Mfamaster of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition 2019

MFAMaster of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition 2019 2019 Thesis Exhibitions The Gallery at the Visual The School of Visual and Performing Arts at Western Connecticut State University is Dee Rose Barba & Performing Arts Center pleased to announce its candidates for the 2019 Master of Fine Arts degree. Opening Reception Thursday, March 28, 6–8 pm Exhibit Brett M. Colon March 28–April 8 Hours Mon–Fri, Noon–4 pm Sat–Sun, 1–4 pm Brian Ferreira Address 43 Lake Avenue Extension, 2nd Floor Danbury, CT Greg Mursko Blue Mountain Gallery

Opening Reception Mildred Paulino Thursday, June 20, 5–8 pm Exhibit June 18–July 6 Hours Tues–Sat, 11 am–6 pm Dee Dee Perrone Address 530 West 25 Street, 4th Floor New York, NY Rima J. Rahal

Andréa Rios

The MFA Thesis Exhibition is the summation of two years of intensive, creative study and extensive interaction with resident faculty and visiting artists. Dee Rose Barba Above: Jujuh Mass (detail) | oil painted clay on tree fragments | each figure approximately 7 x 6 in., entire installation approximately 100 x 80 in. Bachelor of Arts, Interior Design | University of New Haven Opposite: Faded | oil on wood | 17 x 10.25 in. Bachelor of Arts, Art | University of New Haven Brett M. Colon

Above: Alfred Hitchcock | ceramic tile (left) & colored pencil (right) | each 22 x 12 in. Master of Arts | Syracuse University Opposite: Wrath | colored pencil/digital | 22 x 20 in. Bachelor of Arts | Western Connecticut State University Mildred Paulino Above: Flash Bios | charcoal & graphite on paper | 14 x 11 in. Opposite: Self Loyalty | oil & acrylic on plexiglass panel | 14 x 11 in. Bachelor of Fine Arts, Illustration | Paier College of Art Dee Dee Perrone Above: In or Out | oil on canvas | 30 x 23 in. Opposite: Stifled | oil on linen | 21 x 25 in. Bachelor of Science | Wesley College Top: Philippines, Hong Kong & Macau | watercolor, colored pencil & pen | 9 x 9 in. Rima J. Rahal Above: Lebanon, China & Vietnam | watercolor, colored pencil & pen | 9 x 9 in. Opposite, top: Turkey, Romania & Greece | watercolor, colored pencil & pen | 9 x 9 in. Dual Bachelor of Fine Arts, Illustration and Graphic Design | Art Institute of Boston Opposite, bottom: Georgia, Slovakia & Austria | watercolor, colored pencil & pen | 9 x 9 in. Master of Education, Visual Art Education | Lesley University Andréa Rios Above: The Mushroom in the Rain | watercolor & ink | 14 x 11 in. Opposite: The Frog and the Condor | watercolor & ink | 14 x 11 in. Dual Bachelor of Arts, Illustration and Painting | Western Connecticut State University Daniel Adel John Goodrich Heather Scott Eric Aho ** James Grashow Susan Shatter Adele Alsop Norman Green Yuko Shimizu Emma Amos ** Barbara Grossman Elena Sisto Vincent Arcilesi James Gurney Paul Smith John Arthur Margaret Grimes ** Gene Sparkman William Bailey ** Richard Haas ** Don Spaulding Scott Bakal Nancy Hagin Nancy Stahl Robert Berlind * ** Steven Harvey ** Kyle Staver Jake Berthot * ** Julie Heffernan ** Clintel Steed Guy Billout Mark Hess Amy Smith-Stewart Catherine Vanaria, Chair, Department of Art Robert Birmelin N. Charkow-Hollander Bill Sullivan* MFA Program Faculty MA, Savannah College of Art & Design Visiting Artists Gideon Bok Eric Holzman Altoon Sultan MFA, Art Institute of Boston Matt Bollinger Fritz Horstman Andrea Sulzer and Lecturers Roger Boyce Yvonne Jacquette ** Lynn Sweat Steve Brodner Elisa Jensen Bill Thomson Darby Cardonsky, MFA Coordinator Tom Burckhardt David Johnson Cathleen Toelke MA, Hunter College Nina Buxenbaum Victor Juhasz Grier Torrence Chris Buzelli Wolf Kahn Lee Tribe Riley Brewster Charles Cajori * Aya Kakeda Selina Trieff * ** MFA, Yale University Paul Calle Roger Kastel Ed Tuttle Marcos Chin Ken Kewley Audrey Ushenko Leslie Cober-Gentry Joan Chiverton Tom Kidd Victoria Vebell MFA, University of Hartford Susanna Coffey ** Don Kimes Eric Velasquez David Cohen Richard Klein Raymond Verdaguer Sabrina Marques Raul Colón Jon Krause John Wallace * MFA, Yale University Kinuko Craft Stanley Lewis ** Susan Jane Walp ** Robert Crawford Ying Li James Warhola Amber Scoon Bob Crofut Edward Little Ellen Weinstein MFA, American University John Cuneo Lynette Lombard Michael Whelan PhD, European Graduate School Amy Cutler Mathew Lopas Judy York Fielding Dawson * Sharon Louden Deborah Zlotsky Janet DeCarlo Dennis Lyall Jack Tom Jacqueline Decker Ross MacDonald MFA, University of Hartford Vincent Desiderio Fred Mason Grace Devito James McGarrell Emeritus Resident Faculty Ray DiCapua Ruth Miller ** Abe Echevarria Lois Dodd ** John Moore ** Margaret Grimes Bruce Dorfman Howard Munz Daniel Dos Santos Matt Murphy Hilary Doyle Graham Nickson ** Fritz Drury Adam Niklewicz Randall Enos Tim O’Brien Constance Evans Hugh O’Donnell Alan Feltus R. Andrew Parker Janet Fish ** Charles Parness L. Everett-Fisher Jim Peters Audrey Flack ** Stephanie Pierce Andrew Forge * ** Jerry Pinkney Connie Fox ** Anna Poor Stephanie Franks Kelly Popoff Betsy Garand Walt Reed Brenda Garand Kenny Rivero ** Michael Garland Edel Rodriguez Charlie Gehm * Joseph Salerno Shelia Geoffrion Jennifer Samet ** * deceased Robert Giusti Zina Saunders Judy Glantzman Bill Schmidt ** Weir Farm Art Center Glenn Goldberg T. Lanigan-Schmidt ** co-sponsored lecture Jane Goodall Amber Scoon “I do not work to create beautiful paintings or For more information about the exhibitions or the MFA And finally... sculptures. Art is only a means of seeing.” program, call (203) 837-8403 or visit wcsu.edu/art/mfa. —Alberto Giacometti

“Ideas are one thing and what happens is another.” —John Cage

“No, I didn’t work it out upside down, I never turned it around.” —H.R. Giger

“Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” —Mark Twain

“You should keep on painting no matter how difficult it is, because this is all part of experience and the more experience you have the better it is... unless it kills you then you have gone too far. “ —Alice Neel

“The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls.” —Pablo Picasso

“Art is a step from what is obvious and well- known toward what is arcane and concealed.” —Khalil Gibran

“Never worry about being obsessive. I like obsessive people. Obsessive people make great art. “ —Susan Sontag Department of Art School of Visual and Performing Arts Western Connecticut State University