Jillian Gillespie Shows Glasswork Art at Cazenovia College Art Gallery

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Shower of the Cherry Blossoms, glasswork by Jillian Gillespie

CAZENOVIA, NY (04/04/2012)(readMedia)-- The Cazenovia College Art Gallery in Reisman Hall is hosting the annual Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibitions, now through May 1. The exhibition will include work by visual communications, studio art, photography and interior design degree candidates from Cazenovia College's Division of Art and Design.

Jillian Gillespie of Danville, N.H., a 2005 graduate of Timberlane Regional High School in Plaistow, N.H., has specialized in fused glass artwork, with a minor in art history. In 2011, she completed a summer internship program at Monte Verde Art Glass Studio in Manchester, N.H., under the guidance of Moishe Ragieme and Chris Doherty. Gillespie's BFA Thesis Exhibition, titled "Nature's Garden of Glass," will feature many glass forms for the home and garden that Gillespie has created during her senior year.

In her artist's statement, Gillespie writes, "The artistic objective of my glass design is to recognize the beauty found in the natural world and to create new design forms that reflect my interpretation of these elements. I explore the dynamics of the natural world and the fluidity and constant motion ever present in the land, water and sky that surround us. The inherent characteristics and intricacies of glass as an art medium, both support my artistic objectives and challenge my design capabilities. Glass color and textures achieved through fusing different glass types, as well as naturally occurring flaws within the material, provide inexhaustible possibilities to artistically represent landscapes, mountains, rivers, oceans and the heavens in new design forms. It is my hope that each piece will transport the viewer to a tranquil place or perhaps have them recall a special moment; a beautiful sunrise or sunset, a starry night sky, the constantly changing seascape or perhaps a field of wheat rustling in the prairie breeze. The glass medium affords me wide possibilities to depict our natural environment with my glass art."

Image: Shower of the Cherry Blossoms, glasswork by Jillian Gillespie

The Cazenovia College Art Gallery in Reisman Hall, 6 Sullivan St., is on the corner of Sullivan and Seminary streets in Cazenovia. Hours during the academic year are: 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. Summer hours vary. For information, contact Jen Pepper, gallery director, by e-mail to jpepper@cazenovia.edu. Information is also on the Web at www.cazenovia.edu/art-gallery.

Cazenovia College, founded in 1824, is an independent, co-educational, baccalaureate college near Syracuse, N.Y., offering a comprehensive liberal arts education in an exceptional community environment, with academic and co-curricular programs devoted to developing leaders in their professional fields. Cazenovia, named one of "America's Best Colleges" by U.S. News & World Report, is also a national College of Distinction. For more information, visit www.cazenovia.edu

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