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Matt Fishel

Matt Fishel, 14th and S Street, 1999

"Why I chose art history? The best way to examine the values of a culture is to look at the art that it produces. With a strong concern for the humanities, I was drawn to art because it is an intellectual endeavor of the human condition."

— Matthew Bachtell, art history, class of 2000

"Of the decisions we make, very few are made entirely on our own. This means that those decisions we do have to ourselves are doubly important. I chose to study for no other reason than the way it feels right. I have few ambitions except to do what I love, and this happens to be it."

"I knew pretty much right away when I began taking art classes at St. Mary's that I wanted to be an art major and hopefully be an artist after that. ...It is a lot of hard work but I can't imagine not being an artist. It's part of who I am as a person and I plan to always be involved with my art work."

— Kim Thorpe, art studio, class of 1994

Kim Thorpe

Kim Thorpe, Untitled


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