Dyson College of Arts and Sciences

P A C E U N I V E R S I T Y W W W . P A C E . E D U / D Y S O N 18 News & Notes EYE ON ARTS EYE ON ARTS About the A ists We are delighted to feature two Dyson College students' a work on the cover and inside cover of this issue. Theirs, along with many other students' works, were showcased at two student exhibitions at the Pace University A Gallery this spring. We asked our students to describe their piece and their inspiration for it. Here's what they said. Po rait of an A ist on Fire (cover) by Ella Marie Palfreyman Valenzuela '27, A (BFA) "I've always been so passionately into a . However, there was a moment in my life when I didn't know what I wanted in life. I had lost a and didn't have passion for much else. At the end of high school and beginning of college, I had three amazing teachers who really changed everything and helped me realize my passion. Since then, I've been chasing being an a ist. My inspiration for Po rait of an A ist on Fire was myself. I've had such a hard time trying to find my style and who I am. I was sta ing a new painting and wanted to do something that represented me in some small way. Working on and completing this piece felt to me as if it was one of the kick sta ers in my creative career. Since doing it, I have found a love and passion for painting, so it really represents me as an a ist." Threshold of Belonging (inside cover) by Xue Ying Huang '25, A (BFA) "I have always wanted to be an a ist. As a child, it was an idealistic dream. I drew from imagination, created worlds, and saw a as a space for wonder. But that relationship has changed. I can no longer approach a in a purely whimsical way. Now I see it as something more powe ul. It protects me. It pushes back. A is no longer just a dream, but a way to engage with the world. My inspiration for the Threshold of Belonging series grew from my experience of living between cultures. As a second-generation Chinese immigrant, I o en felt the quiet pull between the weight of tradition and the forces of a different homeland. I didn't want to tell a clear story. Instead, I tried to draw the emotional atmosphere of that space. It's about what it means to hold on while also le ing go, and how we continue to evolve even as we mourn the pa s of ourselves that feel far." Being Transducer October 1–26, 2024 Being Transducer, the first solo exhibit in New York by Synphysica, revealed a network of biological signals that transcend individual, species, geographic, and temporal boundaries, highlighting the complex relationships and multiple existences within ecosystems. Critical Connections: Protest Photography Past + Present Exhibition November 15, 2024–January 25, 2025 The Critical Connections: Protest Photography Past + Present Exhibition, in collaboration with Blasian March, underscored the impo ance of intersectional community actions and the ongoing legacy of protest photography. Flux: Barbara Friedman, Linda Herri , and Will Pappenheimer February 7–March 22, 2025 The Flux exhibition showcased the work of three distinguished contemporary a ists, who are also longtime members of the A depa ment faculty. Pace A Gallery's Exhibits: Pres

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