Jan 18 2012

JOAN GRUBIN & JOSETTE URSO, Location / Dislocation: Re-Imagining Space, January 26 - March 19, 2012

Exhibit has been extended through March 19, 2012

(New York , NY January 19): Joan Grubin and Josette Urso are two Brooklyn-based artists who draw in different ways on the formal geometries of the urban environment. Both approach the issues of spatial relations head on, dealing with space as an ever-shifting animated presence, subverting and destabilizing the viewer's sense of where things are located. In Urso’s paintings, space is a malleable substance that she delights in manipulating acrobatically in a kind of gymnasium of mark making governed by intuitive leaps of scale, color, and a wayward geometry. Grubin’s paper wall installations transform and melt the physical fact of the wall through a hypnotic interplay of reflected light, color, and shadow, throwing the location and solidity of the wall into question. Sharing a desire to upend one’s accepted notion of what is where in the world, both Grubin and Urso might both be called “spatial engineers.”  In the exhibition “Location / Dislocation: Re-Imagining Space”, these two artists, stylistically so divergent, have found common ground in their desire to unsettle our understanding of space. 

Joan Grubin makes dimensional installations in paper. Her work is rooted in the vocabulary of minimalist geometric abstraction, and deals with issues of perception and color delivered with an economy of means. Using color reflected on the wall and shadows as graphic elements in the work, her intention is to engage the viewer through an optically disorienting ambiguity of space.  She has shown her work widely in solo and group exhibitions in and around the New York area and beyond in galleries, public institutions, and museums including the New York Public Library, the Islip Museum, the Parrish Art Museum, the Weatherspoon Museum, and the Katonah Museum. In 2008 she was awarded a Fellowship in Painting from the New York Foundation for the Arts and in 2012 a residency at the MacDowell Colony.

Josette Urso paints in the studio and outdoors, always working directly and urgently from her immediate environment. Her paintings are “moment-to-moment” extrapolations where the contrasts and cross-fertilizations are cumulative, non-linear, free flowing and interpretive. For Urso, painting parallels the act of seeing and is the most direct link to private time with the physical world. Working from life, she strives to discover and engage the known as well as the unknown in unforeseen ways. She has shown widely in the United States and abroad in galleries, public institutions, and museums including the New York Public Library, the Drawing Center, and the Bronx Museum for the Arts. She has had numerous grants and residencies including those from the NEA, Basil H. Alkazzi and the Pollock-Krasner Foundation as well as the Camargo Foundation, Ucross and Yaddo.

16 West 61^st Street, 11^th floor

Hours: Monday-Saturday, 9-6PM

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About NYIT

New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees in more than 90 fields of study, including architecture and design; arts and sciences; education; engineering and computing sciences; health professions; management; and osteopathic medicine. A non-profit independent, private institution of higher education, NYIT has more than 15,000 students attending campuses on Long Island and Manhattan, online, and at its global campuses. Led by President Edward Guiliano, NYIT is guided by its mission to provide career-oriented professional education, offer access to opportunity to all qualified students, and support applications-oriented research that benefits the larger world. To date, 85,000 students have graduated from NYIT.

Nov 23 2011

PHONEography: mobile phone images at Gallery 61, December 1, 2011 - January 10, 2012

Opening Reception: Thursday, December 8, 5 - 7 p.m.

16 West 61^st Street, 11^th floor

Hours: Monday-Saturday, 9-6PM

212-261-1562, jmitchel@nyit.edu

About NYIT

New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees in more than 90 fields of study, including architecture and design; arts and sciences; education; engineering and computing sciences; health professions; management; and osteopathic medicine. A non-profit independent, private institution of higher education, NYIT has more than 15,000 students attending campuses on Long Island and Manhattan, online, and at its global campuses. Led by President Edward Guiliano, NYIT is guided by its mission to provide career-oriented professional education, offer access to opportunity to all qualified students, and support applications-oriented research that benefits the larger world. To date, 85,000 students have graduated from NYIT.

Nov 08 2011

Black and White: extreme value at Gallery 61, November 3 - 28

Opening Reception: Tuesday, November 8, 5 - 7 p.m.

