Master of Science in Art Education Thesis Catalog

THE GRADUATE PROGRAMS

CONTENTS MSAE 2011 1 DARREN BUCK 2 JOHANNA CHASE 4 BREE CURTIS 6 DARLENE GILLAN 8

ANNIE KANE O’CONNOR

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SHERYL PACE 12 JEREMIAH STEVENSON 14

THE GRADUATE PROGRAMS

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MSAE 2011 THESIS EXHIBITION AUGUST 4—26, 2011, ARTIST RECEPTION: MONDAY AUGUST 15, 5—7 PM MassArt’s Graduate Program in Art Education is pleased to announce a multi-media exhibition of works by the Masters of Science in Art Education 2011 graduates. The exhibition features painting, drawing, print-making, sculpture, installation and photography.

MassArt Art Education Department is a leader in the field, with a curriculum reflecting core beliefs that dynamic art teachers have a commitment to their own art making, and that art practice, and teaching carry a broad social responsibility which extends beyond the classroom into the wider community. The mission of the program is to develop an understanding of learning, studio and teaching practices with particular interest in how these areas interact and inform one another in dynamic, messy ways so that the students become reflective, resourceful, socially-committed artist-educators.

LOCATIONS: Arnheim Gallery 621 Huntington Avenue, South Building Ground Floor Mon.—Sat. 12—6, Wed. 12—8 Patricia Doran Graduate Gallery 600 Huntington Avenue Ground Floor Sun.—Sat. 10—5

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DARREN BUCK MSAE darren.buck@massart.edu

Darren Buck’s work envisions a world where the fading commercial signs of the past articulate their estrangement from society with poetic fragments, rendered in a rich vernacular of fluid scripts, insistent italics, and bold block letters. These “visual orphans” reach out the viewers in a gallery, passersby on the street, and even their fellow signs.

Darren Buck Underwood Speaks, video projection on barnwood, 2011

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Darren Buck Nobody’s Finished Here, acrylic, 2011 Darren Buck I Once Had All Of You, acrylic, 2011

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JOHANNA CHASE MSAE johanna.chase@gmail.com

Johanna Chase explores landscape and the figure in landscape. Her images often deal with in instant in time: a figure caught mid-stride, or a landscape caught in a light that is changing before one’s eyes. Her oil paintings represent observed moments that have captured her attention, sometimes seemingly insignificant moments that are pregnant with place or time.

Johanna Chase Rising Tide, oil on canvas, 18” x 21”

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Johanna Chase Retreat, oil on paper, 13” x 20 1/4” Johanna Chase Rush, pastel, 8” x 10”

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BREE CURTIS MSAE bree.curtis@massart.edu

Bree Curtis explores the use of memory as a catalyst for art making. Drawing upon imagery related to places she has visited or lived, her work reflects an interest in abstracting natural elements through the printmaking process to highlight their simplicity and beauty while simultaneously recognizing the memory once more on the papers surface.

Bree Curtis Rock Series, stenciled monoprint, 11� x 14�, 2011

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Bree Curtis Rock Series, stenciled monoprint, 11” x 14”, 2011

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DARLENE GILLAN MSAE darlene.gillan@massart.edu

Darlene Gillan’s work provides witness to the physical and emotional impact of violence aimed against women; particularly the abuse that can occur in domestic relationships. The sculptural vessel forms and their contents are inspired by actual stories. They act as metaphors for the private domestic space and the violence that is perpetrated within—hidden from public view—and how that violence manifests itself in broader contexts.

Darlene Gillan Hammer, hand-built stoneware, 14 3/4” x 4”, 2011 Darlene Gillan Rope, hand-built stoneware, 24” x 3”, 2011

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Darlene Gillan For Ana, hand-built white earthenware, 25” x 3 1/2”, 2011 Darlene Gillan Gulf Spill, hand-built white earthenware, 25 1/2” x 3 1/2”, 2010

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ANNIE KANE O’CONNOR MSAE anniekaneoconnor@gmail.com, campus.digication.com/ako

Responding to both personal history and the current phenomenon of displacement in contemporary society, Annie Kane O’Connor’s work investigates the relationships that develop between humans and the places where they live and explores how the disruption of these relationships through forced movement effects the individual.

Annie Kane O’Connor Alone, acrylic packing tape, 2011 Annie Kane O’Connor Detachment, acrylic packing tape, 2011 LEFT: Annie Kane O’Connor Captive, acrylic packing tape, 2011

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SHERYL PACE MSAE sheryl.pace@massart.edu

Sheryl Pace examines feminism and womanhood by documenting the practice of extended breastfeeding in American culture. Extended breastfeeding has long been known to evoke strong opinions amongst advocates as well as opponents of this style of parenting. These rousing images explore who is practicing extended breastfeeding and why they choose to do so. Sheryl uses her own documentary photographs to serve as visual data and to share stories of different women exercising their right to do what is best for the development of their children.

Sheryl Pace Mother’s Milk 4 Years, archival inkjet print 32” x 40” LEFT: Sheryl Pace Pregnant Bam 3 Years, archival inkjet print 20” x 24”

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JEREMIAH STEVENSON MSAE JEStevenson@massart.edu

Jeremiah Stevenson’s artwork explores a personal and powerful experience with illness and surgery. Through an abstract painting approach, he confronts and reflects on something that was uncomfortable and unpleasant but important for the lessons learned. During the research process, he’s come to realize this work is also about healing, rebuilding and moving on.

Jeremiah Stevenson Perforated, acrylic, canvas, paper pulp 24” x 36”, 2010-2011

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Jeremiah Stevenson Impaled, acrylic, canvas board, nail 14” x 20”, 2010 Jeremiah Stevenson Suture Painting, acrylic, canvas, thread 36” x 48”, 2011

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MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN 621 Huntington Avenue, Boston MA USA

With a legacy of leadership dating back to 1873, Massachusetts College of Art and Design was the first degree-granting college of art in the U.S. Today MassArt is at the forefront of art and design in the 21st century as the nation’s only independent public university offering top-ranked graduate programs in painting and printmaking, photography, sculpture, film and video, interrelated media (SIM), dynamic media/interactive communication design, art education and architecture. MassArt’s programs are rated among the best in the country. Businessweek ranks MassArt as one of the best design schools in the world, and MassArt’s MFA Program is US News & World Report’s top-rated MFA Program in Massachusetts.

MassArt’s Boston campus offers more than 1,000,000 square feet of studios, galleries, workshops and classrooms. The campus is located across the street from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and around the corner from the Museum of Fine Art, Boston, providing students with free access to two world-class art collections, as well as that of the Institute of Contmporary Art/Boston.

Admission to MassArt’s Graduate Programs is highly selective, ranking among the top three graduate programs in art and design in the country, as reported by the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design. MassArt enrolls 1,790 undergraduate and 195 graduate students from more than 34 countries, reflecting the international reputation of the university and Boston’s place as one of the great learning centers in the world.

For more information please visit massartgraduateprograms.org, email gradinfo@massart.edu, or call (617) 879-7166

CREDITS: Editor and Creative Director: Jenny Gibbs, Assistant Dean of The Graduate Programs Production: Amber Vistein (MFA ‘13) Design: Maria Anna Stangel (MFA ’12)

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