Current & Past Exhibitions:
December 2024 TC3 Art Department – Fragments of Identity…
“Fragments of Identity” brings together the diverse artistic voices of TC3 faculty, students, and tutors. The exhibition explores the concept of identity through a variety of media—cross-contour drawings that capture the tactile essence of human form, portraits that tell personal stories, and fragmented digital works that reflect the layered nature of our digital age. This collection invites viewers to piece together the various fragments, forming a collective mosaic of experiences, perceptions, and expressions. Curated by Megan VanKanegan and Tanya Komar.
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November 2024 Scott Ackerman – New works…
Scott Michael Ackerman is a self-taught artist from upstate New York. Working at times within the traditions of Folk and Outsider art, Ackerman frequently utilizes unorthodox materials and found objects in his practice. As a self-taught artist he considers his approach as primitive and unconventional, rejecting the boundaries of traditional culture.
October 2024 Bethany Parisi – “Carving Out Time…”
In this debut exhibition, Bethany Parisi invites viewers into the tranquil world of her pine relief carvings where each relief feels like a cherished heirloom. Parisi invites viewers to experience the peace and joy she finds in translating the natural world into timeless folk art.
September 2024 Ellen Pennock – “Bound by Kinship…”
About the artist: Through many years of teaching and creating art my work continues to grow and evolve.
My art employs texture, repetition and nature. I use colors that are vivid and harmonious. I attempt to visually capture and show appreciation for the beauty that surrounds us.
August 2024 Michael Callahan – “Wind, Waves, and Water” Seneca Stone Art…
In early childhood, I spent hours collecting shells and stones on various beaches around the US with my parents and grand parents. Searching for the right stones is a type of meditation. I am inspired by the vertically stacked shale-stones formed by waves near the waters edge of Seneca Lake. I like to think that my best work is achieved when I get out of the way of myself and let the stones take me where they want to go, as close to nature as possible.
July 2024 Julia DeGraff – “Living Color”… is about my exploration of light, color and life. Our world darkens, spinning out of control and every spark of hope burns out. Sometimes we are blind to it, but still, always, there is life beginning, thriving, exploding with fresh chances and new stories.
June 2024 Billy Cote – 123 Paintings / History of England…
123 Tiny Paintings and an 11 part series on the history of England.
May 2024 – Rachel Fierman – Flora, Fawna, and Funga…
A 12 month Exploration of Nature’s Wonders by Rachel Feirman!
Come explore her bold and vibrant digital illustrations inspired by each month of the year spent in upstate, NY. Watch as the exhibit takes you on a journey through the seasons, and the development of Rachel’s artistic skills. Learn about her experiences researching and creating each piece through the lens of playful and whimsical poems that accompany each piece.
April 2024 – Josh Dolan – Broken Guitars…
BROKEN GUITARS is a series by Josh Dolan utilizing broken and rescued guitars as a canvas for collage giving them new life as art pieces. The imagery of horses and the cosmos are often found in these works which tap into our subconscious need to ride! And broken things like broken people can still be beautiful and find new life.
Josh has been a maker since childhood but only recently returned to active status as a visual artist. The pandemic, as for many of us, illustrated just how fleeting life is and forced him to choose a life of art and music. Not only is he a visual artist, but he’s also a pretty decent musician, singer and songwriter; having released his first record in 2023 with The 86ers.
March 2024 – Brooke Lange – Herstory and Theirstory, as Told Through Sports…
“Herstory and Theirstory, as Told Through Sports”, a solo show by Brooke Lange, takes the viewer on a journey to different places and times in human history, guided by mixed media collage pieces made of and installed on found items. Using primary and secondary found resources, the artist explores the evolving position and perception of women and non-binary individuals in society throughout history, as shown through sports. Brooke Lange is an artist and writer living in Ithaca, New York. “Herstory and Theirstory, as Told Through Sports” is on display at Grayhaven Motel Lounge with the Inlet Valley Arts Center throughout Women’s History Month (March 2024).
February 2024 – Kota Bear + Zinc Cirriculum – Multimedia…
Caught in between the analog and digital worlds, Anthony Cenimo and Dakota Pace express their love of physical media through projection and live video manipulation. Using modern and vintage equipment they have created a need for themselves by providing live visuals for local and traveling bands from all genres.
Featured in this show is a selection of pieces from both Anthony and Dakota’s own portfolios. The curation showcases both artists’ exploration of a wide variety of mediums and disciplines that comes from many years of artistic curiosity.
December 2023/January2024 – Gwen Bullock – Photography…
Gwen explores crystals that form on glass of her home windows; she uses macro digital photography to examine flowers in water; and on a film camera she adds a second inverted lens to photograph ice on grass. Twelve photos will be on display for the exhibit, and a larger selection will be available during the opening.
November 2023 – Jessica Warner – Drawings….