(New York , NY November 8): NYIT Gallery  61 is pleased to present the exhiibtion, Black and White: extreme value November 3 - 28, 2011.

The show includes representative and abstract images by the following artists:

Ricardo Arango, Melanie Barker, Louise Bourne, Frances Campani, Lydia Cassatt, Beth Dary, James DeWoody, Bart Gulley, Francis Hamabe, Marietta Hoferer, William Irvine, Michael Kukla, Thomas Lollar, Philomena Marano, Mona Mark, Charles Matz, Frank Meuschke, Claudia Moody-Jones, Margaret Neill, Morgan O'Hara, William Rockwell, Rachel Saltz, Ilene Sunshine, William Thon, Marilyn Tutz, Rozina Vavtezi, Mark Williams

16 West 61^st Street, 11^th floor

Hours: Monday-Saturday, 9-6PM

212-261-1562, jmitchel@nyit.edu

About NYIT

New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees in more than 90 fields of study, including architecture and design; arts and sciences; education; engineering and computing sciences; health professions; management; and osteopathic medicine. A non-profit independent, private institution of higher education, NYIT has more than 15,000 students attending campuses on Long Island and Manhattan, online, and at its global campuses. Led by President Edward Guiliano, NYIT is guided by its mission to provide career-oriented professional education, offer access to opportunity to all qualified students, and support applications-oriented research that benefits the larger world. To date, 85,000 students have graduated from NYIT.

Oct 11 2011

GEOMETRIC STRANDS: Silk, Glass, Paper at Gallery 61, October 6 - 29

Opening reception on Thursday, October 13, 2011 at 5 - 7 pm.

New York, NY (October 2011): NYIT Gallery 61 is pleased to announce the exhibition: Geometric Strands; Silk, Glass, Paper

Artists include: Beth Carney, Jeanne Heifetz, Marilyn Henrion, Claudia Moody-Jones and Linda Rettich

The use of geometric forms of various and unexpected materials is the common theme of the show. Some of the artists are inspired by architectural structures; others by the hard edges of geometric abstraction softened and humanized by the irregularities of texture inherent in materials and construction techniques.

Beth Carney is a fiber artist who explains "I inherited my strong attraction to architectural structures from my father and grandfathers, all who were structural engineers. They spent their professional lives working to keep buildings structurally sound, as I do in my pieces." She remembers especially her mother and grandmothers who instilled the passion to create with her hands. She says her art blends her life and professional experiences.  “Each piece of me creates an essential element in my work. Art has always been a way to communicate with an open mind, sometimes serious, other times with humor.”

Marilyn Henrion uses color, line, and form to create images that are “paying homage to traditional textile forms and hand needlework techniques.”  In the mixed media works, I combine these ancient folk art techniques with modern technologies to create a fusion of past and present. In all of my work, the presence of the human hand remains an important element. 

Jeanne Heifetz The Geometry of Hope series pays tribute to the group of postwar Latin American abstract artists whose work was shown together under that title. My process in this series derives from traditional textile practice, and while the work refers to translucent Korean pojagi [wrapping cloths] I use a non-traditional industrial material – woven stainless steel – as the fabric, completing the design with other industrial materials.

Claudia Moody-Jones says, “The vivid colors I am drawn to are influenced by a combination of nature, environment and my African American heritage.  I consider myself a mixed-media artist and have been drawing and painting since I was a small child. I work with a variety of mediums: watercolor, inks, markers and acrylic. I love paper and textures and have become intrigued by the shadows produced by folded paper.

Linda Rettich Building an object with tiny beads is intense work. The process demands close scrutiny, constant decision-making, flexibility, innovation, and time. Every piece I make is a creative adventure. The quiet, repetitive action of beads-to-needle soothes and relaxes. With a profusion of beads within reach, a threaded needle in my hand, and a visualization that drives me forward, I’m living at my creative edge. It doesn’t get better than that.”

