03-05-2025
Nazareth seniors answer through art in 'Who Am I? Who I Am' Exhibit
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — As graduation quickly approaches, Nazareth University's BFA Thesis Exhibition opened on Friday, featuring three student artists in the program.
The exhibition titled Who Am I? Who I Am features work of various media, including painting, printmaking, and digital art by Jude Landry from Allentown, Pennsylvania, Rochester native Christina Georgiadis, and Brenna Lancto from Fairport.
All three students expressed excitement to News 8 after seeing their projects shown to the community on opening night.
Georgiadis's work features a combination of elements from the world and figures to explore the perception of body image. She added a touch of her family history to her artwork.
'All of the flowers kind of tie in with Greek mythology, I come from Greek parents, so I wanted to bring in a little personal layer to my art,' Georgiadis told News 8.
Lancto's art is expressed through invented mythological beasts that examine the topic of self-discovery and strong emotions reflective of her own emotions when creating.
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Lancto said, 'My pieces come to me in a time of high emotion, it doesn't matter if it's negative or positive or in between. I see them in my head, and then I try to bring them to life the best I can with my iPad.'
Landry uses his experience as a transgender man in his lithography to encourage his younger self 'that her dreams live on in him, and, regardless of what dad used to say about her, through him, she is capable of anything she wishes to accomplish.' In the time it took him to complete the piece, he was shocked at the progress he'd made.
'I've only been doing the work I have up on the wall for a year and a half,' Landry said, 'So, the fact that I have as much as I do, like I kind of shocked myself when I went to go hang it all, but I could not be more proud of myself seeing it all up.'
Those interested in viewing the artwork may visit the exhibit Friday and Saturday from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday through Thursday from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. until the exhibit's closing on May 9.
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