As the Art Department’s BFA/MFA Thesis Shows get ready to open in The Dorsky, we take an inside look at different strokes from different folks.
Running May 2 through May 6
Opening Reception: Friday. May 2
Exhibiting Artists:
Metal
Cheyenne Cole
Paige Munroe
Sculpture
Nicole Bel-Summer
Ceramics
Carrie Hack
Eun Ju Kim
Kate Reath
Photography
Kristen Dandignac
Erin Tornatore
Painting and
Drawing
Terence Corrigan
Helen Houghton
Sarah Lambert
Ryan Michiels
Alaina Nicolosi
Cory Spraker
SPOTLIGHT ON KRISTEN DANDIGNAC
Thesis Show: Uninvited Guest
Fourth-year BFA photography
Medium: digital photographs and a
hardcover photography book
My thesis is based on the observation of the growth and development of mold as a metaphor for the stages of cancer and tumor growth in the human body.
I wanted to create my thesis as an outlet for the emotional roller coaster I experience while going through surgery and therapy to have a tumor removed from my thyroid.
I want my viewers to have a better understanding of the beauty behind the unusual forms and textures of these often overlooked organisms. The scars we experienced while fighting cancer are beautiful in their own way and are representations of the battles and struggles we encountered in our fight to survive.