Xavier Art Department Student Blog

Xavier University Department of Art Faculty Exhibition

2012-01-24T15:12:00.000-08:00

Suzanne Chouteau guest Artist at CAM

2012-01-09T13:22:00.001-08:00

Printmaking Faculty member Suzanne Chouteau was one of the featured artists for the Cincinnati Art Museum's Family Fun Saturday in December. The theme was winter wonderland and she showed recent woodcuts and etchings.

James Spicer's (BSBA 2013) Ceramics

2011-11-10T13:03:00.000-08:00

James is a Business Major working in ceramics for his second semester. He states, "The focus of my work is to incorporate functionality with beauty through design variations and glazing schemes." His body of work from first semester is being displayed outside the art gallery. James is currently in The Potter's Wheel II and is working on throwing several large jars seen below.

Color Your Block

2011-11-03T05:57:00.000-07:00

Cathy Della Lucia (BA Scultpture '12)

2011-11-02T16:39:00.000-07:00

Cathy is repairing a figure cast in resign and fiberglass using bondo mixed with shredded burlap. During the casting and mold-making process, some detail work and structural integrity is compromised, and can be fixed by adding bondo and resurfacing it to match the surrounding areas. The bondo reacts with m.e.k. (metheyl ethyl ketone peroxide- a catalyst) and hardens quickly, allowing it to be manipulated using a grinder and air drimmel before its surfaced with paint.

2D3D 2011 FIGURATIVE WORKS

2011-10-18T14:01:00.000-07:00

San Joaquin Delta College's Delta Center For The Arts is hosting "2D3D 2011 Figurative Works" in the LH Horton Jr. Gallery from October 6 - November 3, 2011 in Stockton, California. Department of Art Professor of Ceramics and Art Education, Marsha Karagheusian, has two bas reliefs in the exhibition, "Empty Nest" and "Memories Lost". An excerpt from Juror, DeWitt Cheng, San Francisco Art Critic and Writer, follows:

It is thus always heartening to find work that earns its keep with vision, imagination, craftsmanship and (a word not in current art parlance) heart.2D-3D 2011: Figurative Works brings together a selection of paintings and sculptures that focus on the human body and human life, subjects that are never irrelevant, despite esthetic fashion. Abstraction and figuration are not antithetical, as was hotly asserted in the 1940s and 1950s, but complementary, the best work combining both: figuration that transcends mere illustration always has a strong abstract organization; abstraction that transcends decoration always suggests reality, seen afresh.

The works of the exhibiting artists require no theoretical justification; rather, they inspire reflection about the human condition. I hope that viewers of the show will enjoy the work as much as I did.

–DeWitt Cheng

2D-3D 2011: Figurative Works Juror

Jonathan Gibson Exhibition at UC Clermont

2011-10-05T14:29:00.000-07:00

New Exhibition of Paintings by Xavier Faculty Member Jonathan Gibson at UC Clermont.

Gallery Opening this Friday from 6-8pm!

Art at the X Reception

2011-09-06T18:42:00.000-07:00

Workhouse Clay National 2011

2011-08-21T17:21:00.000-07:00

The Workhouse Arts Center held the Workhouse Clay National 2011 with the theme of "Confinement" from August 3-28 in Lorton, VA. The juror of the exhibition, Ellen Shankin, asked artists to explore the theme of "Confinement" in their functional, and/or sculptural ceramic artworks. Individual interpretations of "Confinement" may be used literally or conceptually in the work(s). Department of Art Professor of Ceramics and Art Education, Marsha Karagheusian, won an "Honorable Mention" for her bas-relief wall piece entitled, "Empty Nest". The exhibition was also reviewed by John Gascot in the Huffington Post. The review can be found here:

Huffington Post Review

142 Graphic Design Student Work Spring 2011

2011-08-09T08:14:00.000-07:00

Alumnus Natalie Lanese Exhibition

2011-08-08T13:08:00.000-07:00

Xavier Department of Art Alumnus Natalie Lanese just finished up a site-specific installation titled Retro Future (similar to the work I did at XU) at the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum in Lincoln, MA. The piece is part of the exhibition Wall Works, which includes site-specific works of five other artists. The show opens June 11, 2011 and will be up until April 29, 2012. More information about Wall Works and programming surrounding the exhibition can be found athttp://www.decordova.org/art/exhibition/wall-works, or on my website (below).

