2012-13 Student / Faculty Exhibitions
Exhibitions
Cloud 9: Master of Fine Arts in Illustration Visual Thesis Exhibition
Gallery FIT
June 8 - July 6, 2013
Cloud 9 represented the culminating body of work - a "visual thesis" - of the students of
the MFA in Illustration program. The exhibition included works-on-paper, digital painting,
three-dimensional sculpture, and animation, all designed to address a myriad of markets.
As diverse in their works as they are in their backgrounds, these nine students showed
a singular goal to present visual stories.
A Voyage to Panjikant, detail. Watercolor on digital print Marguerite Dabaie
Art & Design Graduating Student Exhibition 2013
Gallery FIT
May 8 - 23, 2013
This show presented the work of more than 800 students receiving AAS and BFA degrees
from the School of Art & Design and was on view throughout the main floors of the
Marvin Feldman Center, the Fred P. Pomerantz Art and Design Center, the Shirley Goodman
Resource Center, and the John E. Reeves Great Hall.
Boots: The Height of Fashion
Gallery FIT
March 5 - April 6, 2013
Boots: The Height of Fashion examined how boots emerged as a modern fashion phenomenon during the last century and evolved to become a staple of the fashionable woman's wardrobe. The exhibition featured 20 pairs of women's boots from the museum's permanent collection, including boots originally worn by fashion icons Jane Holzer and Tina Chow. Boots, as objects, are expressive of power, and the exhibition explored this concept via three significant sub-themes: sex, rebellion, and status.
Students in the Fashion and Textile Studies MA program at FIT's School of Graduate Studies collaborated with the Museum at FIT to present Boots: The Height of Fashion.
Jack Jacobus, Ltd., boot, leather, circa 1900, Austria, gift of Victoria and Albert Museum.
The Fourth Dimension: The Media Club at FIT
Gallery FIT
January 26 - February 9, 2013
The Fourth Dimension responded to the changing world of graphic design. Time was not only the main design
element for all of the projects in this exhibition, but it was also the subject/theme
of the exhibition. According to researchers from Oxford University, time is the most
commonly used noun in the English language; however, it remains a mystery. What is
time? Does everyone experience time the same way? Is time a scientific phenomenon
that can be universally measured and catalogd? How do different cultures interpret
time in their own unique ways? Through the use of motion and interactive technology,
this exhibition explored personal, artistic, academic, and scientific concepts of
time.
The Media Design Club at FIT (MDC) was established in 2009 by Prof. C. J. Yeh from
the Communication Design Department. It brings together students interested in digital
media together outside of the traditional classroom setting. Currently, MDC has 160
members from Communication Design (AAS), Graphic Design (BFA), Advertising Design
(BFA), Computer Graphics (BFA), and Illustration (AAS) programs. It is one of the
most active student clubs at FIT.
Fantastic: FIT Art and Design Faculty Exhibition
Gallery FIT
November 10 - December 8, 2012
This exhibition of FIT faculty artists features a variety of artworks from ten different
departments within the School of Art and Design. Media include painting, drawing,
digital, animation, sculpture, photography, and jewelry, based on the theme of the
fantastic, otherworldly, and imagined. Many of the artists works are for sale and
are featured online at sites.fitnyc.edu/depts/fantastic. Participating artists are
donating proceeds from their sales to Kids in Distressed Situations, an organization
that supports relief efforts in Haiti.
Photograph by Ron Amato, Giardini di Boboli, Florence, Italy.
Interior Design Annual Senior Thesis Exhibition, Class of 2012
Gallery FIT
October 2 - 27, 2012
This exhibition showcases a selection of outstanding senior thesis presentations from the FIT Interior Design departments four-year degree program. The programs yearlong thesis project has two parts: a semester of research followed by a semester of design. Upon entering the eighth semester of study, students translate their research and 4 years of cumulative experience into final design solutions. They establish horizontal and vertical circulation patterns as they locate stairs, elevators and means of egress. While shaping and composing the various interior volumes they anticipate mechanical systems for heating, ventilation, air conditioning, power, fire, and life safety. In addition to selecting colors, finishes, furniture, and equipment students develop extensive space plans, lighting plans, elevations, perspectives, and details to illustrate their design intent.
