Congratulations on the opening of this, your graduate

exhibition. Your presence in this catalogue not only celebrates your achievements while you’ve been with us, but also serves to signal your transition to the next chapter of your life and career.

Whatever your goals, whatever your desire in life, it is my hope that your studies with the visual arts program serve you well, that you continue to explore, search, question, and, it is also my hope that you keep making art.

The Division of Fine Arts is extremely proud of all its graduates and this catalogue, and your presence in it, will serve as a reminder over the years that you were here, and that you made a contribution and a difference to the visual arts program.

All the very best and please keep in touch

Adams, Allison

Ball, Bailey

Dicks, Danielle

Evans, Stephen

Healey, Vivian

Hollett, Brittney

Janes, Shardi

Keough, Megan

King, Shaylyn

Martin, Emily

Martin, Kyra

McLellan, Neil

Mercer, Maria

Parson, Sara

Pender, Robyn

Power, Rebecca

Rumboldt, Amanda

Smith, Courtney

Trotter, Leighanne

Wrice, Rachel

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Greetings from the Vice President This publication is more than just a catalogue of artwork, and it is more than a register of the students who comprise the fourth-year visual arts class. It is the manifestation of inspiration, creativity and anticipation. It represents the hard work and courage of our students—the pride they feel in themselves, and the pride that we have in them. For the duration of their studies they have been on a personal journey: Four years of academic study and studio practice across a range of disciplines. Our students are rich with talent. And while we are sad to see them leave us, we are fortunate that they will be ambassadors for Grenfell as they venture into new experiences. As you peruse this publication, think about where these students may venture next. They will take what they’ve learned here and build on it—or break it and rebuild it. Their new interpretations of art, indeed, their interpretation of the world around them, will influence everyone with whom they come in contact. Graphic novelist Neil Gaiman said, “Go and make interesting mistakes, make amazing mistakes, make glorious and fantastic mistakes. Break rules. Leave the world more interesting for your being here. Make. Good. Art.” So graduates, at Grenfell Campus you have learned the foundation, the good and solid knowledge, to prepare you for your future. Now it is up to you to forge that knowledge and make it your own. Go ahead and break the rules. The world is yours to do with as you wish. Congratulations!Mary Bluechardt, PhDVice-President, Grenfell CampusMemorial University of NewfoundlandGreetings from the Division Head Congratulations on the opening of this, your graduate exhibition. Your presence in this catalogue not only celebrates your achievements while you’ve been with us, but also serves to signal your transition to the next chapter of your life and career. Whatever your goals, whatever your desire in life, it is my hope that your studies with the visual arts program serve you well, that you continue to explore, search, question, and, it is also my hope that you keep making art.The Division of Fine Arts is extremely proud of all its graduates and this catalogue, and your presence in it, will serve as a reminder over the years that you were here, and that you made a contribution and a difference to the visual arts program.All the very best and please keep in touch.Todd Hennessey, ProfessorHead, Division of Fine Arts (Grenfell Campus)Greetings from the Program Chair My, my … 26 years since the visual arts program began at Grenfell. And 23 years worth of catalogues—an amazing accomplishment that traces its roots back to one of the founding faculty members, Dave Morrish, who thought it would be a nice idea if we produced a catalogue highlighting graduates every year. And so we have, from the first graduating class in 1992 right up to this handsome 2014 publication. In a quarter-of-a-century, Grenfell’s visual arts graduates have found careers virtually all over the world as successful artists, designers, animators, educators, photographers, architects, gallery and museum employees, business owners and more. With a record like that I have no doubt that you folks, too, will be making waves quite soon.I know I speak for all visual arts faculty and staff when I say the biggest kick we get is seeing you grow into confident professionals in the few short years we work together; the toughest thing we do is send you on your way. Please keep in touch and let us know what you’re doing. Best of luck with all your future endeavours.Kent Jones, ProfessorChair, Visual Arts ProgramDivision of Fine Arts (Grenfell Campus)Grenfell Campus Visual Art Class of 2014Allison