2020 UNDERGRADUATE EXHIBITION

The James Pearson Duffy Department of Art and Art History at Wayne State University is pleased to present In the Making: 2020 WSU Undergraduate Exhibition.

In the Making
 is an online exhibition that brings together an array of works by art, art history, and design students. The juxtaposition of various disciplines unites common themes and ideas that transcend a sole community and creates a unique dialogue. The selection of works here acknowledges the process of creation and the path of each individual artist.

In the Making has been organized by the following students from the department’s Gallery Management Course / Gallery Learning Community: Maddison Ahlbrand, Jasmine Brown, Kelly Farrell, Vonesa Fetahu, Christina George, Cody Gundlach, Alex Heath, Jenna Karam, Taylor Mcclendon, and Luke Meduvsky.

The James Pearson Duffy Department of Art and Art History is a division of Wayne State’s College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts, educating the next generation of visual artists, designers, and art historians. Wayne State University, located in the heart of Detroit’s midtown cultural center, is a premier urban research university offering more than 350 academic programs through 13 schline ools and colleges to more than 28,000 students.


The Department of Art and Art History is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2020-2021 department scholarship awards:

Evelyn and Jerome Ackerman Endowed Scholarship
Kaleigh Blevins

Wilfred C. & Audrey M. Becker Endowed Scholarship-Industrial Design
Julia DelRosario
Marcela LeCourt

Albert+Peggy DeSalleTrust Endowed Scholarship
Marc Dowda
Nicole Rais
Crystal Wilson

Brian Gahagan Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Emilia Nawrocki

John B. Hunter, Jr. & Louise H. Hunter Endowed Scholarship
Darnell Evans

M. Jacob & Sons Co. and Employee Scholarship
Caleb Lounds
Luke Meduvsky

Marji Kunz Memorial Fashion Scholarship
Molly Broekman

Priscilla M. & Robert C. Pearce Scholarship
Oluwatoyin Akintoroye
Aurionna Anderson
Nikki Kogelman
Millie Kuehnast

President's Endowed Scholarship in Art
Julia Kiseleva

Stanley Rosenthal Endowed Scholarship
Alaina Kraus

John & Irene Sowinski Scholarship
Jamilyn Farmer
Attie Hynek
Adiya Jahi
Syrena Kapsa
Taylor Kelley
Christina Krysiak
Caitlyn Zachow

DIGITAL ARTS

Making Friends, 2020
Spencer Pierre
video

 

UFO, 2020
Maisha Rahman
3D Animation

 

Fireflies, 2020
Millie Kuehnast
2D animation

 

Red, White, and Blue, 2020
Ryan Montelibano (Graduating Senior)
animation

 

Sweet Dreams, 2020
Courtney Crawford
2D animation

 

Bull, 2020
Amy Toon
2D animation

 

Sketchy Motion & Strawberry and Peach, 2020
Shaelyn Hainsworth
2D animation

 

Untitled, works 1-3, 2020
Khoa Pham
3D Animation, 2020.

 

VIDEO GAMES

Untiled, 2019, Nadia Slawick (Graduating Senior), video game

How to Play:

Use the w,a,s,d keys or the arrow keys to navigate through the environment. Use the space bar to jump and hold shift to run. Traverse through the 6 virtual worlds by grabbing the objects below the glowing lights

Sausage Man, 2019, Ryan Montelibano (Graduating Senior), video game

Instructions:

Use the w,a,s,d keys or the arrow keys to navigate through the environment. Use the space bar to jump and hold shift to run. 

Mac only Download.

Download the folder titled contents, unzip it, move it to your desktop, Navigate the folder within titled MacOS, right click/control click on the file titled games, in the pop up menu go to open with Terminal.

