2020 Senior Portfolio Exhibition
VIEW THE EXHIBITION The Senior Portfolio exhibition is the capstone experience of four years of study by Bachelor’s of Art candidates in Graphic Design, Illustration, Photography, and Studio Arts. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a physical exhibition in the …
2020 MFA Thesis (Virtual) Exhibition
LIVE LAUNCH – MARCH 26, 2020 The Department of Art organizes the MFA Thesis Exhibition each spring as a capstone experience demonstrating the personal artistic direction and mastery in the work of candidates for the MFA in Visual Arts. This …
AJ Masthay
Monday, March 2, 2020, 11:00 am Visual & Performing Arts Center, room 144 WCSU, Westside Campus Free & Open to the Public Limited Seating Available AJ Masthay is a Connecticut native, currently based in Hartford. He is known for his …
Ying Li
Tuesday, February 18, 2020, 11:30 am Visual & Performing Arts Center, room 144 WCSU, Westside Campus Free & Open to the Public Limited Seating Available Ying Li was born in Beijing, China, and studied traditional landscape painting at Anhui Teachers …
Exhibition Opening
FreeForm: exploring the creative process January 30 – March 8, 2019 Leslie Giuliani & Roxy Savage Opening Reception: Thursday, Jan 30, 6–8 pm Artist Talk: 7 pm Featuring both individual and collaborative works highlighting each artist’s unique vision and …
Andrea Wisnewski
Tuesday, February 4, 2020, 11:30 am Visual & Performing Arts Center, room 144 WCSU, Westside Campus Free & Open to the Public Limited Seating Available Andrea Wisnewski takes her inspiration from nature, creating illustrations filled with animals, birds and flowers, …
Thanksgiving Platters & Plates Sale
WCSU ceramics sale Nov. 21 features Thanksgiving plates & platters Open house event at WCSU Ceramics Studio to offer ceramic works by student artists Hand-crafted platters and plates specially designed to grace Thanksgiving dinner tables will be …
SIP & SCULPT
SIP & SCULPT Friday, November 15, 2019 7:00–9:00pm Enjoy a creative and entertaining evening combining clay hand building techniques and a live model, with music, wine, and light refreshments. Guided by an experienced artist, this event is open to participants …
Art Faculty Talk
Tuesday, Nov 12, 2019, 6:00 pm Visual & Performing Arts Center, room 108 WCSU, Westside Campus Free & Open to the Public, Limited Seating Available Francis T. Patnaude attended Southern CT State University earning a B.S. in Art Education in 1975. …
Ellen Harvey
Monday, November 18, 2019, 11:00 am Visual & Performing Arts Center, room 144 WCSU, Westside Campus Free & Open to the Public Limited Seating Available Ellen Harvey is a British-born artist living and working in Brooklyn. She is a recipient …
Beverly McIver
Monday, November 4, 2019, 11:00 am Visual & Performing Arts Center, room 144 WCSU, Westside Campus Free & Open to the Public Limited Seating Available RSVP to the Lecture HERE Beverly McIver is the Esbenshade Professor of the Practice of …
Rudy Gutierrez
Tuesday, October 22, 2019, 11:00 am Visual & Performing Arts Center, room 144 WCSU, Westside Campus Free & Open to the Public Limited Seating Available Rudy Gutierrez is an American illustrator and educator born in the Bronx, NY, of Puerto …
Angela Dufresne
Monday, October 7, 2019, 11:00 am Visual & Performing Arts Center, room 144 WCSU, Westside Campus Free & Open to the Public Limited Seating Available Angela Dufresne is a painter originally from Connecticut, raised in Kansas, and now based in …
David Brinley
Tuesday, September 17, 2019, 11:00 am Visual & Performing Arts Center, room 144 WCSU, Westside Campus Free & Open to the Public Limited Seating Available David Brinley is an award winning artist and illustrator whose clients include Time magazine, Rolling …
2019 MFA Graduates to Exhibit in NYC
Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition 2019 Blue Mountain GalleryOpening Reception: Thursday, June 20, 5–8 pmOn view: June 18–July 6Gallery Hours: Tues–Sat, 11 am–6 pm530 West 25 Street, 4th FloorNew York, New York The MFA Thesis Exhibition is the capstone experience …
Sip & Sketch
Friday, May 3, 7–9pmEnjoy a fun and creative evening of drawing from a live model in a relaxed environment while you sip wine and sample assorted snacks in our Drawing Studio (VPA 241) on the 2nd floor of the Visual & Performing Arts Center. Materials are …
NYC Museum Bus Trip
