Past Exhibit - MAGD Thesis Exhibition
August 16 – 25, 2017
Image: Emily Adams and Kim Judkins, Exhibition Show Logo, Digital image, 2017.
Suffolk University Gallery
Suffolk University Art Gallery is New England School of Art & Design’s main exhibition space. In its new location on the sixth floor of the Sawyer Building, the gallery’s exhibition program reflects a wide range of art and design representing all fields of study offered by the art school and in so doing, presents a multiplicity of ideas and issues. The goal of the gallery is to create exciting exhibits and related programs, reflecting our ever increasing visual and image - driven world, and to engage the NESAD and Suffolk University communities as well as adding to a larger conversation in the Boston cultural arena. Exhibits of current student work as well as themed curated exhibitions provides an important pedagogical link between and for students, faculty, and visitors.
-
Current Exhibition
We Dream | Beauty Beyond and BeneathSept. 7 - Oct. 27, 2017
Opening reception: Thursday, Sept. 14, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Gallery talk with artists and curator Deborah Davidson 4:30 p.m.Across the centuries, philosophers, poets, scientists, and mathematicians have meditated on the nature and power of beauty. Some have said beauty calls on us to educate ourselves; others have said it is a call to repair the injuries of the world. Elaine Scarry
This exhibit brings together artists from many disciplines who all share an interest in the notion of beauty, sometimes terrifying, sometimes in the face of the grotesque, often dreamlike; tapping into what lies beyond or beneath what is visible. Artists are conjurers, making evident and manifest what they see. The works range from paintings of surprising objects, to photographs which channel seventeenth century still lifes, to overwrought sculptural objects that are infused with baroque longing. Part of the exhibition also includes an interactive Camera Obscura space.
Artists/Conjurers:
Emily Eveleth
Jesseca Ferguson
Sean Foley
Masako Kamiya
Robert Lewis
Shelley Reed
Tara Sellios
Matt Saunders
Jane Smaldone
Bill Thompson
Tabitha VeversProgramming:
We Dream | Beauty Beyond and BeneathOpening event:
Thursday, September 14, 4:30 p.m.
Celebrating our new gallery and home
Gallery talk with artists and curator Deborah DavidsonTuesday, Sept. 19, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Exquisite Corpse Drawing Game
Activities period program with pizza
Organized by Gallery Ambassador Shelby FeltoonExquisite corpse, also known as exquisite cadaver (from the original French term cadavre exquis) or rotating corpse, is a method by which a group of words or images is collectively assembled. Each collaborator adds to a composition in sequence, either by following a rule or by being allowed to see only the very end from the previous contributor. Join in for a fun way to create a drawing. No experience necessary!
Tuesday, October 10, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Professor Gary Fireman in conversation with artist Robert Lewis
Activities period program with pizzaPsychologist and researcher Gary Fireman will discuss a range of topics: why dreaming is important to creativity, how dreams serve the purpose of consolidating memories and processing emotion, how narratives embedded in memory get disrupted. His conversation with participating artist, Robert Lewis will be in response to some of these ideas by way of looking at the work, and seeing the connection between the sculptures and the ideas they embody and embrace.
Tuesday, October 17, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
William Blake: At the Nexus of Beauty and Dreaming
Professor Charles Cramer
Activities period program with pizzaArt historian Charles Cramer will examine English poet and painter, William Blake’s non-perceptual approach to achieving ideal beauty through dreams and other inward forms of vision.
Tuesday, October 24, 7 p.m.
Movie Night in the Gallery!
Screening and Popcorn: Pan's Labyrinth by Guillermo del ToroPan's Labyrinth is a 2006 dark fantasy film written and directed by Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro. The story takes place in Spain in May-June 1944, five years after the Spanish Civil War, during the early Francoist period. The narrative of the film intertwines this real world with a mythical world centered on an overgrown, abandoned labyrinth and a mysterious faun creature, with whom the main character, Ofelia, interacts. Ofelia's stepfather, the Falangist Captain Vidal, hunts the Spanish Maquis who fight against the Francoist regime in the region, while Ofelia's pregnant mother Carmen grows increasingly ill. Ofelia meets several strange and magical creatures who become central to her story, leading her through the trials of the old labyrinth garden. The film employes make-up, animatronics and CGI effects to bring life to its creatures. Del Toro stated that he considers the story to be a parable, influenced by fairy tales.
Ongoing in the Gallery:Slow Looking
Observe one work in the exhibit, respond and write about it.