AdamsFairbanks, NLIn the Cold I’m Standing86.5 cm x 204 cmAcrylic on Canvas2013In the Cold I’m Standing (Detail)Bailey BallConne River, NLNiskam91.5 cm x 30.5 cmAcrylic and Seed Beads on Canvas2013Niskam (detail)Danielle DicksPortugal Cove, NLWooden Tables and Yellow Kitchens20.3 cm x 20.3 cmPaper, Fabric, Emproidery Thread2014Stephen EvansGrand Falls-Windsor, NLThe GravelsPort au Port Peninsula23cm x 30 cmOil on Board2013Vivian HealeyDeer Lake, NLUntitled46 cm x 24 cmStain on Clay2013Brittney HollettSouthern Harbour NLXXXXXX91.5 cm X 91.5 cmMixed Media on Canvas2013Shardi JanesCape Ray, NLFear30 cm x 23 cmIntaglio Print2013Megan KeoughPlate Cove East, NLCave of Comfort (Detail)243 cm x 304 cm x 152.5 cmPaper, Plastic, LED Light Installation2013Shaylyn KingGrand Falls-Windsor, NLMaison Mason V. 2122 cm x 61 cmAcrylic on Masonite2013Emily MartinMarystown, NLUntitled34.4 cm x 26.7 cmSilver Gelatin Print2013Kyra MartinUxbridge, ONUntitled29.7 cm x 21.5 cmDigital Inkjet Print2014Neil McLellanCorner Brook, NLUntitled20.4 cm x 50.7 cm (each panel)Acrylic on Canvas (Multi Panel Installlation)2014Maria MercerCorner Brook, NLZPORSize VariableVideo, Digital Inkjet Print2013Sara ParsonStephenville Crossing, NLI thought that I would Self ConsciousSize variable, Average height: 70 cmMasking Tape, Plastic Sheets2014Robyn PenderCorner Brook, NLUntitledDimensions VariableDigital Inkjet Print2014Rebecca PowerWasbush, NLI, Mi’kamaq; I, Interloper 46 cm x 30 cmWood Burned Birch Log2013 - 2014Amanda RumboldtCorner Brook, NLUntitled46.5 cm x 55 cmRelief Print2012Courntey SmithCape Breton, NSArdor165 cm x 100 cmBranches, Wood, Wire, Solar lights, Rope. 2013Leighanne TrotterElmvale, ONUntitled53.97 cm x 78.10 cm x 11.43 cmAcrylic on Pine2014Rachel WriceHarbour Grace, NLUntitled73.6 cm x 73,6 cm Acrylic on Paper2013Untitled DetailGrenfell Campus: Visual Arts Faculty and StaffKent JonesTodd Hennessey Michael Coyne David MorrishBarb HuntLinda Humphries Christine ShortStephen RaynerBruce  Bryne Charlotte JonesIngrid PercyPierre LeBlancFaculty and StaffDon Foulds Marlene MacCallumGerard CurtisMartha GeorgeChris DunnetTamsin ClarkGerard Kelly Shirley GreerPatrick LundeenMaggie AtkinsonMatthew Hollettare conducted as tutorials - that is, students work independently on projects and confer regularly with faculty advisers while continuing studio and academic studies.            We recognize that students must have occasional opportunities to view important works of art first-hand. Students have visited major art centres in past field trips, including St. John’s, Halifax, Toronto and New York.            A strong visiting artist/guest artist program also augments the curriculum with visitors from across Canada and abroad. These visitors often come to lecture as part of our visiting artist series, while others come to Grenfell Campus in conjunction with gallery exhibitions, or come to work in our studio facilities.            Our students have the opportunity to gain international experience by studying some of their art history/visual culture courses at Memorial University’s campus in Harlow, England. Art history/visual culture courses are offered every two years in the spring/summer session at the Harlow Campus, near London.Facilities            The visual arts facilities include two large painting studios, a fourth-year studio, a foundation studio, a multi-purpose/drawing studio, a sculpture studio with separate facilities for metal, wood, clay and other processes; an intaglio and relief printing workshop, a lithography shop, a screen-printing shop, a graphic arts darkroom, a photography area with group and private black-and-white darkrooms, a digital imaging printing laboratory, a carpentry shop, a framing shop and art history lecture and seminar rooms. These facilities are well equipped and give students the opportunity to work with first-class tools and equipment in the production of their artworks. Services and resources available at the Ferris Memorial University’s Grenfell Campus’ Division of Fine Arts offers two BFA degree programs: visual arts and theatre. They are the only BFA degree programs available in the province. The bachelor of fine arts (visual arts) program is a professional program designed to educate and train students in the history, theory and practice of the visual arts. The curriculum has been devised to produce well-rounded producers of visual culture with a solid grounding in many aspects of the visual arts and interdisciplinary practices. The curriculum illustrates the philosophy that artistic freedom and creative expression require technical skill, intellectual awareness and a personal vision, acquired through a disciplined application of effort and a critical understanding of artistic issues, past and present. Academic electives provide a broad exposure to the liberal arts.The Program            The four-year BFA (visual arts) is an intensive program with an emphasis on studio practice. Areas of study include drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, digital imaging and inter-media. In conjunction with the studio courses, students are enrolled in art history/visual culture courses and academic electives in all four years.            