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ALBANY – The Best of SUNY Student Art Exhibition returns to the New York State Museum June 2, showcasing art created by SUNY’s top student artists from across the state.

Open until September 3, the juried exhibition features artworks chosen by individual art departments across SUNY’s 64 campuses. Included are 68 works selected from more than 316 pieces submitted for the SUNY Art Student Exhibition Fall 2011 and Spring 2012 at the State University Plaza in Albany. The traditional areas of drawing, ceramics, painting, printmaking, mixed media, photography sculpture and digitally produced works are included.

Three student artists in the Best of SUNY Student Art Exhibition will receive $1,000 scholarships. Honorable Mention awards of $500 will be given to four other students. The awardees will be announced by SUNY Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher at a June 5 reception at the Museum.

“Since 2006, the New York State Museum has partnered with the State University of New York to present the Best of SUNY art exhibitions,” said State Museum Director Mark Schaming. “Again this year I am impressed by the breadth, the variety of approaches and focus of the work in the exhibition. New York State’s position is unique given the power of the public university system, the talents of these emerging artists and the synergy of the art world that is central to this state. This important exhibition allows the thousands of visitors to the State Museum a chance to see the outstanding work that is the result of these exceptional programs. It is a great tribute to the artists, faculty and families across the state who are dedicated to a public education in the visual arts.”

“The Best of SUNY art exhibition represents the finest, most creative, and influential works of art developed by SUNY students over the past year,” said Zimpher. “We are thankful that the New York State Museum has agreed to put it on display for its visitors once again this year. The chosen works are a testament to the many talented SUNY students who study the arts on our campuses and to the faculty who have helped them to capture their passions, interests, and observations in paint, photography, digital media, and more. Congratulations to all of this year’s contributors.”

The SUNY student art shows were initiated in 2002 so that the work of SUNY’s most talented student artists would be seen by a wider audience. This will be the fifth time since 2006 that the State Museum hosted the exhibition.

The State University of New York is the largest comprehensive university system in the nation, educating nearly 468,000 students in 7,500 degree and certificate programs.More information is available at www.suny.edu.

The State Museum is a program of the New York State Education Department’s Office of Cultural Education. Located on Madison Avenue in Albany, the Museum is open Monday through Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. except on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. Admission is free. Further information can be obtained by calling (518) 474-5877 or visiting the Museum website at www.nysm.nysed.gov.

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EDITORS NOTE: Please see attached list of SUNY Artists and their hometowns.

First Name

Hometown

Title of Work

Campus

Julia Andalora

Copenhagen NY

Flight of an Owl

SUNY Geneseo

Stephanie Arney

Watertown, NY

Difficult

SUNY Oswego

Katrina Avino Barracato

Brooklyn, NY

Untitled (5 small canvases attached)

Fashion Institute of Technology

Kenkiokwine Barnes

Akwasane, NY

The Native American Dream

North Country Community College

Michael Beyser

Lockport, NY

Not Ripe Yet

Niagara County Community College

Michelle Bowen

Rochester, NY

Love Timeline

SUNY College at Brockport

Karen Boyle

Tannersville, NY

Untitled #9

Columbia-Greene Community College

Laura Brown

Germantown, NY

Untitled

Purchase College

Joella Burt

Jamesville, NY

Red

SUNY Potsdam

Terry Burton

Utica, NY

UAGGA

Mohawk Valley Community College

Frank Cannarella

Plattsburgh, NY

Self-Portrait

SUNY Plattsburgh

Michael Capobianco

Glen Cove, NY

Service Track

SUNY Old Westbury

Michael Capobianco

Glen Cove, NY

"Up"

SUNY Old Westbury

Theresa Covatto

Grand Island, NY

The Grapefruit #1

SUNY Fredonia

Gale DellaRocco

Berne, NY

Enclosed Space

SUNY New Paltz

Randy French II

Malone, NY

What Would You Do?

