2025 A&AH Midterm SYE Senior Art Exhibit

On Tuesday, March 11, 2025 the students in the Senior Art Seminar in Art & Art History put on an Exhibit of their works in progress. Artwork not yet completed was available for view and feedback from interested visitors. The participating Artists and their Artist Statements are listed below in the order that their work was displayed in the gallery.

⇒ Be sure to check out the photo gallery of the artwork that was on display at the bottom of this page.

Artists

Josh Shpur

CMYK

Artist Statement: These are pictures we see every day, but we never look hard enough to notice. Within the video and prints of the photos, you only get a small glimpse into what makes up printed pictures that we interact with in our day-to-day lives but never truly see.

Molly Sullivan

Secondhand Habitats

Artist Statement: My pieces include both digital frame-by-frame animation and charcoal. I was inspired by people's everyday interactions with animals, especially animal habitats that reside in human spaces. I would like people to look more closely into their interactions/relationships with animals in today's age.

Alexandria Hopkins

Untitled

Artist Statement: This is an ecofeminist painting surrounding women's loss of rights under the current administration.

Grace Callanan

Little Prince

Artist Statement: My work explores the intersection of the feminine and the natural world, creating dreamy, immersive spaces that feel both real and imagined. Through playful patterns, bold color, and expressive brushwork, I explore the intimate, complex, and transformative moments of embracing one's femininity.

Violet Schwartz

Mermaids

Artist Statement: My goal is to create a series of paintings highlighting an early 2000s childhood from the perspective of a child. I am trying to recreate intimate moments of play between children and include various aspects of what it meant to me to be a child.

Madeline Dolge

Frollicking with Fairies,
Dancing with Michael

Artist Statement: I've made these works in an attempt to convey some of my most recurring dreams in my dream journal. Mostly composed of warped or incomplete childhood memories, these dreams are colorful, heartwarming, and peaceful.

Cailin Hammond

Head Above Water

Artist Statement: This is a piece representative of American hustle culture and the idea of consistently trying to keep your head above water without being taught how to find your way out.

Evelyn Albrecht

Anthropocene

Artist Statement: In this series, I draw heavily on my passion for conservation biology in depicting the harm urban development can cause to various taxa, mainly vehicular collisions. The delicate watercolor rendering in these works seeks to disarm the viewer through the juxtaposition between the formal and iconographic to facilitate introspection on how humans affect the natural world around us.

Alex Dent

False Reality

Artist Statement: False Reality is an exploration of the contrast between a dream-like state and everyday images. The intersection between printed photographs and physical media enhances the characteristics of the world around us through a more whimsical lens.

Shelby Weeks

Silvia

Artist Statement: Drawn with charcoal, this portrait of Silvia is about natural beauty and intimacy. I will be continuing to draw intimate, up-close portraits of the people I love in my house.

Carmiña Goya

What would you tell the President of your country if you had him in front of you?

Artist Statement: What would you tell the President of your country if you had him in front of you? I asked this question to the people around me and got more than a hundred replies. What you see today are not mine, but other people's words. I only gave them the space they deserve.

Grace Callanan

Carol

Alexandra Gay

Kitchen

Artist Statement: My piece is based on a collage with the intention of creating intimate memories and space. I am hoping to create a lighthearted memory to encapsulate an idealized peaceful environment.

Madison Kostoss

Final Call for 8150, Captain Christopher Kostoss

Artist Statement: 8150 delves into the complex themes of community, isolation, grief, and resilience. Through this work, I aim to shed light on the often-overlooked realities of being an Adirondack Park forest ranger, honoring their service while also urging viewers to reflect on the consequences of environmental recreation within an underfunded Department of Conservation.

Andrew Orne

Double Waterfall

Artist Statement: The primary theme of my paintings is tranquility. I want the viewer to feel the same peace and calmness that I feel while I paint.

Madeline Haines

Trash Monster

Artist Statement: Trash, scraps, waste, whatever you want to call it, is a material we take for granted. With all that goes on in the world, it is easy to conform and continue with our comforting ways, however, in order to make a change one must get creative and get uncomfortable. It is an interesting feeling to be face-to-face with our trash. We don't often meet it like that, but with this piece, I hope that we can get acquainted.