16 West 61^st Street, 11^th floor

Hours: Monday-Saturday, 9-6PM

212-261-1562, jmitchel@nyit.edu

About NYIT

New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees in more than 90 fields of study, including architecture and design; arts and sciences; education; engineering and computing sciences; health professions; management; and osteopathic medicine. A non-profit independent, private institution of higher education, NYIT has more than 15,000 students attending campuses on Long Island and Manhattan, online, and at its global campuses. Led by President Edward Guiliano, NYIT is guided by its mission to provide career-oriented professional education, offer access to opportunity to all qualified students, and support applications-oriented research that benefits the larger world. To date, 85,000 students have graduated from NYIT.

Sep 09 2011

Thatch For The New Century at Gallery 61, September 8 - 29

Opening lecture on Thursday, September 22, 2011 at 6:30 pm, there will be a reception following the lecture.

New York, N.Y. (June 20, 2011) - Architecture professors at the New York Institute of Technology have designed an innovative new bracket to solve shelter problems in developing countries. The proposed bracket re-uses common water bottles as a roofing material in a project that may have far-reaching effects in building trades and consumer markets. They will present their invention, called the SodaBIB, in a lecture scheduled for September 22, 2011.

Assistant Professor of Architecture Building Technology, Jason Van Nest, RA, and Visiting Assistant Professor of Architecture, Farzana Gandhi, LEED AP, will present research for their invention, the Soda Bottle-Interface-Bracket (BIB), as well as NYIT student work that contributed to the design of SodaBIB.

The presentation will include demonstrations of architectural software for writing simple computer programs used to design SodaBIB: work in Rhinoceros (a NURBS surface modeler), Grasshopper (a parametric design aid), Kangaroo (a physics modeler), and Revit (building information modeling platform).

The SodaBIB design, student research, prototype mock-ups, and continued research will be on display from September 8 - 29 at the New York Institute of Technology's Manhattan Campus, Gallery 61, located at 16 West 61st Street on the 11th floor. Professors Van Nest and Gandhi will speak on September 22, 2011 at 6:30 PM.

For more information, contact Jennifer Mitchell at jmitchel@nyit.edu.

About NYIT

New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees in more than 90 fields of study, including architecture and design; arts and sciences; education; engineering and computing sciences; health professions; management; and osteopathic medicine. A non-profit independent, private institution of higher education, NYIT has more than 15,000 students attending campuses on Long Island and Manhattan, online, and at its global campuses. Led by President Edward Guiliano, NYIT is guided by its mission to provide career-oriented professional education, offer access to opportunity to all qualified students, and support applications-oriented research that benefits the larger world. To date, 85,000 students have graduated from NYIT. 

May 12 2011

Collaborative Work by Students, May 24 – August 26

Collaborative work by the students of the Vocational Independence Program and NYIT's Departments of Architecture and Fine Arts

May 24 – August 26, 2011
Monday-Saturday
9 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Opening Reception
Tuesday, May 24, 5-7 p.m.
 

About the Exhibit
The common thread in this exhibit is the collaboration among the students of the VIP and Fine arts programs to complete the five murals on view at the Gallery 61 space.

The painting students collaborated on a mural project, which began with drawing objects they did the first day of class.  These were composed in exaggerated scales, using overlap to create shallow space.   Each student painted square segments that were assembled into the mural.   This process teaches the power of scale; it shows the importance of commitment and follow-though in working cooperatively towards a shared goal.

The VIP exhibition has 4 murals whose themes range from the loss of the cherished classmate, Ben Cecil, to the Rain Forest. They drew objects that reminded them of the jungle. One of the students painted a Venus Fly trap, which is how “Feed Me Seymour” began. Once the images were drawn, the students filled in the marked areas with color.  Each mural evolved from an idea and the participating students painted the blank pieces of brown paper into colorful images. 

Conceptual and completed models, drawings on tracing paper and sketchbooks comprise the work by the architectural students.  The sketches include notations of their ideas about air flow, traffic patterns, floating cities, furniture design, a boxing ring and travel sketches from a recent trip to Cuba.
 

