Start: 4/16/2012 2:30PM
End: 4/16/2012
Location: Chapel & PAC
Please join us on Monday, April 16, for a presentation by Monica Angle, our 2012 Colby-Oishei Artist. Ms. Angle will speak to Sem students, faculty and guests in the chapel about her exhibition,Waterways, currently installed in the Margaret L. Wendt Performing Arts Center (PAC). Her talk will begin at 2:30 p.m., and then at 3:25 p.m., all are invited for an artist’s reception and viewing in the PAC.Waterways will be on view through the middle of May. Those who cannot attend Monday’s talk and reception are cordially invited to view the exhibition during school hours. Simply call the front office at 885-6780 to schedule a time between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday – Friday.
Born in Omaha, Neb., Monica Angle has exhibited works combining painting, printmaking and bookmaking since 1995. She has hadrecent solo exhibitions in Buffalo; Charlottesville, Va.; and Minneapolis, Minn. Her work has also been featured in exhibitions at City Hall in Minneapolis, the Massachusetts State House in Boston, and the University of Virginia Art Museum in Charlottesville. Her art is part of several collections, both public and private, including the Minnesota History Center and the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis.
With 20 years of experience as an art educator, Ms. Angle has taught studio art and bookmaking to children and adults. She attended Harvard College, pursued advanced courses in printmaking and bookmaking at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, and received a master of science degree in geography from Pennsylvania State University. In 2004, she moved to Buffalo with her husband, Sam Magavern, and their two daughters. Daughter Anna is a freshman at Sem, and Monica’s mother-in-law, Robin S. Magavern, was a former faculty member and 1952 alumna.
As part of her role in this spring’s Colby-Oishei Art Program, Ms. Angle will spend time with Sem students in their various art classes before giving her talk to the entire school Monday afternoon.
The Colby-Oishei Art Program at Sem was established in October 1983 (as the Colby Art Program), with a generous gift from Patricia Oishei Colby '32 in honor of Robert W. Colby. Founded to foster art education and to develop art appreciation, the program selects female artists connected with the Western New York community to serve as Colby-Oishei artists. These artists engage students and the school community in the artistic process through exposure to and discussion about their works and careers. At the close of the artist's show, one of the works is purchased through the Colby-Oishei Fund and becomes a permanent addition to Sem’s Colby-Oishei Collection.