Leslie A. Abernethy
is a multidisciplinary artist, whose work is aimed at influencing the observer to think beyond the traditional approach.
Surrealist concepts heavily influence finished compositions. Manifestations of one’s conscious experience in the physical form of art being the vessel of communication. The process of completing each image harnesses the meditative state induced by listening to audio stimulation, which is used to channel an emotional state into colors and forms. Education in Art, Psychology, and multiple sciences permeate the completed works. She lives and works in New York City.
Brianna Caraballo
is a painter who lives and works in New York City. She paints in an abstract style using oils and acrylics and unconventional materials. Her subject matter choices stem from her past and link to her present. She recreates childhood traumatic events through the technique of staining raw canvas. The themes presented throughout her work are trauma and healing. Through her artistic process, she reunites and records fragments of feelings, thoughts and memory.
Denzyl Daniel
is a multidisciplinary Artist of Liberian descent, based in NYC. His work primarily involves the mediums of charcoal and soft pastel. He implements elements of frottage to his pieces to expose that of hidden emotion within the human body. He believes that a person's "true state" is only revealed when in the midst of a strong emotion, transforming their facial features into objects of abstraction, which divert from the fixed expressions we encounter in society. His first taste of art came through his exposure to that of Japanese manga, and the traditional textile arts of Liberia he witnessed within his Grandmother's traditional garb. Inspired by these visual practices that tell a story, he began to pursue his recent career.
Joseph Liss
grew up in Canarsie, Brooklyn NY. As a child and teenager, he attended public school and charter schools in low-income areas of Brooklyn and New York City, spending days surrounded by the sights, sounds and smells of the inner city.
As an adult he was drawn to capture images of people, places and objects such as old, broken and abandoned things. His photographs contain images of subjects or people others discard or walk past without noticing. He photographs these subjects as a reminder; that these shadows of the past remain vibrant if only remembered in a photograph.
Jorge Martinez
Danfeng Qiu
is a portrait and documentary photographer who was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY.
He uses photography as an open diary for analyzing the world. His work reflects the struggles he encounters in life, as he tries to process and obsessively find meaning for everything transpiring around him. Jorge is Currently living in Brooklyn, NY and finishing the B.F.A program at College of Staten Island.
(b. China) is a photographer who lives and works in New York. He works in this medium because photography is the one and only medium that can truly freezes time. He is inspired by the visual artist Henri Cartier-Bresson because in his Decisive Moment, he was a craftsman that constructed every frame perfectly.
He is also inspired by Jamie Windsor because Jamie Windsor once said, "Photography is not reality, it's an interpretation of reality...". Photographers should make the picture in their mind and try to convey their idea through the images. Even though reality might not look the same.
Irvin Rodriguez
makes photos, mixed media artworks and conceptual artworks. In his work he explores the limits of current technologies, within photography and how they meld with other digital processes. He believes in our changing times more and more uses for digital tools are being explored and he hopes to find these uses and incorporate them into an artistic format. His work also investigates perspective and how it changes based on content, context and display format.
Lex Wittlin
Is a photographer who lives and works in Staten Island, New York. She enjoys photographing simple scenes with lots of colors and light/textures Her recent work has been more abstract and experimental. She uses past experiences and emotions as inspiration for her work.
Special Thanks
We would like to thank the department of Performing and Creative Arts for their support throughout our studies. Special thanks to Professors Beth Livensperger, Beatrix Reinhardt, Chris Verene, and Marianne Weil, for their support and input on the senior class’s projects. We also extend that thanks to the class’s faculty, Professor Miguel A. Aragón and KC Crow Maddux, James Scheuren, Ann Aspinwall and Knut Willich from Aspinwall Editions, Golnar Adili, Kat Chamberlin, and Mildred Beltre for sharing their wisdom throughout the semester.
We hope you enjoy this virtual exhibition and stay in touch for news on possible dates for a physical exhibition after these challenging times.