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Arcadia University News
December 12, 2012
Times Herald: ‘Myths and Realities’ Is ‘Much More Than an Art Show’
The Times Herald (Norristown, Pa.) reported on Myths and Realities: Inspirations from the Republic of Cuba , an exhibit on display in Arcadia University's Commons Gallery until Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013. The show features landscapes by Abbey Ryan , botanical studies of tropical flora by Scott Rawlins ,...
November 30, 2012
Drawn Together: Art and Design Professors Exhibit Work
By JEN RETTER ’16 Photography KARA WRIGHT ’14 Nov. 15 marked the opening of Faculty Exhibition 2012: On the Persistence of Drawing at the Arcadia University Art Gallery, a show that explores the ways in which drawing shapes and informs the work and instruction of Arcadia’s Art and Design faculty...
November 24, 2012
‘Dropping the Urn’ Curators Look Back on Groundbreaking Ai Weiwei Exhibition
“It’s so interesting that you can think of a ceramic exhibition as risky, because it’s a very comfortable medium,” said Gregg Moore , who pitched the idea of curating an exhibition of ceramic works by Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei to Richard Torchia , Director of the Arcadia University Art...
November 21, 2012
Ryan Awarded Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Grant
Abbey Ryan , Visiting Assistant Professor of Art, has been awarded a Pennsylvania Council on the Arts: Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts Project Stream Grant. The grant will provide support for Ryan’s April-May 2013 exhibition at 110 Church Gallery in historic Old City Philadelphia. The exhibition...
November 20, 2012
Art History Major Brings Arcadia Treasures to Light
By FRANCESCA MAYR ’16 Photography CHRISTINA YEE ’14 The Rilling Collection of African and Asian artifacts had been cooped up in storage since it was given as a gift to the University in 2008. The pieces were kept in the University Archives on the lower level of Landman Library, out of reach of the...
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November 14, 2012
Lee's Work Featured at Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts in Japan
June Yong Lee , Assistant Professor of Art, has been working on Torso Series , a photographic project that examines personal history through an individual’s skin. Recently, Lee’s work has been exhibited at the Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts in Hokuto, Yamanashi, Japan. In addition, the museum...
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November 7, 2012
Baltimore Business Journal: Hulme ’97 New Senior Environmental Graphic Designer at Ayer Saint Gross
Baltimore Business Journal reported on Nov. 6 that Jack Hulme ’97 joined the graphic design studio at Ayer Saint Gross as a Senior Environmental Graphic Designer. Hulme specializes in Environmental Graphic Design and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Arcadia University. He has 15 years of...
October 10, 2012
Art Hits the Runway at Wearable Sculpture Show
By JEN RETTER ’16 Photography KARA WRIGHT ’14 Last week art and fashion enthusiasts watched Studio Art: Foundations students show off their creativity in the fifth annual Wearable Sculpture Show—a runway-style exhibition of sculptural art that quickly has become a rite of passage for Art majors at...
September 21, 2012
Garvey's Painting Featured in 'New Moderns' at Philadelphia's Gross McCleaf Gallery
The work of Lauren Garvey, who graduated from Arcadia University in 2009 with a B.F.A. in Painting, is featured in the Gross McCleaf Gallery in Philadelphia. The show is called New Moderns . After graduating from Arcadia, Garvey went on to graduate school and received an M.F.A. in Painting from the...
September 21, 2012
Alumna's Artwork Featured in Philadelphia Museum of Art Exhibition 'Full Spectrum'
"Onrush of Time," a print by Kay WalkingStick ’59, ’11H , is featured in Full Spectrum: Prints from the Brandywine Workshop at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The exhibition, on display though Nov. 25, is comprised of work from more than a dozen artists and focuses on the Brandywine Workshop's...
September 12, 2012
Art Gallery Presents U.S. Debut of ‘Martha Wilson: Staging of the Self,’ through Nov. 4
Arcadia University Art Gallery is pleased to present the U.S. debut of Martha Wilson: Staging the Self , a touring exhibition organized by Independent Curators International (ICI) on view from Aug. 24 through Nov. 4. ( Visit exhibition website .) Surveying 40 years of performances, videos, and...