Gallery 61
16 W. 61st St., 11th floor
NYIT Manhattan campus
nyit.edu/gallery61

For additional information, please contact Jennifer Mitchell at 212.261.1562

Feb 23 2011

Paintings of the Cosmos and Stellar Visions at Gallery 61, March 31 - April 7

Paintings of the Cosmos and Stellar Visions by Edward Belbruno, Ph.D.

March 31 – April, 7, 2011
Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m.- 6 p.m.

Opening Reception
Opening reception following Edward Belbruno's lecture on Thursday, March 31, 7– 9p.m.

New York, NY (March 3, 2011) - NYIT will host a special guest lecture by Dr. Edward Belbruno, "The Art and Science of a Cosmic Visionary". A distinguished author, artist and space mathematician, Dr. Belbruno joined NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena in 1985, where he devised remarkable solutions to space travel challenges, which he describes in his popular book, Fly Me to the Moon, published by Princeton University Press (2007).

An innovative thinker, Dr. Belbruno will explain his alternative method of navigation, of keen interest to anyone interested in the future of space travel. Dr. Belbruno’s lecture will kick off a one-week exhibition of his critically acclaimed artwork, "Paintings of the Cosmos and Stellar Visions", which will open March 31 through April 7 at NYIT’s Gallery 61, located at 16 West 61st Street, 11th floor.

R.S.V.P.
To R.S.V.P., please e-mail jmitchel@nyit.edu.

Gallery 61
16 W. 61st St., 11th floor
NYIT Manhattan campus

Contact
For additional information, please contact Jennifer Mitchell, Curator, at 212.261.1562.

Feb 17 2011

Re-appearing Act: The Star Spangled Banner at Gallery 61, February 24 - March 27

Opening lecture on Thursday, March 3, 2011 at 6:30 pm, there will be a reception following the lecture with Eduard Hueber and Rob Rothblatt

New York, N.Y. (Feb. 17, 2011) - New York Institute of Technology School of Architecture and Design is hosting the exhibition: "Re-appearing Act: The Star Spangled Banner at the Smithsonian" from February 24, 2011 through March 27, 2011 with an opening lecture by Rob Rothblatt from SOM on Thursday, March 3, 2011 at 6:30 P.M. at NYIT's Manhattan campus located at 16 West 61st Street, 11th floor, New York, NY 10023.

This exhibit shows the transformation of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C., from late 2006 through early 2009. The design by Architects Skidmore, Owings and Merrill introduces a wedge of light piercing transversally through the existing building thus creating a spatial spine off of which all of the museum's functions are clearly reorganized, making it easy for visitors to orient themselves.

The photographs by Eduard Hueber document this transformation from before until after completion. Explanatory boards document the architectural strategy in diagrams, drawings and renderings. Architectural models further explain details of the elements employed.

The NYIT Gallery 61 is located on the 11th floor of NYIT’s New Technology Building, 16 W. 61st St. Interactive tours are available by appointment. For more information, please e-mail Jennifer Mitchell at jmitchell@nyit.edu or call 212.261.1562.

About NYIT

New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees in more than 90 fields of study, including architecture and design; arts and sciences; education; engineering and computing sciences; health professions; management; and osteopathic medicine. A non-profit independent, private institution of higher education, NYIT has more than 15,000 students attending campuses on Long Island and Manhattan, online, and at its global campuses. Led by President Edward Guiliano, NYIT is guided by its mission to provide career-oriented professional education, offer access to opportunity to all qualified students, and support applications-oriented research that benefits the larger world. To date, 85,000 students have graduated from NYIT. 

Jan 05 2011

NYIT Presents SECURITY BLANKETS: Honoring Colleagues at Gallery 61 January 20 - February 17, 2011

New York, N.Y. (Jan. 5, 2011) - NYIT Gallery 61 is pleased to present the exhibition,

"SECURITY BLANKETS: Honoring Colleagues"

We interviewed 10 security guards and asked them to select their favorite quilt from the previous show “Outspoken Quilts, by Katherine Knauer”. We then continued the conversation about their lives and cultural interests.

