Stockton University Visual Arts Program

Coming soon to the Stockton AC campus boardwalk!
These student-painted Adirondack chairs will soon be installed as pieces of public art near Stockton’s AC campus boardwalk. But before they make their grand appearance, we wanted to give you a sneak peek:)
The chairs (pictured in process here) feature artwork from our very own, incredibly talented: Kelshy Hoyos-Verduzco, Krista Rasiul, Cheyenne Bamburak, Perlin Perez, and Dallys Rhubart!

An exhibition of the Wood Engravers Network is on display in the Stockton University Art Gallery through July 26. This selection includes a print by Professor Michael McGarvey.

Congratulations from the Visual Arts Faculty to our recent graduates!

A Belated Happy International Dance Day! Stockton University Dance Program

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Spring outside the art building as the term comes to an end.

From Prof. Wendel White: University of Delaware professor Julie McGee will be speaking about the work of the remarkable artist Whitfield Lovell tomorrow (Tues. 3/19) at 2:30 in the Stockton University Campus Center Theatre. Her essay “Whitfield Lovell: Recognizing Humanity” appears in the recent publication of his work from Eakins Press. The event is free and open to the public.

Current students interacted with visiting artists.

Art Majors Work with Pros in Gallery’s Visiting Artist Program Students work with professional artists Elizabeth Gerdeman and Michael Hahn

Current exhibitions in the Stockton University Art Gallery:

Spring Art Gallery Focuses on What You See Outside Stockton Art Gallery features exhibits on New Jersey's waterways and the incredible in the mundane

Former Stockton adjunct instructor Cort Bellavance passed away on January 20. His dedication to teaching and the online art appreciation class he taught for the ARTV Program were greatly appreciated.

St. Josephs Regional Catholic School in Somers Point is looking for a part-time art teacher. According to one of our students, St. Josephs is a nice, close, and supportive community.
It’s Monday, Wednesday, Friday at $20/hour. Hours are 7:30am - 3:00pm.

If you or anyone you know is interested here’s what you do:
Send an email of interest/introduction to this email ([email protected]) and address it to the Principal Dr. Janice DeCicco Fipp.

In your email, attach your resume and at the bottom of your email include a list of 3 references with their names, your relationship to them, and their phone number.

An incredible project from the Stockton visual arts and dance departments: Puppets!
Teams of students from our sculpture classes were tasked with creating articulated, larger than life sized puppets, that were then worn and performed in by the amazingly talented dancers from our dance program! This project truly hi-lights the unbelievably cool things that can be produced with imagination and collaboration, and were so inspiring to see moving around campus. Great work all involved!

Graduating Visual Arts BFA seniors showcase their final portfolios in their exhibition this weekend at the at the Galloway campus.
We were proud to see so many friends, family, and students show up this weekend to take in the culmination of all the seniors’ hard work from this, and all previous semesters. We can’t wait to see what visual art excitement they have in store for us next!

Check out the School of Arts and Humanities' Majors & Minors! Meet the faculty, learn more about the program, and enjoy lunch!
Stockton University Campus Center at 101 Vera King Farris Dr., Galloway, NJ

Create colors with us! 🌈 Join the Natural Dyes Club at the Noyes Arts Garage of Stockton University! This club will meet monthly on Thursday evenings to experiment with a different natural dye process each month.

Noyes staff will provide information about each natural dye used, a tutorial for creating the dye bath, material list, and references to other artwork or fine craft featuring the dye used.

October: pink dye from beets

Twenty scoured bandanas will be available for dying at each program, first-come, first-served. Participants have the option to bring some items to dye (must be natural fibers and previously scoured.

Subsidized parking in the WAVE Garage is $4 cash.

https://naturaldyesclub_oct26.eventbrite.com

Posted • Looking for weekend plans?⁠
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alum will be one of the four artists displaying work at on Sunday, July 16 from 11:00 to 5:00 p.m.⁠
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This event is presented by PNC Arts Alive and will feature live performances, art-making, food vendors, and a beer garden.⁠
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More about Vanessa: ⁠
Vanessa Spollen is a Philadelphia-based artist, born and raised in Southern New Jersey. Spollen explores the subconscious mind through oil and acrylic paint. Inspired by existence, nature, and mysticism, her process begins with familiar images in mind, which leads to connection through lines, shapes, and colors on the canvas. Vanessa received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2018 from Stockton University where she studied Painting. Spollen received her MFA candidate from the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan in the Painting Department this May.⁠
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Click the link in our bio to learn more about the event.

