Suzanne Schireson she/her

Exploration of the human figure, its movement and form integrated within a spatial environment. Emphasis is placed on the development of visual literacy, critical analysis, and various modes of perception, representation, and expression. Selective visual decision-making concentrates on relationships of form and space.

Color, methods, materials. Introduction to color and the various methods and materials of painting that form the framework of learning to paint. Through work from direct observation of a variety of subjects, students learn to integrate shape, value and color in the creation of pictorial space and form. Students acquire the fundamental perceptual, technical, design and critical skills necessary to work in painting and begin to develop an understanding of the media.

Prepares students for their Senior Capstone/Senior BFA Exhibition and art-related professional fields. BFA students synthesize and integrate skills achieved in major studio and university courses. Each student creates a comprehensive and cohesive body of visual work that is exhibited in a professional gallery venue and gives a public oral presentation on their work. Professional practice presentations and assignments further establish essential career skills.