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Lycoming College 2013
graduates Karen Kaetzel and Kasey Lyon, along with seniors Sarah Banatoski and
Faith Emerich, have artwork on display at Converge Gallery in downtown Williamsport.
Casey Gleghorn, gallery director,
doesn’t usually show off student pieces at his gallery, but decided otherwise
when he saw the quality of work by the students.
“I believe that Lycoming art should be a
part of the downtown scene,” said Gleghorn. “The great thing about displaying
their work is that it gives them real world experience; a good taste of what
it’s like out here. They’re showing their work in a legitimate contemporary
gallery next to some big artists.”
Kaetzel, of Bloomingdale, N.J., is
displaying three digital photographic prints. As described by Lawrence Charles
Miller, artist and gallery assistant, they are thought-provoking and appear to
require 3D glasses to be seen properly. “This raises some interesting questions
about what we are really equipped to see, or even to know,” Miller said. “Each
piece is a stand-alone, but together they read as a photographic documentary
that leaves us searching.”
Lyon, of Canton, has an untitled steel
sculpture on display that has a patina enhanced with acrylic and enamel paint. “An
organically shaped section of the rectangular steel plate has been removed and
reattached in relief so that it levitates beyond the surface,” Miller said. “This
configuration causes dynamic optical effects. The tension between two and three
dimensional space creates a sort of life force.”
Banatoski, of Maynard, Mass., is
displaying jewel-like mixed media pieces that carry a cryptic narrative. Some
of her works include Indian miniatures that are small windows into a human
drama. Banatoski combines photographs and drawings of people with paint, text,
signs, symbols and assemblage. “These images tell stories that seem simultaneously
specific and universal,” Miller said. To learn more about Banatoski, click here.
Emerich, of Shamokin, has a landscape painting
called “No Trespassing” on display. “This is a mysterious scene that pulls the
viewer past a no trespassing sign, an orange barricade, an iron bridge into a mysterious
industrial setting,” Miller said. “This is a powerful work that succinctly
expresses the zeitgeist.” Her work was on display at Converge for a short
period before it was bought by an art collector from Philadelphia, Gleghorn
said.
When asked why these students were
chosen to exhibit their artwork, Lycoming art professor Seth Goodman said, “I
think the greater community of Williamsport looks to the art department at Lycoming
as a major driving force in the visual arts.”
Lycoming
College is a four-year, residential liberal arts and sciences school dedicated
to the undergraduate education of 1,400 students. Its rigorous academic
program, vibrant residential community and supportive faculty foster successful
student outcomes. Lycoming offers 36 academic majors and is recognized as a
Tier 1 institution by U.S. News & World Report. Founded in 1812 and located
near the banks of the Susquehanna River in Williamsport, Pa., Lycoming is one
of the 50 oldest colleges in the nation. For more information, visit
www.lycoming.edu.

Sarah Banatoski

Karen Kaetzel

Faith Emerich