Kelly Wallis – SNC MFA-IA Class of 2017
“Emerging from the human psyche and showing characteristics of abstract expressionism, minimalism and Russian constructivism, graffiti removal has secured its place in the history of modern art while being created by artists who are unconscious of their artistic achievements.” – The Subconscious Art of Graffiti Removal
Aaron Czerny – SNC MFA-IA Class of 2017 – echo/locator
“We see on our shelves, in Handsome Volumes, the Works of old Authors who lived and wrote before the invention of printing; but how few of us ask ourselves the questions: Where are the originals of which these books are the copies? And what authority have we for the genuineness of the text?” – William Forsyth
Mary Grace Tate – SNC MFA-IA Class of 2017 – All That But Nicer
Neon. Flowers waiting in an ice bucket. A swan made from your bath towel to greet you. Mary Grace Tate captures the landscape of life we take for granted, transforming each space she enters into an appreciation of the hidden lines around us every day.
Richard Petrucci – SNC MFA-IA Class of 2017 – Tactical Maintenance
Richard Petrucci is something of a landscaper. Or rather, an archivist of landscapes. Petrucci’s work throughout the Sierra Nevada College MFA-Interdisciplinary Arts program has focused on the human management of our appreciation of nature. As Christopher Thacker writes in The History of Gardens, the first gardens were likely discoveries — “…such spots are the gardens of the gods, or of those favoured by the gods, so that they need do no work to keep the place in order.” Petrucci’s work explores this question then, exploring our enjoyment of nature, and the notion of “enjoyment” itself as a product of our time.
Susan Bass – SNC MFA-IA Class of 2017 – Embodied Alchemy: Rotating Creation
As part of her fast approaching graduation as a member of the inaugural cohort of Sierra Nevada College’s Low-Residency MFA-Interdisciplinary Arts program, Gray Space Gallery presented Susan’s MFA Thesis show, Embodied Alchemy: Rotating Creation. The show took place February 3 to March 19, 2017. Read More
Current MFA-IA Student, Karen Krolak – “This is going to take a while to process…”
Karen Krolak is deeply concerned with pathways. A choreographer at heart, her work winds its way through life’s processes, bringing the audience to sets of instruction and action that result in revelations both in her work and in the participants. Read More
Winter 2017 residency public events and faculty announced
All events listed are free and open to the public.
At USF — Navigating the Anthropocene: Art and Artist as Guides through a Challenging Epoch
Monday, September 19
Berman Room, Fromm Hall,
University of San Francisco
6:00-7:30pm
Current MFA-IA candidate, Aaron Czerny will be presenting at the University of San Francisco today. His current work focuses on themes of communication, migration and translation to interpret and transgress boundaries in the Anthropocene. Read More
Public Event Schedule – 2016 Summer Residency
All events listed are free and open to the public.