Hold command + q to quit the game

 

Forest, 2019
Nadia Slawick (Graduating Senior)
2D web-based interactive work

CERAMICS

Returning (Blue), Burgeoning (Pink), Exploring (Green), 2019 Avery Campbell (Graduating Senior)
gold leaf, ceramic material
Returning: 13.5” x 7” x 8”, Burgeoning: 12” x 5” x 6”, Exploring: 13” x 12” x 7”

Exploring (Green) , 2019
Avery Campbell (Graduating Senior)
gold leaf, ceramic material
13” x 12” x 7” 

Scorekeeper, 2019
Caitlin Zachow
ceramic, mixed media
13” x 7” x 15”

Reach, 2019
Caitlin Zachow
ceramic
5” x 4” x 25”

Scorekeeper, 2019
Caitlin Zachow
ceramic, mixed media
13” x 7” x 15”

Reach, 2019
Caitlin Zachow
ceramic
5” x 4” x 25”

Time Capsule, 2019
Caitlin Zachow
ceramic, acrylic, mixed media
5.75” x 3.5” x 19.25”

Blue Summer, 2019
Morgan Porter
Ceramics
tumbler 6” x 3” x 3”, mug 3” x 3” x 5” salad bowl 2.5” x 6” x 6”, soup bowl 3” x 7.5” x 7.5”

Time Capsule, 2019
Caitlin Zachow
ceramic, acrylic, mixed media
5.75” x 3.5” x 19.25”

Blue Summer (Mug), 2019
Morgan Porter
ceramics
tumbler 6” x 3” x 3”

A Drop in the Ocean, 2019
Jazmine Williams (Graduating dSenior)
ceramic, rhinestones
30” x 10” x 10”

Big Booty Blob, 2019
Jazmine Williams (Graduating Senior)
ceramic
5” x 4” x 25”

Oral Fixation, 2019
Cheyenne VanHooser
ceramic
lollipop 4” x 1” x 1”, pacifier 2.5” x 2.5” x 2”, cigarette 3” x .25” x .25”

Get Lost, 2019
Taylor Jacobs (Graduating Senior)
ceramic, japanese ogura lace, preserved moss, artificial fern leaves, spray paint
object Left, 2” x 8” x 10”, object Right, 34” x 8” x 10”

Get Lost, 2019
Taylor Jacobs (Graduating Senior)
ceramic, japanese ogura lace, preserved moss, artificial fern leaves, spray paint

FASHION DESIGN AND MERCHANDISING

Coverall Dress, 2020
Molly Broekman
cotton fabric
33” x 19” x 11”

Coverall Dress, 2020
Molly Broekman
cotton fabric
33” x 19” x 11”

Coverall Dress, 2020
Molly Broekman
cotton fabric
33” x 19” x 11”

Brand Extension for Cartier, 2020
Michael Santioni
digital concept board

 

Brand Extension for COS, 2020
Sophia Portelli
digital concept board

 

Blue Steel & Rust, 2020
Victoria Gonzalez
adobe illustrator
16” x 20”

Brand Extension for Caterpillar, 2020
Mitchel Mulcahey
digital concept board

Brand Extension for Gucci, 202
Hali Tilotti
digital concept board

Spring Summer 2020, 2020
Kaylee Xu
copic marker, marker paper
19” x 14'“

 

Project 1, 2020
Morghan Sekeres, Sara Shammout, Alexandria Szczotka, Madelyn Helz, Ashley Wilcox
digital concept board

 

Project 2, 2020
Delaney Johns, Hali Tilotti, CJ Cladwell, Maya Bakrikasbah, Lupe Vazquez
digital concept board

 

Project 3, 2020
Katherine Westerlund, Michael Santioni (Graduating Senior), Hailei Benedict, Kenneth Parker, Joyya Wright
digital concept board

FIBERS

Untitled, 2019
Evelyn Hoey (Graduating Senior)
madder root dyed linen, copper
12” x 48”

Untitled (detail), 2019
Evelyn Hoey (Graduating Senior)
madder root dyed linen, copper
12” x 48”

Untitled (detail), 2019
Evelyn Hoey (Graduating Senior)
madder root dyed linen, copper
12” x 48”

The Void, 2020
Alisha Belsare
digital textile design
16” x 20”

Fall 2020 Collection: Floral, 2020
Michael Hazael
digital textile design
16” x 20”

Ergency, 2019
Louis DiMercurio
screenprint, mercerized cotton twill, mixed media
36” x 43”

African’t, 2020
Dynasty Norwood (Graduating Senior)
tufted Rug, wool yarn
2” x 3”

Ram Skull Collage, 2020
Adiya Sahi
embroidery thread, mixed fabrics
18” x 36”

Ergency (detail), 2019
Louis DiMercurio
screenprint, mercerized cotton twill, mixed media
36” x 43

