Monday, November 2, 2015 4:45 – 5:45pm, ART ANNEX Todd R. Forsgren uses photography to examine themes of ecology, environmentalism, and perceptions of landscape while striving to strike a balance between art history and natural history. To do so, Forsgren uses a range of photographic approaches, from documentary strategies to more experimental techniques. His work Find out more »
Archives for October 2015
Brown Bag Lunchtime Talk: A look at Artist’s Residencies and Chautaquas in the United States Jay Noble
Tuesday, October 27, 2015 12:00 – 1:00pm Glendening Annex Bring your lunch and join us for a discussion with Jay Noble! Jay Noble is a visual artist and educator living in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. His artwork spans the continuum between abstraction, figuration and the beauty of seeing. He earned his MFA from American University in Washington DC and also Find out more »
Lecture: Frederick Meatyard ‘09 “Finding a Balance between Culture and Ecology”
Wednesday October 14, 2015 4:45 – 5:45pm Glendenning Annex Join us for a discussion with alumnus Frederick (Spike) Meatyard, Landscape Designer and Co-Founder of Double “T” Oyster Ranch. Frederick Meatyard (Spike) graduated with a BA in Anthropology, with minors in Environmental Studies and Art from St. Mary’s College of Maryland in 2009. After graduation, he attended Find out more »
Jolene Schafer ‘01, Artist House artist-in-residence, April 4 – May 4, 2016
In 2012 Jolene started Platy-Morph, a handmade leather mask art company after a previous experience as a graphic designer and scientific illustrator and model-maker. Shortly after graduating from St. Mary’s College with a B.A in Art she was selected for a year-long internship with the Das Puppenspiel Puppet Theater during which time she was trained Find out more »
Bethany Springer, Artist House artist-in-residence, March 21 – April 4, 2016
Bethany Springer’s work lies somewhere between romanticism and realism, an inquiry into place and identity as influenced by history, heritage, globalization, and the information age. She earned a BFA in Studio Art from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and a MFA from The University of Georgia, Athens. She is currently an Associate Professor in Find out more »
Workshop with Catherine Drabkin: Light and Shadow, Sat Mar 5, 2016 10:00-5:00pm
Across centuries, from Caravaggio and Edgar Degas to Alfred Hitchcock and Tim Burton, visual thinkers have used light and shadow to create meaning. This hands-on workshop will draw inspiration from traditional and innovative creators to help students learn about and use chiaroscuro. For more info contact Sue Johnson (srjohnson@smcm.edu). Sign up for workshop will be Find out more »
Catherine Drabkin, Artist House artist-in-residence, February 22 – March 12, 2016
Catherine Drabkin is a painter, printmaker and educator. She received her BFA from the Maryland Institute/College of Art and her MFA from Queens College/CUNY. She has been represented by Kraushaar Galleries in New York where she has had 7 solo shows – other recent solo exhibitions include Art Space Harrisburg Area Community College, Lancaster, PA, Find out more »
Matt Hollis ‘03, Artist House artist-in-residence, January 19 – February 22, 2016
Matt Hollis ‘03 both harnesses and celebrates the allure of nature in his elaborate faux-floral assemblages that express a devout obsession with all things organic who earned a BA in Art from SMCM in 2003. His work plays with notions of the power that the natural world holds over the human psyche and uses flowers to Find out more »
Michael Nathaniel Meyer, Artist House artist-in-residence, November 9 – 23, 2015
Michael Nathaniel Meyer finds photography provides both a reason to wander widely and an opportunity to look closely, to stare at the world. It is an opportunity to examine how lives interconnect, how ideas converge and bounce off of one another, and how the world is changing moment by moment. He immerses himself in the Find out more »
Jay Noble, Artist House artist-in-residence, Tuesday, Oct 27 – 30, 2015
Jay Noble is a visual artist and educator living in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. His artwork spans the continuum between abstraction, figuration and the beauty of seeing. He earned his MFA from American University in Washington DC and also studied at the New York Studio School and Chautauqua School of Art. At these schools he worked most extensively and attentively Find out more »