color of Peter Neudel's father.
    I Could Tell My Own Story
  • Screenshot for the video "Lifting the Weight" by Claudio Jimenez. A boxer with gloves smiles intensely in a close-up shot.
    Lifting the Weight
  • An aerial view of a straight road cutting vertically through a vibrant red desert landscape. On either side, the land is covered with scattered bushes and vegetation, contrasting with the rich, reddish-orange sands. A single white vehicle is parked on the right side of the road in the middle of the image.
    Martian Odyssey: The Red Sands of Western Australia
  • Screenshot of "My Mirror" of a man on a stage about to dance.
    My Mirror
  • An indoor event with uniformed officers standing at the back of a seated audience. Multiple screens display a black-and-white image of a saluting child against an American flag backdrop. The bright, modern room is filled with people watching attentively, creating a formal atmosphere.
    No se ve desde acá
  • Screenshot of Nick Lai's video "Pavane." An outline of what looks like shades of grey flower on a black backdrop.
    Pavane
  • A concave, hexagonal piece of wood, with a painted nature scene inside. In the painted section, a river flows through a forest with tall trees and a black bear in the background. The river extends outside of the hexagon, as a shell is painted to depict a fish swimming upstream. The whole piece rests on a wooden surface.
    Salmon Run
  • Still image for video link features two people in white button up shirts, with red ties, sitting in front of typewriters, they then begin to "play" the typewriters in this performance piece.
    Selectric Funeral
  • A female surgeon prepares to operate by tying up her surgical mask.
    She will take the knife
  • Watercolor of a lone sea lion on a rock caught mid-bark.
    Sigrid
  • A collage of sixteen different sketches of people riding the subway.
    Sixteen Subway Sketches
  • A monochrome drawing of a man climbing a rocky hill. He is leaning forward on his hands and knees, wearing a hoodie and shorts with hiking shoes. The landscape in the background shows a series of hills and a cloudy sky. Sparse vegetation appears along the hill's edge.
    So Close
  • An abstract, black-and-white view of a city street, with brick buildings and skyscrapers. Outlines of cars blend into each other, with the only color being red brakelights and stoplights. A large stoplight is shown in close-up.
    STOP!
  • Composite image of a ballet dancer in a white dress moving gracefully with arms held aloft.
    Stroboscopic Ballet
  • A sailboat with detailed sails and a simple hull, drawn in black ink, gliding over stylized waves. The waves are filled with intricate patterns in shades of blue, green, and white, suggesting a mosaic-like texture. The background is mostly blank, highlighting the boat and the patterned section as the main focus. The piece is bordered by a black frame, adding contrast to the scene.
    Surfs Up!
  • Abstract glitch art of a teepee, showing a wave-like pattern in orange, pink, blue, and red.
    Teepee
  • A triptych piece. Left: blue-green image - a decomposing woman with a swirling purple background reflected on itself multiple times. Center: multi-color blocked image - a crying women superimposed on itself and reflected down the center. Right: a purple woman with pink hair breathing swirling smoke
    The Bizarre, The Unnatural
  • Screenshot of Dan PInnolis' "The in-between" showing light coming through a white curtain.
    The in-between
  • The interior and exterior of a shop window. Inside, a table covered with a green cloth displays a rectangular flower arrangement featuring pink, yellow, and white blooms. Potted plants and decorative items are visible on the shelves. Reflections on the glass reveal a street view with historic buildings and colorful paper hot air balloons suspended inside, in yellow, blue, pink, orange, and green. A person’s reflection, wearing a striped top, can be partially seen on the left side, adding depth to the image.
    The Inside Blossoms While the Outside Floats
Copyright © 2025 The President and Fellows of Harvard College | Accessibility | Digital Accessibility | Report Copyright Infringement
Log In
  • Galleries
    • All Galleries
    • Abstract
    • Action & Movement
    • Animals
    • Architecture
    • Black & White
    • Crafts & Decor
    • Fashion
    • Flora & Funga
    • Music & Words
    • Nature & Landscape
    • Portraits
    • Still Life
  • Artists
  • Local Shows
    • All Local Shows
    • Allston
    • Longwood
    • Cambridge