MFA Photography, Video and Related Media

Thesis Students Erica Allen Rachel Barrett Joeonna Bellorado-Samuels Clayton Cotterell Catherine Del Buono Jade Doskow Thaddeus Dryja Peter Duyan Kristina Gibb Eric Hairabedian Alan Hamill Benjamin Handzo Joon Hyun Hwang Allison Kaufman Akiko Kikuchi Jee Min Kim Philip Kline Bryan Lear Bok-Soon Lee Jeong Hyun Lee Alison Malone James Manning Vincent Manzi Yusuke Nishimura Oliver Nowak Sarah Palmer Christopher Rodriguez Arturo Soto Lucas Thorpe Maria Regina Ulloa A thesis show is, by definition, diverse. Nonetheless, most of this year’s graduates chose to focus on their personal reactions to life in America. Some were directly inspired by American documentary photographers of the 1970s, another era in which artists were prone to question American values. Others employed a wide array of more contemporary media, including digital manipulation, appropriation, projection, video and site-specifc installation. Our many foreign-born students brought their very different backgrounds to bear on the American experience. Our title, “Surrounded by America,” draws attention to this common thread within a very strong and varied SVA class. Bonnie Yochelson, Curator Thesis Exhibition June 13 — 28, 2008 RECEPTION June 17, 6 — 8pm Visual Arts Gallery 601 West 26th Street, 15th Floor Monday — Thursday, 10am — 6pm; Friday 10am — 5pm; Saturday 10am — 6pm