Current Show
The Student Visitors
a performance and media exhibition featuring students featuring the course
“Advanced Topics in Performance and Media” at Northeastern University
Curated by Kledia Spiro
April 13th, 2025 - Apri 20th, 2025
2 Linden St, Harvard Sq in Cambridge, MA 02138
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we welcome your participation. if you would like to contribute to our exhibition, please attach one piece (image, text, animation, love note, etc) for inclusion in our digital gallery, on view for the month of June at behindvashadows.com. we invite you
to respond to the word nonessential in any format. please include a title and your name (or "anonymous") for attribution, send to vashadows@gmail.com
if you share your work on Instagram
thank you for your messageand for becoming an artist.
choral piece by Angela Yam When I Look at Bodies
text is by Anthony Rogers, a nonbinary clothing designer based in San Francisco
MARGINALIA mailbox.
we welcome your participation. if you would like to contribute to our exhibition, please attach one piece (image, text, animation, love note, etc) for inclusion in our digital gallery, on view for the month of June at behindvashadows.com. we invite you
to respond to the word nonessential in any format. please include a title and your name (or "anonymous") for attribution, send to vashadows@gmail.com
if you share your work on Instagram
tag us!
@working_title_boston & @behindvashadowsthank you for your messageand for becoming an artist.
When I Look at Bodies (click to view)
choral piece by Angela Yam When I Look at Bodies
text is by Anthony Rogers, a nonbinary clothing designer based in San Francisco
“ten minutes worth of sand...”
Curated by Shelby Feltoon | Instagram
Featuring
Patrick Brennan | instagram
Qianyue Chen | instagram
Liam Coughlin | instagram
Juliet Degree | instagram
Mariana Rey | instagram
Noelle Stillman
Jarrod White | instagram
Marjorie Williams | instagram | website
Featuring
Patrick Brennan | instagram
Qianyue Chen | instagram
Liam Coughlin | instagram
Juliet Degree | instagram
Mariana Rey | instagram
Noelle Stillman
Jarrod White | instagram
Marjorie Williams | instagram | website
Square Creases, Spring, 2019
analog photography
Juliet Degree
Bleeding Hearts, Summer 2020
analog photography
Juliet Degree
analog photography
Juliet Degree
Spy Pond, Summer 2018
analog photography
Juliet Degree
analog photography
Juliet Degree
Polyethylene Python, 2022
acylic on plastic
Patrick Brennan
acylic on plastic
Patrick Brennan
Passé, 2022bisque fired ceramic clay
Patrick Brennan
Temporal Resilience I, 2022Kodak UltraMax 400 Color Negative Film
Qianyue Chen
Temporal Resilience III, 2022
Kodak UltraMax 400 Color Negative Film
Qianyue Chen
Temporal Resilience II, 2022
Kodak UltraMax 400 Color Negative Film
Qianyue Chen
Birds of Paradise, 2016-2019
digital video
Jarrod White
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digital video
Jarrod White
Space #2, 2022
Photograph
Noelle Stillman
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Photograph
Noelle Stillman
Space #16, 2023
Photograph
Noelle Stillman
Photograph
Noelle Stillman
Con el tiempo (Overtime), 2023
Installation
Mariana Rey
Installation
Mariana Rey
untitled (expanded measure) Dimensional lumber, two Korn CDs, 21 Splenda packets, wood shims, level, clamp, cabinet speakers, amplifier,
CD player, extension cord, outlet, speaker wire, cable staples. 2023. dimensions variable.
Liam Coughlin
Artist Opportunities
Call for Summer 2025
More info + Submission Form : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeKWaNJQoL-LX7FmcJAvdWoo_6gYUrP1yJfH34G2n5rnOIc9g/viewform
On My Way to Work | Curated by Nemo Xu
More info + Submission Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfJonEc0m6QG8BVpKlFrU4yXnNA03o3La_1P9SYiSV8ZVxXkQ/viewform
Call for Exhibit Proposals
Submission Form
About
Behind VA Shadows is an artists-run public art project founded in December 2021 by a group of Visitor Assistants at the ICA,Boston. Our initiative aims to break down barriers between art and the public, showcasing the creative work of museum workers while extending accessibility beyond institutional walls. By holding the alternative space for the public to engage with the creative identity of museum workers, we advocate for communal care to counter the issues of burnout within art museums and institutions.
