Exhibitions

Gulgun Aliriza, M.F.A. 2007 had a piece selected from a national pool by Lois Dodd for a show in Bowery Gallery in August 2006, and had a piece selected from a national pool by John Walker for a show at Bowery Gallery in 2007.

Nancy Cassidy, M.F.A., 2005 showed a series of river landscapes in acrylic on canvas at the Washington Art Association in December.

David Cerne, M.F.A. 2008 had a piece selected from a national pool by selected by John Walker for a show at Bowery Gallery in 2007.

Lee Cordon, M.F.A. 2004 had work in a group show at Artwell  Gallery in Torrington and a show at the Brookfield Playhouse this Spring. This summer she will be part of the small works show at Blue Mountain Gallery, New York and at the Cartus Corporation Art Exhibit

Bridget Grady M.F.A., 2004 had work selected for an invitational exhibition at The John Slade Ely house in New Haven and three National Juried exhibitions “Particular Places” Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven and at New Haven Paint and Clay, (juried by Bernard Chaet and William Bailey) and “Connecticut Visions” biennial juried show at the Mattatuck Museum of Art, Waterbury CT (juried by Charles Cajori and Barbara Grossman.

Ginger Hanrahan, M.F.A. 2007, had works included in a juried exhibition 106^th Paint and Clay at the John Slade Ely house in March. Ginger’s work selected from 450 entries by juror Gerard Dudera, and had a piece selected from a national pool by John Walker for a show at Bowery Gallery in 2007.

Doris Kaye, M.F.A. 2006, had work in Weston Open show Spring '06 and in Westport Art Center's member's show last Summer, Stamford Art Association Juried show "Faces and Figures". This Spring she will be one of four to exhibit in the "Winners Show" at the Weston Connecticut Library Community Room.

Joan Kelly, M.F.A. had a two-person show of her portraits at Gallery Bushier in Singapore.

Rolandas Kialevicius, M.F.A. 2006 showed work at Café George in New Haven, CT. Ival Stratford-Kovner M.F.A. had a work selected for Port Authority of New
York and New Jersey Exhibition “Unity Canvas” in May. She also was included in the permanent collections of the future World Trade Center Memorial Museum and Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

Derek Leka, M.F.A. 2007 was included in “Moxie: Best of City Wide Open Studios in June. Show was curated by the curator of Exit Art and Derek’s work was chosen from among 550 other artists. In August he exhibited at Bowery Gallery in a show curated by Lois Dodd. He was selected by Phillip Pearlstein as one of 43 from a field of 1000 for a juried exhibition at  Prince Street Gallery in January. In February he was chosen to design and decorate a violin for the New Haven Symphony Orchestra 115^th Anniversary Celebration. In March he showed at Guilford Art Center’s “Art in Miniature” show. In August he will exhibit “The Chakra Element” at the Micro Museum in Brooklyn.

Marilyn Linder, M.F.A. 2002 had a one-person exhibit at NODA Beet Gallery in Charlotte N.C.  and participated in Open Studio - Area 15 art collaborative - installation.

Susan Lozoraites, M.F.A. 2007 has two paintings currently in “The Art of the Garden” show at the Ridgefield Guild of Artists

Sarah Mahan, M.F.A. 2008 was chosen to design and decorate a violin for the New Haven Symphony Orchestra for the Symphony’s 115^th Anniversary.

DeAnn J. Matheny, M.F.A. 2008 had a piece selected from a national pool by John Walker for a show at Bowery Gallery in 2007. 

Eileen Mooney, M.F.A. 2006, had work selected for the Mattatuck Museum’s “Connecticut Visions Show”.

Anna Meyers, M.F.A. 2008, had two paintings selected for the Sculpture Barn’s Western CT show

Joan Polzin had work included in member’s shows at the Washington Art Association and the Society of Creative Arts of Newtown

Mounira Stott, M.F.A. 2004 sold a piece through Ward-Nasse Gallery in New York. She also participated in the Blue Mountain Gallery Small Works show in July.

