Category: Listening Sessions

Ashley Wickwire, Visual Arts MajorInterviewed by Malcolm Zimmerman, Visual Arts Major Ashley is a sophomore commuting from Wappingers. She described her upbringing among four siblings and “lots” of dogs as normal, but it has clearly fueled her motivations to put a foot in the door of the art world. She began drawing and painting when she… Continue reading Ashley Wickwire Portrait

Joss-Janelle Wilson, Visual Arts MajorInterviewed by Nora Weber, Visual Arts Major The image shows Joss sitting alone in the middle of a crowd of empty chairs. She’s surrounded by rows and rows of seats that could go on forever. The empty chairs reflect her childhood struggles of fitting in—each one a reminder of how she… Continue reading Joss Wilson Portrait

Matt Boughton, Visual Arts Education MajorInterviewed by Sam Tedeschi, Undeclared This is Matt, he is an Art Education major at New Paltz and is a transfer student after earning his associates at Suny Ulster. He’s really passionate about art, and wants to be the teacher that kids can go to and feel comfortable around. He… Continue reading Matt Boughton Portrait

Beca Brewer, Visual Art MajorInterviewed by Effie Seremetis, Visual Arts Education Major This is the portrait I took of Becca. During our interview it became clear to me that we have more in common than I had originally thought. Becca is also a transfer student, new to SUNY New Paltz this semester. They shared with… Continue reading Becca Brewer Portrait

Christian Schaible, Graphic Design MajorInterviewed by Angelina Savino, Graphic Design Major Originally from Highland, NY, Christian now calls Poughkeepsie home and commutes to school. With not having many resources growing up, they had to teach themselves how to do tasks independently. As a result, they became resourceful and resilient in their day-to-day life. Christian is… Continue reading Christian Schaible Portrait

Miranda McKane, Visual Arts MajorInterviewed by Jane Maloney, Biology Major Miranda is beginning a new chapter of her life. After completing two years of school at Jamestown Community College, and studying abroad in Italy, Miranda is now settling into the New Paltz community. She specializes in landscape art, and is excited to continue pursuing her… Continue reading Miranda McKane Portrait

Malcolm Zimmerman, Visual Arts MajorInterviewed by Ashley Eglit, Visual Arts Major Malcolm came to New Paltz from Connecticut to pursue art. He is particularly interested in 3D and Audio/Video art forms; creating psychedelic collages using media that inspires him. This has become his own personal way of journaling. The digital media he collects are used abstractly… Continue reading Malcolm Zimmerman Portrait

Siena Andreini, UndeclaredInterviewed by Fátima Correia, International Student This is Siena Andreini. She is a freshman and is thinking about changing her major to art. She has dyslexia and, because of this, her learning process is a little different. I was also diagnosed with dyslexia as a child, so we had this common topic of… Continue reading Siena Andreini Portrait

Effie Seremitis, Arts Education MajorInterviewed by Becca Brewer, Visual Arts Major Effie is a transfer junior student here at New Paltz. Effie is majoring in art education.​ Two pivotal moments from Effie’s childhood were when she first transferred from a public school in 4th grade, to a private arts school. The change was major; however,… Continue reading Effie Seremitis Portrait

Samantha Tedeschi (undeclared)Interviewed by Matt Boughton, Visual Arts Education Major This is Sam.​ Sam grew up taking dance classes for many years. She fell out of dance and in turn pursued a sport. She found comfort within the sport and held on to it throughout much of high school.​ School created an impact on her, through… Continue reading Sam Tedeschi Portrait