We are located at the corner of Mass Ave and 2 Linden St, 02138, Harvard Sq in Cambridge.
Linden St, Harvard Sq in Cambridge, MA. A.
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feel free to send all inquires to yolandayanghe@gmail.com
Past Shows
After Flood
Eben Haines solo exhibition
Feburary 16, 2025 - April 10th, 2025
2 Linden St, Harvard Sq in Cambridge, MA 02138
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Tired Clichés
Isola Murray solo exhibition
December 14, 2024 - Feburary 4, 2025
2 Linden St, Harvard Sq in Cambridge, MA 02138
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To Grasp the Unattainable
Yueyang Peng solo exhibition
curated by Yolanda He Yang
November 2 - December 2, 2024
2 Linden St, Harvard Sq in Cambridge, MA 02138
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Straight from the Heart - The Rant Series
Julia Csekö’s solo exhibition
selected from Call for Exhibition Proposals
September 14 to October 28, 2024
2 Linden St, Harvard Sq in Cambridge, MA 02138
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“A Plea To The Nine Muses” Group Show
curated by Jeannie Dale
2 Linden St, Harvard Sq in Cambridge, MA 02138
July 14 - August 27th, 2024
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“MARGINALIA” Group Show
curated by [Working Title] and Patrick Brennan
2 Linden St, Harvard Sq in Cambridge, MA 02138
June 1st - July 4th, 2024
MARGINALIA Digital Mailbox
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“Night Studio” Brett Angell Solo Show
curated by Yutong Shi
2 Linden St, Harvard Sq in Cambridge, MA 02138
March 18th -May 24th, 2024
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“fanfare of clouds opening” Cameron Boyce x Gateway Arts
curated by Yolanda He Yang
2 Linden St, Harvard Sq in Cambridge, MA 02138
December 18th, 2023 to March 1st, 2024
Behind VA Shadows - 25/8 Artspace, Harvard Sq, Cambridge
Group Show “ten minutes worth of sand...”
curated by Shelby Feltoon
October 31 to December 1, 2023
Featuring Artists: Patrick. Brennan, Qianyue Chen, Liam Coughlin, Juliet Degree, Mariana Rey, Noelle Stillman, Jarrod White, Marjorie Williams
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Behind VA Shadows - 25/8 Artspace, Harvard Sq, Cambridge
Maria Servellón: “Gl{i}tch,” curated by Yolanda He Yang | September 13 - October 20, 2023
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Art Pop : “Chairs & Cares” x Revolutionary Spaces in Old South Meeting House, Boston
curated by Yolanda He Yang | September 24th, 25th, 2023
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Featuring Artists : BARD, Patrick Brennan, Shelby Feltoon, Theodora Earthwurms, Cameron Boyce, Will Weygint, Isola Murray, Ryan Ricci, Liam Coughlin, Kayla Sculli, Helena Abdelnasser, Denver Nuckolls, Working Title - L Scully, k.i.n.d.re.d- Erin Shea Hogancurated by Yolanda He Yang | September 24th, 25th, 2023
Behind VA Shadows - 25/8 Artspace, Harvard Sq, Cambridge
Nat Reed: “Bikes Move Us” curated by Yolanda He Yang | June 19 - September 14 , 2023
Artscope Online | Boston Art Review
Laconia Gallery, Boston
Group Show: “The Landscape of Our Minds” curated by Yolanda He Yang | Feburary 3 - April 16, 2023
Downtown Crossing, Boston
Group Show: “via” curated by Yolanda He Yang | June 1 - June 17, 2022
Online Group Shows
Discipline of Sleep | 1.30.23
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Unfolding | 11.18.22
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(un)Veil | 8.20.22
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Pockets of Belief | 4.8.22
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Translation - Tessellation | 3.11.22
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Unfolding | 11.18.22
(click to view works)
(un)Veil | 8.20.22
(click to view works)
Pockets of Belief | 4.8.22
(click to view works)
Translation - Tessellation | 3.11.22
(click to view works)
Raison D'etre | 2.11.22