CLINTON — The “Lost Faculties: A Cazenovia College Diaspora” exhibition at the Kirkland Art Center reunites Cazenovia College faculty who taught in the studio art/photography program, some for more than 30 years.
The artists' reception is from 1-4 p.m. Saturday Feb. 15th, and is free and open to the public.
Despite many years of close collegiality, the artwork on exhibit does not represent a unified view. It should not, either, as each teaching artist brought something different and unique to the classroom, offering students a wide range of techniques, ideas, and artistic disciplines. The strength of this group of artists lies in its varied approaches, media, and concepts.
Together, this congregation of artwork provides as much visual enjoyment as it does thought-provoking content.
Ceramist Jo Buffalo explores vessels and illustrated tiles in her porcelain work; photographer Sarah Cross presents photographs realized in alternative processes such as gum prints and cyanotypes. Mixed-media artist Jen Pepper presents a range of two-and three-dimensional art that often references art history. Vietnam veteran Paul Pearce’s digital photographs explore his complicated relationship with war and violence. Sharon Souva creates fabric art that rejoices in the rhythms of nature; Kim Waale and Anita Welych also explore themes of nature in their work, albeit within a more conceptual framework. Waale’s delicate, glass-based sculptural work references both the fragility of the natural environment and the ways in which humans distance themselves from the actual natural world through replicas. Welych focuses on the current human-caused mass extinction event in paper-based installations.