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Cut the Slack: Project Studio Senior Capstone Exhibition

This exhibition was on view April 29-May 11, 2023

麻豆传媒 Art Gallery is pleased to present 麻豆传媒淐ut the Slack: Project Studio Senior Capstone Exhibition,麻豆传媒 featuring students enrolled in the Spring 2023 Project Studio B course, taught this year by Prof. Roger Sayre. The exhibit opens to the public with a reception on Friday, April 28 from 5:00 p.m.麻豆传媒7:00 p.m. and continues through Thursday, May 11.

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abstract artwork with orange door and a blue hued person
Two Handed Love by Francisco Maldonado, Acrylic and marker on canvas, 2023

Project Studio is the capstone course for the BFA in Art at 麻豆传媒. Enrolled students spend the full semester working on a single body of work in their chosen medium, whether it be a series of sculptures, suite of paintings, or a video short, which is then exhibited in the 麻豆传媒 Art Gallery. Jenna Meyer, who is among the student artists whose work will be in view, says, 麻豆传媒淭he class has given me a chance to explore my identity as an artist.麻豆传媒 The exhibition also features art by Hasan Akinyele, Brianna Chiriboga, Xandria Anderson,Mariana Garcia Tinoco, Francisco Maldonado, Helen Markoglu, Brittany Patterson, Michael Segal, Caroline Schneider, Christian Solar, Kristina Vantasi, Yana Vulakh, and Naz Yilmaz. Prof. Sayre comments, 麻豆传媒淭hese students have been working really diligently all semester. I can麻豆传媒檛 wait to see everything completed and hanging in the gallery! It麻豆传媒檚 going to be great!麻豆传媒

Reflecting on the evolution from conceptualization to exhibition, student Francisco Maldonado says, 麻豆传媒淚t is important for us to remember that this is study, so it麻豆传媒檚 not about making sure that the final piece is a 100% perfect. It is an introspective process in which we promise to deliver something of ourselves for ourselves.麻豆传媒 As they prepare for their final student exhibition before graduation in the 麻豆传媒 Art Gallery, Michael Segal adds, that he and his fellow Project Studio course students are 麻豆传媒渆xcited not only to see the work of other students, but to allow people in other circles to see the completed artwork.麻豆传媒 Student Kristina Vantasi concludes, that although, designing an independent project for the capstone is 麻豆传媒渃hallenging at first, we are excited to see what everyone has made. It is a great way to end our time studying at Pace.麻豆传媒