Virtual Spring Exhibitions
Virtual
Exhibitions
The coronavirus pandemic led to countless event cancellations around RIT in the spring of 2020, including our thesis, capstone and other end-of-year exhibitions — annual events that celebrate students' creative and innovative spirit. While students couldn't showcase their artwork in physical spaces this year, it's featured here.
Schools of Art and American Crafts (BFA)
Illustration
Our Illustration hosts a walkthrough event to showcase graduating students' completed portfolios every spring. Work by Deanna Campagnola.
Medical Illustration
Our Medical Illustration BFA program and the Medical Illustration MFA in the College of Health Sciences and Technology, in partnership with Rochester Regional Health, organize an exhibition of student work every May. The show, traditionally held in Rochester General Hospital's Werner Medical Library, features anatomical and surgical sketches used for instructional illustrations, courtroom exhibitions, computer graphics and much more. Below are illustrations that were to be displayed in the 2020 exhibition. More of the work can be found on our Instagram.
Wenrong He
Hannah Goerner
Steven Carranco
Studio Arts/Fine Arts Studio
As a graduation requirement, BFA candidates in Ceramics, Expanded Forms, Furniture Design, Glass, Metals and Jewelry Design, Painting, Printmaking and Sculpture exhibit their final body of work in an RIT exhibition space every spring. This year's BFA capstone exhibitions were scheduled to take place at RIT City Art Space in downtown Rochester.
Below is a sample of the artists' work — more can be found on their exhibition website.
Xinming Cai (Fine Arts Studio)
Saralee DaPonte (Fine Arts Studio)
Nathan DeFreest (Furniture Design)
Jaclyn O'dell (Fine Arts Studio)
Dominique Pickett (Fine Arts Studio)
Maddy Schoenfeld (Metals and Jewelry Design)
Alix Soule (Metals and Jewelry Design)
Rachael Strittmatter (Glass)
Sinee Tangkijngamwong (Metals and Jewelry Design)
Megan Werner (Metals and Jewelry Design)
Jakiria Williams (Fine Arts Studio)
Vivian Trettenbach (Fine Arts Studio)
Seungyeon Yoo (Metals and Jewelry Design)
Qingying Zhao (Furniture Design)
Schools of Art and American Crafts MFA/MST
As a graduation requirement, MFA candidates in programs in the Schools of Art and American Crafts exhibit their final body of work in an RIT exhibition space. This year's MFA thesis shows — featuring the work of students in Fine Arts Studio, Furniture Design, Glass and Metals and Jewelry Design — were scheduled to be held in Bevier Gallery.
Drishti Bhandari (Metals and Jewelry Design)
Kayla Cantu (Glass)
Yahui Gao (Furniture Design)
Laural Hartman (Fine Arts Studio)
Kathleen Johnson (Fine Arts Studio)
Jeff Leavitt (Fine Arts Studio)
YeaSeul Lee (Fine Arts Studio)
Kerina Mangiaracina (Fine Arts Studio)
Madeline Rile Smith (Glass)
Yajing Yan (Metals and Jewelry Design)
Chenyue Yang (Glass)
Visual Arts-All Grades (MST in Art Education)
The program's annual artist educator exhibition is a showcase of art created by the regional K-12 students who MST candidates taught during student-teaching placements — highlights of which can be seen below.
Rachel Manhardt
Christina Davis
Emily Burke
Marissa Dreibelbis
Dan Emerson
Katie Quinlisk
Brooke Tisdale
Jacob Tschiderer
School of Design
3D Digital Design
The program live-streamed senior capstone projects at the end of the spring semester.
Graphic Design
Seniors in our Graphic Design program were scheduled to exhibit their capstone work in a space adjacent to RIT City Art Space, the College of Art and Design's downtown Rochester exhibition and event venue. They moved their showcase to Instagram (@long_distance2020). Design by Richie Campagnola.
Industrial Design (BFA)
The annual Industrial Design capstone exhibition scheduled for University Gallery moved online to miro.com. Above work by Yuke Liu.
Industrial Design (MFA)
Candidates in the Industrial Design MFA program exhibit their thesis projects in University Gallery every year — with the 2020 showcase shifting to miro.com. "Shared Kitchen" by Qian Liu.
Interior Design
During the spring 2020 semester, 14 Interior Design seniors worked with Philadelphia-based Corbett, Inc. and two nonprofit organizations — the Dove Block Restoration Group and Dove Tribute Group — to propose designs for a historic building undergoing renovation in downtown Geneva, N.Y. Students presented design concepts for a first-floor community gallery space and third-floor experience center for Corbett, the prospective new owner of Geneva’s Dove Block building.
Chris Beckley
Caroline Pedrotti
Stefani Schultz
Visual Communication Design (MFA)
Graduating Visual Communication Design students exhibit and demonstrate their thesis work in University Gallery near the end of each spring semester. The program’s annual thesis showcase can also be found online.
School of Photographic Arts and Sciences
Fine Art Photography
For the first time in 2020, the annual group Fine Art Photography capstone exhibition was a dual-venue event. The work of 13 seniors was showcased at RIT City Art Space and William Harris Gallery. The “Not Far From Here” exhibition, and scheduled artist talks, were cut short due to COVID-19, however.
Media Arts and Technology (MS)
The final research project for this one-year graduate program is designed to prepare students to be innovators in the rapidly evolving media landscape.
Photographic Sciences
Each year, our Photographic Sciences program hosts a poster session exhibiting graduating students' capstone projects. This year, the show moved online. Poster by Danny Heitmann.
Photography and Related Media
"Fractured Horizon" is a thesis exhibition featuring work by candidates in RIT's MFA in Photography and Related Media program. The show was originally scheduled for William Harris Gallery. Full documentation and information about the artists can be found on the exhibition website.
Granville Carroll
Jin Chan
Carlos Tobon Franco
Jiageng Lin
Hugo Teixeira
Visual Media
Graduating Visual Media students conclude their seniors years with a walkthrough event showcasing their capstone projects. This year, their end-of-study work was highlighted on a website developed by students Noah Bryant and Sara Collins.