DENIZEN 2020
The SUNY New Paltz Metal Program presented the third edition of denizen, digitally. This exhibition of art/jewelry/objects featured new work created by current students as part of the NYCJW 2020 virtual event.
The online exhibition presents a dynamic group of artists creating seemingly divergent works. Through this potent visual platform, we collectively reflect upon emerging thematic threads and shared experiences. By pinpointing these core questions and curiosities, we confront the urgent concerns of our current moment. Selected work provokes conversation surrounding important and timely subjects including political action, environmentalism, mental health, virtual communication, identity and place, and the search for meaning and wonder. Through unexpected juxtapositions, the virtual site proposes objects as intersecting points of collective inquiry, inspiring critical discussion and revealing universal themes.
Denizen 2020 was organized and documented by the New Paltz MFA Metal Program:
Mando Bee, Funlola Coker, Dawoon Jeong, Lisa Kraushaar, Ashley Nettye Pollack, John Sullivan, Claire Webb, & Beiya Yang.
The exhibition included works by Mando Bee, Funlola Coker, Dawoon Jeong, Lisa Kraushaar, Ashley Nettye Pollack, John Sullivan, Claire Webb, Beiya Yang, Eighteen Yihan Yuan, Meixian Li, Rhiannon Radu, Erin Underhill, Rachel Brainerd, and Renee Ricci.
For inquiries regarding work in the exhibition, please contact: denizen.nycjw@gmail.com