North Country Community College

Aimee Gonthier

Norfolk, NY

Gas Station

SUNY Potsdam

Brittany Gray

Brooklyn, NY

Cans

Fashion Institute of Technology

Alteronce Gumby

Brooklyn, NY

Self Portrait

Dutchess Community College

Jose Habana

White Plains, NY

Quadrohelix

Westchester Community College

Faheem Haider

Montgomery, NY

Mullah, Strategist

SUNY New Paltz

Steven P. Harris

Brooklyn, NY

Untitled

SUNY Empire State College

Jeffrey Heiman

Ransomville, NY

portrait of elise

Niagara County Community College

Su Yean Heo

White Plains, NY

Shut up, we are watching you! I

Westchester Community College

David Hernandez

Cortland , NY

Untitled

SUNY College at Cortland

Sean Hildreth

Cheltenham, PA

somebody shoot

Purchase College

Alyssa Hutchins

Rochester, NY

Caged

SUNY College at Brockport

Katherine Irwin

Oswego NY

Invisible Barriers

SUNY Potsdam

Chad Jacobson

Waverly, NY

Untitled

Purchase College

Mariah Johnson

Clifton Park NY

Final Still-life

Hudson Valley Community College

Ronald Jones

Sauquoit NY

New York State Fair

Mohawk Valley Community College

Gary Kazin

Brockport, NY

Conjunction

SUNY College at Brockport

Tara Kerasing

Monroe, NY

Untitled

Rockland Community College

Rachel King

Tupper Lake, NY

Soul Roots

SUNY Potsdam

Kate Kuligowski

Clifton Park, NY

Tri-Doughnut Vase

SUNY Potsdam

Elizabeth LaBarge

Norwood, NY

You are what you eat

SUNY Potsdam

Jonathan Lalonde

Ogdensburg, NY

Spiralis Contigo Spiculi

SUNY Potsdam

Sarah Lampke

Ithaca, NY

Still

SUNY College at Cortland

Michelle Lavigne

Morrisonville, NY

The Crows, the Idle Person Grumbles (Yoruba Proverb)

SUNY Plattsburgh

Sara Lewis

Woodstock, NY

Sophomore Graphic Design

Ulster County Community College

Amy Lovvik

North Fulton, NY

When Dorothy Fell

SUNY Oswego

Daniel Lucash

Hurley, NY

Rugby Player

SUNY New Paltz

Francesca Magro

Sherburne, NY

Moseic

SUNY Delhi

Lauren Mahoney

East Aurora, NY

Almost Home

SUNY Plattsburgh

Thomas Makovitch

Pine City, NY

Slide Baby Slide

SUNY Fredonia

Julie McLaughlin

Syracuse, NY

Turner's Boats (After Turner)

Binghamton University

Shawn Merlin

Palmyra, NY

Untitled

SUNY Oswego

Carlie Miller

Ogdensburg, NY

Neurotic Bear Cub

SUNY Potsdam

Brendan Moore

South Kent, CT

Acropodium

SUNY College of Ceramics, Alfred University

Matthew Ortiz

Staten Island, NY

Inhabited #8

SUNY New Paltz

Cordell Price

New York, NY

SOHO Safari 7/11

SUNY Empire State College

Breanne Regano

Fulton, NY

When Lines Get Crosses

SUNY Oswego

Patrick Sherwood

Waterford, NY

Untitled

Hudson Valley Community College

Marilee Sousie

Troy, NY

It's time you two do-nothings DID something!

University at Albany

Marilee Sousie

Troy, NY

Yabba Dabba Doo!

University at Albany

Alex Spinello

LeRoy, NY

Invisible Homeless

SUNY Geneseo

Melissa Stanley

New York, NY

Untitled

SUNY Empire State College

Oleksandr Stepanyuk

Syracuse, NY

Elephant Ears

Onondaga Community College

Debra Vilen

Brooklyn, NY

Silver Formation I

SUNY Empire State College

Kelli Whithey

Cortland, NY

Untitled

SUNY College at Cortland

Michelle Williams

Rhinebeck, NY

3 10 X 10 paintings

Dutchess Community College

Lindsay Wilson

Tully, NY

Steel Maiden

SUNY College at Cortland

Jennifer Winahradski

North Syracuse, NY

Tree in relief

Onondaga Community College

Samantha Yergo

Merrick, NY

Heart Center

Purchase College

Diana Yusti

Nyack, NY

Untitled

Rockland Community College

Mina Zarfsaz

Woodstock, NY

Mock Double Page Spread

SUNY Plattsburgh

Yuge Zhou

Syracuse, NY

Reflection

Onondaga Community College

Briana Zimmerman

Holtsville, NY

Ribbons of Smoke Rising

SUNY Geneseo