What's going on in this picture?" "What do you see that makes you say that?" "What more can we find?"Camera Obscura Experience
Part of the gallery is transformed into a "camera". Viewers are encouraged to take photographs, make drawings and post on Facebook and Instagram. -
Upcoming Exhibits
Speak, ObjectNovember 16, 2017 - January 16, 2018
Opening reception: TBA
How do objects tell stories? What do they hold?
A narrative is embraced by an object, silently. Objects reflect who we are as a culture, they speak of and to the world that came before us, and for their makers. Ultimately, a work of art finds its voice through the viewer’s projection, contemplation, and connection. Often the best narratives about objects are the ones we cannot understand, leaving them up to our imagination. The works in the exhibition Speak, Object imply and also create their own narrative. Embracing a range of materials, they are all very personal and look both inward and out. As reflections of their respective artist-makers, they act as voice and vocabulary for ideas. In this way, they invite us to unpack what is otherwise inaccessible. They are gifts from the present to be valued in the future, mute objects that speak.
Artists:
Judy Haberl
Greg Mencoff
Caleb Cole
Janice Redman
Steve Locke -
Gallery Director Bio
Deborah Davidson is a curator, artist and educator. She received her M.F.A. from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts/Tufts University and her B.A. from Binghamton University. She has been the director of the Suffolk University Gallery since 2013 where she continues to curate exciting exhibitions and programs, which engage the University community as well as adding to a larger conversation in the Boston cultural arena.
She is also part of the core faculty in the MFA program in Visual Arts at Lesley University College of Art and Design. Deborah was the featured artist in the 2005 issue of Agni, the BU literary magazine, her first published writing appeared there. Her work is in many private and public collections, including Yale University, Wellesley College, Boston Public Library, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and the Houghton Library, Harvard University.
Deborah is founder and director of Catalyst Conversations, devoted to the dialogue between art and science. Her previous curatorial projects include The Book As Subject And Object, Northeastern University and Cannot Be Described In Words: Drawing/Daring, The Art Complex Museum. She has had solo exhibitions at the Danforth Museum of Art, Kingston Gallery, Oresman Gallery, Smith College and Nesto Gallery, Milton Academy. Awards include Finalist, Brother Thomas Fellowship, Artist in Residence, Northeastern University, and a Berkshire Taconic A.R.T. grant.
-
Past Exhibits
- MAGD Thesis Exhibit
August 16-25, 2017 - MAIA Thesis Exhibition 2017
July 13-25, 2017 - Mo: MAGD Thesis Exhibition 2017
June 19 - 30, 2017 - TERRA INCOGNITA
April 27 - May 10, 2017 - 2017 Interior Design BFA Graduate Exhibit
May 5 - 11, 2017 - Illustration Exhibition: Presenting Anh My Ngo
April 10 – May 5, 2017 - Show Hidden Characters: Graphic Design Senior Show
April 9 - 23, 2017 - The Foundation Show
March 21 – 31, 2017 - Master of Arts in Interior Architecture Thesis Show
February 28 - March 17, 2017 - Master of Arts in Graphic Design Thesis Show: Empart
February 13 - 24, 2017 - The Stephen D. Paine Scholarship Recipients, 2016
January 26 - February 7, 2017 - Mathematics and Art: Searching for Pattern
December 1, 2016 - January 22, 2017 - Situating Movement: Anne Lilly / New Work
October 14 - November 27, 2016 - Passion Engine
September 8 - October 9, 2016 - Master of Arts in Graphic Design Summer Thesis Show
August 15-27, 2016 - NESAD-Wide Summer Pop Up
August 3 - 11, 2016 - Master of Arts in Interior Architecture Summer Thesis Show
July 12 - 30, 2016 - TreeMuse
June 9 - July 7, 2016 - Interior Design & Interior Architecture Graduate Exhibit
May 15 - June 5, 2016 - Fine Arts Program Student Exhibit
April 25 - May 10, 2016 - Graphic Design Student Exhibit
April 11 - 21, 2016 - Illustration Program Student Exhibit
March 22 - April 5, 2016 - Foundation Program Student Exhibit
March 1 - 20, 2016 - The Stephen D. Paine Scholarship Recipients 2015 exhibit
February 5 - 26, 2016 - Drawing = Thinking
November 5, 2015 – January 22, 2016 - It's Biological: Michelle Samour
October 8 – 31, 2015 - It's Physical: Kim Bernard
September 8 - October 3, 2015 - Current Students & Alumni Summer Pop-Up
August 6 – 24, 2015 - Master of Arts in Interior Architecture Summer Thesis Show
July 9 - 30, 2015 - Nature, Askew
June 11 - July 5, 2015 - Interior Design Student Exhibit: BFA and MAIA Students
May 8 - June 5, 2015 - Counterbalance: Fine Arts Senior Exhibit
April 26 - May 6, 2015 - Just My Type: Graphic Design Senior Exhibit
April 12 - 23, 2015 - Illustration Student Exhibit
March 29 - April 9, 2015 - Foundation Student Exhibit