The first people you meet when you walk into the lobby of the NYIT Manhattan campus are the security guards – men and women. They are a constant, helpful presence, once we pass their fixed posts; we turn our minds to work. Our encounters are brief and we rarely consider that the security people know us better than we know them. The colleagues interviewed are: Koren Burrell, Freda Darlington, Sabrina Eldridge, Rajkumarie Kaikai, David Lisy, William Joseph, Melvin Mitchell, Alan O’Sullivan, Margaret Patrick, and Edna Thompson.

Photographs taken by Natasha Jahangir; Interviews edited by Ellinor R. Mitchell.

The exhibition will be on view January 20 through February 18, 2011 at NYIT Gallery 61.

Exhibition Catalog to be published this Spring 2011.

The NYIT Gallery 61 is located on the 11th floor of NYIT’s New Technology Building, 16 W. 61st St. Interactive tours are available by appointment. For more information, please e-mail Jennifer Mitchell at jmitchell@nyit.edu or call 212.261.1562.

About NYIT

New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees in more than 90 fields of study, including architecture and design; arts and sciences; education; engineering and computing sciences; health professions; management; and osteopathic medicine. A non-profit independent, private institution of higher education, NYIT has more than 15,000 students attending campuses on Long Island and Manhattan, online, and at its global campuses. Led by President Edward Guiliano, NYIT is guided by its mission to provide career-oriented professional education, offer access to opportunity to all qualified students, and support applications-oriented research that benefits the larger world. To date, 85,000 students have graduated from NYIT. For more information, visit nyit.edu.

Dec 08 2010

Winter Warmth Art Tour - December 1st, 2010

                         

Dec 01 2010

Winter Warmth Art Tour

NYIT Professor, Rosina Vavetsi, Alison Dibble, PhD and Louise Bourne will discuss their paintings and creative processes on December 1st at 1:00 PM in the NYIT Gallery 61.

Nov 10 2010

NYIT Presents Winter Warmth at Gallery 61 December 2 - January 18

Opening Reception - Thursday, December 2, 5 - 7 pm

New York, N.Y. (Dec. 1, 2010) - NYIT’s Gallery 61 is pleased to announce the opening of the exhibition “Winter Warmth” on Thursday, Dec. 2 from 5 to 7 p.m.  This group exhibition—which includes works on paper, sculpture, and paintings by NYIT faculty and artists from Maine, New Mexico and New York— depicts a range of heartwarming winter wonders, from snow scenes in rural settings to people, animals, and life in the cozy indoors.

Artists include:

Robert Allen, Chris Baker, Louise Bourne, Ragna Bruno, Frances Campani, Karen Chandler, Susan Cohen, James DeWoody, Allison Dibble, Judith DiMaio, Richard Fett, Anina Fuller, Francis Hamabe,  Soo Kim, David Little,  Frank Meuschke, Larry Moffet, Susan Nathenson, Lucille Nurkse, Jules Rochon, Margaret Straus, Marcia Stremlau, Cynthia Stroud, Marilyn Turtz, Rozina Vavetsi, George Wingate and Patty Wongpakdee

The exhibition continues through Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011 at Gallery 61, located on the 11^th floor of NYIT’s New Technology Building, 16 W. 61^st St. Interactive tours are available by appointment. For more information, please e-mail Jennifer Mitchell at jmitchell@nyit.edu or call 212.261.1562.

Nov 10 2010

Mixing Politics with Quilts, Creativity with Glass

Two artists with very different approaches took students on an interactive tour of their work, which is featured in an exhibit at NYIT that questions the sometimes arbitrary lines between crafts and fine art.

Katherine Knauer’s quilts portray current events, including war and environmental degradation. They hang at NYIT’s Gallery 61 alongside glasswork by Felicia Wright, who left corporate America to pursue her passion.

Together, their show is called “Ornaments of Constraint, the Balance between Craft and Fine Art.” The contrasting approaches led students to explore different definitions of art and approach their own work with new inspiration.  

Knauer’s quilts draw from the four classical elements of air, fire, water, and earth. Her water piece, “Storm at Sea,” inspired by Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth,” includes quotes from the book along with allusions of climate change.

