Students exhiibition award ceremony.

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Untitled by Eudomar Lopez (interior) The mission of the William Paterson University Department of Art is to teach students visual literacy within a broad cultural and historical context. The department provides students the opportunities to explore self-expression and scholarship, build knowledge and acquire skills, and develop an understanding of how creativity is articulated through fine art and design. Our purpose is to empower students with lives rich in artistic expression and professional achievement that will contribute to a diverse and democratic society.

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Bianca AllenBenjamin Barral

David BlauveltLauren Boggio

Sage CastleAshley Chiesa

Bernadette ComplidoCarly Crisanti

Jesse DoughertyMichael EdewaardDesiree Feliciano

Dean FiorelliniStefanie Fischer

Meghan FletcherStephen A. Franco

Julia FritzYanira GarciaAshley Green

Kalani Jimenez-MacksonSamantha LaCour

Michelle LeGrandDenzell LittlejohnEudomar LopezRobert MadsonSara MayKelsey McDonnellJames T. O’HanlonKimberly PertuzRae PezzollaAshley PinckJ.J. RodoChristine SanchezJulia SaulenasYuliya ShimanovskayaJonte SilverAngel VasquezKimberly VerostMercy VillaBirgitte WesterveldKiana WileyAshley Wirsing

Featured Students Students at exhiibition award ceremony

Songs on Wood by Carly Crisanti

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Every spring semester the Student Art Association organizes an exhibition of student work. The students submit work, and the Student Art Association officers invite faculty from the areas of 2D, 3D and art history to serve as a jury. The content of the exhibition is selected, and awards are given in every category.

The exhibition brings together the wide variety of mediums that constitute the visual arts, from painting to graphic design, sculpture and animation, photography and printmaking, and everything in-between. We encounter abstraction and figuration, art for the sake of art as well as its practical applications. In these pieces we see our students not only developing and fine tuning their skill

sets, but also constructing a way of seeing the world and sharing it with the public.The late Ben Shahn, painter, graphic artist, photographer and muralist, wrote:

Know all that you can about art, and by all means have opinions. Never be afraid to become embroiled in art or life or politics; never be afraid to learn to draw or paint better than you already do; and never be afraid to undertake any kind of art at all, however exalted or however common, but do it with distinction. (The Shape of Content, 1957, p. 114)

We are confident that the works in this exhibition and publication, reflect with distinction the visions and talents of the art students at William Paterson University.

Dr. Alejandro AnreusDepartment of Art, Advisement Coordinator

President Kathleen Waldron speaking at the exhibition award ceremony.

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DRAWING

Jonté SilverSister’s Comfort, 2012PastelBEST IN CATEGORY

Desiree FelicianoLucero, 2015Marker and colored pencil on paper2ND IN CATEGORY

Dean FiorelliniUntitled, 2015Oil, acrylic, and graphite on canvas3RD IN CATEGORY

Angel VasquezWhite Heron, 2015Ink, watercolor, and charcoal on paper

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DIGITAL MEDIA

Ashley PinckHow to Take a Selfie, 2015

http://nova.wpunj.edu/pincka/how2takeselfie/home.html

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GRAPHIC DESIGN

Ashley WirsingConstellations, 2015BEST IN CATEGORY

Lauren BoggioDaft Punk, 20152ND IN CATEGORY

Samantha LaCourThe Paper Kites, 20153RD IN CATEGORY

J.J. RodoFerguson, 2014

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ILLUSTRATION

Stephen A. FrancoUntitled, 2014BEST IN CATEGORY

Christine SanchezSteam City, 20142ND IN CATEGORY

Denzell LittlejohnThe Crucible, 20153RD IN CATEGORY

Denzell LittlejohnFrog Princess , 20153RD IN CATEGORY

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Bernadette ComplidoTeavana: Summertime Flavors, 2014(top)

PACKAGE DESIGN

Michael EdewaardEgg White Carton, 20153RD IN CATEGORY(right)

Lauren BoggioWheelO, 2014(bottom)

Sage CastleJeff Lemire Antholog y , 2015BEST IN CATEGORY

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PACKAGE DESIGN2015

Rae PezzollaThe Teapod, 2014

Stefanie FischerGodiva Sampler Box, 20142ND IN CATEGORY

Julia SaulenasThe Impossible Project Shopping Bag Design , 2015

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PAINTING

Carly CrisantiSongs on Wood , 2014Mixed MediaBEST IN CATEGORY

Kiana WIleyUntitled, 2014Watercolor and ink on paper2ND IN CATEGORY

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PAINTING

Julia Fritz7 Fields, 2015Watercolor on paper

Bianca AllenSummer, 2015Oil on Paper

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Yuliya ShimanovskayaLandscape Memories, 2015Acrylic on paper

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PHOTOGRAPHY

Kalani Jimenez-MacksonNight in Japan, 2015BEST IN CATEGORY

Robert MadsonUntitled, 20153RD IN CATEGORY

Robert MadsonUntitled, 20152ND IN CATEGORY

Jesse DoughertyAll I Want, 2015

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PHOTOGRAPHY2015

Kimberly PertuzRhodanthe in the Meadow, 2014

Kimberly PertuzColors of Women: Tone Burley, 2014

Mercy Villa Time Machine, 2015

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PRINTMAKING

Kimberly VerostBudgie Increase, 2014MonoprintBEST IN CATEGORY

Kelsey McDonnellRafael, 2013Print2ND IN CATEGORY

Yanira GarciaYo, 2014Linocut

Michelle LeGrandUntitled, 2014Print3RD IN CATEGORY

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SCULPTURE

Eudomar LopezUntitled, 2015Concrete and MirrorBEST IN SHOW

Meghan FletcherUntitled, 2014Ceramic and string2ND IN CATEGORY

Ashley GreenWorker’s Hands, 2014Cast Iron3RD IN CATEGORY

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SCULPTURE

Eudomar LopezUntitled, 2015Wood and fabric

Benjamin BarralLizard, 2015Cardboard and Paper

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Sara MayMe Inside, 2015Mixed Media

James T. O’HanionMonkey See… Monkey Do, 2014Ceramic

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TEXTILES

Birgitte WesterveldSeventies Series I, 2014Textile, pigment, and bandco2ND IN CATEGORY

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Kiana WileyFlutter, 2015TextileBEST IN CATEGORY

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Ashley ChiesaTable 01, 2015BEST IN CATEGORY

WOOD DESIGN2015

David BlauveltLevitation, 20142ND IN CATEGORY

David BlauveltBonsai, 20143RD IN CATEGORY

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Spring 2015 Student Art Association Officers

From left to right.

Ashley GreenPR Chair

Lindsay GottholdPresident

Dean FiorelliniVice President

Michael HoffmanTreasurer

Denzell LittlejohnSecretary

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A Special Thanks toAlejandro Anreus // Student Art Association Co-AdvisorStephanie Beck // 2015 JudgeJames Blasi // 2015 JudgeKristen Evangelista // Gallery DirectorClaudia Goldstein // 2015 JudgeEmily Johnson // Gallery AssistantAlan Lazarus // Student Art Association Co-AdvisorLauren Razzore // Department ChairThomas G. Uhlein // Faculty Advisor

CreditsDesign Concept & Layout // Michael Hoffman Cover Design // Denzell Littlejohn Photography // Lindsay Gotthold Photo Editing // Dean Fiorellini Robert Madson

Proffessor Alan Lazarus with students at student award ceremony.

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