Dyson College of Arts and Sciences

D Y S O N Y E A R I N R E V I E W 2 0 2 3 – 2 0 2 4 14 Elevating the mundane Stroup's images in his Radiant Fields series are that of weedy environments—places where nature runs wild, such as overgrown fields and cracked sidewalks. In showcasing these landscapes, Stroup also highlights an aspect of nature that is not traditionally regarded as existing for humanity's benefit, but rather pursuing life in its own inconspicuous way, o en beyond human awareness. He said, "I am much more in this category of a ists who try to work in the ordinary world and, much more, the kind who is trying to reawaken myself, and to re-sensitize myself, and hopefully viewers, to the possibilities of regular things." Extending experiential learning Romanyshyn also worked with Stroup to rebuild his professional website, involving the very detailed task of documenting his prolific works, and mastered WordPress in the process. In addition, they collaborated on a photo shoot at Jacob Riis Park for Stroup's not yet published new book of fiction. A truly a istic collaboration Stroup is grateful to Romanyshyn for making his studio practice more visible to the world and in a be er way, and Romanyshyn, a Film and Screen Studies major whose interest lies in digital storytelling, received professional training in various documentary practices while also working in an actual a ist studio. Said Romanyshyn, "This whole experience was very, very meaningful for me. Professor Stroup's belief in me as a student and a ist is probably the most meaningful pa of it and his admiration for my commitment and work ethic was the cherry on top." Stroup's prints on canvas completed with Romanyshyn were featured in his solo exhibition, Radiant Fields, at KPNZ gallery in Walton, New York in 2024. Support for Cre The Amelia A. Gould Undergraduate Research Assistantship, offered through the Provost Office's Artistic Collaboration: From the Mundane to the Sublime In summer 2023, Clinical Assistant Professor of A Derek Stroup, MFA, and Katie Romanyshyn '25, Film and Screen Studies, engaged in a faculty-student collaboration that expanded both of their creative boundaries and a istic possibilities in the most unexpected of ways. Their work together was made possible by the Amelia A. Gould Undergraduate Research Assistantship. Stroup joined forces with Romanyshyn, a student in his digital photography class. Together, they created a series of large-scale photographic screen prints on canvas, a continuation of Stroup's Radiant Fields series. "Professor Stroup's belief in me as a student and artist is probably the most meaningful part of it and his admiration for my commitment and work ethic was the cherry on top." —Katie Romanyshyn '25 program, suppo s projects in the creative a s, pairing faculty who are working professionals in Katie Romanyshyn '25 with a print from Radiant Fields.

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