The Metropolitan Museum of Art & the Brooklyn MuseumThursday, April 26, 2017$10.00 / round tripOpen to all SVPA students (and guests), faculty and staff.All ART Classes are cancelled for that day. Purchase tickets at the VPAC Box Office or online here.Ticket …
Kenny Rivero
Wednesday, April 24, 2019, 11:00 amKenny Rivero was born and raised in Washington Heights, New York City. He earned a BFA from the School of Visual Arts in 2006 and an MFA from Yale School of Art in 2012. Through …
Fritz Drury
Monday, April 1, 2019, 11:00 am Visual & Performing Arts Center, room 144WCSU, Westside CampusFree & Open to the PublicLimited Seating AvailableFritz Drury is a painter and Professor of Illustration at Rhode Island School of Design, where he has taught drawing …
Sabrina Marques
Wednesday, March 20, 2019, 6:00 pm Visual & Performing Arts Center, room 108WCSU, Westside Campus Free & Open to the Public, Limited Seating AvailableSabrina Marques is an Assistant Professor of Studio Art and MFA Critic at Western Connecticut State University. She received her …
Leslie Cober-Gentry
Tuesday, March 5, 2019, 11:30 am Visual & Performing Arts Center, room 144WCSU, Westside CampusFree & Open to the PublicLimited Seating AvailableLeslie Cober-Gentry was born in New York City and grew up in a creative environment. She was surrounded by many …
Ross MacDonald
Tuesday, March 5, 2019, 11:30 am Visual & Performing Arts Center, room 144WCSU, Westside CampusFree & Open to the PublicLimited Seating AvailableRoss MacDonald is a self-taught artist whose illustrations have appeared in numerous publications, including The New York Times, The New …
Hilary Doyle
Tuesday, February 19, 2019, 11:30 am Visual & Performing Arts Center, room 144WCSU, Westside CampusFree & Open to the PublicLimited Seating AvailableHilary Doyle is an artist from Worcester, MA, now living in Brooklyn, NY. Her work includes painting, drawing, printmaking and …
Nancy Stahl
Tuesday, February 5, 2019, 11:30 am Visual & Performing Arts Center, room 144WCSU, Westside CampusFree & Open to the PublicLimited Seating AvailableNancy Stahl is an illustrator who lives in New York City. She attended Art Center College of Design in Los …
Student Ceramics Sale
The Western Connecticut State University Department of Art will host a ceramics sale from 11:00 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, Dec. 6 and 7, in the new ceramics studio, Room 017 of White Hall on the university’s …
Portfolio Day
The Department of Art will offer an opportunity for students interested in pursuing an education in art and design to have their works reviewed by members of the WCSU art faculty during a “Portfolio Day” event on Saturday, Dec. 1.The …
Sip & Sketch
Friday, Nov 9, 7–9pmEnjoy a fun and creative evening of drawing from a live model in a relaxed environment while you sip wine and sample assorted snacks in our Drawing Studio (VPA 241) on the 2nd floor of the Visual & Performing Arts Center. Materials are …
Gallery Opening
“?” (A Series of Collaborative Works)Glenn Goldberg & Amber ScoonOct 4 – Dec 9Artist Reception / Gallery Talk: Oct 25, 6–8 pmInternationally acclaimed artists Glenn Goldberg and Amber Scoon will show selections from their year of creative exchanges by mail …
Fall 2018 NYC Museum Bus Trip
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18Open to all SVPA students (and guests), faculty and staff.All ART Classes are cancelled for that day. DETAILS:Depart from the VPACNorth Arts Entrance, Westside Campus 9:00 am sharpReturn to WCSUDepart from the MET at 5:00 pm sharpTicket sales end when …
Elena Sisto
Monday, Nov 19, 11:00 am, VPA 144Elena Sisto holds an impressive, long list of solo exhibitions and numerous group shows in galleries and museums throughout the US. She was represented in the 43rd Biennial of Contemporary Painting at the Corcoran …
Glenn Goldberg
Monday, Nov 5, 11:00 am, VPA 144Glenn Goldberg is a painter who lives and works in NYC. Born in the Bronx, he studied at the New York Studio School and earned his BA and MFA degrees from Queens College, CUNY. …
Jon Krause
Tuesday, Oct 23, 11:00 am, VPA 144Jon Krause is an illustrator and a life-long resident of Philadelphia. He earned his degree at Tyler School of Art at Temple University, Philadelphia, where he studied with renowned illustrator David Noyes. His first …
Fritz Horstman
Monday, Oct 8, 11:00 am, VPA 144Fritz Horstman is a Connecticut artist working in multiple forms. He has shown his sculptures, drawings, photographs and videos in more than 70 exhibitions in the US, Europe and Asia. Since 2001, he has …
Deborah Zlotsky