Jessica is interested in painting as a complex and contradictory space that can hold multiple meanings, scales and time frames together, can reframe how we engage with familiar objects and spaces. Her work is grounded in the experience of close observation but through the process, moves toward abstraction, imagination and suggestion. She works with the same objects over time, rearranging them into new contexts, allowing patterns in meanings to emerge and evolve through the process of making.
October 2023 – A collaborative show with Yen Ospina and Laura Rowley – Habitat/Fantasia…
Step into a realm where the echoes of the past intertwine with the flights of imagination. In my upcoming art exhibition, I am thrilled to present a series that draws its essence from the intricate etchings and lithographs of the 1500s. These timeless techniques have lent their mystique to my work, allowing me to craft a magical series that bridges the gap between centuries.
September 2023: – Loretta Louviere – Viva Loretta!…
Loretta’s iconic 1979 book, Soft People was a hit in the textile arts world and even today you can still find replica works of her patterns here and there. From her Soft People to her whimsical paintings and other wildly creative endeavors, Loretta’s work continues to spark joy and wonder in folks of all ages.
July/August 2023: – Nate Cowles – Photography
Nate Cowles captures scenes from the Finger Lakes Region and New York State. Living in Lodi, he started taking pictures of sunsets on Seneca Lake, and has been expanding his photography to include waterfalls, flowers, mountains and more. Follow Nate to see his point of view of the Finger Lakes Region.
June 2023 – Alan Pollack – Oil Paintings…
Alan Pollack has specialized in science fiction, fantasy and horror for most of his illustrious career and has most recently entered the realm of pop-surrealism.
His work has appeared on the cover of Spectrum and he was a top 5 nominee for a Hugo award.
May 2023 – Frank Shifreen – New Works…
As I see it, an artist can make collectible luxury products or use art as a way of probing the notion of production itself…Using art as a means of forging ideas, philosophy and truth into an alchemical fuse that sheds light on who and what we are.
March/April 2023 – Sue Stocum – Landscape: A Witness to Light…
Sue Stocum is a local artist. She is self-taught and dedicated. This is her first solo gallery show. These paintings show her continued fascination with landscapes and all things in the natural world. This has allowed her to detail the ever-changing light to land, light to water, light to air. This exhibit is her invitation to us, to see what she holds important and what she has captured in her view of the world.
February 2023 – Blake Fall-Conroy – Recent Neon…
Recent Neon features a collection of first experiments by the artist in neon glass bending. These playful, abstract freestanding sculptures and wall works are the result of a year of study in the new medium, and a dramatic departure from previous works.
December / January 2022-23 – Keith Millman – Pictures from my boat… “Pictures From My Boat” are made from two feet above the water while I sit in my solo canoe paddling around lakes in northern New York. In half-second exposures, I photograph while traveling across the water. I am afloat while at the lowest reaches of the sky. I breathe from one element while the other holds me up. Right where the sky and water meet, I am a little into each. Though I sit at the in-between, I can orient myself when I see the horizon – it is comforting to know where there is land. By looking at the horizon I feel placed in my small boat. Waves, wind, and momentum move my vessel so it is rare the boat is actually still. It is always in motion. Even if I am motionless, the boat turns, moves and pivots. From my vantage it is the landscape that is in flux, changing, and overlapping. The landscape is in motion, not me.
November 2022 – Audrey Bialke – Good Creatures… Bialke’s intensely decorated paintings and drawings are made with imagery collected from and influenced primarily by illuminated manuscripts. Her work considers our long intertwined histories with animals and the wild natural world through depicting figure, flora, and fauna. She integrates antiques, furniture, and domestic objects into these images to suggest a persistent thread of human things. Her work was recently shown at SPRING/BREAK NYC 2022 “Naked Lunch”, in her solo exhibit Illumination Station. She currently lives and works in Trumansburg, New York.
October 2022 – Mauro Marinelli – Primary Theory…new paintings
September 2022 – Eva Capobianco – Exploring the Trail…
The inspiration for this series began during the Finger Lakes Trail spring weekend of 2019. I spent three days with friends hiking the western end of the Trail in Allegheny State Park. After a very rainy spring, we were trekking through a lot of mud and across streams of various sizes. At one point we crossed a wooden bridge spanning about 30 feet. The stream crossings can be anything from a couple of planks to substantial wood structures. Using my i-phone, I snapped some photos of this bridge and continued hiking. As I walked, I started imagining a wall sculpture in my mind. I would use a photo of this bridge alongside a couple of wood boards to represent a simple crossing. As I pictured the piece in my mind, the idea grew into a whole series. I would find inspiration from the photos and make at least one piece for each of the 34 maps on the trail. The works are designed partly on paper and partly by arranging and re-arranging the found objects with the photos. Once a design is set, the works are carefully and lovingly assembled, sanded, and polished to bring them to life.