I attached the following image:
Retro Future (detail), paint and collage, 2011

Student Thesis Show: Kristin Riepenhoff, Melissa DeCapua, Monica Laake, Dan Quinn

2011-05-16T14:51:00.000-07:00

Beginning Photo 108 Spring 2011

2011-05-10T12:45:00.000-07:00

Advanced Graphic Design Spring 2011

2011-05-10T12:18:00.000-07:00

Art Students attend Ceramic workshop with Jeff Shapiro

2011-04-19T13:42:00.000-07:00

Art majors attended a 2-day workshop at Funke Fired Arts in Cincinnati with New York Ceramic Artist, Jeff Shapiro. Shapiro addressed the audience and created an installation piece Friday night, in conjunction with the opening reception of his exhibition with renowned artist, Don Reitz. On Saturday, he demonstrated the throwing of traditional Raku teabowls in the morning, and large slab construction in the afternoon. After spending years apprenticing in ancient Japanese pottery villages, Shapiro portrayed the much revered "tea aesthetic", even making authentic tea (matcha) for the participants.

Senior Thesis Exhibit #1 Abby King, Matt Kroeger, Emily Ducharme,

2011-04-18T13:25:00.000-07:00

Alumni Sighting

2011-04-14T13:58:00.000-07:00

Matt Hyleck (BFA Ceramics - 1997 - Xavier University) Education Coordinator at Baltimore Clayworks . . . spotted at the National Ceramics Conference in Tampa, Florida (NCECA) “manning the booth”! (top)

Stephanie Lanter - BA Ceramics - 1998 - Xavier University
Sighted at the National Ceramics Conference (NCECA) in April, Tampa, Florida
with her piece in the “You Know You Want To . . . .” exhibition. (bottom)

Jackie Brookner Visit

2011-04-11T11:53:00.000-07:00

Jackie Brookner collaborates with ecologists, design professionals, communities, and policy makers to create water remediation systems for wetlands, rivers, streams, and stormwater runoff that are works of public art. Her biosculptures are evocative, plant-based living systems that clean polluted water and integrate ecological revitalization with the metaphoric and aesthethic qualities of sculpture. Brookner envisions and creates a world where human and other than human systems exist in mutually beneficial relationships. Her recent projects include Laughing Brook in Salway Park in Cincinnati, part of the Millcreek Restoration Project. She is a contributing author to "Urban Rain: Stormwater as Resource" and a former teaching fellow at Harvard University.

Art Professor Honored with Award

2011-03-30T06:54:00.000-07:00

link to Press Release

EDSF Excellence in Education Awards at On Demand

On March 23 at this year’s On Demand, Jonathan Gibson, a professor at Xavier University, was honored by the EDSF (Electronic Document Systems Foundation) at their Industry Leaders Reception. He received the EDSF Capstone Excellence in Education Award, Innovation in Education category, presented by InfoPrint Solutions’ own Sandra Zoratti.

Sandra Zoratti and Carrie Murphy of InfoPrint Solutions with award winner Jonathan Gibson, Professor at Xavier University

The Innovation in Education Award honors an international academic institution along with professional organizations for their educational and innovative efforts relating to the document management and graphic communications industry. Based on that description, it’s clear that Jonathan was a perfect candidate.

I’ve been a fan of Jonathan’s work for five years. His techniques for teaching allow students to truly grow and expand their horizons. Students demonstrate their accomplishments at the end of their senior year through a student produced show, in gallery format, on Xavier’s campus. The level of expertise and creativity expressed in their work is remarkable. It is clear that they have been challenged academically and aesthetically by Jonathan and will thrive when stepping out into the working world.

Jonathan’s program at Xavier University’s College of Arts and Science focuses on small class sizes, group learning environments, foundational skills and the importance of a Liberal Arts education for artists. Intentionally smaller class sizes allow for the development of curriculum designed for each student’s interests and career goals. Students who advance from this course are well rounded and are able to draw upon a diverse intellectual background to generate unique visual solutions.

Jonathan said, “This award validates past hard work but, more importantly, I am motivated to develop an even better future for our department and students.”

Jonathan currently teaches Graphic Design, Photography, and 2D Design at Xavier University, with a research focus in Web Design. He received his BFA from Brigham Young University and his MFA in Painting from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. Aside from these credentials, Jonathan started his own ceramics and photography businesses. He believes that creative cross-training is critical in becoming successful artists, designers and individuals. Community engaged service drives much of his scholarly interests and teaching.

