Brittany Hill Displays Artwork at Cazenovia College

2013 Apr 10

The Cazenovia College Art Gallery in Reisman Hall will host exhibitions of work by students in the Bachelor of Fine Arts program.

From April 17 to May 5, the gallery hosts Bachelor of Fine Arts degree candidates' exhibitions by students from the Division of Art & Design. Four separate installments feature BFA thesis exhibitions by senior students from the Studio Art and Photography programs. These exhibitions include photography, photographic installation, sound installation, sculpture, painting and printmaking. Each group's exhibition will host a reception. Please visit www.cazenovia.edu/art-gallery for days and times of all exhibitions and receptions.

Among the students exhibiting their work in this exhibition is Brittany Hill, of Heuvelton, N.Y., who is majoring in studio art, specializing in photography, with minors in art history and business. The exhibition, titled Blue Ruin, runs from April 17 to 30, with a reception on April 27, 5 to 7 p.m. Hill writes, "This body of work focuses on emotions, but more than that it is about people. I find people an intriguing subject to work with because every person is different, yet there are similarities that connect us all together. One of these connections is emotions. Emotions are fascinating because they are so raw and fundamental, and we can't control them – they give us insight into who we are. You can read a lot into how a person is feeling by looking at their facial expressions and body language. Although each one of us has different mannerisms in how we express our feelings, there are similarities throughout these mannerisms that help to explain why emotions are universal. For this project, I chose to focus only on the "negative" emotions and not include the "positive" ones, for several reasons. The happier, positive emotions ask no questions of the viewer, so we tend to move on. But the melancholy, negative emotions DO ask questions, and this keeps the viewer interested. As viewers and human beings, we ponder and try to solve the puzzle that the photograph and the emotion portrayed is asking of us. Often there is no concrete answer, because each one of us is unique and brings our own experiences to the photograph, forever changing the "answer" that we are looking for."

May 6 to 18: Art and Design Division Program Award Candidates Exhibition. Work by student candidates to achieve academic honors will be on display through commencement week, closing Saturday, May 18th when the award winners will be announced. (There is no reception for this exhibition.)

The Cazenovia College Art Gallery in Reisman Hall, 6 Sullivan St., is on the corner of Sullivan and Seminary streets in Cazenovia. Hours during the academic year are: Monday through Thursday, 1-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m.; Friday, 1-4 p.m.; and Saturday and Sunday, 2-6 p.m. Summer hours vary. Shows and receptions are free and open to the public. The gallery is handicapped accessible.

For information contact Jen Pepper, gallery director, by e-mail to jpepper@cazenovia.edu. Information is also on the Web at www.cazenovia.edu/art-gallery.

Cazenovia College, founded in 1824, is an independent, co-educational, baccalaureate college near Syracuse, N.Y., offering a comprehensive liberal arts education in an exceptional community environment, with academic and co-curricular programs devoted to developing leaders in their professional fields. Cazenovia, named one of "America's Best Colleges" by U.S. News & World Report, is also a national College of Distinction. For more information, visit www.cazenovia.edu.