Some photos from our most recent outing: a Faculty-Led Study Tour of Japan!
Students (and faculty) had some incredible opportunities to visit Japan, where they took part in: experiencing a traditional tea ceremony at a tea house cited as a Kyoto City historical landmark, tried kimono, visited working American artist Joel Stewart’s studio, explored museums featuring works ranging from ancient to modern, pop art, and generally had an enriching, adventurous time!
Interested in these kinds of artistic, curated, beautiful trips? Stay tuned as Stockton’s visual art faculty is hard at work lining up the next one now!

A small sampling of the work and amazing turnout for the Visual Arts BFA senior show this past weekend !
This incredible exhibition features a wide array of images in an equally large breadth of disciplines, all made by our senior students. We were so fortunate to be able to have them host their show at the for all their friends and families.
If you missed the opening, don’t worry there’s still time to come see the gorgeous collection on display thru tomorrow April 28th!

Spring morning light at the Stockton University Visual Arts Building. It’s a quiet moment before the start of a hectic day - senior exhibitions open on Sunday and other end of the term projects are soon due!

It’s an exciting time of year in the visual arts department! Our senior visual art students have been preparing for months for this: their BFA exhibition is upon us this weekend.
Representing a massive breadth of styles, across multiple artistic disciplines, this show is always stunning, and this years promises to be a genuine marvel, spanning both floors of the gallery with 20+ contributing artists!
Come to this Sunday, April 23rd between 1-3pm EST to see all the great art and meet the artists. It is a free event, open to the public.

A collection of charcoal portraits from this semester’s Intro to Drawing class. Some absolutely incredible works here!

Students having a blast working on original collages at a workshop yesterday hosted by visiting, exhibiting artist .oshagan at the
Here we see students taking it back to basics: using scissors, paper, and glue to create some pretty stunning work in this free style creative session!

Seniors relaxing in the senior painting studio.

Still life assemblage set up for a drawing class.
A complex, beautiful tapestry of textures, angles, and challenges awaits students who will be tasked with rendering sections of this large installation in the drawing studio. We can’t wait to see what they come up with…and we’re sure you can’t either!

Yesterday we were fortunate enough to host and at a student centric event at the , as part of the Shortest, Fastest, Loudest exhibition!
The event featured speaking engagements, demos, and workshops based around the art of making both stencils and zines. This fully interactive event had students both seeing masters at their craft in action, and making original art based on the techniques they saw demonstrated. We had a pretty full house, and turned out some incredible work! Thanks so much to all who came out for the event, and we can’t wait to see you all (and more) again at the next event in March! (Mar 7th - Artist Panel & guest speakers).
Stay tuned here and for more info on these and other upcoming events, visual arts happenings and show announcements!

Shortest, Fastest, Loudest: The Art of South Jersey and Philadelphia Punk.
Up now at the Stockton Art Gallery, this collaborative exhibition takes a look at how punk influenced local art communities in helping to embrace protest, radical ideals, and community collaboration by displaying diverse works of art from equally diverse creators.
The show is up thru April and the art gallery is free and open to the public, Mon-Sat, 11:30am - 7:30pm. See more details
Upcoming events include:
Feb.15th 11:30am - Zine Making and Stencil Cutting Workshop.
Mar. 7th 11:30am - Artist & Guest Speaker panel and Reception.

Spring events in the art gallery at Stockton University.

Tape mural in the exhibition Shortest, Fastest, Loudest.

Posted • Associate Professor of Art (Foundations), Chung-Fan Chang's artwork is included in the 2023 New Jersey Arts Annual Exhibition. See her work at the Noyes Arts Garage of Stockton University now through June 24, 2023. ⁠
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All are welcome to attend the opening reception on Saturday, January 4 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.⁠
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Kangning's Land, acrylic and oil on canvas⁠
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More information about and her work:⁠
Born in Taipei, Taiwan, Chung-Fan Chang’s work employs cultural influence, displacement and spirituality through investigation in painting, works on paper, video, and wall installation. Through examining Eastern aesthetics, Chang’s work reflects her personal history, and identifies the visual metaphor of color and its significance in society. Chung-Fan Chang holds a BFA from Taipei National University of the Arts, and an MFA from Savannah College of Art and Design. Chang lives and works between Taipei and Greater Philadelphia. Chang received the Individual Artist Fellowship Award from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts (2022); Visual Arts Fellow of the Mississippi Arts Commission, Jackson, MS (2013-14); The Forward Arts Foundation Emerging Artist Award, Atlanta, GA (2011). Her Kite series of work has been exhibited in galleries and museums nationally and internationally. She explains, Kite refers to the vivid irregular geometry color fields in the abstract compositions that imply as intruders to the surroundings. Fluorescent artificial colors confronting viewer’s perception and how that restless sensation as a metaphor of continuous conflict and discomfort cultural interaction in social society. The work draws inspirations from life experience, formal Chinese ink landscape and identifies the visual simile of color and its significance in culture in the East and the West.”

Lots of art in the Arts & Sciences Building lately.