2015 Exhibitions

Float: New Work by Maria Lux


January 20 – March 27, 2015
East Gallery

Maria Lux showcases a cross-disciplinary installation created during the Fall 2014 WPU Artist in Residency program that explores animals and the essential role they play in human understanding.



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Close Encounters: Milcah Bassel, Gianluca Bianchino, and Joseph Gerard Sabatino


January 20 - March 27, 2015
Court Gallery

Three site-specific installations respond to the gallery's architecture and investigate the visitor's perception of physical and visual experiences that are illusive or tangible in nature.



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Zhiping Lu: Aesthetics of Printmaking


January 20 - March 27, 2015
South Gallery

This exhibition features silkscreen prints by master printmaker Zhiping Lu.



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Profiles of the Future: The Annual Student Art Association Exhibition


April 13 - May 15, 2015
Court Gallery

Co-organized by the Student Art Association and the William Paterson Art Department, this exhibition features student work juried by WP Art Professors Stephanie Beck, James Blasi, and Claudia Goldstein.



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Body and Soul: Selections from the Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African American Art


April 13 – May 15, 2015
South and East Galleries

This exhibition illuminates the full range of African American visual creativity and its essential place in the history and discourse of American art through artworks from late 19th century to present day.



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Faculty Exhibition 2015


September 8 - October 16, 2015
South Gallery

This exhibition highlights recent innovative artwork in varied media by the faculty of William Paterson University's Art Department.

 



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Raymond Saá: New Work


September 8 - October 16, 2015
Court Gallery

Mixed media artist Raymond Saá investigates depth and space by layering materials such as cardboard, paper, or wood. His site-specific installation of painted cardboard panels juxtaposes monochromatic and polychromatic compositions made up of abstract and botanical forms.



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Artie Van Blarcum: Honorable Mention


September 8 - October 16, 2015
East Gallery

This exhibition presents the work of Artie Van Blarcum, a self-taught photographer who was active in New Jersey camera clubs in the 1960s. Van Blarcum experimented with alternative techniques to produce over-exposed or silhouette prints, sometimes embellished with hand drawing. Curated by Gerald Slota, adjunct art professor, these selections are drawn from an archive of nearly 300 prints that were donated by George Tice.



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Many Visions, Many Versions: Art from Indigenous Communities in India


November 2 - December 11, 2015
Court, East and South Galleries

Co-curated by Aurogeeta Das and David Stanton, this exhibition features work from the Umesh and Sunanda Gaur Collection and the Ethnic Arts Foundation Collection.



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