Award-winning, painting-and-printmaking
senior students will display their works this week
at “Interaction 31,” a mixed media exhibition
located in the Fishbowl on the third floor of
the Fine Arts Building.
Danielle Di Salvo, a senior painting-and-printmaking
major, said the group of 24 graduating
seniors stands out among others.
“The students who comprise the class are
(Virginia Museum of Fine Arts) Fellowship
winners, as well as Pell Grant winners . which
explains the excellence,” Di Salvo said.
The exhibition will feature works on paper
from a number of different sources of inspiration
and media. Some of these media include
lithography, etching, silkscreen, oil, charcoal
and digital-based imagery.
Inspirational motifs include social commentary,
personal iconography and formalist
expression.
The seniors involved are fulfilling requirements
for their senior seminar class, which
not only teaches the students how to display
fine art but also teaches them how to organize
an event, properly install pieces and publicize
effectively, Di Salvo said.
“This is a . mandatory class that we all have
to take,” Di Salvo said.
The featured graduating seniors are Erin
Barry-Dutro, Heather Ezzell, Kristen Necessary,
Ashton Bradshaw, Mary Fichtel, Dacia Poissant,
Chelsea Butrum, Ashley Gale, Teresa Seliquini,
Aisha Davis, William Gaynor, Sarah Smith,
Tyler Debus, Brandon Hingley, Mark Stofan,
Beth Demmon, Jonathan Hirsch, Erin Breeze
Thompson, Danielle Di Salvo, Katie Marshall,
Tiffany Wiggins, Michael Duke, Dustin Minnick,
and Sara Elizabeth Wood.
The Fine Arts Building is located at 1000 W.
Broad St. The public is invited to attend the
opening reception on Tuesday, Nov. 27, from
5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.