J. D. Richey, M.F.A. 2008 had a piece selected from a national pool by John Walker for a show at Bowery Gallery in 2007.

Carolyn Wallace, M.F.A. 2002, participated in a Small Works Invitational Benefit show at the Washington Art Association in fall 2006

Tony Zatzick, M.F.A. 2004 won an Honorable Mention in Creative Arts Workshop “Particular Places” exhibition in new Haven He participated in the Blue Mountain Gallery Small Works Show in the summer of 2006. In November he had a one-person show at the Community College of Rhode Island and will be participating in a five-person watercolor show at the Washington Art Association later in April.

Commissions

Nancy Cassidy was commissioned to do illustrations for Harcourt Educational, Lifeway Christian Resources, AGS Publishing and Continental Press.

Betty Ann Medieros was commissioned to create a mural on Danbury’s Musical Heritage. The mural is on permanent display outside of Westerns Ives Auditorium.

Sarah Mahan created an Oil Painting for the Roots and Shoots Program, which will be used for a poster to publicize Jane Goodall’s visit to W.C.S.U. in April.

Anna Meyers created a poster for Literature and Multimedia Day at Connecticut State University.

Rolandas Kialevicius was commissioned to create murals for the Chapel Haven Internet Café in New Haven. 

Prizes, Grants and Scholarships

Joan Kelly has been awarded a $65,000.00 grant in support of her work. The grant is a joint award to be shared with a colleague.

Bridget Grady has been awarded a fellowship from Nanking Technical University to study in an intensive workshop with Susanna Coffey.

Ival Stratford-Kovner was awarded a Vermont Studio Fellowship in December 2006. She received a fellowship to participate in the Faculty Institute at the Massachusetts College of Art in summer of 2006.

Betty Ann Medeiros won the Connecticut Review Award for 2007

Eileen Mooney won Honorable Mention in the Mattatuck Museum’s Connecticut Visions” show.

Tony Zatzick won Honorable Mention in the Particular Places Show CAW.

Publications

Nancy Cassidy illustrated a book called Go West fro Santilana Publishing, and a huge project for Augsborg Fortress Publishers involving over 100 illustrations entitled The Secret Box of St. Jacques. She also had illustrations published in “Click” Magazine.

Rolandas Kialevicius published a book called Zoolidays with Red Cygnet Press. Rolandas wrote and illustrated the book through a prize he won in a competition sponsored by Red Cygnet Press.

Betty Ann Medeiros has her work published in spring 2007 Connecticut Review.

Mounira Stott had three works chosen for publication in New Art International.

Tony Zatzick had an article on himself and his work published in the WCSU alumni News. One of his paintings was reproduced.

Teaching

Nancy Cassidy continues to teach illustration and drawing at the Wooster Arts Center, The Washington Art Association, the Brookfield Crafts Center and Fletcher Farm in Ludlow Vermont.

Bridget Grady is an Assistant Professor of Drawing at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. She also continues to teach in her own studio

Joan Kelly is an associate Professor of painting at Nanyang Technological University where she is in the second year of a three-year contract. She has also taught drawing at ASTI University and will be teaching next year in India.

Rolandas Kialevicius is teaching drawing and illustration at Eastern Connecticut State University, Wrightwood Elementary School, John B. Sliney elementary School and the Guilford Handcrafts Center.

Eileen Mooney is teaching art at the South Kent Preparatory School.

Joan Polzin teaches watercolor painting at the Brookfield Craft Center and at Easton Senior Center.

Miscellaneous 

Lee Cordon was a visiting Artist at Harwinton Consolidated School in Spring ’07.

Mounira Stott is working as an exhibition installer at the Aldrich Museum in Ridgefield

Tony Zatzick continues to do educational seminars on acrylic paints for Liquitex at Art Schools and Universities in New England.