July / August 2022 – Emily Hopkins – Velvet and other Real People…
June 2022 – Alison Wise Best – selection of prints
May 2022 – Raphael Lino – Now And Again.
April 2022 – Deirdre Prince – Welcome To The Jungle. collection of new work, paintings and stained glass.
March 2022 – Yen Ospina – Unicus
December / January / February 2021/2022 – Tompkins Cortland Community College Group Show, curated by Harry Littell
November 2021 – Phil Ashworth – Sign On The Road.
Phil’s illustrations explore the balance of creating an image that is, on the surface, pleasing and eye-catching while creating a narrative that is satirical and disruptive.
April 2020 through October 2021 – COVID19
March 2020 – Ithaca Illustrators Guild – group show
February 2020 – Andy Finkle – Mostly Monsters. A collection of creatures, works not previously exhibited in Ithaca
December 2019 / January 2020 – Tompkins Cortland Community College Group Show, curated by Harry Littell
November 2019 – Martin Chittum – Surrogate Activities…
October 2019 – Kaleb Hunkele – Rummage Walls and Decor
August/September 2019 – Frank Shifreen – new work
July 2019 – Sophia Starling – I’m Soft For You
June 2019 – Marshall Hopkins – My Life in a Dozen Eggs: A Drawing Installation
May 2019 – Mauro Marinelli – The Line Starts Here: new paintings
April 2019 – This Means (small drawings from an on-going collaboration between Keith and Mathea Millman) & 19th Century Upstate New York Anaglyphs (photographs from the History Center of Ithaca’s collection of 19th century stereographs, that pop into 3D with provided glasses). Group show: Keith Millman, Mathea Millman, Randi Millman-Brown
March 2019 – Cancer Resource Center Benefit: Johnny Dowd CD release + family art show (curated by JT Tompkins) Johnny Dowd CD release + family art show
February 2019 – Jacob Riddle – Support Material
December – January – 2018 / 2019 Student Show: Cortland Community College + Lehman Alternative Community School – Photography and mixed media
November 2018 – Open Season Invitational. Group show featuring: Rachel Schlass, Clayton Skidmore, Edith Fikes, John O’Toole, Kristen & Sol Ramirez, Morgan Sims, Alex Jahani, Richard Zimmerman, Lauren Valchuis, Mara Baldwin, James Elkins, Nicolina Schonfarber, Vanya Rohwer, Kaleb Hunkele
October 2018 – James Elkins – 11th Hour: watercolors, screenprints, + beer coozies
September 2018 – Blake Fall-Conroy – “Dysrealities” features new work by Blake Fall-Conroy that satirically ponders our techno-capitalist culture gone awry: electronic screens displace the natural environment, increased surveillance further erodes privacy, technology mediates personal interaction, and inequality gaps widen. This thought-provoking exhibition begs the questions: has our techno-utopian vision already failed us? And should we be worried?
August 2018 – Christine Shanks + Anthony Smith – Birds & Landscapes: Works on paper and wood
July 2018 – Joshua Swartwood – Seeds of Incarnation: Inner Life, Outer Action
June 2018 – F is for Fake. Group show featuring: Frank Shifreen, Alexis Zaharis, James Westwater, Erica Brath, James Elkins, Adam Boggs, Chris Oliver, Keith Millman, Sylvia Shifreen, Miguel Angel Velit, Nick De Pirro, Randi Millman, Cory Card, Edith Fikes, and other various anonymous forgers.
May 2018 – Erica S. Brath – Old School
April 2018 – Steve Crandall – Drinking black coffee: A solo exhibition featuring the highly caffeinated, lo-fi coffee art of Steve Crandall – wandering art director for a local bicycle manufacturer, making his way back to hometown Ithaca, NY with visual ramblings to the tune of SST Records greatest hits.
March 2018 – Waiting for the Singularity: Artists respond to the current situation where science, truth, and logic are easily ignored by the political machine and corporate structures in their pursuit of unlimited power and exorbitant wealth. Group show featuring: Bruno Cancado, Blake Fall-Conroy, Mark Grimm, Chet Lubarsky, Vlad Markov, Chris Oliver, Brice Peterson, Jacob Riddle, Libby Rosa, Sofia Starling
February 2018 – Adam Brazil – Just a Kid from Akron
December – January 2017 / 2018 – Lauren Valchuis – “Dead president” reappropriates ephemeral imagery of mid-century American political figures, namely that of John F. Kennedy, highlighting the pop cultural context and propaganda mechanisms in which they were originally produced. Through framing and exhibiting imagery extracted from vintage magazines, the idealization of an imagined present/past and the subsequent tragedy of its eventual demised is pondered.
This program is made possible in part with funds from the Statewide Community Regrant
program from the New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of the office of the Governor and NYS Legislature, administered by the Community Arts Partnership of Tompkins County.