Lauren Bloom

  • Student work

    The Guiding One

    18" x 24"

    Mixed Media

Kamila Glowacki

  • Student work

    Untitled

    7" x 17"

    Graphite and ink on paper

Molly Hathaway

  • Student work

    Self-Portrait

    18" x 24"

    Acrylic, material, and wood

  • Student work

    Constrained

    4' x 5'

    Oil on Canvas

  • Student work

    The Female Figure

    Installation

    Acrylic, oil, watercolor, wood, wood burn, material, glass, wire, ink, plastic, photographs, string, and nails

Christiana Hinders

  • Student work

    Self-Portrait

    18" x 24"

    Acrylic, material, and wood

  • Student work

    Sky

    17" x 27"

    Glass Mosaic

  • Student work

    Kevin

    30" x 50"

    Oil on Canvas

Carolina Ibarra

  • Student work

    Hold On To Holding On

    12" x 9"

    Mixed Media

  • Student work

    Moments of Release Between Strands of Relief

    36" x 42"

    Charcoal and oil on paper

Gregory Kimura

  • Student work

    My Lesson for Tomorrow

    7.5' x 7.5' x 7'

    Haikus, Paper, Thread

  • Student work

    Mirepoix

    9" x 5" x 3"

    Lowfire White Clay, Glaze

  • Student work

    Pulled Apart with Tweezers

    10" x 10" x 9"

    Wood, Tweezers

Nicole Koob

  • Student work

    Concrete

    8" x 10"

    Photograph

  • Student work

    Serenity

    8" x 12"

    Charcoal

Alexandra Lock

  • Student work

    Collaborative Drawing Series, 2nd grade

    4, 4' x 4'

    Oil pastel, colored pencil, marker

  • Student work

    Collaborative Drawing Series, 1st & 2nd grade

    4' x 6'

    Oil pastel, marker, colored pencil

  • Student work

    Collaborative Weaving, 1st & 2nd grade

    4' x 6'

    Found fabric and thread

Haley Lyons

  • Student work

    Shine

    14" x 20"

    Photography

  • Student work

    Deena

    20" x 30"

    Photography

  • Student work

    Sake

    20" x 20"

    Photography

Lauren Martinkus

  • Two for One: An Interdisciplinary Education

    College students often feel compelled to major in more than one discipline, but few get the chance to do so and must choose only one. In the School of Art + Design, interdisciplinary education is highly encouraged and widespread among undergraduates. A common dual degree is Art Education and Painting. I myself decided on this particular combination of curricula. I recently sat down with a fellow student from the Class of 2013, Carolina Ibarra, to talk about the benefits of being in these two programs and how each program provided a unique experience.

    Art Education and Painting are the perfect complementary majors, for each informs the other. By having a deeper understanding of professional art practices, we, as teachers, can share our experiences and expertise with our students to create a more meaningful learning environment. As students in Art + Design, we have seen firsthand how valuable it is to study with practicing artists. Small classrooms offer the chance to interact closely with our professors and create professional relationships. Carolina and I agree that along with our specialized faculty and their endless resources, it is the early professional experience we have received in each major that makes us confident and prepared to enter the real world.

    Within the Art Education program, students are given numerous opportunities to gain experience within their field and become comfortable with their teaching methods before embarking upon student teaching and a teaching career. Each practicum was designed toward earning our teaching certificate and developing skills in creative lesson planning, practical teaching methods, and collaboration with other students and professionals. Carolina and I also commented on the emphasis placed in our seminars on postmodern teaching methods, community-based art programs, and the evolution of art education. Combining all these experiences, we have started to branch out of the classroom and bring our skills into other areas. Carolina, for instance, has taught art classes at a juvenile detention center and I have been able to assist with art classes at a children’s museum. We feel comfortable using our skills and voicing our opinions to discuss issues in contemporary education. We have become advocates for art education.

    Through the Painting and Sculpture Program, we learned how to practice being professional artists. Having studio spaces during our junior and senior years, we pursued personal interests, explored and researched concepts, and freely experimented with materials. From the start, we talked a lot together, both in the context of group critiques and contemporary art seminars as well as in the context of workshops and lectures offered by outside professional artists. We were able to create opportunities to put our names out there by organizing exhibitions and being part of the local art scene. Carolina and I brought up the importance of the Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion. It is not a visual resource but also a place to meet visiting artists. One memorable occasion was the 2012 retrospective of the work of Carolee Schneemann. Over the past years, we have developed our work technically and conceptually, but we have also learned how to present ourselves working within larger artistic communities.

    I feel as though I have repeated the same three words throughout this essay: experience, community, and resources. But that is truly the essence of the Art Education and Painting majors. Another exceptional point remains to be made--there was never a moment of disparity among topics, events, or anything else; it was always about receiving a deeper understanding of ideas and providing connections across disciplines.

Jason Nesvacil

  • Student work

    Social Spaces/Places

    20" x 16"

    Oil on Canvas

  • Student work

    Education

    6" x 6" x 6"

    Plaster

  • Student work

    Thy Will Be Done

    25" x 18"

    Graphite, Charcoal and Ink on Paper

Claire Reynes

  • Student work

    Gemini

    9" x 12"

    Handmade paper, mixed media, collage

  • Student work

    The Hawk and the Mermaid

    18" x 24"

    Handmade paper, collage, mixed media

  • Student work

    To catch a fish

    1' x 3' x 1'

    mixed media, hot glue

Allison Schwartz

  • Student work

    Shoo Fly

    25" x 25"

    Oil on canvas

  • Student work

    Open Wide Butter Dish

    6" x 4" x 5"

    Ceramic

  • Student work

    Family Nose

    4" x 6"

    Cement and Resin

Samantha Serrano

  • Student work

    Untitled

    7" x 7"

    Gelatin silver print

  • Student work

    Untitled

    40" x 20"

    Digital photograph

  • Student work

    Your Stuff, My Stuff

    30" x 23"

    Digital photograph

Thomas Stone

  • Student work

    Lights

    2.5' x 4.5'

    Acrylic paint

  • Student work

    Letters

    3.5' x 2'

    Acrylic and photography

  • Student work

    Quad

    2'8" x 2'8"

    Oil paint

Mikako Takai

  • Student work

    Untitled (Nuppe series #1)

    9" x 2.5" x 4"

    Mixed media