 

Manuscript, 2019
Mitchie Oliva
cotton, linen, raw silk
36” x 40”

 

Ram Skull Collage (detail), 2020
Adiya Sahi
embroidery thread, mixed fabrics
18” x 36”

 

Sage Chair, 2019
Mitchie Oliva
wood, handwoven cotton, dye
30” x 20” x 30”

GRAPHIC DESIGN

Eloise Cards, 2019
Kristin Cicala
set of 5 cards
each 5” x 7”

Eloise Cards, 2019
Kristin Cicala
set of 5 cards
each 5” x 7”

Eloise Cards, 2019
Kristin Cicala
set of 5 cards
each 5” x 7”

Typeface Designs / Advanced Typography, 2020
Mary Charara, Taylor Combs, Joseph Galetto,
Alex Goziszewski, Jenna Karam, Mary Zehnder
fontlab studio 7 (open type digital fonts)
24” x 36”

Test Kitchen, 2019
Lana Antwan (Graduating Senior)
poster
13” x 19”

27th Letter, 2020
Vanessa Cueller
digital
6x6”

27th Letter, 2020
Vanessa Cueller
digital
6x6”

Pink Floyd Redesign, 2019
Alex Wylie
album cover (package design)
13.5” x 13.5”

 

30 Day Project, 2020
Kulsuma Fahima (Graduating Senior)
digital, multimedia
each pattern: 1500x1500 pixels

 

30 Day Project (detail), 2020
Kulsuma Fahima (Graduating Senior)
digital, multimedia
1500x1500 pixels

30 Day Project (detail), 2020
Kulsuma Fahima (Graduating Senior)
digital, multimedia
1500x1500 pixels

 

Books I Haven't Made Yet – 30 Days of Printing Made-up Book Titles on Re-used Paper, 2020
Matthew Holben (Graduating Senior)
letterpress, digital app, printing inks
each 3.5” x 5”

Books I Haven't Made Yet – 30 Days of Printing Made-up Book Titles on Re-used Paper, 2020
Matthew Holben (Graduating Senior)
letterpress, digital app, printing inks
each 3.5” x 5”

 

Psycho Movie Poster, 2019
Lauren Stack
poster
24” x 36”

Icons / Graphic Design 1, 2019/2020
Fall ‘19 students – Rachelle Brown, Mary Charara, Oscar Cobos, Taylor Combs, Amy Froese, Joseph Galetto, Kelsey Gamino, Iam Marosi, Miguel Ortiz, Angela Papgeorgiou, Dakota Perez, Jacob Pugh, Hannah Sexton, Lauren Stack, Erin Theroux, Guilianna Thomas, Courtney Thompson, Samantha Weslin, Mary Zehnder; Winter ‘20 students – Aurionna Anderson, Katherine Benesch, Justine Brozek, Dajah Callen, Vanessa Cuellar, Kamil Dechnik, Diana Garcia, Jacob George, Guneet Ghotra, Chloe Hill, Taylor Mabelitini, Marsughn Miles, Deaunai Montgomery, Maisha Rahman, Lauren Smith, Lauren Tokash, Kaitlyn Vinitski, Cindy Vue, Wnting Zou
digital adobe illustrator
each design: 8"x8"; presented on 24"x36" poster

DSO Poster, 2019
Maisha Rahman
poster
12.5” x 18.5”

 

VIDEO WORK

Rise and Grind, 2020
Jenna Karam
animation

Danger, 2020
Erica Perez
animation

 
 
 

Nine-Fingered Joe, 2020
Mae Rooney
animation

INDUSTRIAL DESIGN

Trace, 2019
Mitch Altman (Graduating Senior) and Cody Gundlach
mixed

 

Contour, 2019
Delaney Lindaur (Graduating Senior) and Liah Steele
mixed

 

The Huts Community Center, 2019
Angel Buckens (Graduating Senior) and Jasmine Brown (Graduating Senior)
digital
24 x 18”

 

Cat Furniture, 2019
Ashley Blake (Graduating Senior)
digital

INTERIOR DESIGN

Vacationing Tiny, 2020
Keana Freeman (Graduating Senior)
digital

The Square: Beach House, 2020
Samantha Wood (Graduating Senior)
digital

 

