THE ARTS
ABOVE, LEFT:
Pamela Flynn, Time is Precious. Oil and seed beads on 24” x 24” canvas. ABOVE RIGHT:
Pamela Flynn, Memory Circle. Oil and seed beads on 24” x 24” canvas.
Discovering and Exploring Opportunities in the Fine Arts
T
he faculty of Holy Family University’s Art programs, led by Pamela Flynn, MFA, professor of art and Fine Arts coordinator in
SPRING 2022
Even in her artwork, Flynn sees opportunities to educate by allowing a viewer to reflect on what she
the School of Arts & Sciences, are working artists who
presents to them. “My work is in series, so usually I'm
bring both their talent and their technique to teaching
focused on cultural, political, social, and environmental
aspiring professional artists at Holy Family University.
issues,” Flynn says. “My work is my voice, and I hope
The expertise and experience of the faculty, as well as
that my art allows the viewer to not only hear my voice
campus initiatives like the Holy Family University Art
and to connect with it, but also to express their own
Gallery, provide students with vital resources that help
views. I don’t give any answers in my art.”
them grow in their artistic endeavors and careers.
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messy. If I clean up, I can’t find anything.”
Flynn began as a painter and a sculptor, but
Though serving as the coordinator of Fine Arts
mixed media has become her primary focus. Her
has its many responsibilities, Flynn has continuously
mixed media art was featured in her most recent
worked on her art in her home studio. “I have a
exhibition. “My most recent one-person exhibit was
Master’s degree from Keen University in painting and
titled Facing Time, and it was exhibited at Ceres
printmaking and my MFA is from New Jersey City
Gallery in New York City in January 2022,” says
University in painting and drawing,” explains Flynn. “I
Flynn. “The work addressed memento mori, but not
am a very prolific art maker. My studio is in my home.
in a negative way. We’re all going to get there, so it
It’s the whole third floor, so it’s rather big and rather
was about seeing the progression.”