October 26 – December 14, 2008
Totems of Empire: Drawings by Melanie Baker
Reception: October 26, 1:00 – 4:00 pm
Q & A and lecture by the artist at 2:00 pm
Melanie Baker’s large-scale charcoal drawings address the pageantry of political authority through a scrupulous attention to detail and an ambiguous deadpan sensibility.
January 11 – March 1, 2009
Endgame: Paintings and Drawings by Mel Pekarsky
Reception: February 8, 1:00 – 4:00 pm
Q & A and lecture by the artist at 2:00 pm
Mel Pekarsky’s paintings and drawings present expansive perspectives of barren and desolate landscapes that often approach abstraction as they focus on the ground below rather than the sky above.
March 22 – April 26, 2009
The Living Classroom: Lisa Hoke
Reception: March 29, 1:00 – 4:00 pm
Q & A and lecture by the artist at 2:00 pm
Lisa Hoke makes vividly colored installation pieces that frequently use everyday materials such as rubber bands and drinking straws. This exhibition of her work represents an opportunity for Dowling’s Visual Arts students to collaborate with an artist-in-residence. The Living Classroom is a component of the course entitled Major Studio, which combines traditional art history and portfolio development with on-site learning.
May 8 – June 7, 2009
Student Exhibition 2009
Reception: May 9, 5:00 – 8:00 pm
Faculty presentation at 6:00 pm
Dowling College’s annual student exhibition features work by students enrolled in Major Studio and the Visual Communications Seminar. Thematically, this show presents the diversity of our students’ creative interests and artistic ambitions.
