History of Exhibitions 1978-2011

Esther Massry Gallery 2008-Present Picotte Hall Art Gallery 1978-2008

Organized/Curated by Jeanne Flanagan

2011-2012
June 3-September 2
Karene Faul Alumni Exhibition
Curator Sharon Bates, Director, Art & Culture Program, Albany International Airport, selects eight graduates of the studio art/art education programs. Exhibiting artists are David Austin ’95, Kevin Calisto ’09, Kathy Greenwood ’92, Chloe Kettlewell ’04, Marilee Sousie ’08, Lauren Vallese ’02, James Van Duyne ’03, Jacqueline Weaver ’06.

September 25-January 22
Michael Bierut
30 Years/90 Notebooks
Graphic designer Michael Bierut has recorded his work and thoughts in a series of identical notebooks dating back to 1982. Today there are over 90 of these notebooks. In this exhibition of work stretching over three decades, finished pieces are juxtaposed with a selection of Bierut's notebooks. Viewers can make connections between original, very rough sketches and finished work, and gain insight into the design process as a result. Michael Bierut has been a partner in the New York office of the international design consultancy Pentagram since 1990. He is a senior critic at Yale School of Art, co-founder of the online publication Design Observer and author of Seventy-nine Short Essays on Design. Bierut served as national president of the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) from 1998 to 2001. He has won hundreds of awards and his work is held in major museum collections.

March 1
Tim Rollins and K.O.S.
Artist, activist, and teacher Tim Rollins and K.O.S. (Kids of Survival) was established in 1985. K.O.S. is a group of artists originally made up of Rollins' students from Intermediate School 52 in the South Bronx. Rollins and his students are known for their large-scale works of art, created on a grid of book pages laid over canvas. Together, they have developed a collaborative strategy that combines lessons in reading and writing with the production of works of art. The group has gone on to exhibit in professional galleries and museums worldwide. According to Rollins, "What we're doing changes people's conception about who can make art, how art is made, who can learn and what's possible, because a lot of these kids had been written off by the school system. This is our revenge." Today there are active K.O.S. members in Philadelphia, Memphis, San Francisco, Seattle, and New York.

February 15-March 15
Annual Regional Juried High School Exhibition
The exhibit features artworks by more than 100 students from area high schools that may include Albany City, Albany Academies, Amsterdam, Averill Park, Bethlehem, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake, Cairo-Durham, Emma Willard, Guilderland, Ichabod Crane, Maple Hill, Mohonasen, Niskayuna, Schenectady, Shaker, Shenendehowa, South Colonie and more.

April 10-19
Senior Show
An exhibition of advanced work by candidates for the B.F.A. and B.S. degrees enrolled in Art Education, Graphic Design and Studio Art.

May 6-11
Graduate Show
Thesis exhibition by candidates for the Master of Art degree in Studio Art and Master of Science degree in Art Education.

June 1-September 7
Art & Design Faculty Show
Recent work includes drawing, painting, sculpture, graphic design, photography and printmaking by current members of the art faculty.

2010-2011
September 19-October 31
States of Matter: Lee Boroson & Kirsten Hassenfeld
Two sculptors known for their large-scale installations create environments of large inflatables and small objects that fluctuate between nature, decoration and fine art, landscape and fictional nature. Lee Boroson’s sculptures create an allegorical narrative by casting a cultural lense on what is perceived “natural”. Kirsten Hassenfeld frames the tension between the decorative and fine arts as a parallel to the concept of nature.

November 14-January 23
Tangible Marking: The Dimensional Drawings of Creighton Michael
Serial drawings in two and three-dimensions extend the visual language of such artists as Mark Tobey, Franz Kline and Cy Twombly and explore various facets of drawing from material composition, physicality, process and emerging patterns, to relationships with other marking systems such as musical notation and calligraphy. The drawings were constructed over a period of days in collaboration with 71 art and lib ed students, who interpreted and ”redrew” individual works.

February 4-March 20
Rob Swainston PLEXUS
The limits of traditional printmaking techniques including lithography, silkscreen, woodblock and etching are explored by this master printer. Print and paper media are cut up, overprinted, repeated, reassembled in multiple ways into room sized installations mirroring the construction of the social world and focusing on concerns with history and politics. The artist is co-founder of S11 Press-Prints of Darkness, a collaborative print shop in Brooklyn, New York.

