Rebecca Aloisio

Senior Lecturer

School of Design

College of Art and Design

raafaa@rit.edu

Rebecca Aloisio

Senior Lecturer

School of Design

College of Art and Design

Education

BFA, Cleveland Institute of Art; MFA, Syracuse University

raafaa@rit.edu

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Shows/Exhibits/Installations

Aloisio, Rebecca. Senior Lecturer. Oct. 2021. Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester NY. Installation.

Aloisio, Rebecca. Z Axis. Nov. 2019. University of Rochester, Rochester NY. Exhibit.

Aloisio, Rebecca. Solo Exhibition. Jan. 2019. Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center, Buffalo NY. Exhibit.

Aloisio, Rebecca. Stratum. Jan. 2019. Nazareth College, Rochester NY. Exhibit.

Aloisio, Rebecca and Group Exhibition. No Basement at the Alamo. Jul. 2019. Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland OH. Exhibit.

Aloisio, Rebecca. BigInk at the Ink Shop. Aug. 2017. The Ink Shop and Olive Branch Press, Ithaca NY. Exhibit.

National/International Competition Award Winner

Aloisio, Rebecca. Pollock-Krasner Foundation. Pollock-Krasner Grant. New York, NY, 2019.

Invited Article/Publication

Rose, Renée LaVerné. "Rebecca Aloisio." ACS Magazine July/August 2017 Issue. (2017). Web.

Currently Teaching

FDTN-121

2D Design I

3 Credits

This course is an introduction to the basic elements and principles of two-dimensional design and is foundational to the College of Art and Design curriculum. The focus of this course is the development of visual and verbal vocabularies as a means of exploring and understanding two-dimensional design. Students will engage with a wide variety of media, tools, and techniques to develop skills while delving into the theoretical and experimentational processes of contemporary art and design. The exploration of historical and cultural themes and concepts intertwined with aspects of personal interpretation and experience will be included in the curriculum. **Fee: A materials fee is required for this course, and an additional course fee applied via student account**

FDTN-122

2D Design II

3 Credits

This course is the second part of the sequential two-dimensional design curriculum within the College of Art and Design. This course builds on the broad introductory experiences in 2D I; students will expand their visual and verbal vocabulary while exploring advanced design concepts through interdisciplinary activities, practices, and exploration. The themes and concepts explored in this course are intertwined with aspects of personal interpretation and experience alongside historical and cultural themes. **Fee: A materials fee is required for this course, and an additional course fee applied via student account**

GRDE-107

Motion Design I

3 Credits

This course will introduce the concepts, principles and techniques of motion design and animation. Topics covered are planning and organization methods in the form of storyboards, animatics, kinetics, animation principles, sequencing, composition, visual variables, and forms of narrative storytelling. Focus is on the integration of time and media, such as illustration, photography, video, audio, animation and type, to communicate a moving message. This course will emphasize design from a problem-solving point of view and explores the production-timeline.

In the News

September 6, 2024

RIT well represented at 2024 Rochester Fringe Festival

RIT students, faculty, and staff will contribute music, dance, comedy, poetry, photojournalism, and more during the 13th annual Rochester Fringe Festival, which begins Tuesday, Sept. 10, through Sept. 21.
October 10, 2022

Student designs to be featured in Fashion Week Rochester

After a two-year hiatus, RIT’s College of Art and Design reintroduced the Charrette, a unique, weeklong design challenge in which students must create a wearable sculpture that communicated the idea of memory. In addition to other prizes awarded, the work of 15 students was selected to appear on the runway during Fashion Week Rochester, set for Oct. 13-15.
December 20, 2021

Portfolio review event punctuates professional development class

Equipped with newly-developed professional skills and materials, students from Ceramics, Fine Art Photography and Metals and Jewelry gained insightful feedback on their work from 11 artists to wrap up the fall semester.