Wright uses hot and cold glass that are merged with other materials. She starts with a hand drawn sketch and then designs on a computer program, AutoCad, to make her ideas a reality. Wright now owns a studio, Opulent Glassworks, Inc., and collaborates on design projects with architects, designers, and clients.

Interactive tours are open to the community and can be coordinated by contacting Jennifer Mitchell at 212.261.1562 or jmitchel@nyit.edu.

Nov 09 2010

Ornaments of Constraint Art Tour

Karen Chandler, Painted Silks (left) Felicia Wright. Opulent Glassworks (center) Katherine Knauer - Outspoken Quilts (right)   

Felicia Wright of Opulent Glassworks and Katherine Knauer the designer of the environmental quilts will discuss their creative processes at NYIT Gallery 61 on November 10th at 1:15 PM.

Sep 27 2010

NYIT Presents Ornaments of Constraint at Gallery 61 October 14 - November 25

NYIT Presents Ornaments of Constraint at Gallery 61 October 14 - November 25

Opening Reception - Thursday, October 21, 5-7 pm

NYIT Presents Ornaments of Constraint, the Balance between Craft and Fine Art

October 14 - November 25, 2010

New York, N.Y. (October 4, 2010) – New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) presents

the work of three artists in the exhibition;“Ornaments of Constraint, the Balance between

Craft and Fine Art”,

Katherine Knauer: Outspoken Quilts

Felicia Wright: Opulent Glass Works

Karen Chandler: Painted Silks

Katherine Knauer has been making quilts since 1976.  She finds inspiration in traditional quilt patterns, historic embroideries and other textiles and uses them as the basic building blocks of her very contemporary, often humorous work.  Described as “a mirthful approach to the macabre, “Katherine’s quilts are comments on current events presented within a framework of traditional technique.  The juxtaposition of subject matter dealing with war and environmental degradation and a medium most often associated with comfort and warmth energizes her work and gives it a unique perspective. 

Katherine Knauer’s work has been included in numerous venues including two solo exhibitions.  She is the author of “Stencil Printing on Fabric” which was published in “American Quilter” in 1993.  Ms. Knauer uses quite a variety of techniques, which should be inspiring to artists in all media.

www.KatherineKnauer.com

Felicia Wright is an artist and designer who creates unique environments, sculpture, and lighting. By working in hot and cold glass and merging other, disparate materials, in multiple mediums, she has created a unique body of work spanning over two decades. Her sensibilities have influenced her stained and kiln heated glass, metal, wood and fabric projects towards singular commissions.  Her research and apprenticeships have included traditional production techniques in Murano, Italy as well as the historical development of glass in the Middle East.

Her studio, Opulent Glassworks, Inc., was created to develop and advance craftsmanship in these mediums as well as provide a commercial outlet for research in the fine arts. The company has collaborated extensively on design projects with architects, designers, private, commercial and residential clients, augmenting built environments.

As a designer Felicia has contributed to projects for the interior renovation of The Princeton Club of New York, Columbia University Campus, historic exhibitions at the New York Public Library, international retail companies, materials for stage and performance, production and commercials for SONY International, as well as private residences.                                                 www.opulentglassworks.com

Karen Chandler is a painter who has seamlessly worked with canvas and silk. What attracts her is the feel and color of the textile. “I look at fabric the same way I look at paint…” The bold textures lend themselves to the bright palette used in her paintings.

Karen Chandler has exhibited throughout the country, including New York, California, Massachusetts and Washington, D.C.  Her work is in several private collections; the permanent collection at the Galaxy Art Gallery at the Kennedy Space Center and the Air Force Art Collection. Chandler is affiliated with the NASA Space Art Program, the Air Force Art Program and is a member of the Society of Illustrators. Her illustrations have appeared regularly for most of the major publishers, including Simon & Schuster, Bantam Books, Random House and many others. Her work is on the covers of such popular series as the R.L. Stein books and the New York based historical mysteries by Victoria Thompson.  She is especially proud of her illustrations for the children's book, Keeper of the Swamp, by Anne Garrett. 

www.Karenchandlerfineart.com

Sep 09 2010

NYIT Presents Urbanessence: Art Exhibition at Gallery 61 September 9 – October 7, 2010

Jun 01 2010

NYIT Presents Annual Summer Exhibition of Student Design Work

NYIT Presents Annual Summer Exhibition of Student Design Work

New York, N.Y. (June 1, 2010) – New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) presents its annual summer exhibition of student work. This year, students in the School of Architecture and Design and College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Fine Arts participated in the exhibition, which runs from Thursday, May 20 to Thursday, August 26.

