Work by (from left): David Hiltner G’97, Wendy Jachman ’72 and Courtney Rile ’04.
Pioneers. Trailblazers. Innovators. Orange.
When surveying the landscape of American art, few institutions have left such an indelible mark as the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) at Syracuse University. Celebrating over a century of alumni impact and output, “Post Scholam” features 19 artists working in a gamut of media, style, and genre, including painting, sculpture, video, photography, design, fashion, print and textiles.
Organized by Andrew Saluti, associate professor and program coordinator of museum studies in VPA’s School of Design, the exhibition runs Nov. 7-Dec. 12 at VPA’s Warehouse Gallery in the Nancy Cantor Warehouse, 350 W. Fayette St., Syracuse. An opening reception will be held on Friday, Nov. 14, from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
The selected artists and designers are luminaries in their fields. They are included in public and private collections worldwide and acclaimed as some of the most important in their disciplines, achieving pinnacle recognition and awards including multiple Emmys, MacArthur fellowships, inclusions in the Venice Biennale, Caldecott and Sibert Honors and more.
Included in this inaugural exhibition are Bolton Coit Brown c.G’1890, Louisa Chase ’73 , Jason Chin ’01, Thorsten Dennerline G’97, LaToya Ruby Frazier G’07, David Hiltner G’97, Maggy Hiltner ’97, Wendy Jachman ’72, David Jon Kassan ’99, Sol LeWitt ’49, James Little G’76, Richard Pasquarelli ’90, Dorothy Riester G’55, Courtney Rile ’04, Melissa Shakun ’05, Roger Shimomura G’69, John Thompson ’72, Bill Viola ’73 H’95 and Jessica Weiner ’94.
The exhibition title, “Post Scholam,” Latin for “after school,” evokes the lasting influence that these artists—and their alma mater—have had, and continue to have, since the college’s inception in 1873 as the first degree-conferring organization of its kind in the United States.
“This exhibition represents only a select few of the decades of artist, designer and performers that have graduated from VPA,” says Saluti, also a VPA alumnus and the exhibition’s curator. “As the inaugural alumni exhibition for the Warehouse Gallery, I’m looking forward to many more opportunities to highlight the groundbreaking work that my fellow alumni continue to create.”
The Warehouse Gallery is the premier exhibition space for VPA students, faculty, alumni and staff. Exhibitions are free and open to the public. Visit the gallery website to plan your visit.