Nicole Marie Rienzo 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 Nicole Marie Rienzo, of Utica, N.Y., who is majoring in studio art, specializing in photography. The exhibition, titled Heirlooms, runs from April 17 to 30, with a reception on April 27, 5 to 7 p.m. Rienzo writes, "After my grandparents passed away and my family and I started cleaning out their house, I found many objects that were worth more to me than their mere monetary value. Each item evoked a strong memory that wove together a narrative of all the things my grandparents had taught me as I was growing up. Through photographing these tangible remnants of artifacts I construct family portraits not of faces, but of the things left behind that reveal identity. I photograph each object at close range, cropping them to the pictorial edge. This compositional choice infers that the object remains to operate outside of the picture frame and thus remains alive in the here and now."

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.