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Sofia Giumarro

Open Curtains #1

2024, Linocut Print

About the Exhibition

The Art Seen is proud to present a new exhibition of student art, up now at Tunnel City Coffee in MASS MoCA. Following the success of WAWSA, the Williams alumni reunion art show, this new exhibition aims to build on this achievement with a longer term show, garnering even more eyes on student art. Tunnel City MASS MoCA is an incredible location, located inside the museum and attracting contemporary art lovers from all over the country. Sip some coffee, learn about local student artists, all while seeing some great contemporary art.

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Thank you so much to everyone who made this possible--special thanks to Jamal at Tunnel City for offering us this opportunity in the first place, and to Diego Hernandez ‘25 for being the on-site person coordinating the show. We hope you enjoy!

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The Art Seen's display at Tunnel City Williamstown during WAWSA

Featured Artists:​

Sofia Giumarro

SOFIA GIUMARRO

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Sofia Giumarro '24 is a multidisciplinary artist working predominantly in textiles, as well as graphite, pen&ink, and linocut printmaking. She is particularly interested in the intersection between visual art and literature/storytelling.

Sofia Giumarro

Open Curtains #1

2024, Linocut Print

ELLIE IORIO

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Ellie Iorio

Organic Monoprint 2

2023, Linocut print printed on archival paper

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Ellie Iorio '25 is a senior artist and rower at Williams studying Studio Art and Biology who is passionate about connecting with people and the natural world through art. She has always loved spending time outdoors and at the beach. Her childhood in the Great Lakes region served as the inspiration for the founding of her fiber art business in 2016.

Greta Laesch

GRETA LAESCH

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Greta Laesch '25 is a senior at Williams College, majoring in statistics and computer science, but she harbors a deep passion for studio art. She has immersed herself in a variety of artistic media during her time at college, with her latest enthusiasm being linocut printmaking. Outside of academic and artistic pursuits, she is a member of the nordic ski team and enjoys all things outdoors.

Greta Laesch

Taking Flight

2024, Linocut Print

I have greatly enjoyed learning and experimenting with linocut as a new medium. These are my first works in this medium, including pieces that explore themes of divinity in nature and femininity, such as "Taking Flight" and "Isle of Skye." Additionally, I have created works that highlight the beauty in mundanity, like "Five-to-Nine" and "Williams Skyscraper." I find inspiration in the world around me, constantly practicing the art of seeing beauty in everyday life.

 

I owe much to the guidance of Pallavi Sen and Mariel Campana, two artists whose mentorship has been invaluable in shaping my artistic journey. Typically, I work in oil painting and mixed media, and I have recently developed an interest in creating paint from locally found ochres. I look forward to incorporating these interests into my printmaking practice in the future.

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Greta Laesch

Five to Nine

2024, Linocut Print

Greta Laesch

Isle of Sky

2024, Linocut Print

Katie Maier

KATIE MAIER

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Katie Maier

The Lost Silo

2024, Linocut Print

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Katie Maier ‘26 is a double major in Studio Art and Political Science at Williams College. She works in a variety of media, including oil painting, linocut printmaking, and drawing, and her subjects range from formal portraiture to elaborate landscapes. 

Katie Maier

Autumn in the Berkshires

2024, Linocut Print

"Much of my work centers around my surroundings at Williams and in the Berkshires. Moving here from Atlanta gave me a new awareness of physical spaces where my life takes place, and I enjoy creating art that represents the everyday splendor of my new home. Linocut printmaking calls me to focus on the nuances of mark-making in conveying form. I've come to perceive and portray my subjects with a level of abstraction that essentializes their character beyond their materiality."

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-Katie

Katie Maier

Midnight Over the Berkshires

2024, Linocut Print

Chris Rodriguez

CHRIS RODRIGUEZ

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Chris Rodriguez

Despues a la playa

2024, Acrylic and Oil Pastel on canvas

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Chris Rodriguez '26 is a multidisciplinary artist from New York and Miami who explores his Queer and Latinx identity through fine art. His work plays with shape and color to replicate and create experiences. 

This work, and the others in the series, explore how lines and color can be used to describe experiences. Daily, we encounter the codification of objects with lines, such as bar codes on groceries. These works question how to codify experiences, abstractly capturing their essence. I give each of my experiences a unique code to interpret. My inspiration comes from Sunnei, Keith Herring, Jason Stopa, and singer Karol G, each of whom plays with shapes and colors in a fascinating and sometimes queer way.

 

-Chris

JACKIE ZHANG

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Jackie Zhang

Lighthouse

2023, Acrylic on paper

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Jackie Zhang '27 is a rising sophomore interested in painting, drawing, and other visual mediums. They have a specific passion for portraiture and creating new lenses through which to view other human beings. They’re super excited about selling their art :)

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