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August 17, 2012
Batchelor's Painting Featured in Woodmere Art Museum Tribute to Doris Staffel
An original painting by Betsey Batchelor , Professor of Fine Arts, is featured in Woodmere Art Museum’s exhibit Doris Staffel: Painter, Teacher , which runs through Sept. 30. Admission is free for students with ID. A former student of Staffel’s at the University of the Arts, Batchelor also...
August 6, 2012
Torchia Joins Philadelphia Exhibitions Initiative's Curatorial Intensive
Richard Torchia , Director of the Arcadia University Art Gallery, is one of six local contemporary artists invited to participate in a year-long series of seminars and workshops with the Philadelphia Exhibitions Initiative (PEI). This Curatorial Intensive offers new perspectives, an exchange of...
July 6, 2012
Arcadia Honors Art and Design Professor with 2012 Professor of the Year Award
Robert F. Mauro , Professor and Chair of Art and Design, was the recipient of the 2012 Professor of the Year Award at Arcadia’s Undergraduate Commencement ceremony in May. In presenting the award to Mauro, Dr. Steve O. Michael , Provost, stated, “In bestowing this honor on Professor Mauro, we...
June 27, 2012
Students in Paris Program Visit Monet's House and Garden
Claude Monet once said, "It may be because of flowers that I've become a painter." Students enrolled in the Arcadia University's summer study abroad program at the American Graduate School in Paris took a day-trip to Giverny in Normandy recently to visit the legendary artist's house, now a museum,...
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June 8, 2012
Alumnus Looks to 'Kickstart' Comic Book's Success
After graduating from Arcadia with a B.F.A. in Painting, Andrew Taylor ’11 knew he wanted to continue following his passion for drawing and illustration in his professional career. "I've drawn comics and cartoons all my life," notes Taylor, who continues to work on Doctorcops M.D. , a weekly web...
June 8, 2012
Rawlins' Work on Display in 'Focus on Nature XII: Natural History Illustration'
The work of Scott Rawlins , Professor of Art and Design, will be included in the New York State Museum’s Focus on Nature exhibition in Albany, N.Y., through Dec. 31. Focus on Nature XII: Natural History Illustration showcases juried artwork by top illustrators from 15 countries. Open through Dec...
June 4, 2012
Riotto Produces Largest Known Intaglio-Type in U.S.
Arcadia University graduate Hannah Riotto ’12 produced the largest-known photopolymer intaglio-type in the United States—a 15-foot-long installation where viewers will recognize the icons of Barnesville, Pa., transitioning to the Philadelphia skyline. Riotto’s senior thesis project—titled “We Are...
May 31, 2012
Commons Gallery Presents Andrew Ortwein: The Greatest War, June 8 – Sept. 2
Arcadia University’s Commons Gallery is pleased to present a new suite of twelve digitally printed photographs by Andrew Ortwein ’07 on view from June 8 through Sept. 2, 2012. Each large-scale color print in the series, titled The Greatest War , appears to portray a soldier in the throes of a...
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May 25, 2012
Intelligencer: Art Senior Produces Largest-Known Intaglio-Type in U.S.
The Intelligencer reported on May 18: "Arcadia University senior Hannah Riotto has produced the largest-known photopolymer intaglio-type in the United States. It’s a 15-foot-long installation where viewers will recognize the icons of Barnesville, Schuylkill County, transitioning to the Philadelphia...
May 25, 2012
Artblog: Senior Produces Largest-Known Photopolymer Intaglio-Type
The Artblog noted on May 18: "Boundary-breaking, and also record-breaking. Arcadia University senior Hannah Riotto has produced the largest-known photopolymer intaglio-type in the United States—a 15-foot-long installation depicting the icons of Barnesville, Pa. transitioning to the Philadelphia...