2011 UCSB MFA Thesis Exhibition

WHAT: PENTIMENTO, 2011 UCSB MFA THESIS EXHIBITION

WHERE: MCCORMICK HOUSE - SANTA BARBARA MUSEUM OF ART (Street Parking Only)

WHEN: JUNE. 7TH-10TH, 11AM-5PM

RECEPTION: JUNE 10TH. 6-8PM

FEATURING: DANIELA CAMPINS, DESIREE D'ALESSANDRO, ELCIN JOYNER, NIKKI LEONE, PATRICK MELROY

PENTIMENTO will feature work by five artists in UC Santa Barbara’s Department of Art graduate program: Daniela Campins, Desiree D'Alessandro, Elcin Joyner, Nikki Leone, and Patrick Melroy. The artists in this graduating class use a variety of media and focus on an array of issues. The MFA exhibition demonstrates the energy and commitment of the artists, who engaged in numerous critiques by faculty, visiting artists, and their peers to develop their work over a 2-year program.

There will be good art, company, and food/drink at our Reception Friday June 10th @ 6pm.

We look forward to seeing you there!! :D

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"Float Like a Butterfly"
Desiree D'Alessandro
2011
Boxing Artifacts
Dimensions Vary

PENTIMENTO, the 2011 MFA Thesis Exhibition, was hosted in Lauria Hall of the McCormick House - Santa Barbara Museum of Art. Responding to the space and using the fireplace mantle as the site for my minimal installation, I chose to exhibit an array artifacts from my previous Art in Athleticism exhibition: competition gloves, headgear, wraps, and mouthguard. The fireplace as a conceptual location evokes metonymic associations to story telling, and the personal artifacts exhibit a narrative direction toward the past and present, as well as the future with the addition of a pristine gold trophy. The engraved placard reads 'DESIREE D'ALESSANDRO 20--' and signifies that this is the relic of a future potentiality, one which has yet to be earned or come into being.

For the sake of photo fun, I had to include a picture of me dressed up for the closing reception. It was a blast to wear this black dress again (which hasn't fit since 2005!) and feel proud of the physical transformation I have endured since starting this MFA program.

w00t for being girly and being boxer! :D