March 17 - 26, 2015 - Master's in Graphic Design Student Exhibit
March 2 - 15, 2015 -
The Stephen D. Paine Scholarship Recipients 2014
January 29 – February 19, 2015 -
Karl Stevens + Raul Gonzalez, Two Artists and Their Books: The Lodger and Lowriders in Space
December 4, 2014 - January 25, 2015 - Cryptogam: New Works by Brian Knep and Natalie Andrew
October 19 - November 25, 2014 - Artists & Their Sketchbooks: Process Visible
September 4 – October 10, 2014 - Dreaming Gardens
June 10 - August 22, 2014
Reception: June 12, 5 - 7 p.m. - BFA in Interior Design & MA in Interior Architecture Graduate Show
May 2 - June 2, 2014
Reception: May 9, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. - Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition 'Value Finding'
April 19 - 30
Reception: April 25, 5 - 7 p.m. - Graphic Design Senior Show
April 6 - 17, 2014
Reception: April 11, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. - Illustration Student Exhibition
March 24 - April 4, 2014
Reception: April 2, 5 - 7 p.m. - First-Year Foundation Studies
March 5 - 24, 2014
Reception: March 20, 5 - 7 p.m. - Masters in Graphic Design Thesis Exhibition
February 22 - March 3, 2014
Reception: February 28, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. - Stephen D. Paine Scholarship Exhibition
January 29 - February 20, 2014
Reception: January 30, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. - From Paper to Pixels
Collaboration + Art + Interactivity
An exhibition presented in collaboration with Infrared5
November 18, 2013 – January 17, 2014
Opening Event: Thursday, November 21 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. - NESAD Grads: Out in the World
- Away For The Summer: Work From the Study Abroad Programs
- Stephen D. Paine Scholarship Exhibition
- First-Year Foundation Studies
March 25 - April 4, 2013 - Graphic Design
April 8 - 18, 2013 - Fine Arts
April 22 - May 1, 2013 - Interior Design
May 6 - 19, 2013 - System Presence: New Sculpture by Jonathan Hils
September 15 - November 5, 2012 - Master of Arts in Graphic Design Student Exhibition: Spot Process
August 10 - 30, 2012 - Biennial Faculty Exhibition: 2012 - Fine Arts & Foundation Studies
May 25 - July 29, 2012 - Interior Design Student Exhibition
May 10 - May 20, 2012 - Fine Arts Student Exhibition
April 28 - May 9, 2012 - Illustrious Alumni Exhibition
April 16 - April 26, 2012 - Graphic Design Student Exhibition
April 2 - April 13, 2012 - First Year Foundation Studies
March 19 - March 30, 2012 - Stephen D. Paine Scholarship Exhibition 2012
February 23 - March 17, 2012 - Arthur Henderson: Wordly
January 14 - February 17, 2012 - Tara Sellios: Lessons of Impermanence
November 10, 2011 - January 11, 2012 - BLUE DESERT ~ Towards Antartica
November 4 - December 4, 2011 - Line Bruntse: Organs, Orphaned
September 16 - November 5, 2011 - Paris Visone: A Culture of Looking
July 15 - September 12, 2011 - Graphic Design Graduate Student Exhibition
June 16 - July 5, 2011 - Interior Design Student Exhibition
May 8 - May 23, 2011 - Fine Arts Student Exhibition
April 24 - May 6, 2011 - Graphic Design Student Exhibition
April 9 - April 22, 2011 - Foundation Student Exhibition
March 27 - April 7, 2011 - Stephen Paine Scholarship Exhibition
February 18 - March 19, 2011 - Graphic Design Graduate Student Exhibition
January 21 - February 2, 2011 - Chido Johnson
Domestified Angst: Third Recording
November 12, 2010 - January 15, 2011 - Danielle Krcmar: Forbidden Understanding
September 8 - October 31, 2010 - On The Road
June 24 - August 27, 2010 - Master of Arts in Graphic Design Thesis Exhibition
January 20 - February 7, 2010 - Stephen D. Paine Scholarship Exhibition
February 13 – March 7, 2010 - Foundation Student Exhibition
March 10 - April 2, 2010 - Graphic Design Undergraduate Student Exhibition
April 3 - April 16, 2010 - Fine Arts Undergraduate Student Exhibition
April 17 - May 5th, 2010 - Interior Design Undergraduate & Graduate Exhibition
May 7th - May 23, 2010 - Resa Blatman
Curated by James Hull
December 4 - January 17, 2010 - Construction
a group exhibition of new sculpture made in Boston
October 15 - November 21, 2009 - Cara Phillips: Singular Beauty
August 17 - October 10, 2009 - Faculty Drawing Exhibition
a group exhibition featuring outstanding faculty work in a wide range of media
June 15 - August 1, 2009 - Graphic Design Undergraduate Exhibition
April 6 - 17, 2009 - Fine Arts Senior Thesis Exhibition
April 20 - May 1, 2009 - Interior Design Undergraduate & Master's Exhibition
May 7 - 22, 2009 - Stephen Paine Scholarship Exhibition
Feb. 12 - March 14, 2009
Graduating Masters in Graphic Design thesis students do it again. From the daunting process ofresearching the whisper of an idea that intrigues them; they have created thesis studio projects that will intrigue you. This group’s show covers the themes of “Yip” and “Roam”. Join us for the opening to see how these ideas have been interpreted.
