Two exhibitions at Nazareth College Arts Center galleries feature local artist Jim Quinn and faculty art!

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ROCHESTER, NY (08/20/2012)(readMedia)-- "Selected Works, Models & Verses," a Jim Quinn exhibition at Nazareth College Arts Center's Colacino Gallery

Show runs August 20-September 22, 2012; Artist reception September 7, 5-7pm

Colacino Gallery is open Wednesday-Sunday, noon-5pm; automated info line: (585)389-5073

Annual Faculty Show returns to the Arts Center Gallery at Nazareth College

Show runs August 24-September 19, 2012; Artist reception September 7, 5-7pm

Arts Center Gallery is open Sunday and Tuesday-Thursday, noon-5pm;

Friday-Saturday, noon-8pm; automated info line: (585)389-5073

The Colacino Gallery at Nazareth College Arts Center will hold an exhibition of works by local artist Jim Quinn beginning August 20, while the Arts Center Gallery will host the annual Faculty Show beginning August 24.

About "Selected Works, Models & Verses"

Ask Jim Quinn to describe his style and he will say, "I think my image making is, for the most part, straightforward and approachable enough to stand on its own. Most of my work is realism and some of it is realism with a twist."

"The work is very personal in that some of it consists of models and subjects from my immediate community and region," he continues. His paintings depict "family members, friends, and some of the work expresses a parallel involvement between personal/physical experiences and my theological/spiritual studies."

Quinn has been making and exhibiting art for more than 40 years. "Selected Works, Models & Verses" highlights work from the past 20 years. The show features pieces using live models and still life subjects, and also includes "some more surreal sort of diversions into scriptural/metaphysical imagery," Quinn says. "I did these works very slowly and deliberately and the audience will see excellent craftsmanship, very strong technical prowess, some thought-provoking contemporary religious imagery, and hopefully, a good example of a man who, when very, very young, made the decision not to give up his crayons."

Quinn long ago gave up trying to determine why he paints. "I just do it because that's what I do," he explains. "The simple passion for painting itself, the striving for perfection, an incessant love of observing the play of light on objects, and pure, unadulterated craziness is what drives my work."

This passion also drives him to connect with a younger generation. Quinn has taught art since 2001, starting at Dake Junior High School in West Irondequoit and later serving as Assistant Professor of Fine Art at Franklin Pierce University (New Hampshire) from 2006-2009. He is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor teaching Life Drawing and Color and Composition at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, and an Adjunct Professor/Lecturer at Nazareth College, where he teaches 2D design, painting, and drawing.

Quinn was classically trained at the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, one of the 36 colleges inside the University of Oxford, where he received his BFA/MA or MFA Equivalent in 1974. He attended the Sheridan College of Applied Arts and Technology in Oakville, Ontario, Canada in 1980-1981, where he studied the art and process of classical film animation. Later, he earned his New York State Teacher Certification in Art K-12 in 2000 from Roberts Wesleyan College, and an MS. Ed (Art Education) in 2003 from Nazareth College.

A resident of Williamson, NY, Quinn is married to an artist and high school art teacher, and has two daughters. He enjoys making and teaching art, making music, weight training, and small-scale farming.

About The Faculty Show

This year's Nazareth College Department of Art Faculty show features a wide variety of artwork for display and sale by 13 faculty: Nancy Beikirch, Lecturer; Doot Bokelman, Associate Professor/Program Director, Art History; Kathy Calderwood, Associate Professor; Graham Carson, Adjunct; Lynn Duggan, Professor; Shannon Elliott, Associate Professor & Director of Art Education; Tom Golambos, Adjunct; Pat Groves, Lecturer; Sherri Baker Hamilton, Assistant Professor; Mitch Messina, Professor; Ron Netsky, Professor and Chairperson, Department of Art; Paul Porell, Assistant Professor; and Jim Quinn, Visiting Assistant Professor.

The Faculty Show is an annual event that helps support the Arts Center Gallery's educational mission.

Image of featured artwork provided by Lynn Duggan, Professor, who teaches jewelry and metalsmithing. Duggan received her BA in Creative Arts from Purdue University and her MFA in Jewelry and Metalsmithing from Washington University. She was honored with the Nazareth College "Excellence in Teaching Award" and has taught as a visiting professor for the University of Georgia Studies Abroad Program in Cortona, Italy. She was awarded two New York Foundation for the Arts fellowships. Much of Duggan's work reflects her ongoing involvement in women and gender studies.

About the Nazareth College Arts Center

For more than 40 years, the Nazareth College Arts Center has served as a venue and educational resource for students, educators, visual and performing artists, and audiences to create, study, and experience all areas of the arts. These cultural programs support the College's curriculum in music, art, and theatre arts, and provide area residents with opportunities to experience exceptional dance, children's theatre, and international entertainment.

The Nazareth College Arts Center is a nonprofit institution; attracts more than 80,000 adults and children annually; is the premier presenter of world-class dance, children's theatre, and international entertainment in Rochester; is the performance home of Rochester City Ballet and world-renowned Garth Fagan Dance, as well as the home of Rochester Children's Theatre and Bach Children's Chorus; houses the Nazareth College departments of art, music, and theatre arts, which present exceptional theatre productions, musicals, operas, recitals, and art exhibitions each year (events are open to the public; serves as a venue for auditions, art classes, music lessons, recitals, fundraisers, lectures, community theater productions, camps, workshops, and graduations; provides access to master classes, school performances, and subscription series shows for underserved youth; and presents an annual Dance Festival each July.

About the Nazareth College Department of Art

The Nazareth College Department of Art offers under-graduate programs in studio art, art education, and art history as well as graphics and illustration. The College offers graduate programs in art education and art therapy.

Nazareth has built two new state-of- the-art galleries to serve the College and the community that are a vibrant part of the Arts Center at large.

About the Colacino Gallery

Established through the generous support of Margaret Colacino, artist and art educator, the Colacino Gallery serves as a cultural and educational resource for Nazareth students as well as the greater Rochester community. Its goal is to complement the liberal arts by fostering critical thinking, intellectual diversity, visual literacy, and aesthetic values. In addition to exhibitions generated in-house, artists are invited to submit proposals for solo or small group shows. The Colacino Gallery is located in the Art Department wing of the Arts Center complex on the second floor. For gallery hours, please call the automated information line (585) 389-5073.

About the Arts Center Gallery

The vision of the Arts Center Gallery is to be regionally and nationally recognized as an artistic institution that contributes to the cultural and educational life of students, faculty, and the larger community by providing a venue for high-quality, diverse artwork that advances intellectual exploration, aesthetic evaluation, and critical inquiry. Exhibitions are curated under the direction of the fine art faculty at Nazareth College by invitation. For gallery hours, please call the automated information line (585) 389-5073.

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