North American Boston Print Biennial

2011-03-28T08:10:00.000-07:00

Department of Art Chair Suzanne Chouteau was exhibited in the 2011 North American Boston Print Biennial in early March. She also got the chance to meet the Juror Jim Dine.

Break the Ton: Alumni Exhibition

2011-03-22T10:02:00.000-07:00

Break the Ton

Baby Grand, 161 Lafayette St. (at Grand), NYC, 10013

Opening Party Feb. 22, 7-9 pm

Two long and skinny backlit digital collages: one is a muscle car racing at you with steel factories smoking in the distance; the other is a series of portraits of foreclosed homes in Cleveland, in time becoming urban farmland.

Break the Ton refers to driving over 100 mph.

These collages share a brief narrative of the past, present, and future of Cleveland’s landscape: the assuredness of the good old days, empty homes a product of dying industry and a shrinking city, and the future of my hometown as a model and leader in urban farming.

2011 Annual Student Show

2011-03-03T05:29:00.001-08:00

Linear Perspective for Drawing I

2010-12-11T13:09:00.000-08:00

Students created intensive perspective drawings using a variety of techniques to solve their individual projects. The project blends historical research of architectural styles with the technical exercises we practiced. The drawings have approximately three weeks in them.

Painting I from the fall

2010-12-11T13:03:00.000-08:00

Cultural Replicas and Glazing Demo in Ceramics

2010-11-22T17:01:00.000-08:00

Stephanie Rond and Rome Study Abroad Exhibition

2010-11-15T14:04:00.000-08:00

Stephanie Rond (Art at the X Exhibition winner) and Rome Study Abroad Student show.

2D Rhythm Project

2010-10-14T14:59:00.000-07:00

Project combines two different rhythm systems where each system manipulates and influences the other.

Alumni Natalie Lanese New York Exhibition

2010-10-14T14:33:00.000-07:00

"Make Room" at Spattered Columns, a project Art Connects New York. Curated by Sharon R. Reaves of Reaves Gallery, the exhibition features site-specific work and a floor-to-ceiling collaborative installation by four emerging artists in the New York City area.

Spattered Columns is located at 491 Broadway, 5th Floor, New York, NY (at the corner of Broome and Broadway). The opening reception is Wednesday, September 15 from 6-8 pm, and the show runs through October 19, 2010.

For a sneak peek, please see Art Connect New York's flickr page:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/52922707@N07/

Jomon Pottery Project Ceramics

2010-10-09T13:53:00.000-07:00

Midterm Exam- Transparent Construction

2010-10-09T13:47:00.001-07:00

40 Minute Hat Design Project for Advanced Graphic Design

2010-08-25T09:54:00.000-07:00

Students had 40 minutes to come up with a design for a hat. No client, no restraints, no professor telling them what to do. An Exercise that's sort of like visual calisthenics.

Xavier Graphic Design: Motion and Film Credits

2010-07-24T15:02:00.000-07:00

Here's some of the motion work Xavier Graphic Design Students have been working on:

Xavier Art Alumni Artist Barry Beach

2010-07-24T12:48:00.000-07:00

Xavier Art Alumni Artist Barry Beach's sculpture show is up until August 15!
There's also a closing BBQ on Sunday, August 15, 1-4pm

DENIZEN Exhibition, curated by Niki Shaprio
July 1 – August 15, 2010
LOBOT Gallery, 1800 Campbell Street, Oakland, CA
www.lobotgallery.com www.BarryBeach.com

Wave #1 and Wave #2, wood, June 2010

442 Recent Projects

2010-07-24T12:43:00.000-07:00

342 Recent Projects

2010-07-24T12:28:00.001-07:00

242 Projects

2010-07-24T12:11:00.001-07:00

142 Pattern Design

2010-07-24T12:08:00.001-07:00

142 Logo Design

2010-07-24T12:07:00.001-07:00

142 Letter-Typography

2010-07-24T12:05:00.001-07:00

142 TYPE Experiments

2010-07-24T12:04:00.000-07:00

108 Shadows and Reflections

2010-07-24T11:43:00.000-07:00

108 Objects and Repetition

2010-07-24T11:41:00.001-07:00

108 Portrait Project

2010-07-24T11:39:00.000-07:00

108 Panorama Project

2010-07-24T11:36:00.001-07:00

Panorama!

108 Personal Narrative and Collaborative Projects

2010-07-24T11:34:00.001-07:00

These projects were based on either a Personal Narrative or Collaborative process.