Architecture student work from Professor Jason Hwang’s first-year and thesis courses will be showcased. “The first-year project reveals the very first act of space conception,” said Professor Hwang, “while the final thesis projects represent all the resources and experience the students have gained, and are perhaps the first works which hint at their architectural maturity.”

Fine arts students in Professor Patty Wongpakdee class will display their book cover projects, depicting the theme “blank like me.” Students were asked to repurpose a discarded book into an art object that reflects their artistic inner self. Along with telling each student’s unique “story,” the covers incorporate one or more of alterations, including: cutting into, painting on, and adding elements.

“I wanted students to experience the power of scale in art since most of their paintings are normally 18 x 24,” said James DeWoody, professor of fine arts at NYIT. “Collaborating on the design and execution of a big project helps students experience what it is like to work with a production team on a shared goal. The unexpected result is the visual excitement of different painting styles at work in the same piece.”

The summer exhibition will take place at NYIT’s Gallery 61, located at 16 W. 61st St. on the 11th floor, and is open Monday – Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information, please contact Jennifer Mitchell at jmitchel@nyit.edu.

About NYIT
New York Institute of Technology (NYIT), founded in 1955, offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees in more than 90 fields of study, including architecture and interior design; arts and sciences; education; engineering and computing sciences; health professions; management; and osteopathic medicine. A non-profit independent, private institution of higher education, NYIT has more than 15,000 students attending campuses on Long Island and Manhattan, online, and at its global campuses. Led by President Edward Guiliano, NYIT is guided by its mission to provide career-oriented professional education, offer access to opportunity to all qualified students, and support applications-oriented research that benefits the larger world. To date, 85,000 students have graduated from NYIT. For more information, visit nyit.edu.

Contact:
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Communications Specialist
646.273.6022
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Mar 05 2010

Gallery 61: Spring Awakening

NYIT Gallery 61 is pleased to present a group exhibition "Spring Awakening", March 5 - 29, 2010, 16 West 61st Street, 11th floor.

The exhibition includes painting, poetry, pottery, sculpture, and works on paper created by artists inspired by Maine and New York.

The artists are:

Christopher Baker, Nicholas Bloom, J.D. Botia, Ragna Bruno, Karen Chandler, Donise English, Richard Fett, Lyle Grams, Jayne hertko, William Irvine, David Little, Larry Moffat, Michael Rich, David Sharpe, Gary Stephens, Margaret Straus, Susan Warner, Jennifer Whiting, Mark Williams, Patty Wongpakdee

On exhibit is work by NYIT faculty, staff and guest artists, in abstract and figurative styles, as well as landscapes.

One artist, Lyle Grams, a graduate of The Art Institute of Chicago, was an oil painter for many decades and recently began to work with computer-generated images. Works of art are for sale to benefit New York Institute of Technology and the artists. For additional information, please call Jennifer Mitchell, 212-261-1562 or e-mail jmitchel@nyit.edu.

The show runs Tuesday, January 14- February 18, 2010. The gallery is located at 16 W. 61st Street on the 11th floor. The viewing hours are Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. For information, call 212.261.1562.

About NYIT
New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees in more than 90 fields of study, including architecture and interior design; arts and sciences; education; engineering and computing sciences; health professions; management; and osteopathic medicine. A non-profit independent, private institution of higher education, NYIT has more than 15,000 students attending campuses in Long Island and Manhattan, online, and at its global campuses. For more than 50 years, NYIT has been guided by its mission to provide career-oriented professional education, offer access to opportunity and access to all qualified students and support applications-oriented research that benefits the larger world. To date, 81,500 students have graduated from NYIT. For more information, visit www.nyit.edu.