Suffolk University Gallery is very pleased to present The Stephen D. Paine Scholarship Recipients 2013 exhibit. The recipients work in a range of mediums and it is exciting to recognize this group of young artists as they continue with their education. The juror this year is Trevor Smith, Curator of Contemporary Art at the Peabody Essex Museum. The exhibition, organized by Suffolk University director Deborah Davidson and Suffolk University professor Ilona Anderson, features the work of six student artists.
Established in 1999 by the Boston Art Dealers Association, The Stephen D. Paine Scholarship is designed to support students who are entering their final year in studio art programs at colleges in the city of Boston. As young artists conclude their undergraduate studies, the Boston Art Dealers Association (BADA) extends financial assistance in order to support their commitment to the making of art. The scholarship is established in memory of Stephen D. Paine. Stephen was passionate about the visual arts and dedicated to supporting arts education through his involvement with numerous Boston-area institutions.Gallery talk with curator and Infrared5 CEO Rebecca Smith Allen
Reception to follow
Suffolk University Gallery is pleased to present the exhibit From Paper to Pixels, and to be collaborating with Infrared5 CEO Rebecca Smith Allen, who first organized the exhibit. This exhibition creates the opportunity for collaboration between traditional and new media artists.
From Paper to Pixels pairs creative people together, to be inspired and invent new masterpieces. The results of these pairings are smart, funny, delightful. The exhibit invites the viewer to participate – to play with art, dance with characters, touch paintings to make music, interact with sculptures and make the art come alive.
FEATURED ARTISTS
Aaron North + Infradred5
Ace Norton + Andy Shaules
Anna Kristina Goransson + Rob Gonsalves
Bradley Munkowitz + Steff Kelsey
Elodie Sabardell + Kawandeep Virdee
Gretjen Helene + Jamie Kosoy
Eric Rosenbaum + Sophia Breuckner
Rosie Ranauro + Aaron Artessa
Sally B Moore + Keith Peters
Sage Schmett + Joe Farbrook
Media Mentions
Boston Globe, "Critic's Pick," December 5, 2013
Suzi Looks at Lots of Art, December 11, 2013
2013
October 14 - November 10Opening Event: Thursday, October 175:00 p.m. Panel discussion and open Q & AReception to follow
An exhibition of alumni works organized in conjunction with Suffolk University Homecoming Weekend, October 17-20
At New England School of Art & Design, faculty are deeply engaged with their students. The connection between students and their teachers works in both directions, and often remains long after the academic experience ends – as a professional relationship, or as a philosophical or creative influence. What a professor shares with a student, perhaps even casually, may have a lasting imprint on the life and career of that person.
Nurtured here, this group of alumni carries with them a passion for their chosen field, the skills to express themselves and their ideas, and the discipline to realize them. They have the all-important ability to communicate and connect with the larger world through relevant art and design. The exhibition represents all areas of study at New England School of Art & Design, including Illustration, Graphic Design, Interior Design, Interior Architecture and Fine Art.