April 9-17
Senior Show
An exhibition of advanced work by candidates for the B.F.A. and B.S. degrees enrolled in Art Education, Graphic Design and Studio Art.

May 1-6
Graduate Show
Thesis exhibition by candidates for the Master of Science degree in Art Education.

June 3-September 2
Karene Faul Alumni Exhibition
Selected graduates of the studio art program are featured in this exhibition named for Karene T. Faul, who has served 40 years as a member of the art faculty and 27 years as art department chair.

2009-2010
September 27–January 17
Poet of the Ordinary/Photographs by Keith Carter
Enigmatic photographs reveal extraordinary observations taken from everyday life surrounding the artist’s East Texas home. Carter, an internationally recognized, self-taught photographer and educator was the featured art profile on “CBS Sunday Morning.” Born in Madison, Wisconsin in 1948, the artist holds the endowed Walles Chair of Art at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. His tenth monograph, A Certain Alchemy, was published in the Fall 2008. The 78 toned, silver gelatin and platinum photographs on exhibit span 25 years and are on loan courtesy of the artist in cooperation with the Wittliff Collections of Southwestern and Mexican Photography, Texas State University-San Marcos.

January 31–March 21
Larry Poons Recent Paintings
One of America’s preeminent artists, Larry Poons embraces the chromatic worlds of music and color, creating a visual and emotional environment ripe with gesture, raw energy and improvisation. The artist was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1937 and was raised in New York. He studied music at the New England Conservatory before going on to pursue art at the Museum of Fine arts, Boston. In 1963, he had his first solo show at Richard Bellamy’s famed Green Gallery in New York City and received critical acclaim for his “Dot Paintings.” In 1969, he was the youngest artist featured in curator Henry Geldzahler’s landmark exhibition, New York Painting and Sculpture, 1940–1970. His complex style has evolved away from optical art to the intensely personal, abstract canvases that are on exhibit courtesy of the artist and Danese Gallery, New York City.

April 10–18
Senior Show
An exhibition of advanced work by candidates for the B.F.A. and B.S. degrees enrolled in Art Education, Graphic Design and Studio Art.

May 2-7
Graduate Show
Thesis exhibition by candidates for the Master of Science degree in Art Education.

June 4–September 3
Art & Design Faculty Show
Recent work includes 39 works by by 21 members of the art faculty.

2008 ­ 2009
September 21–November 9
Judy Pfaff Inaugural Exhibition/Paperworks, Year of the Dog, Pig, Rat, Etc.
Internationally acclaimed artist, Judy Pfaff presents new work including large-scale, collage drawings and small works on paper with varied motifs. Featured are her latest prints from Tandem Press based on the Chinese New Year. Pfaff is known for her innovative work that is held in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art and Whitney Museum of American Art. She is featured on the PBS series, “Art 21: Art in the Twenty-first Century” and is the recipient of the MacArthur Foundation Fellowship.

November 23–February 1
Judith Page/Holes of Truth
Paintings and sculptures primarily make up this multi-media memoir that combines cast-off objects, old diaries, books, photographs, real and constructed memories to reveal aspects of personal history juxtaposed with the artist’s political, cultural and social history. Included are selections from three bodies of work and a new installation, a series of portraits painted on pages of Plutarch’s Lives. Born in Lexington, Kentucky, the artist lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.

February 15–March 22
Theresa Chong, Warren Isensee, Katia Santibanez: Legacies of Abstraction
Theresa Chong’s intricate gouache and pencil drawings on handmade Japanese rice paper explore mark making and gesture in abstraction. Warren Isensee creates vivid, colored pencil drawings that fall within the context of classic, geometric abstraction. Katia Santibanez’s paintings and drawings synthesize geopmetic patterns with organic forms converging nature and architecture into abstraction. All works are on loan courtesy of Danese and Morgan Lehman galleries in Chelsea, New York City.