In the first year, students are introduced to the essentials of art making in three first-year studio courses such as: drawing, two-dimensional design & media and three-dimensional design & media, in addition to art history/visual culture and English courses.            In the second and third years, students select studio courses from drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, and digital imaging and inter-media while continuing study in art history/visual culture and academic electives.            Fourth-year independent projects in studio Admissions Information            To gain admission to any program at Grenfell Campus, one must meet the general entrance requirements for Memorial University. Complete details are in the university Calendar.            To apply directly from high school, please arrange for a midterm evaluation to be sent from your school to the Registrar’s Office before March 1 of the year in which you seek to enter the BFA program.            To enrol in the visual arts degree program, there are additional criteria. Applicants must submit a portfolio of artworks and a written statement of intent. For complete details on how to put together a portfolio and make an application, please go to the visual arts website for more information.             Enrolment in the program is limited and selection is competitive. Applicants seeking advanced standing based on previous study should contact the program chair regarding specific portfolio requirements and credit recognition.For more information            For more information on how to apply to the BFA (visual arts) program, please contact:            Division of Fine Arts (Visual Arts)            Grenfell Campus, Memorial University            University Drive            Corner Brook, NL     A2H 6P9            Tel:            709 637 6223            Fax:           709 637 6203info@grenfell.mun.ca  or   vachair@grenfell.mun.caSee the Grenfell Campus homepage and links to the visual arts program at:www.grenfell.mun.ca  and   www.grenfell.mun.ca/fine-arts/visual-artsHodgett Library include study areas, computers and WiFi, photocopiers, books, periodicals, art exhibition catalogues, a graphic novel collection with 200 titles and access to 20,000 online journals.            The art gallery is an important and vibrant part of the visual arts program, bringing national and international contemporary and historical art exhibitions to the campus. The gallery also regularly hosts exhibitions by Newfoundland and Labrador artists, and shows the artwork of the visual arts students and the program faculty and staff. See what is going on in the Grenfell Art Gallery at www.grenfell.mun.ca/artgallery  and  www.facebook.com/GrenfellArtGalleryAfter Graduation            As the information age advances, society is undergoing rapid transformations at all levels. Nowhere is this more evident than in the arts. Today’s art school graduates are flexible thinkers and creative problem-solvers. They have imagination and strong analytic skills. They are resourceful and self-reliant, possessed of courage, self-confidence, common sense, self-discipline, intellectual awareness and self knowledge, as well as a general knowledge of history, current events, and social, moral and political issues.            Opportunities after graduation are defined only by the limits of imagination. Our graduates are employed or self-employed in myriad work situations. In addition to those graduates who are pursuing further study, others are working as practicing artists or in such diverse fields as computer graphics, education, art therapy, design, art conservation, theatre and film, photography, curatorial activities and as art-related entrepreneurs.Allison AdamsBailey BallDanielle DicksStephen EvansVivian HealeyBrittney HollettShardi JanesMegan KeoughShaylyn KingEmily MartinKyra Martin Niel McLellanMaria MercerSara ParsonsRobyn PenderRebecca PowerAmanda RumboldtCourtney SmithLeighanne TrotterRachel WriceClass of 2014CoalesceCOLOPHONDesign and Layout: Megan KeoughPortrait Photography: Megan KeoughMost Student Art Photography: David Morrish© Visual Arts Program, Division of Fine ArtsPulished By Marking & Communications for Grenfell Campus: Memorial University of Newfoundland046-14005-03-14-500

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The 2014 BFA Graduating Class Department of Visual Arts

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