The Cazenovia College Art Gallery will host an exhibit of the work of Atelier Four, Hamilton College professors Bruce Muirhead, William Salzillo and alumni Amy Georgia Buchholz and Jake Muirhead, from Thursday, Nov. 6, through Friday, Dec. 5. An artists' lecture and reception will take place on Nov. 6, from 4 to 5:30 in the Gallery. The Gallery is located in the College's Art and Design building on the corner of Sullivan and Seminary streets in Cazenovia.
The Atelier Four is a group of artists working together in the collaborative workshop spirit often found among printmakers. Linked philosophically to the Arts and Crafts Movement that has deep roots in Upstate New York, this group is committed to keeping the tradition of studio printmaking alive while promoting its contemporary relevance. The selection of intaglio prints exhibited in "Five Years at Delavan" compares and contrasts the working methods of the four whose teacher/student relationships developed into life-long friendships that have shaped their art and careers.
Despite similar goals, each of the four artists represents a different approach to intaglio printmaking. Bruce Muirhead is a self-defined painter/print-maker in the romantic mold. He teaches painting and also runs the art department print studio.
Salzillo learned printmaking as a student at the Rhode Island School of Design and later studied lithography with Garo Antresian, a founder of the Tammarind Institute at the University of New Mexico. His new prints reference historical styles, a direction inspired by his curatorial research as director of the Emerson Gallery from 1982 to 1993 and 1999 to 2001.
Buchholz studied art at Kirkland College and earned her M.F.A. at the University of Buffalo. Buchholz received a NYFA fellowship, a Kirkland College fellowship and a NYSCA artist-in-residency grant. Her recent dry points, based on nature subjects, reference the aesthetic philosophy of the Etching Revival.
Jake Muirhead '86 attended Hamilton College, majoring in art. He did post-graduate work at George Mason University where he earned his M.F.A. in printmaking. Muirhead has participated in numerous national and international print competitions. He is currently an associate in charge of etching at Pyramid Atlantic Art Center in Maryland in addition to teaching drawing at Montgomery College and printmaking at the Washington Waldorf School.
The Cazenovia College Art Gallery is open Monday through Thursday, 1-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m.; Friday, 1-4 p.m.; and Saturday and Sunday, 2-6 p.m.
The Atelier Four is a group of artists working together in the collaborative workshop spirit often found among printmakers. Linked philosophically to the Arts and Crafts Movement that has deep roots in Upstate New York, this group is committed to keeping the tradition of studio printmaking alive while promoting its contemporary relevance. The selection of intaglio prints exhibited in "Five Years at Delavan" compares and contrasts the working methods of the four whose teacher/student relationships developed into life-long friendships that have shaped their art and careers.
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Salzillo learned printmaking as a student at the Rhode Island School of Design and later studied lithography with Garo Antresian, a founder of the Tammarind Institute at the University of New Mexico. His new prints reference historical styles, a direction inspired by his curatorial research as director of the Emerson Gallery from 1982 to 1993 and 1999 to 2001.
Buchholz studied art at Kirkland College and earned her M.F.A. at the University of Buffalo. Buchholz received a NYFA fellowship, a Kirkland College fellowship and a NYSCA artist-in-residency grant. Her recent dry points, based on nature subjects, reference the aesthetic philosophy of the Etching Revival.
Jake Muirhead '86 attended Hamilton College, majoring in art. He did post-graduate work at George Mason University where he earned his M.F.A. in printmaking. Muirhead has participated in numerous national and international print competitions. He is currently an associate in charge of etching at Pyramid Atlantic Art Center in Maryland in addition to teaching drawing at Montgomery College and printmaking at the Washington Waldorf School.
The Cazenovia College Art Gallery is open Monday through Thursday, 1-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m.; Friday, 1-4 p.m.; and Saturday and Sunday, 2-6 p.m.
