Two new exhibits at Nazareth College Arts Center galleries highlight the artistry of illustration and design

ROCHESTER, NY (12/14/2012)(readMedia)-- Their work is everywhere! With advertising and packaging a part of everyday life, the work of graphic designers and illustrators is hard to avoid. It needn't be just a utilitarian combination of words and images designed to sell, however, and the Nazareth College Department of Art is celebrating the artistry of typography, graphic design, and illustration with two new Gallery exhibits at the Nazareth College Arts Center.

The Arts Center Gallery will host an illustration invitational entitled "Good Work!" that highlights the favorite work of some of the country's top commercial illustrators. Simultaneously, the Colacino Gallery at Nazareth College Arts Center will host "Design in the Working World: The Alumni Graphic Design Exhibit," a showing of their best work by Nazareth College Department of Art Graphics and Illustration alumni.

Both exhibits begin Friday, January 18, 2013, with an Artist Reception from 5-8 p.m., and continue through March 1.

About "Good Work!"

Visitors to "Good Work!" will be treated to the favorite works of art of 50 of the country's top commercial illustrators. Curated by Nazareth College Department of Art Graphics and Illustration faculty Kathleen Calderwood, associate professor, and David Cowles, lecturer, the exhibit invited each participant to choose the illustration they think is their best work to date. Collectively, the pieces promote the field of illustration and create an important exhibition of top illustration artists.

Illustrators on display in "Good Work!" are Daniel Adel, Terry Allen, Tom Bachtell, Melinda Beck, Guy Billout, Juliette Borda, Steve Brodner, Lou Brooks, Calef Brown, Philip Burke, Kathy Calderwood, Dave Calver, André Carrilho, Michael Cho, David Cowles, Brian Cronin, Jose Cruz, Paul Davis, Roger DeMuth, Debbie Drechsler, Henrik Drescher, Randall Enos, Vivienne Flesher, Douglas Fraser, Drew Friedman, Milton Glaser, Eddy Guy, Danny Hellman, John Hershy, John Kascht, Stephen Kroninger, Anita Kunz, Peter Kuper, Chris Lyons, Wilson McLean, Bill Mayer, Ross MacDonald, Mark Matcho, Hanoch Piven, C.F. Payne, Chris Pyle, Robert Risko, Edel Rodriguez, Laurie Rosenwald, Richard Sala, Zina Saunders, David Sheldon, Owen Smith, Bob Staake, Nancy Stahl, Ward Sutton, Gary Taxali, Murray Tinkleman, Mark Ulrikson, Kirsten Ulve, and James Yang. The group includes award-winning artists whose work has appeared in collections and galleries throughout the world; in publications including Business Week, Esquire, Fortune, Glamour, Mad. Mother Jones, Newsweek, Playboy, People, Readers Digest, Rolling Stone, Time, The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Sports Illustrated, Vanity Fair, and Vogue; and representing such brands as AT&T, Coca-Cola, Converse, Disney, Exxon, Frito Lay, Georgia Pacific, HBO, Hasbro, Levi Strauss, MTV, Martha Stewart Omnimedia, Microsoft, Nickelodeon, Nikon, Penguin Books, Pepsi, Verizon, Virgin Records, and Warner Brothers.

"Good Work!" Illustration Invitational at the Arts Center Gallery at Nazareth College; Show runs January 18-March 1, 2013; Artist Reception Friday, January 18, 5-8 p.m.; Arts Center Gallery is open Sunday and Tuesday-Thursday, noon-5pm; Friday-Saturday, noon-8pm; automated info line: 585-389-5073

About "Design in the Working World: The Alumni Graphic Design Exhibit"

"Design in the Working World: The Alumni Graphic Design Exhibit" offers viewers a reflective look at the professional work of 14 Nazareth College Department of Art Graphics and Illustration alumni who are now successful artists and designers. The exhibit was curated by Nazareth College Department of Art Graphics and Illustration faculty Catherine Haven Kirby, professor/program director, and Sherri Baker Hamilton, assistant professor.

The 14 Nazareth College graduates participating in "Design in the Working World" are Sherri Baker Hamilton, Maureen Ballatori, Matt Chatham, Luke Dangler, Maria Friske, Elena Dubas, Tom Galambos, Carl Huber, Amelia Hugill-Fontanel, Elliott Kirby, Tom Moyer, Kristen Palladino, Heidi Trost, and Nick Woyciesjes. As a group, they have worked at advertising agencies, apparel companies, banks, colleges, high schools, law firms, museums, newspapers, non-profit organizations, publishers, and as self-employed artists and designers.

"Design in the Working World: The Alumni Graphic Design Exhibit," at Nazareth College Arts Center's Colacino Gallery; Show runs January 18-March 1, 2013; Artist Reception Friday, January 18, 5-8 p.m.; Colacino Gallery is open Wednesday-Sunday, noon-5pm; automated info line: 585-389-5073

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. For additional information, visit artscenter.naz.edu.

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. For additional information, visit naz.edu/art.

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, call the automated information line (585) 389-5073 or visit naz.edu/art/arts-center-gallery.

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, call the automated information line (585) 389-5073 or visit naz.edu/art/colacino-art-gallery.

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