Graduate Lindsey Parker with artistically crafted and unique motarboard

Montserrat College of Art’s Commencement was held on Friday, May 22 at the Cabot Street Cinema, Beverly, MA, and two prominent artists, Jenny Holzer and Annette Lemieux, and Montserrat College of Art Trustee Steve Dodge were awarded Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degrees. Lemieux, a professor at Harvard University, was also the keynote speaker for the ceremony. Other speakers were Montserrat President Helena J. Sturnick, Ph.D., Professor Gordon Arnold and graduating seniors Sarah Desjardins and Judith Shimer. Beverly Mayor William F. Scanlon also addressed the graduate and their families.

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