Sculpture Student Achievement
Olena Karasyuk | MFA 2009
- Fulbright Fellow from the Ukraine
- Graduate Student Research And Creative Project Award, 2008-09
Jesse La Flair | BFA 2008
- "Moments", Solo Show, Karma Lounge, New York, NY, 2008
- "Art In Odd Places, Pedestrian", Juried Show, New York, NY, 2008
- "SoundOBJECTS", Juried Show, Valencia, Spain, 2008
- "Art Video Screening" Juried Show, rebro, Sweden, 2008
- "The 5th Bangkok Experimental Film Festival (BEFF 5), Bangkok, Thailand, 2008
- "Ann Arbor Film Festival" Show Cased, Ann Arbor, MI, 2008
Jeremy Holmes | BFA 2007
- Windgate Fellowship Winner, 2007
- Named Outstanding Graduate for SUNY New Paltz Graduating Class, 2007
- World's Largest Finger Painting Project Director, 2007
- Student Art Alliance President, 2006-07
- Campus Auxiliary Services Internship Award to work with Cavedogs, a multimedia collaborative performance art group, 2006
Anthony DiMezza | BFA 2007
- Studio technician at Hamilton College, Clinton, NY
- ( upcoming solo exhibition Feb 20th 2009) Tiffany Smith Gallery. Johnstown, N.Y. May serendipity be a guiding star,
- Perrella Gallery. Johnstown, N.Y. Works on Paper.
- Hallswalls Center for Contemporary Art; Central Terminal, "Unhinged." Buffalo, NY. Playing Basketball with Death. Performance.
- State University of New York Administration Center. Albany, NY. SUNY Invitational
Mike Smith | BFA 2007
- Working as a scenic fabricator in NYC
Kelly McGrath | BFA 2007
- Internship at the Women's Studio Workshop, Rosendale, NY, Summer 2007
- Campus Auxiliary Services Internship Award, 2007
Michael Brown | BFA 2006
- His artwork is currently represented by Yvon Lambert Gallery in Chelsea, NY, where he had a solo show in June of 2008
- Awarded Honorable Mention- International Sculpture Center Outstanding
- Student Achievement Award, 2006
- Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Work Space Residency, 2007
- His studio is in Brooklyn and he is preparing artwork for the international art fairs: Art Basel, Miami Basel, and Frieze Art Fairs
- Only undergraduate to be included in the First Look II exhibit at the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, an exhibit of 16 students selected from 800 studios as the best new artists in the US
Daniel Bejar | MFA 2006
- Accepted to Artist in the Marketplace Program (2008) at the Bronx Museum of the Arts
- Artist Residency at the Ice House in Phoenix, Arizona
- Exhibited in the "CAA Hunter College Exhibition",
- "Opposition/Non-Opposition" at the Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Projects,
- "Peekskill Project" at the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art
- Received Graduate Student Research And Creative Project Award, SUNY New Paltz
Steven Rossi | MFA 2006
- Received Graduate Student Research And Creative Project Award
- Fabricator at Polich-Talix Foundry in Newburgh, NY
Michelle Quartin | BFA 2006
- Interned at the Sculpture Center in Long Island City
- Worked in NYC on a statue restoration project
Jinah Sohn | MFA 2006
- Exhibited in the 2006 Shanghai Biennial, Shanghai, China and continues to show her work in art fairs such as Arco Art Fair, Art Chicago, and the Asian Contemporary Art Fair
- While at New Paltz, she interned with artist, Judy Pfaff
Teresa Torchiano | BFA 2005
- Assistant Editor on the documentary film, "Trouble the Water", which won the 2008 Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary Film at Sundance and was shortlisted for an Academy Award
Bum Joo Jeong | MFA 2004
- Awarded Outstanding Student Achievement Award in Sculpture from the International Sculpture Center, 2004
- Earning PhD. Hongik University Seoul South Korea
Ryan Roa | BFA 2004
- Earned an MFA at Hunter College, NYC
- Aim 29, Bronx Museum.
- Solo show at the Jersey City Museum, January 2008
- Exhibited at School of Visual Arts and Art Space, Raleigh, NC. 2008.
- While at New Paltz, studio assistant to sculptor Robert Morris
Jeong Eun Shim | MFA 2004
- Following her MFA from SUNY New Paltz, Jeong Eun Shim earned her PhD in Sculpture from Hongik University, Seoul, Korea.
Noah Grussgott | BFA 2003
- Went on to get an MFA from the University of Washington in Seattle 2008
- Solo-Exhibition (up-coming), Gallery 4 Culture, Seattle, WA, December
- "Twinkle, Twinkle", CMA Gallery, Seattle, WA,
- "House, Tree, Sun, Yard, Etc"., Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA, 2007
- "Small and Flat Works", Guest Juror Greg Bell, Seattle, WA, 2007
- "Over The Line", Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Seattle, WA, 2007
- While at New Paltz, he interned with artist, Robert Morris
Boo Yun Choi | MFA 2003
- "The 34th Grand Art Contest of Gyeong Sang-buk Do", Sang-Ju, Korea, 2007
- "New Wave's Spreading", Dong-Hae Young Artist Association, Dong-Hae, Korea, The 15th Exhibition of Andong, 2007
- Currently teaches at Andong University in Seoul, Korea
Jenna Efrein | Sculpture Visiting Student 2006
- Awarded full Graduate Fellowship to attend Alfred University for an MFA in Glass
Dave Licata | BFA 2005
- Earning MFA at Cranbrook Academy of Art
- Work has been selected for "Talented 2009", an annual competitive exhibition of crafts, design, and technology in Munich
Jason Repolle' | BFA 2003
- Earning MFA at City University of New York
- "2008 Auction" at the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art. Peekskill, NY
Tara Rainstrom | BFA 2002
- Project coordinator for the New York Energy Research and Development Authority
- Earned MBA State University of New York Albany University School of Business
Tiila Abbitt | BFA 2002
- Knitwear designer for Margaret O' Leary fashions San Francisco, CA
- Earned MFA Fashion Design Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA
Elizabeth Insogna | BFA 2002
- "New Paintings: Elizabeth Insogna", Project Room, Jeannie Freilich Contemporary, 2008
- "Our Time Here Will Not Be Long", Pierre Menard Gallery, Boston MA, 2008
- "Art Chicago", Jeannie Freilich Contemporary, Chicago, 2008
- "Portraits & Polaroids, Free Arts Benefit", Phillips De Pury, New York, New York. 2008
Fabrizio Moretti | BFA (did not graduate, went on to become famous with the Strokes first)
- Renaissance Man/Artist, Musician drummer for the Strokes.
Carolyn Lambert | Sculpture Visiting Student 2000
- Earned MFA at Carnegie Melon Institute, Pittsburg, Pa.
- "Ohio River LifeBoat Project", 2006, exhibited at Exit Art, NYC
Danielle Leventhal | Sculpture Visiting Student 2000
- Earning MFA in Film/Video, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
- Earned MFA at University of Illinois at Chicago
Sang Gyun Kim | MFA 2001
- "Drawings", Red Mill Gallery, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, USA, 2007
- "The Artificial Paradise", Alternative Space LOOP, Seoul, Korea, 2006
- 2006 Vermont Studio Center Residency, Johnson, Vermont.
- "A Landscape 2003", Gongpyeong Art Center, Seoul, Korea, 2003
Irit Reinheimer | BFA 2001
- Co-author, Girls will be Girls and Boys will be Boys, coloring book
- Recipient of Art and Change grant, Leeway Foundation
- Co-director of the film, Young Jewish and Left, 2007
