Art and beauty aren’t that distant! Anthony Vitale is a past student of Montserrat, as well as a 6th-generation hairstylist! In an interview with Stuff Magazine, he discusses how his art education has helped him realize that creating the perfect hairstyle may not be that far off from sculpting the perfect work of art.

Anthony is the owner and master stylist at Anthony David Salon in Burlington, MA where many of his own paintings are hung throughout his salon.

Does your art education enhance your styling?
Color theory from art school served me very well in hair school. Being an artist, you see different views – how color is in balance with the cut, or how the colors pick up flecks in the skin tone or irises of the eyes. You can see the symmetry of the hair or the texture movement instead of just cutting or coloring for the sake of it. An artistic mind sees the end result before it’s done.

Where’s the overlap between creating art + beautiful hair?
The balance of a great painting and a hairstyle are very similar. It’s all about how you want the eyes viewing it to move around the artwork.

To read Anthony’s full interview, visit stuffboston.com

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Current student Alison Yusov ’13 has two digital collage illustrations that were accepted into the 2nd Anniversary Juried Show at Paris in Plantsville, CT.

Alison created the digital collages for instructor Allison Cole’s Illustration III class last semester.

Opening reception: Saturday Feb. 4, 7pm

For more information about the gallery visit: parisinplantsville.com
To see more work by Alison visit: chromeheartillustration.blogspot.com

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I believe that our national security rests upon the foundation of a well-educated electorate with a broad and sophisticated worldview. Ninety-six percent of humanity lives outside our borders — and we risk being left in the dust if we don’t know how to effectively engage the world. It’s critical to deal smartly with the emerging economic and military powers of China and India, and we must better understand the intricacies of Islam. While Germany is increasingly going wind-powered, the Dutch are building up their dikes and Africa is fighting a growing desert, we need policies more insightful than “drill, baby, drill.”

Fear vs. understanding

There’s a lot of fear in our society today. Students who travel learn that fear is for people who don’t get out much. And they learn that the flip side of fear is understanding. Travelers learn to celebrate, rather than fear, the diversity on our planet. Learning in a different culture and place allows us to see our own challenges in sharp contrast, and with more clarity, as we observe smart people in other lands dealing with similar issues.

Source: USA Today, by Rick Steves, Campus Life, Global Education, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012

Interested in Study Abroad? The last day to apply for our summer trip Italy and Japan is Wednesday, Feb. 15! Visit montserrat.edu for more information about this great opportunity!

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Revoy's logo design

Montserrat faculty member Antoine Revoy, has been chosen as a Gold Medal inclusion to Graphis Magazine‘s Logo Design 8 Annual, which will be published later this year!

The objective of the contest was to design a simple and clear logo for a service allowing online payments and money transfers to be made through the Internet in euro currency. The logo’s design was based on the euro currency’s glyph. Click here to view the winning logo.

To see more of Antoine’s work visit his:
Homepage | www.revoy.net
Portfolio | illustration.revoy.net
Blog | blog.revoy.net

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Current Senior Loren Doucette ’12 will be showing her recent drawings and paintings at The Art Room, 3 Center Street in Gloucester. Her solo show, entitled Recent Works exhibits Loren’s portrait work, abstractions, large ink works and some small landscapes from her July 2011 trip to Italy. Stop by Loren’s opening reception Saturday Feb. 4. Her work will remain on view through April 4 anytime between 10am and 7pm. If you would like to make an appointment to see the show, or have any questions, call Loren at 978.879.8981

View more of Loren’s work on her blog, lorendoucette.blogspot.com

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Visit the NK Gallery site for more information.

Agglomeration merges MacNaught and Bufenmeyer’s individuality to create something bigger than themselves as a collaborative experiment to see what combining two different approaches to image making would yield.

McNaught’s work has been focused on formal issues of image making using strategies similar to game playing as building blocks to tap into her creativity.  Her tightly planned structures using repetitive pattern, mark making, and shapes result in a complexity that creates a dynamic geometry that takes on a life of its own.

