faculty

Elena Peteva she/her

Associate Professor

Art & Design

Contact

508-999-9287

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College of Visual & Performing Arts 357A

Education

2007

Syracuse University

MFA in Painting

2004

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

CFA in Painting

Teaching

Painting BFA
Drawing BFA
Painting MFA
Drawing BFA
Painting and Drawing PBC

Teaching

Programs

Teaching

Courses

ART 516: Thesis Report

The completion of the written thesis, a verbal explanation of the visual thesis which includes research of sources and a discussion of pertinent aesthetic issues, materials, and processes. Graded A-F.

ART 541: Grad Studio I:Painting

The major studios involve intensive work and research in the student's area of concentration. Students investigate the aesthetic, conceptual, technical, and structural properties of chosen media through an individualized study program developed under the guidance of their major advisors. Through questioning and experimentation, students are expected to consolidate technique with the development of strong, expressive ideas. Informal critiques and individualized discussions are scheduled.

ART 641: Grad Studio III:Painting

Final major studio/continuation elective studio.

AXD 325: Drawing: Time Space & Meaning

Exploration of contemporary drawing concepts, practices and media. Students investigate time, space and meaning and the relationship of concept, content and form through drawing in 2-d, 3-d and time-based media, interdisciplinary work with guest faculty and a collaborative installation project.

AXD 421: Advanced Drawing Concepts

Advanced drawing exploration and correlation of previous drawing experiences that manifest in a 2d or 3d approach. Emphasis is placed on conceptual investigation, expression, and interpretation. Students develop their personal vision, creative process, and independent, cross-disciplinary studio practice within the context of art history and contemporary art.

AXD 495: Independent Study

Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area not otherwise part of the discipline's course offerings. Conditions and hours to be arranged.

FOU 110: Foundation Drawing

Introduction to the comprehensive visual language of drawing. Assignments and presentations expose students to numerous drawing approaches, including working with line, sighting, positive and negative shapes, value, and composition. Students apply these to form and space development, idea generation, and creative problem-solving. Critiques and presentations develop critical analysis skills and understanding of drawing in the context of art and design.

Biography

Elena Peteva works in painting, drawing and installation. She exhibits in the US and internationally, including: European Museum of Modern Art (Barcelona, Spain), Butler Institute of American Art (Ohio), Arnot Art Museum (New York), Fort Wayne Museum of Art (Indiana), Museum of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (Pennsylvania), and numerous contemporary art galleries. Her work is in public and private art collections, including Princeton University and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including three Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation grants.

“My work is an allegorical representation of our individual, social and global states.
The image functions as a subtle but charged signifier that creates a net of meaning. I seek a distilled representation, an impossible stillness that captures the ephemeral essence of “now”, the memory of the past and the sense of what is to come and creates a deeper reality. What I try to do in my work is define, present and illuminate things which are, perhaps, unrepresentable.”