faculty

Suzanne Schireson she/her

Professor

Art & Design

Contact

508-999-9289

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College of Visual & Performing Arts 356A

Education

2008

Indiana University

MFA

2004

University of Pennsylvania

BFA

2003

Pennsylvania Academy of The Fine Arts

CFA

Teaching

Painting
Drawing

Teaching

Programs

Teaching

Courses

ART 512: Visual Thesis

The preparation of a body of conceptually focused, original, and innovative visual work for exhibition or presentation. Graded A-F.

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 542: Grad Studio II:Painting

Continuation of major and elective studios.

AXD 222: Fig Draw: Movement and Space

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.

AXD 241: Painting: Color, Form, & 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.

Teaching

Online and Continuing Education Courses

ART 507: PBC Graduate Seminar I

A forum for establishing a community of PBC students from Artisanry, Fine Arts and Design. This seminar introduces the student to the greater art world, and issues of the professional artist and designer. Students will develop critical thinking skills and understanding of other media through cross-disciplinary critique. The seminar deepens and enriches the students¿ awareness of personal direction seen in the context of historic and contemporary art and design. Through writing, assigned readings, lectures, and discussion, students refine their awareness of individual voice and the implications of their formal and conceptual choices.
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Suzanne Schireson is an artist and the recipient of a Rhode Island State Council on the Arts Fellowship and two Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grants. Her work has been featured in Hyperallergic, The Providence Phoenix and The Boston Globe. Recent solo exhibits include, "Suzanne Schireson: Aftercare", Eleanor D. Wilson Museum, “Inside Room”, Tiger Strikes Asteroid GVL, “Mother Hermit”, West Virginia Wesleyan College and “Ears May Talk Behind Your Back”, Smith College. Her work has been exhibited at The Woodmere Art Museum (Philadelphia, PA), the New Bedford Museum of Art (New Bedford, MA), the Sori Art Center (Jeollabuk-do, South Korea), the Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra (Guwahati, Assam, India) and The Carrousel du Louvre (Paris, France). Suzanne attended Indiana University (MFA ‘08), the University of Pennsylvania (BFA ‘04) and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (Certificate ‘03).