Art history posters at Siena's Academic Celebration

MARIA SEGALA ('08) presents a poster on her independent study for a Robert Rauschenberg exhibition, upcoming during Senior Week and throughout the summer, in Foy Hall. Rauschenberg's prints have recently been a celebrated at the National Gallery in Washington. Segala's exhibition features five prints from the Chow Series of the 1970s. Her poster included a burlap panel to evoke the Purina Animal Chow bags from which Rauschenberg generated the series.

KATHERINE LEVINSON ('09) and KATHRYN HAMILTON ('08, not pictured) presented the work of the students of the Siena Class in Modern Art, Spring 2008. The students built the First Siena Sculpture Exhibition in March (booklet exhibited) and are currently preparing an exhibition of Women's Art from Siena Collections for June and July 2008 in the Yates Gallery of the Standish Library.

First Siena Sculpture Show

Jenna Buckley (’08,)
Kathryn Hamilton (’08)
Kristen Hans (’08)
Laura Lachell (’10)
Katherine Levinson (’08)
Megan Walsh (’08)

Students in MODERN ART have constructed the First Siena Sculpture Show in Foy Lobby, open throughout March. 

top left: drawing students working from exhibition

top right: MEGAN WALSH consults with Phyllis Chapman during installation

bottom: unpacking and examining the works

The sculpture is part of the Siena Art Collection, which got a major boost in 2007, with the accession of over 500 works from the Fine Arts Museum of Long Island. This donation was suggested by Siena student Heather Pirinea, and engineered by her father, Joseph Pirinea. We are thankful for their contribution to the academic life of Siena College. The exhibition would not have been possible without the direction of Siena Art Curator, Phyllis Chapman, and the able cooperation of the Events and Housekeeping Crews.