Participating Artists:
John Park - Advertising Design, DIP 1957
Daniel McCarron - Graphic Design, DIP 1962
Joseph Norris - Advertising Design, DIP 1966
Ruth Daniels - Advertising Design, DIP 1970
Rick Keene - attended 1971-73
Joe Greco - Fine Arts, DIP 1973
John Roman - Graphic Design, DIP 1974
Rich Buswell - Graphic Design, DIP 1977
Prescott Hill - General Art, DIP 1979
Eli Cedrone - General Art, DIP 1981
Judy Pearson-Wright - Graphic Design, DIP 1981
Velicia Waymer - Fashion Illustration, DIP 1982
Paula Whalen - Fine Arts, DIP 1982
Yvonne Belcher - Fashion Illustration, DIP 1983
Deb Bretton Robinson – attended 1985 - 1987
Jama Samek - attended 1992-94
Diane Grieco - Fine Arts, DIP 1993
Eric Leppanen - School of Management, BSBA 1993
Jeanne Finnerty - Interior Design, DIP 1993, BFA 1995
Darren Bult - Graphic Design, DIP 1997
Erik Bunker - Graphic Design, BFA 1997
AnneMary Wood-Mann - Graphic Design, BFA 1999
Nicole Wang - Graphic Design, BFA 2002
Kseniya Galper - Graphic Design, BFA 2003
Christopher Michon - Graphic Design, BFA 2003
James Manning - Fine Arts, DIP 1995, BFA 2005
Eileen Riestra - Graphic Design, BFA 2005
Joanna Nandi - Fine Arts, BFA 2006
Michelle McIntyre - Fine Arts, BFA 2006
Robert Finneran - Graphic Design, BFA 2007
Daniela Wong-Chiulli - Graphic Design, BFA 2007
Yvette Perullo - Graphic Design, MA 2008
Maria Galante - Graphic Design, BFA 2009
Christopher Cavallero - Fine Arts BFA, 2009
Tica de Moor - Interior Design MA, 2011
Kristen Freitas - Fine Arts BFA, 2011
Max Martelli - Fine Arts BFA, 2011
Silvi Naci - Fine Arts / Graphic Design BFA, 2011
Nick Di Stefano - Graphic Design MA, 2012
John Connolly - Graphic Design MA, 2012
Keri Lemoine - Fine Arts BFA, 2012
John Roy - Fine Arts BFA, 2012
Deanna Susser - Fine Arts BFA, 2013
Taylor Andrea Crouch - Fine Arts BFA, 2013
Allison Skula - Fine Arts BFA, 2013
Brayden Varr - Graphic Design BFA, 2013September 9 - October 7, 2013
Reception: Thursday, September 12, 5:00 pm
Suffolk University Art Gallery is pleased to present Away For The Summer: Work From The Study Abroad Programs. This exhibit reflects student work from three distinct Suffolk University Study Abroad Programs –The Italian Journal Program led by Wallace Marosek, Lens on Spain: Photojournalism in Madrid with Kenneth Martin and Painting in Prague directed by Susan Nichter. The students experience the art, architecture, culture and the landscape both intellectually and through the experience of making art in a particular medium. This is a marvelous first-hand way to study and understand a culture outside one’s own; all three European locales are rich in history and are vibrant contemporary cultures as well.
The Italian Journal Program features the work of nine New England School of Art and Design/Suffolk University and three Art Institute of Boston/Lesley University students; giving them credit for Illustration for Graphic Designers. As they explored the Tuscan countryside and the cities of Florence and Venice, they studied the history and culture of these regions. The exhibition includes observational ink drawings and watercolor paintings, produced en plein air – a visual journal documenting their summer in Italy.
Lens on Spain: Photojournalism in Madrid, includes the work of six students, as part of the Communication and Journalism Department at Suffolk University, and followed the pattern of this international class’s explorations held in Dakar, Senegal and Tuscania, Italy. Participants learn basic analog and digital photography, fine art, and photojournalism as a means of expression, documentation and communication. Relevant museum visits and excursions to important cultural locations including Barcelona, Cordoba, and Granada are part of the students’ focus in Spain. These photographs represent a small selection, from perhaps thousands of images captured during their visit to the heart of the Spanish experience.
Painting in Prague represents student work from the summers of 2010 and 2012. Steeped in a rich experience in Prague, a city recognized as a center for innovation in the visual, architectural and performing arts, students learned painting techniques, as well as the vibrant history and culture of the Czech Republic. The curriculum included all aspects of Foundation Painting as developed in Western Art, using Czech and Central European topography, culture and architecture as visual context. Painting sessions were complimented with city tours, visits to museums, galleries and UNESCO sites throughout the Czech Republic, as well as an extended visit to Vienna.
January 31 - March 16, 2013
2013 Undergraduate Student Exhibitions
2012
2011
2010
2009
- MAGD Thesis Exhibit
