March 26 – April 27, 2012

Opening reception: Saturday, March 31, 2012, 3-5pm 

Court Gallery:

Con los santos no se juega /  Don’t Mess with the Saints
March 26 – April 27, 2012

Organized in conjunction with the University’s Cross-Cultural Arts Festival, this exhibition explores the role of spirituality in contemporary Latino, Latin American, and Caribbean art.
Working in mixed media, photography, installation, and performance, the artists in this exhibition reinterpret religious symbols from varied sources such as pre-Columbian cultures, Catholicism, and Santeria. By looking to the spiritual realm, these artists gain a deeper understanding of life and death and the meaning of our existence.

March 26 – April 20, 2012

South and East Galleries:

ViewPoints 2012:  Studio Montclair's 15th Annual Open Juried Exhibition
March 26 – April 20, 2012

Sponsored by Studio Montclair Inc., this international annual juried exhibition presents a diverse range of work by 43 contemporary artists. The juror is Alexandra Schwartz, Curator of Contemporary Art at the Montclair Art Museum, NJ. Studio Montclair Inc. is a non-profit organization of exhibiting professional and emerging artists and others interested in the visual arts. The mission of the organization is to promote culture and education in the visual arts.

January 30 – March 9, 2012

Opening reception: Sunday, February 5, 2012, 3-5pm
Snow date:  Sunday, February 12, from 3-5pm  (Please email johnsene@wpunj.edu to confirm the reception date)

Court Gallery:

Cerebral Spirits: Stalking the Self   

Curated by Suzanne Anker

Artists: Suzanne Anker, Phil Buehler, Richard Dupont, Thomas Eller, Frank Gillette, Michael Rees, Katy Schimert, and Jeanne Silverthorne.

This exhibition explores the ways in which concepts in neuroscience research have been incorporated into visual art practice and contemporary culture. From mental illusions to hallucinations to representations of mood, these work address the intersections of body experience and mental affect through pictorial metaphor.

Cerebral Spirits is organized in conjunction with the Center for Computer Art and Animation. Panel discussion is co-sponsored by the Center for Computer Art and Animation.

Interviews with the Artists:

Suzanne Anker
Phil Buehler
Richard Dupont
Thomas Eller
Frank Gillette
Michael Rees

South Gallery:

American Impressions 2012: National Juried Printmaking and Book Art Exhibition

An insightful selection of contemporary prints and artists’ books from across the U.S. juried by Elizabeth F. Spungen, Executive Director of The Print Center in Philadelphia, PA. Spungen has been on the curatorial staff at the Institute of Contemporary Art, The Fabric Workshop and Museum and Bryn Mawr College, and was President of the Chester Springs Studio and the Arcadia University Art Gallery. During her tenure at The Print Center, her curatorial efforts have included Black Pulse: Doug + Mike Starn (2007); Nakazora: space between sky and earth: Masao Yamamoto (2008); and Robert Asman: Silver Mine (2011).

Artists:
Jennifer Anderson,  Diana Behl, Frol Boundin, Sarah Bryant,   Randy Clark,   Donna Diamond,   Nicholas Dowgwillo,   Julia Elsas,   Eduardo Fausti,   Diane Fine and Maurio Laplante,  Caroline Furr,   Veronica Hanssens,   Mary Hood,   Cat Jensen,   Andrew Kozlowski,   Anthony Lazorko,   Anna Mavromatis,   Jonathan McFadden,   Katie Murken,   Alice O'Neill,   Ryan Parker,   Amy Pirkle,   Nicolette Ross,   Sara Sanders,   Donna Savastio, Cynthia Thompson, Josh Winkler

East Gallery:

Karla Hackenmiller: Liminal Spaces

Karla Hackenmiller is the recipient of the 2011 American Impressions Award, selected by Anne Coffin. Her recent etchings, collages, and monoprints investigate linear patterns and give visual form to the limitless and constantly evolving thought processes of the brain. Hackenmiller regularly exhibits her work nationally and internationally and she is currently an Associate Professor at Ohio University, Athens. Her work is included in numerous public collections including the Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, Los Angeles, CA; the Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; and the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City.

October 24 – December 2, 2011

Court and East Galleries:

Chinese Drawings from the collection of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing 

Organized in conjunction with the Center for Chinese Art at William Paterson University

On loan from the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, this exhibition presents 100 drawings dating from 1950 to the present.

South Gallery:

The Real Fake

Organized in conjunction with the Center for Art and Animation, William Paterson University and California State University at Sacramento.

Artists: Kari Altmann (Baltimore), Jose Carlos Casado (New York), Rachel Clarke (Sacramento), Claudia Hart (Chicago), Spencer Hutchinson (Chicago), Yael Kanarek (New York), Brian Khek (Chicago), Alex Lee (Seoul), Lenox-Lenox (Chicago), Alex McLeod (Toronto), Jon Rafman (Montreal), Michael Rees (Montclair), Lou Regele (Chicago), Timur Si-Qin (Berlin), Yemenwed (New York), Katrina Zimmerman (Chicago), Zeitguised (Berlin)

Co-curated by California State University, Sacramento, Art Professor Rachel Clarke, the Chicago School of the Art Institute’s Professor Claudia Hart, and William Paterson University Art Professor Michael Rees.

This exhibition showcases radical new works of art that employ 3D software. For more information, visit: www.real-fake.org

On Campus:

Really Fake
Curated by Chris Manzione and Michael Rees

An exhibition of augmented reality site-specific installations throughout the William Paterson University campus. For a list of participating artists and artwork locations, please visit: http://bit.ly/ReallyFake_exhibition

September 12 – October 14, 2011

Court Gallery

Faculty Exhibition

South Gallery

From the Page’s Edge: Water in Literature and Art
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Curated by Virginia Creighton, this exhibition is a sponsored project of the New York Foundation for the Arts.

East Gallery

Collection in Progress
Recent acquisitions of artists’ books and prints

Exhibitions are made possible in part by a grant from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, Department of State.