NK Gallery
450 Harrison Ave. #61
Boston MA 02118
Gallery Hours: Wed- Sat 11 am – 4 pm

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Asst. Prof. Stacy Thomas-Vickory

Gallery Opening: Saturday, Feb. 4, 2 – 4pm in the Willow Community Gallery with live music courtesy of Vive La Renaissance.

Stacy received her BFA in Printmaking from Montserrat College of Art in 1991 and her MFA in Printmaking and Drawing from SUNY at Buffalo. Her selected juried exhibitions include 30th Anniversary Show and 25 Years, 25 Artists, Montserrat College of Art; Mondo Tera Firma and Small in a Big Big World, The Cloister Gallery, Marblehead, MA; The Landscape Reconsidered: Collage, Assemblage & Montage, the Gibbs Gallery, Arlington Center for the Arts, Arlington, MA (Fall, 2002). Her work is included in numerous private collections and in The New American Paintings Catalog, February 1998. She currently teaches Book Arts, Painting and Drawing, and Printmaking at Montserrat.

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Robin Samiljan, "Treescape", 26" x 40" watercolor

Continuing Education Watercolor Instructor and artist Robin Samiljan will be speaking in The Business of the Arts: Successful Self-Promotion at the Salem State University’s Enterprise Center, 121 Loring Ave in Salem Wednesday, Feb. 8, 8:30 – 10:30 am. Robin’s artist talk is FREE, but registration is required! Click here to sign up!

Robin is a successful working artist and instructor who has “been there, done that!” She will be giving the low-down on how to build your résumé and website, and offer advice on how to get your work out there and create visibility. This includes reaching out to galleries, public libraries and other creative venues; getting into juried art shows; and showing your art online. Find out more about Robin at her website: www.robinsamiljan.com

Interested in more ways to help promote of your work? For more in depth and hands on assistance in properly showcasing your work check out the following One Day, Done workshops that Montserrat’s Continuing Education Department is offering this March!

If you sign up for all 3 of the following One Day, Done workshops, you get the third one FREE! That’s 3 classes for $200!

PRODUCT PHOTOGRAPHY FOR ARTISTS

Saturday, March 3, 10–4pm: Learn the basics of product photography to showcase your best work for online use. Learn basic lighting, camera settings, photo editing using Adobe Photoshop, and the best ways to output and save images to use for the web. Taught by Amy Lithimane.

ETSY FOR ARTISTS
Saturday, March 17, 10–4pm: Learn to sell your fine art or handmade goods outside of a gallery! Learn tips for artists and creative professionals on using personal websites, Etsy, craft fairs and social media to sell your work. Taught by Elise Towle Snow.

WEBSITES FOR ARTISTS
Saturday, March 31, 10-4pm: Tackle the daunting task of creating your portfolio website. By using the website service Other People’s Pixels, you can launch your own, personalized portfolio website in a single day! Taught by Chelsea Sams.

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Congratulations to Graphic Design faculty Mary Bucci McCoy and Printmaking faculty Damian Cote who have both been awarded 2012 Massachusetts Cultural Council Fellowships for Painting and Drawing!

The MCC awarded 31 Artists in Drawing, Painting and Traditional Arts. Visit the MCC site to learn more: www.artsake.massculturalcouncil.org

The awards were anonymously judged, based solely on the artistic quality and creative ability of the work submitted. Applications were open to all eligible Massachusetts artists. A total number of 866 eligible applications were received; 317 in Drawing, 531 in Painting and 18 in Traditional Arts.

Click here to see full list of recipients.

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Alumna Yoko Kikuchi ’03 (aka Yoko O.K.) has just released a new album, Menahan Tree, now available on iTunes!

Her music is a collection of eight songs written between 2008 and 2011, with one song that was written by her friend Josh Malamy. It was recorded by Casey Holford and features lots of vocal accompaniment: by Angela Carlucci, Sara Lautman, Kate Wheeler, Christy Davis, Jenn Kelly and Joanna Kelly.

Yoko moved from New York City to California six months ago and is now residing in Oakland where she has been doing freelance work along with creating her music. Please show your support if you enjoy her music by purchasing her album, or pass along the link to someone who might! The album is also available on Amazon!

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