Gaphuk Beach House, 2020
Angel Buckens (Graduating Senior)
digital

 

Gaphuk Beach House, 2020
Mahdi Hamid (Graduating Senior)
digital

 

Gaphuk Beach House, 2020
Priscilla Lloyd (Graduating Senior)
digital

 

BTW Pop-Up, 2020
Colleen Rothe (Graduating Senior)
digital

 

BMW Exhibit Design, 2020
Jasmine Brown (Graduating Senior)
digital

 

Sand & Stars, 2020
Colleen Rothe (Graduating Senior)
digital

 

Gaphuk Beach House, 2020
Rima Ezzo
digital

METALSMITHING

Eye See, 2020
Jamilyn Farmer
acrylic, brass, plastic

Crann Bethadh, 2020
Alaina Kraus
copper, brass
4.5” x 3.5” x 5”

Roses of Sharon, 2020
Syrena Kapsa
cast bronze, gem stones
10” x 6” 1”

Untitled, 2020
Jamilyn Farmer
copper, paint, flocking
1.5” x 4” x .75”

First Thoughts and Last Thoughts, 2020
Lincoln Soucy (Graduating Senior)
high carbon steel, bone
15” x 3” x 1.5”

Bad Labryinth, 2020
Ivan Soucy
bronze
16” x 16” x .5”

Hey There Cupcake, 2020
Jamilyn Farmer
acrylic, copper, paper
20” x 14” x .75"“

Confined, 2020
Chloe Hill
paper
7” x 7” x 11”

PAINTING AND DRAWING

Quinault Rainforest, 2019
Anne Armbruster
acrylic paint

Clowning Self Portrait Series: Darkness, 2020
Jeni Wheeler
digital printing

An Unfamiliar Scene, 2020
Rebecca Duncan
oil paint

Piney, 2020
Claire Hermes (Graduating Senior)
oil on wood

SYNChronized, 2019
Angel Kelly
charcoal on BFK rives

Down Below, 2020
Kaleigh Blevins
oil, acrylic, collage on canvas

Sacred Skin, 2019
Emilia Nawrocki
oil on wood
36”x24”

Still Here, 2020
Claire Hermes (Graduating Senior)
oil on wood

Accordion Notebook III, 2020
Millie Kuehnost
mixed media on paper

Accordion Notebook II, 2020
Lily Hakin
mixed media on paper

Accordion Notebook I, 2020
Chastity Homer
mixed media on paper

Cassius, 2019
Kwesi Akaah
acrylic and collage on wood panel

Clowning Self Portrait Series: Judgmental Angel, 2020
Jeni Wheeler
digital printing

Untitled, 2020
Addison Makovski
3D cut paper construction

Adwoa. 2019
Kaliegh Blevins
oil on canvas

Figure Study, Forshortening, 2019
Allison Poth
charcoal on paper

Bumps, Bruises, and Burns (You Must Be Disgusted), 2019
Emilia Nawrocki
oil on wood
36'“x24”

Untitled, 2020
Julia Kiseleva
cut paper

Biological Forms 3, 2019
Anne Armbruster
oil paint

Violated, 2016
Renee Dempsey
india ink, pastel, sharpie

Huang Binhong at West Lake, 2019
Tamaya Dooley
charcoal, pastel

Mammy, 2020
Salem Bryant
mixed media

To Your Good Taste, 2020
Julia Kiseleva
acrylic paint

A Show of Hands, 2019
Emilia Nawrocki
oil on wood
36”x24”

Living Bare and Barely, 2019
Emilia Nawrocki
oil on wood
36”x24”

Biological Forms 1, 2019
Anne Armbruster
oil paint

Biological Forms 2, 2019
Anne Armbruster
oil paint

The Knot, 2020
Tryst Mallette
mixed media

City Celebration, 2019
Jeni Wheeler, Saylem Celeste Bryant, Roy Sproule, Inna Golovata, Beth Maddens, and Anne Armbuster
acrylic paint
19' x 90

This project was accomplished through a collaboration between  Lyft and the WSU office of Economic and Community Development.  It would not have been able to happen without the help and support of Emily Thompson from the OECD.'

