Main Gallery: The Collective Exhibition A York University Student Exhibition
Featuring the works of the students in the 4090 painting and installation classes, “The Collective” focuses on the exploration of contemporary questions and concerns regarding the body, the environment,urbanity, and cross-cultural overlays.
A space for experimentation and new discoveries, “The Collective” invites you to ask critical questions of the art and of yourself and open up to a collection of work that is both completely unique and yet wholly connected. “The Collective” is hosted in the Gallery 1313 Main Gallery, February 28th- March 9th.
Artists : Afifa Bari, Adriana Monteleone, Amanda Coplen, Catherine Hois, Cassandra Jesik, Dani De Angelis, Daniela Miranda-Fernandez, Elizabeth Downes-Thom, Elisa Iacono, Erica Ed Cinatis, Esther Kim, Felicia Chinwe Anulude, Heather Smith, Hong Gu, Julia Morgan, Kristen Donoghue-Stanford, Krystle Sukhu, Lesel Picou, Maria Calautti, Maria Ness, Melan Delamorandiere, Mollia Weidman, Nahren Youkhana, Olivia Williams, Rebecca Levy, Robyn Burns, Samina Shroff, Serena Kobayashi-Lebel, Stephanie Romeo, Vaiva Slapsys, Victoria Mihalis & Young Ji Ko
Description of the VISA 4090 classes:
The 4090 painting and installation classes provide a focused practicum for senior students that examines contemporary practices in painting and sculpture. These courses are structured around self-initiated projects under the direction of the Instructor. Through the coupling of theoretical and practical explorations, the course facilitates students’ ability to develop their individual projects within the contemporary context of representational and abstract art, popular culture and mass media.