Annual Juried Exhibition of Student Artwork on View in University Galleries Beginning April 8

Here/Now, an annual exhibition featuring William Paterson University student artwork, will be on view at the William Paterson University Galleries from April 8 through May 3, 2024. An award ceremony will take place on Tuesday, April 16 from 12:30 to 1:00 p.m., followed by an opening reception from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m., in the Court Gallery in the Ben Shahn Center for the Visual Arts.

Gallery hours are Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and on Saturday, April 27 and May 4, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. On view in the Court Gallery, this exhibition showcases a variety of media including drawing, illustration, painting, photography, sculpture, textiles, animation, and graphic design. William Paterson University Department of Art faculty members Eileen Foti, Ashley Gerst, Claudia Goldstein, and Steve Rittler juried the exhibition.

Artists featured in the exhibition include: Kehinde Adeyefa of South Orange, Taiwo Adeyefa of South Orange, Vanessa Jaramillo of North Arlington, Jailynn Bayon of Wayne, Dante Blucher of Woodland Park, Liz Brautigan of Pompton Lakes, Cynthia Boyd of Bronx, NY, Veronica Caratti of New City, NY, Bailey Coddington-Salvato of Vernon, NJ, Jolie Conerly of Fair Lawn, Sam Corbett of Wayne, Maygan Figueroa of Newark, Sarah Forbes of Butler, Claire Johnson of Cranford, Maeve Klepper of Ocean Grove, Max A. LoMonaco of Nutley, David Lopez of Clifton, Drew Jay McGuinness of Wayne, Kate Maitland of Wayne, Jeschelle Manansala of Hackensack, Luke Milem of Wayne, Nicholas Minadeo of Totowa, Makeda S. Moore of Plainfield, Megan Norman of New Milford, Kathryn O’Neill of Butler, Katrina Pascale of Newton, Jayden Rivera of Clifton, Fernando A. Roman of Pompton Lakes, Victoria Todd of Hasbrouck Heights, Ariel Vallejo of Montague, and Ally Zonzini of Lodi.

Also on view is Touch Me: Feeling Fashion, which explores the connection between how fashion touches us—clothes on our bodies—and how we feel about it, both individually and socially. The exhibition, on view through May 3, is curated by Laura Di Summa, associate professor of philosophy, and Casey Mathern, director of the University Galleries.

This exhibition was made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. The William Paterson University Galleries are wheelchair accessible. Large-print educational materials are available. For additional information, please call the William Paterson University Galleries at 973-720-2654.

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04/02/24