Monday, Sept 24, 11:00 am, VPA 144Deborah Zlotsky is a painter represented by Markel Fine Arts in New York and Robischon Gallery in Denver, Colorado. Her drawings are also in the curated flat files of Pierogi Gallery in NYC. She …
Eric Velasquez
Tuesday, Sept 11, 11:00 am, VPA 144Eric Velasquez is an illustrator who lives and works in New York. He was born in Spanish Harlem, the son of Afro-Puerto Rican parents, and attended the High School of Art and Design. He …
BUS TRIP TO JERRY’S ARTARAMA
FREE BUS TRIP TO JERRY’S ARTARAMASaturday, September 1, 2018, 10:00 am–1:00 pmJerry’s Artarama is sponsoring a free bus trip to their Norwalk store for WCSU Art Students. This is a great opportunity for students to stock up on needed Art …
Save the dates – Fall Semester Visiting Artists
Deborah Zlotsky, painterMon, Sept 24, 2018Fritz Horstman, interdisciplinaryMon, Oct 8, 2018Jon Krause, illustratorTues, Oct 23, 2018Glenn Goldberg, painterMon, Nov 5, 2018Elena Sisto painterMon, Nov 19, 2018 Eric Valesquez, illustratorTuesday, September 11, 2018, 11:00 amVisual & Performing Arts Center, room 144WCSU, …
MFA graduates to exhibit works in New York City
Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition 2018 Blue Mountain GalleryOpening Reception: Thursday, June 21, 5–8 pmOn view: June 19–July 7Gallery Hours: Tues–Sat, 11 am–6 pm530 West 25 Street, 4th FloorNew York, New YorkThe MFA Thesis Exhibition is the capstone experience of the …
Spring 2018 NYC Bus Trip
NYC Museum Bus Trip toThe Whitney Museum/Chelsea Galleries Thursday, April 26, 2017$10/roundtripOpen to all SVPA students (and guests), faculty and staff.All ART Classes are cancelled for that day. Purchase tickets at the VPAC Box Office to reserve your seat!Ticket sales …
2018 MFA Thesis Exhibition
The Department of Art and School of Visual & Performing Arts at Western Connecticut State University is pleased to announce its candidates for the 2018 Master of Fine Arts degree Jessee NavarraJennifer Oliveira-FlorioJonathan SchreyerBarbara SinisiAlyssa VoytekErin Walrath
Sip & Sketch
Friday, March 23, 7–9pmEnjoy a fun and creative evening of drawing from a live model in a relaxed environment while you sip wine and sample assorted snacks in our Drawing Studio (VPA 241) on the 2nd floor of the Visual & Performing Arts Center. Materials are …
Margaret Grimes
Margaret Grimes is Distinguished Professor Emerita of WCSU and the founder of the MFA in Visual Arts program, which she directed as Coordinator from 2000 to 2012. She received her MFA from the University of Pennsylvania where she studied with …
Judy Glantzman
Judy Glantzman is a native New Yorker and a 1978 graduate of Rhode Island School of Design. With exhibitions in New York since 1983, she first received critical attention for her early shows in the East Village at Civilian Warfare …
Kelly Popoff
Kelly Popoff was born in Akron, Ohio and now lives in Greenfield, MA. She received her MFA in 2001 from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and her BFA from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Her awards have included …
Matt Bollinger
Matt Bollinger makes work based on narratives from personal experiences and fictional situations. He deconstructs and rebuilds memories, generating alter-egos in search of transformative moments in the everyday. Drawing and painting form the core of his studio practice with recent …
Steve Brodner
Steve Brodner is an illustrator, caricaturist and political commentator working for publications in the U.S. since the 1970’s. He received his BFA from Cooper Union in 1976 and began his long career as a freelance illustrator with the New York …
Gallery Talk
CURATOR’S TALKWednesday, January 31, 6:30 pmIn the Gallery at the Visual & Performing Arts CenterFree and Open to the PublicGuest Curator’s, Lori Glavin & Patricia Spergel will discuss the work and process of curating the Parallel Practices Exhibition on view …
Save the dates – Spring Semester Visiting Artists
Steve Brodner, illustratorTuesday, January 30, 2018Steve Brodner is an illustrator, caricaturist and political commentator working for publications in the U.S. since the 1970’s. He received his BFA from Cooper Union in 1976 and began his long career as a freelance …
Gallery Opening
PARALLEL PRACTICESJan 25 – March 4Opening Reception: January 25, 6-8 pmCurated by Lori Glavin and Patricia SpergelFeaturing a group of artists who work in more than one medium, “Parallel Practices” will showcase the cross-pollination of ideas and the unexpected variety …