Jan 14 2010

NYIT Gallery 61 : Clay City Dreams: Wood and Paper

NYIT Gallery 61 is pleased to announce the exhibition Clay City Dreams: Wood and Paper.

January 14-February 18, 2010 NYIT Gallery 61
16 West 61st Street
11th floor

Viewing hours: Monday-Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
212.261.1562 for further information.

Nicholas Bloom begins his clay sculpture with a loose 2-D sketch, creating three-dimensional forms with coils, allowing the building process and sculpture to develop. Markings and designs are spontaneous on the wet clay. Glazes are kept to a minimum. His work is inspired by modern architecture, sculpture, personal doodling, and world travel.

Donise English's collages and encaustic works on paper are inspired by architectural spaces and building elevations.

Jayne Hertko's work encourages the competing forces of carefully formed Wheel-thrown ceramics with the unexpected, dynamic results of a wood fired kiln.

Sook Jin Jo gathers wood and inspiration from demolished buildings constructing elegant panels with paint and fragments. She is currently showing her work at the OK Harris Gallery in Soho.

The show runs Tuesday, January 14 - February 18, 2010. The gallery is located at 16 W. 61st St. on the 11th floor. The viewing hours are Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. For information, call 212.261.1562.

About NYIT
New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees in more than 90 fields of study, including architecture and interior design; arts and sciences; education; engineering and computing sciences; health professions; management; and osteopathic medicine. A non-profit independent, private institution of higher education, NYIT has more than 15,000 students attending campuses in Long Island and Manhattan, online, and at its global campuses. For more than 50 years, NYIT has been guided by its mission to provide career-oriented professional education, offer access to opportunity and access to all qualified students and support applications-oriented research that benefits the larger world. To date, 81,500 students have graduated from NYIT. For more information, visit www.nyit.edu.

Nov 24 2009

NYIT Exhibit Showcases Mixed-Media Collages

Through Jan. 8, show features works by Balcomb Greene, Anne Ryan, Charmion Von Wiegand, and Francis Hamabe as well as NYIT faculty, staff and invited artists

New York, N.Y. (Nov. 20)-NYIT Gallery 61 is pleased to present "Collages (1936-2009)," a group exhibition featuring invited artists and NYIT faculty and staff members. The collages have been crafted with a variety of media, including cut, torn and folded paper, digital film, wax, encaustic, painter's tape, photography, fabric, and found objects.

Several well-known artists are represented in the show, including:

• Balcomb Greene (1904-1990), a charter member of the American Abstract Artists group, whose collage represents the earliest work in the show.
• Anne Ryan (1889-1954), who started making wood block prints in the early 1940s at William Stanley Hayters studio, Atelier 17, where she met many European artists in exile, including such as Miro, Yves Tanguy, and Matta. In 1946, an exhibition of collages by Kurt Schwitter inspired her to begin her work in collages.
• Charmion Von Wiegand, (1836-1983), a writer who moved to Russia in 1929 to work for Hearst Newspapers. When she returned to the United States in 1941, she met Piet Mondrian, who encouraged her to pursue a career in art. Ultimately Von Wiegand became president of the American Abstract Artists group.
• Francis Hamabe (1917-2003), a World War II veteran who graduated from Rhode Island School of Design on the GI bill and taught at the University of Maine in Machais. He was known for his fluid lines, color sense, and puppet shows.

Other artists include: Angela Amoia, Helen Bayona, James DeWoody, David Diamond, Elizabeth Donsky, Donise English, Alexa Grace, Jane Grundy, Martin Harries, Sook Jin Jo, Charles Matz, Larry Moffat, Philomena Marano, Lucille Nurkse, Yuko Oda, Erin O'Keefe, John Roleke, Rachel Saltz, Thaddeus Radell, Cynthia Stroud, Deborah Tint, Magdalena Urbanska, Rozina Vavetsi, Donna Minerva-Voci, Mark Williams, Patty Wongpakdee, and Jack Youngerman. The show runs Tuesday, Nov. 24 - Jan. 8, 2010. The gallery is located at 16 W. 61st St. on the 11th floor. The viewing hours are Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. For information, call 212.261.1562.

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