Julianna Joos’
Class of Art C.A.L.L. Studio Arts Profile Graduating Exhibition ___________________________________________
Allie Ross Kristie Hynes Leslie Ann Tuazon Lyndsay Chewanish Riccardo Cerone Sorena Ly Vicky Girard-Simmons
Foreword A group of seven students have worked on paintings and digital prints for the Fall 2015 graduating Studio Arts profile exhibition. Their artworks are inspired by knowledge and skills acquired in their courses at Dawson College. Allie, Kristie, Leslie Ann, Lindsay, Ricardo, Sorena and Vicky reflect on the role of making art to best communicate and share knowledge and emotions. They chose themes from technologies to folklore and fiction, story telling and cinema, to address questions of ethics, experience and human values. Allie uses her own portrait to represent how technology distorts reality. Kristie reflects on the knowledge acquired at Dawson College during her education in the Studio Arts profile. Leslie Ann uses a Grimm fairy tale The Little Mermaid to raise questions on human values while Lindsay dwells in fiction from her native culture. In Ricardo’s painting, experience and loss of innocence is represented by a large tornado. Sorena explores in a story like digital diptych historical and cultural differences while Vicky uses two slightly modified paintings for pedagogical goals. The artworks created by this group of seven attest to the efforts of young minds to reach out to their community and share challenging visions of humanity, through works resulting from their years of exploration, inspired and enriched by their education at Dawson College.
Julianna Joos
Integrating Activity Instructor
Allie Ross Art is a very therapeutic endeavour for me. I feel like painting or drawing- having something come from me- confirms my existence. The ultimate happiness for me would be for someone or something a thousand or a million years from now to find something I have created.
Self Portrait, Acrylic on canvas, 46 x 36 cm
Kristie Hynes
I enjoy expressing myself visually through painting and I enjoy sharing my creativity with others.
Elephantopus, Acrylic and texture on canvas, 2 x (50 x 50 cm)
Leslie Ann Tuazon Growing up, I was always that kid who chose colouring in colouring books instead of playing outside in the snow or playing tag. As I got older and other kids my age started to abandon colouring and drawing, I found myself grasping it and even developing my artistic talents furthermore. Making art is where my passion lies. There’s just something about creating that makes me feel content and feeling like a child again. I believe that when we grow older, we tend to get more caught up with our fast-paced lifestyles and forget about the simple things in life. That’s why I want to make art; I want people to take a step back and reminiscence the simple days of their childhood.
The Polar Escape, Acrylic on canvas, 60 x 90 cm
Lindsay Chewanish Art is seeing the world around you and then interpreting it as your own. In art, we realize that the themes are repetitive. To think these themes are repetitive and unoriginal is a negative outlook. The way that we interpret our surroundings differently is what is more important. There is nothing about art that is depersonalized. Art is a conscientious choice by the artist, which is then interpreted by the viewer. We all fail to realize that art is influenced by the viewer’s experiences. Whatever someone will find appealing will not be similar to another person. That’s what I find interesting about art. Yes, I enjoy execution, being an artist myself. There’s an excitement I feel when I translate my surroundings in a coherent way that I see fit. However, the dialogue behind the art is what brings it out. Because with the dialogue, you can use any medium that translates it. With the dialogue behind art, anyone can use it.
Nude Portrait with Model, Acrylic on canvas, 75 x 60 cm
Riccardo Cerone Why do I create art? As far back as I can remember the arts have brought me mental peace as well as clarity. Once I begin any work I become focused, more so then for anything else. The arts allow me to express myself truly and allow me to learn more about who I am as an artist and as a human being.
Acrylic on canvas, 90 x 30 x 30 cm
Sorena Ly Thanks to my siblings, I was able to discover my passion for drawing and writing at a young age. I like to combine the two to make narrative art. When it comes to telling a story through the visual arts, I’m always enthusiastic. Creating and bringing things to life is something I enjoy more than anything else.
Amare Bellua, Clay sculpture, 17 x 7 x 10 cm
Vicky Girard-Simmons People say that I took the easy way in life because I chose to study in art and therefore do not have thirty hours of studying to do. But this is what I tell them: “ Why waste a perfectly good talent to study in something, however interesting it may be, that I do not wish to work in for the rest of my life, when I can improve one of the thacknowledgmentings that come most naturally to me and I love dearly? �
Metamorphosis, Acrylic on canvas, 75 x 60 cm
Acknowledgements Richard Filion Director General of Dawson College Diane Gauvin Academic Dean
Julianna Joos Studio Arts Profile Coordinator Helen Wawrzetz Secretary – Visual Arts Sector Julianna Joos Integrating Activity Instructor
Donna Varrica Director of Communications and Public Relations
Barbara Freedman Dean of Instructional Development
AndrĂŠa Cole Dean of Creative and Applied Arts
Leslie Ann Tuazon Catalogue Designer and Editor
Wolfgang Krotter Assistant Dean of Creative and Applied Arts
Matthew Ste-Marie Manager of Print Services