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2021 BFA Exhibition

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The UConn Department of Art and Art History’s graduating BFA seniors are pleased to present the 2021 Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition. The exhibition features the studio work of students concentrating in Graphic Design, Illustration/Animation, Painting/Drawing, Photography/Video, Printmaking, and Sculpture/Ceramics. Despite the challenges brought forth by the pandemic, we were able to come together to produce outstanding creative work. With every new obstacle, we not only discovered inventive ways to complete our projects but realized our inner strength and overall tenacity as well. Success was never far beyond the horizon given the enduring support of the faculty. Though diverse in subject matter and chosen media, the exhibition is unified through the dedication and passion we share for our respective studio practices. We are proud to exhibit our work and share it with the community.

With Sincerity,

The Graduating BFA Class of 2021

 

Read about the 2021 BFA Exhibition in UConn Today.

Visiting Artist Lecture: Inverted Landscapes by Rebecca Najdowski

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Please join us for a virtual artist talk by Rebecca Najdowski this Monday, April 5 at 7:00 PM (EDT), hosted by the Department of Art & Art History. In her presentation titled, Inverted Landscapes, Rebecca will share insights into her Ph.D. research and creative practice, which explore concepts of representation (photo/video), technology, and the environment. More information is below, including an invitation to the Zoom meeting room and an artist biography. The event is free and open to the public — please feel free to share with others who may be interested.

If you have questions or would like additional information, contact clare.benson@uconn.edu.

Topic: Inverted Landscapes – Rebecca Najdowski Artist Talk

Time: Apr 5, 2021 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting

https://zoom.us/j/93521728321?pwd=Qmc2NDlQUlpzOXVZZFVuSHp5ekxHUT09

Meeting ID: 935 2172 8321

Passcode: e4w1zr

 

About the artist:

www.rebeccanajdowski.com

Rebecca Najdowski is an American artist, researcher, and educator based in Naarm/Melbourne, Australia. Her practice involves experimental photography, video, and 3D modelling as a way to explore the materiality of photomedia. With a focus on how photo images render representations of nature, she considers the ensuing implications of how we, as humans, comprehend the world around us. Much of her photomedia-driven artwork has experimented with its materiality by inviting natural elements — geothermal activity, the sun, time — to change the content and texture of the work.

Rebecca’s images, objects, and films have been presented internationally, including Aperture Gallery in New York; FORMAT Festival in the United Kingdom; and Athens Digital Art Festival in Greece. She holds a PhD from Victorian College of the Arts (University of Melbourne) and an MFA from California College of the Arts in San Francisco and was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to Brazil. From 2013–2015 she was an Artist Fellow at the Center for Creative Photography in Tucson, Arizona, where her work is now part of the collection. Rebecca has been an artist-in-residence at Banff Centre in Canada; the Institute for Electronic Art at Alfred University, New York; and at Kala Art Institute in Berkeley, California.

Rebecca was raised on the traditional lands of the Pueblo people and the Jicarilla Apache in Northern New Mexico, spent many years on the lands of the Ohlone people of the San Francisco Bay Area, and currently lives and works on unceded Wurundjeri and Boonwurung land.