2017-18 Student / Faculty Exhibitions

Exhibitions

INK MADE
Gallery FIT
June 8 – July 7, 2018 

The 2018 MFA in Illustration Visual Thesis Exhibition, INK MADE, consisted of narrative illustration, mixed media, and sequential art from seven unique artists. The title is an acrostic; each artist selected a single word to represent their body of work, and joined them together to create a unified whole. This was the In-vogue, Nudes, Kittens, Mélange, Aliens, Dolls, and Earth show.

The exhibition featured work by Edgar Alanis, John Jay Cabuay, Juhye Cho, Mark Higden, Hilary Hubanks, Sarah Wilmot, and Awsemon Yari.

INK MADE exhibition poster

Image: Master of Fine Arts in Illustration INK MADE Exhibition 2018 Poster. Courtesy of the Master of Fine Arts in Illustration program.

Art and Design Graduating Student Exhibition
Gallery FIT & other locations
May 9 – May 24, 2018 

FIT is part of NYCxDESIGN, New York City’s annual celebration of design which attracts hundreds of thousands of attendees and designers from across the globe. The Art and Design Graduating Student Exhibition presented the work of more than 800 students receiving AAS and BFA degrees from the School of Art and Design and was on view throughout the main floors of the Marvin Feldman Center, the Shirley Goodman Resource Center, The Museum at FIT, the Gladys Marcus Library, and the John E. Reeves Great Hall. 

The art selected was the culmination of each student’s unique experience in the FIT’s diverse, challenging, and demanding undergraduate Art and Design programs. Featuring juried, award–winning, and thesis projects, this presentation was the manifestation of several years of research, experimentation, critical thinking, and artistic proficiency. The Graduating Student Exhibition advances the college’s applied philosophy that integrates practice in industry with theory and teaching inside the studio.

The exhibition featured work in 16 areas of study: Accessories Design, Advertising Design, Computer Animation and Interactive Media, Fabric Styling, Fashion Design, Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Illustration, Interior Design, Jewelry Design, Menswear , Packaging Design, Photography, Textile Surface Design, Toy Design, and Visual Presentation and Exhibition Design.


Art and Design Graduating Student Exhibition 2018 poster

Image: Art and Design Graduating Student Exhibition 2018 poster. Courtesy of FIT School of Art and Design.

 

Pockets to Purses: Fashion + Function
Gallery FIT
March 6, 2018 – March 31, 2018 

Pockets and purses provide immediate access to personal possessions, satisfying the need to carry money and other useful objects. They can also display luxury or emphasize fashionable gestures. Pockets to Purses: Fashion + Function was organized by graduate students in FIT’s Fashion and Textile Studies program. The exhibition explored the history of pockets and purses as fashionable and functional objects that have evolved to accommodate the demands of modern life.

Arranged chronologically, a selection of objects from the collection of The Museum at FIT analyzed the interplay between pockets and purses in both men’s and women’s wardrobes from the eighteenth century to the present. Themes of public versus private, fashion versus function, and masculine versus feminine were explored through garments, accessories, fashion plates, and video footage. Highlights included an early nineteenth century reticule fashioned from a man’s waistcoat pocket, a 1930’s Cartier clutch, a Bonnie Cashin raincoat, and an Hermés Kelly Bag.

Pockets to Purses: Fashion + Function was the first exhibition to examine both men’s and women’s pockets and bags in tandem. It highlighted their overlapping history, clarifying the relationship between pocket and purse for a wide audience. The diversity of objects demonstrated how pockets and purses have been utilized throughout history and how lifestyle changes have affected their design and use. This exhibition encouraged visitors to see the significance of these familiar, but dynamic objects.

Read more about Pockets to Purses.

View the online exhibition.

detail of right pocket of lime green Bonnie Cashin rain coat

Image: Detail, Bonnie Cashin, raincoat, green cotton canvas and leather, circa 1965, USA, museum purchase.

 

Art and Design Faculty Exhibition: New Views 2018
John E. Reeves Great Hall
February 24, 2018 – March 11, 2018 

 

New Views 2018 is the fourth large-scale faculty exhibition at FIT in the John E. Reeves Great Hall. The School of Art and Design consists of 17 departments teaching separate creative disciplines that define the vitality of the college. Approximately 70 faculty members have submitted their work for this non-juried exhibition.

New Views’ goal is to celebrate and reflect on projects and recent works of all the talented faculty of the School of Art and Design. Diverse in vision, media, and execution, the works on view demonstrate visual investigations that form the studio practices of the FIT’s faculty members.

FIT’s School of Art and Design comprises 17 programs — Accessories Design, Advertising Design, Communication Design, Computer Animation and Interactive Media, Fabric Styling, Fashion Design, Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Illustration, Interior Design, Jewelry Design, Menswear, Packaging Design, Photography, Textile/Surface Design, Toy Design, and Visual Presentation and Exhibition Design.

This exhibition is open to the public.

Wyoming by Sylvie G. Covey

Image: Wyoming by Sylvie G. Covey

#EXPERIENCE – 2017 Creative Technology & Design Annual Exhibition
Gallery FIT
December 5, 2017 – January 6, 2018 

The third annual Creative Technology and Design exhibition, #EXPERIENCE, focused on the exploration of new possibilities in Experience Design. This exhibition showcased the most innovative design projects from FIT’s Creative Technology courses, such as Digital Typography, Content-centric App Design, Kinetic Typography, User Experience Design, and Design for Web-based Interface. 

The exhibition concept was conceived by the co-coordinators of the Creative Technology program, Christie Shin and C.J. Yeh. The call for submissions was announced in September 2017, and the jury panel reviewed more than 150 projects in order to select the best for the exhibition. The categories for submission included digital typography, content design, digital product design, interaction design, and user experience design. Every project in the exhibition demonstrated creative and innovative uses of Experience Design principles. To demonstrate the link between these student projects and current industry practices, selected professional projects from the alumni, faculty, and advisory board members of the program were also on view.

an imac, ipad, and iphone with similar graphics showcased on each screen

Image: 2017 Creative Technology and Design exhibition poster.

 

AD@FIT presents ATTENTION
Gallery FIT
October 21 – November 18, 2017

According to creative legend Bill Bernbach, “Principles endure, formulas don’t. You must get attention to your ad. This is a principle that will always be true. How you get attention is a subtle, ever-changing thing.”

This exhibition of Advertising Design at FIT showcases the award winning work that garnered the attention of the creative professionals in the advertising industry.

Advertising Design exhibition 2017 poster

Image: Advertising Design exhibition 2017 poster courtesy of the Advertising Design program.

 

Crafting Change: New Textile Work by Students and Faculty
Gallery FIT
September 19 – September 30, 2017

The work of FIT students and faculty took center stage in the Gallery FIT exhibition Crafting Change. Organized by the textile/surface design department in conjunction with New York Textile Month, the works featured in Crafting Change used long-established techniques in a modern context to explore the shifting boundaries between art, design, and technology. Projects bridging science and textiles have the potential to revolutionize the fashion and textile industries, leading us to a more sustainable future. These works were promising examples of how FIT is successfully encouraging interdisciplinary mergers between craft, technology, and sustainability to usher textile arts into the 21st century.