2019 Fall Semester

2019 Fall Semester

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Program Support

Academic Advisor: Oliver Wasow, is a fine art photographer currently living and working in Rhinebeck, NY. He received his BA from Hunter College and his Master’s Degree from the Transart Institute in Austria. His work is currently represented by Theodore:Art Gallery in NYC. Wasow has had a number of one person exhibitions, including shows at Theodore:Art, Josh Baer Gallery, Janet Borden Gallery, Tom Solomon Gallery in Los Angeles, The South Eastern Center for Contemporary Art in North Carolina, and the Hilliard Museum in Lafayette, LA. His work has also been included in numerous national and international group shows, including such benchmark exhibitions as ‘Manipulated Photography Before Photoshop,’ at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, ‘Image World,’ at the Whitney Museum of Art in NYC, and ‘The Photography of Invention,’ at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. His photographs are included in a number of private collections and are also represented in various prominent public collections, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Whitney Museum of Art, The Museum of Modern Art in New York City, The Mint Museum in Charlotte, NC and The Milwaukee Art Museum. Reviews of his work have been featured in most major art publications, including, among others, Art Forum, ArtNews and The New York Times. He has been the recipient of various grants and awards including a Louis Comfort Tiffany Grant in 1999 and, in 2000, his second New York State Council on the Arts Grant.

Artist Mentor: ? - website

Documents

Forms:

Artist Mentor Form

Independent Study Forms

Group 4 Residency

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Group Critiques

Room 213: Anne Barnes, Steven Cabral, Cicely Carew, Tracy Gaan, Marc Morin

Small Group Leaders: Deb Todd Wheeler, Jan Avgikos, Sarah Ernst, Taylor Hayes

Individual Meetings: Matt Sanders, Juan Santos, Amanda Fischetti, Tayler Hayes, Caitlin Daly, Michelle Side, Kelsy Patnaude, Deb Todd Wheeler, Laurel Sparks, Oliver Wasow

Seminars

Critical Theory IV, Jan Avgikos

Elective Seminar: Word and Image, Deb Todd Wheeler

Visual images and words - written or spoken - are inextricably intertwined in the life and work of the contemporary artist. We use text as an element, in our own paintings, performances, and artist books. Increasingly we read art criticism and essays written by artists, as well by scholars, critics, and art historians. Not only is writing a significant form of self-expression for many artists today, the ability to write has also become an increasingly important practical skill necessary for success in our chosen field.

This seminar will address “real world” skills and situations by concentrating on the written thesis and artist talk required for graduation. For context, we will consider artists who write (books, letters, diaries, essays), as well as artists who use words significantly in their own visual work (Jenny Holzer, Lesley Dill, and the Gerlovins, among others). As artists we write about our projects for fundraising or self-promotional situations: grant proposals, cover letters, artist statements. For exhibitions and publication (on paper or on websites), we generate wall text, image captions, and project narratives. As artist/educators, we write course descriptions, reports, letters of recommendation, and applications for funding. Finally, as artists and as educators, we speak about our work often – whether during studio visits, in classrooms, and at professional conferences.

A course outline and suggested book list will be provided at our first meeting. Practical exercises will include in-class writing, brainstorming, and discussion. A representative from Lesley’s Center for Academic Achievement will visit to introduce us to the university’s on-line and on-campus tutorial services, a useful resource. Highly recommended for purchase: A Short Guide to Writing about Artby Sylvan Barnet (latest edition). Highly recommended as a resource (in library): Stiles and Selz, editors, Theories and Documents of Contemporary Art: A Sourcebook of Artist’s Writings.

For our first meeting, please bring multiple copies of your current artist’s statement (one for each fellow student plus one for me) and a list of topics you wish to cover in your artist’s talk. You will also need a notebook or sketchbook for our in-class writing exercises.

Documents and Images

Artist Talks and Final Grad Presentations, June 2019

Group 5 Residency Requirements, Jan 2020

Professional Development Seminar Packet