City Celebration, 2019
Jeni Wheeler, Saylem Celeste Bryant, Roy Sproule, Inna Golovata, Beth Maddens, and Anne Armbuster (not pictured)
acrylic paint
19' x 90'

This project was accomplished through a collaboration between  Lyft and the WSU office of Economic and Community Development.  It would not have been able to happen without the help and support of Emily Thompson from the OECD.

PHOTOGRAPHY

It Was Fifty Degrees Earlier, 2020
Sarah Brazeau
archival digital print
24” x 30”

Overflow, 2020
Ben Marino
digital image

Still Reflections, 2020
Lyndsey Spilos
digital image

For the Love of, 2020
Romney Funderburg
archival digital print
21.5” x 16”

Not a Brand TM Advertisement , 2020
Joshua Lewis (Graduating Senior)
archival digital print
20” x 30”

Final, 2020
Randy Owusu
digital image

Melons, 2020
Nadia Slawick (Graduating Senior)
gelatin silver print
each 11” x 14”

Texture Diptycch, 2020
Rebekah Nichilo (Graduating Senior)
gelatin silver print
each 8” x 10”

Clearly Misunderstood #2, 2020
Sofia Tomeo
archival digital print
5.6” x 8.3”

Kmart, 2020
Nicholas Yuzon
archival digital print
4” x 6”

Comfort, 2020
Debra Nischik
gelatin silver print
each 8” x 10”

Sum of Parts, 2020
Romney Funderburg
gelatin silver print
each 8” x 10”

PRINTMAKING

Mommy Said the Knot is Broken and Band-aids Won’t Fix This, 2019
Nadia Slawick (Graduating Senior)
intaglio
14” x 13

Just One More Inch, 2019
Zakia Galambush (Graduating Senior)
intaglio
8” x 7.5”

Candle Lighting, 2020
Zakia Galambush (Graduating Senior)
relief
9” x 12”

The Handling Zone, 2019
Julia Kiseleva
intaglio
12” x 4”

Two Pawns Can Never Occupy The Same Space, 2020
Nadia Slawick (Graduating Senior)
screen print
21.5” x 15”

Never Interrupt, 2019
Julia Kiseleva
intaglio
11” x 14”

The Essentials, 2019
Julia Kiseleva
intaglio
12” x 16”

Uneasy Lies the Head That Wears the Crown, 2019
Zakia Galambush (Graduating Senior)
lithograph
12” x 15”

Untitled, 2020
Nadia Slawick (Graduating Senior)
cyanotype
26.5” x 22”

A Place You Wouldn’t Mind Dying, 2019
Julia Kiseleva
drypoint etching
12” x 15”

A Bathroom I Once Knew, 2020
Nadia Slawick (Graduating Senior)
screen print
17” x 13”

Nobody Sees It, 2019
Nadia Slawick (Graduating Senior)
lithograph
19” x 12.5”

Delicate, 2020
Julia Kiseleva
photopolymer intaglio
6” x 4”

SCULPTURE

Feminine Torso, 2019
Danielle Gamelin (Graduating Senior)
bronze, copper rivets
1.5” x 1” x 8”

Feminine Torso, 2019
Danielle Gamelin (Graduating Senior)
bronze, copper rivets
1.5” x 1” x 8”

Inside Out, 2020
Courtney Skrinner
plaster, yarn, paint, earring
5.5” x 6.5” x 4”

Heart of Stone, 2019
Nicholas Hinebaugh
plaster
9” x 5” x 5”

Le Soleil Orgasme, 2020
Alexis Dalton (Graduating Senior)
steel, zipties, paint
24” x 30” diameter

Untitled, 2020
Miranda Wedge
plaster, steel mount
7” x 12” x 6”

Untitled, 2020
Miranda Wedge
plaster, steel mount
7” x 12” x 6”

Deadly Sweet Scented Samples, 2020
Miranda Wedge
metal, paint
6” x 12” x 6”

Deadly Sweet Scented Samples, 2020
Miranda Wedge
metal, paint
6” x 12” x 6”

Слёзы (Tears), 2020
Luca Holtyn
jawbreakers, hammer
digital images

Systems of Justice and Oppression, 2019
Danielle Gamelin (Graduating Senior)
bronze
2” x 2” x 6”

Systems of Justice and Oppression, 2019
Danielle Gamelin (Graduating Senior)
bronze
2” x 2” x 6”