Alumna Kathleen Spezzano Receives MFA from Western Connecticut State University

Montserrat alumna Kathleen Spezzano is among this year’s recipients of the Masters of Fine Arts from Western Connecticut State University! Along with five other graduates of the program, Spezzano will be presenting her work as part of an MFA Thesis Exhibition at Blue Mountain Gallery in New York.

The show will run from Wednesday June 23^rd to Saturday July 10^th at Suite 200, 547 W. 27^th St. in Manhattan. Admission is free, and the gallery will be open from noon to 6 pm Wednesday through Saturday during the exhibition.

The exhibition, supported by the Jason and Ellen Hancock Student Endowment Fund, showcases the diverse works in painting, illustration, and mixed media created by this WCSU’s 2021 MFA graduates. The WCSU Department of Art organizes the MFA Thesis Exhibition each spring as a capstone experience demonstrating the personal artistic direction and mastery of candidates for the MFA in Visual Arts.

Spezzano seeks to express the thoughts, emotions and imagery inspired by her keen interest in Wiccan/Pagan beliefs that magic lives in nature, the elements and forces of energy in the world. Her works use a wide variety of materials including acrylics, inks and iridescent mediums to depict imagery drawn from holidays, deities, mythical creatures and other themes found in Wiccan/Pagan tradition. Her M.F.A. thesis work focuses on the creation of a personal oracle card deck, “The Oracle of Shadows.” A native of Greenwich, CT, Spezzano studied illustration and creative writing at Montserrat College of Art and completed a B.S. in Equine Studies at Post University.

Pictured is one of Spezzano’s pieces, “Resurrection”.