108 ABC city

2010-07-24T11:28:00.000-07:00

ABC City project - finding letters in the city architecture and objects.

Razing the Bar - Thesis by Corey Smyth

2010-04-26T11:23:00.001-07:00

Proportionality

Ampersand

Lambda

Integration

Implication

Kaitlyn Zinn Thesis

2010-04-19T10:58:00.001-07:00

Wilderness One - Jake Ferry

2010-04-13T14:37:00.000-07:00

Filler

Yield

Sea the Sky

Stones

Circulation

Migration

Jungle

Illustration I- Advertising

2010-04-13T05:00:00.000-07:00

Painting I and II

2010-04-01T06:17:00.000-07:00

Painting I and II

2010-03-02T12:02:00.001-08:00

Printmaking I-II Woodcuts and Monotypes

2009-12-23T17:41:00.000-08:00

Painting I Final Projects

2009-12-15T18:14:00.000-08:00

Painting II Final Projects

2009-12-15T18:12:00.000-08:00

Tempera Self Portraits and Ingres Master Study

2009-12-15T18:08:00.000-08:00

Drawing II and III Final Projects

2009-12-15T18:04:00.000-08:00

Drawing II and III Silverpoint Self Portraits

2009-12-15T17:58:00.000-08:00

Drawing I Self Protrait Triptychs

2009-12-15T17:52:00.000-08:00

Final Drawing Projects

2009-12-15T17:45:00.000-08:00

Graphic Design Tutorial: Basic Website

2009-12-13T17:33:00.003-08:00

Fibers: Fiber Reactive Dye

2009-12-13T17:33:00.001-08:00

Sculpture Part 2 Casting

2009-12-13T17:32:00.003-08:00

Sculpture Part 1 Casting

2009-12-13T17:31:00.001-08:00

Printmaking Part 2

2009-12-13T17:30:00.003-08:00

Printmaking Part 1

2009-12-13T17:06:00.003-08:00

Ceramic Totems Part 2

2009-12-13T17:06:00.001-08:00

Ceramic Totems Part 1

2009-12-13T17:05:00.001-08:00

Tempera Video

2009-12-13T17:03:00.000-08:00

SVA goes to Columbus

2009-12-02T12:36:00.000-08:00

A few weekends ago the SVA or student visual art society took a day trip up to Columbus to see the Chihuly exhibit. Great times were had andd alumni even met up with us for the day! Here are a few pictures from the day.

Friends on the trip, taking a stroll...

A student admiring the work

The work we saw

Printmaking 204, 304, 404

2009-11-18T09:18:00.001-08:00

Printmaking 104 Screen Prints

2009-11-18T08:40:00.000-08:00

For this project students chose a political or social issue as subject.

2D Design Shape Projects

2009-11-11T10:16:00.000-08:00

This project involved developing two distinct compositions based on two compositional principles: rotation and dilation. Students experimented with the metamorphosis and transition between both compositions and the shapes within those compositions.

Painting 103, 203, 303, 403

2009-10-28T05:55:00.000-07:00

Drawing 202/302 Daily Ritual Project

2009-10-28T04:36:00.000-07:00

Photography 408 Holga Project

2009-10-27T15:45:00.000-07:00

Photography 408 Light Experiments

2009-10-27T15:35:00.001-07:00

Corey Smyth's work:

442 Magazines

2009-10-27T15:10:00.000-07:00

342 Book Covers

2009-10-27T15:01:00.001-07:00

Art at the X Panel Discussion 2009

2009-10-27T14:36:00.000-07:00

Link to Audio file

Moderator: Jennifer Wies, PhD, director of the Women’s Center at Xavier

PANEL MEMBERS:

Jessica Flores: Cincinnati Art Museum

A.C. Frabetti: ÆQAI online publication

Cate Yellig: Phyllis Weston - Annie Bolling Gallery

Jan Brown Checco: Artist, Illustrator, Sculptor

Graphic Design 242 CD Covers

2009-10-21T15:17:00.000-07:00

Graphic Design 242 marks

2009-10-14T10:04:00.001-07:00

New symbol marks from Graphic Design 242

Art at the X Panel Discussion 2008

2008-10-27T14:24:00.000-07:00

Link to Audio file

Moderator: Jonathan Gibson

PANEL MEMBERS:

Dr. Eric Lee: Taft Museum

Kim Krause: Art Academy

Dennis Harrington: Weston Art Gallery

Sara Pearce: Local Art Critic