April 3–19
Senior Show
An exhibition of advanced work by B.F.A. and B.S. students enrolled in Art Education, Graphic Design and Studio Art.

May 3–8
Graduate Show
Thesis exhibition by candidates for the Master of Science degree in Art Education.

June 5–September 13
Karene Faul Alumni Exhibition
Selected graduates of the studio art program are featured in this premier exhibition named for Karene T. Faul, who has served 38 years as a member of the art faculty and 25 years as art department chair. Participating artists are William R. Bergman '93, Colin Boyd '02, Brian Cirmo'99, Righard Garrison '93, thomas Lail '89, Patrick Neal '89, Sergio Sericolo '88, Aimee Tarasek '04, Kris Tolmie '88 and Marie Triller '78.

2007 – 2008
September 7 – October 11
Art & Design Faculty Show
Featuring 41 works by 24 members of the faculty.

October 21 – December 2
Isidro Blasco: The Middle of the End
Three-dimensional, photographic constructions document the artist’s neighborhood in Queens, New York, including personal spaces, building facades, the subway and mundane street scenes that reveal a growing concern for the current political climate and a reaction to the nightly news. On loan courtesy of DCKT Gallery, Chelsea, New York, NY. The artist was born in Madrid, Spain and currently lives in Queens, NY.

January 27 – February 28
Marion Wilson: Ordinary Things
Autobiographical objects, drawings, video and text associated with remnants of domestic life, are conceptually linked to current social and political issues that examine our individual relationship to homelessness, the death penalty, childhood aggression, gender and violence. An ongoing, interactive project explores the artist’s personal relationship to the war in Iraq. The artist currently resides in Syracuse, New York and serves as Community Liaison for the Visual Arts at Syracuse University, College of Visual and Performing Arts.

March 28 – April 13
Undergraduate Show

April 20 - 25
Graduate Show
Thesis exhibitions by candidates for the Master of Science degree in Art Education.

April 27 – May 2
Graduate Show
Thesis exhibitions by candidates for the Master of Science degree in Art Education.

2006 – 2007
September 8 – October 12
Art and Design Faculty Show
Featuring 41 works by 24 members of the faculty.

October 22 – December 3
Considered Drawing
Nine artists from New England, New York and Iowa exhibit drawing projects that include the figure, portraiture, architecture, systems, text and fantasy in various media, on and off the wall. Included are Jonathan Bonner, Fritz Chesnut, Susan D’Amato, Glenn LaVertu, Joan Linder, Mary Lum, Jane Masters, Jacqueline Ott, Crit Streed.

January 21 – February 25
Woody Pirtle: Visually Speaking
Acclaimed graphic designer and Pentagram partner, known for his visually elegant and inventive corporate identity and publication designs, logotypes, packaging, posters, collages and sculpture. Pirtle has exhibited worldwide. He has served on the board of the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) and was recipient of the 2003 American Institute of Graphic Arts Medal, the highest honor in the profession.

March 23 – April 18
Undergraduate Show

April 29 – May 4
Graduate Show
Thesis exhibitions by candidates for the Master of Science degree in Art Education.

May 6 – 11
Graduate Show
Thesis exhibitions by candidates for the Master of Science degree in Art Education.

2005 – 2006
September 9 – October 13
Art and Design Faculty ShowFeaturing 31 works in various media by 18 members of the art and design faculty.

October 21 – December 4
Katarina Wong: As I Lay Dreaming
Site-specific, narrative installation based on a 3-dimensional interpretation of a Chinese scroll painting and Buddhist notion of waking and dreaming.

January 22 – March 1
Graphic Design at Saint Rose: The First 20 Years
Anniversary celebration of 20 years of graphic design at The College of Saint Rose, featuring 241 juried selections of the work of 119 graphic design alumni who are practicing artists and designers around the United States.

March 24 – April 23
Undergraduate Show
Juried exhibition featuring 84 works in various media by 57 students.

April 30 – May 5
Graduate Show
Thesis exhibitions by candidates for the Master of Science degree in Art Education.

May 7 – 12
Graduate Show
Thesis exhibitions by candidates for the Master of Science degree in Art Education.

2004 – 2005
September 10 – October 7
Art and Design Faculty Show
Featuring 36 works in various media by 18 members of the art and design faculty.

