“Western Connecticut State University MFA Thesis Exhibition 2016”
Blue Mountain Gallery
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The Blue Mountain Gallery presents to exhibit Western Connecticut State University Masterof Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition 2016.
The WCSU Department of Art organizes the Master of Fine Artsexhibition. Within the program there are three areas of concentration:Painting, Illustration and Interdisciplinary Visual Art. This is the terminaldegree for practicing artists and their capstone experience demonstrating thepersonal artistic direction and mastery. This year three M.F.A. graduates willpresent their artwork: Meghan Gargano Balliett, Charles H. Hollinger and LaurenElise Reeves.
Meghan Gargano Balliett, of Woodbury, Connecticut, works primarily on paper with graphite, lithographiccrayon and ink sticks. A graduate of Lesley University, Balliett described herlinear plant drawings with graphite as illuminations of an active and deepconnection with her subject. Charles H.Hollinger, of Washington, Connecticut, is an avid outdoorsman whose love ofsurf fishing has inspired him to capture light in his paintings and drawings. Agraduate of St. Lawrence University, Hollinger paints in oils on canvas andboard with smooth brush strokes, using atmospheric perspective and muted colorsto draw viewers into a motionless and tranquil landscape. Lauren Elise Reeves, of Orange, Connecticut, is an illustratorwhose works convey narrative and purpose, inspired by her childhood experienceswith family pets and other animals in the rural Woodridge area where she grewup. A graduate of Andrews University, Reeves’ digitally crafted style reflectsher interests in computing and gaming as well as science fiction and fantasy.
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Schedule
from June 21, 2016 to July 09, 2016
Opening Reception on 2016-06-23 from 17:00 to 20:00