October 17 – December 5
Patricia Johanson: Art for the Living World
Drawings, models, site plans, photographs and documentation of large-scale, outdoor projects for parks and public lands that span 35 years and combine art, architecture, ecology and landscaping. Projects include locations in Dallas, San Francisco, South Korea, Kenya and the Amazon Rainforest.

January 23 – February 10
AIGA/365
Selections from the AIGA 25th annual juried design competition which sets the standards for the profession by evaluating design in the broader context of commerce and culture. Organized by the American Institute of Graphic Arts, New York, NY.

February 18 – March 17
Elise Engler: Your Tax Dollars…and Other Drawings
Serial drawings that inventory collections, ranging from 13,127 personal objects owned by the artist to defense budget items and the things our tax dollars buy. A current ongoing series documents the escalating human toll of the Iraq war. The artist is represented by the Cynthia Broan Gallery, Chelsea, New York City.

April 1 – April 19
Undergraduate Show
Juried exhibition featuring 85 works in various media by 62 students.

April 24 – 29
Graduate ShowThesis exhibitions by candidates for the Master of Science degree in Art Education.

May 1 – 6
Graduate Show
Thesis exhibitions by candidates for the Master of Science degree in Art Education.

2003 – 2004
September 12 – October 16
Art and Design Faculty Show
Featuring 32 works in various media by 20 members of the art and design faculty.

October 26 – December 7
Tanja Softic: Works on Paper
Large-scale works on paper and etchings, drawn from the biomorphic world of natural forms, science and architecture, exploring memory, both personal and cultural. Born in Bosnia of Muslim heritage, this émigré artist uses potent symbolism to reveal two different worlds. The artist serves on the faculty of the University of Richmond, Richmond, VA.

January 30 – February 11
Marshall Arisman: The Masters SeriesAcclaimed illustrator known for his darkly emotional, political and editorial drawings for The New York Times, Esquire, Playboy, Time, Rolling Stone, Penthouse, Village Voice, organized by the Visual Arts Museum. He has served as graduate chair of illustration, School of Visual Arts, since 1984.

February 18 – March 19
Dean Snyder: Sculpture and Drawing
The exhibit featured a 30-foot wall drawing and fabricated “prototypes” constructed of rawhide, inflated and tattooed. Firmly rooted in “object hood,” traditional materials are shaped by unorthodox and inventive methods, evolving into quirky sculptural forms. The artist serves on the faculty of the Rhode Island School of Design.

April 2 – 20
Undergraduate Show

April 25 – 30
Graduate Show
Thesis exhibitions by candidates for the Master of Science degree in Art Education.

May 2 – 7
Graduate Show
Thesis exhibitions by candidates for the Master of Science degree in Art Education.

2002 - 2003
September 13 – October 16
Chris Romer: Out of This World, Recent Wood Sculpture
Large and small-scale carved wooden forms that reference a wide variety of sources from organic pods to fish lures and duck decoys, with brightly layered patinas that alluded to nature. The artist is based in New York City.

October 25 – December 8
Susanna Coffey: Self-Portraits
Relentlessly focused and detailed images of the artist where her image is repeatedly reinvented to display aspects of age, beauty, gender, and identity, often concealed by stereotype. On loan courtesy of Tibor de Nagy Gallery, New York City.

January 19 – February 14
Paula Scher: Make It Bigger
Acclaimed graphic designer known for innovative typography, principal of Pentagram Studios, New York, whose clients include New York Times Magazine, American Museum of Natural History, Brooklyn Museum, Anne Klein, Citigroup, Metropolis, Broadway, on loan from the Visual Arts Museum, School of Visual Arts, New York City.

February 21 – March 23
Art and Design Faculty Show
Featuring 42 works in various media by 21 members of the art faculty.

April 4 - 17
Undergraduate Show
Juried exhibition featuring 95 works in various media by 70 students.

April 27 – May 2
Graduate Show
Thesis exhibitions by candidates for the Master of Science degree in Art Education.

May 4 – 9
Graduate Show
Thesis exhibitions by candidates for the Master of Science degree in Art Education.