Senior Thesis Online Exhibition 2020 (preview)
April 24 – June 7, 2020
Welcome to the virtual site of this year’s Senior Thesis Exhibition. Below you will find a sneak preview of this year’s artwork by 15 studio art majors. To honor the traditional time of day that a Bates Senior Thesis Exhibition would open in the museum, this year’s complete online exhibition goes live at 5:00 PM today, April 24. Please join us then.
Since its dedication in 1986, The Bates College Museum of Art has maintained a special relationship with the college’s Department of Art & Visual Culture. Part of this is a commitment to supporting the work of Bates students through our Annual Senior Thesis Exhibition. The exhibition highlights work selected from the thesis projects of graduating seniors majoring in Studio Art.
Thesis projects vary from student to student, each pursuing an individual interest. The emphasis of the program is on creating a cohesive body of related works through sustained studio practice and critical inquiry. The year-long process is overseen by Art and Visual Culture faculty, and culminates in this exhibition.
Ariel Abonizio
Mayele Alognon
Nick Eaton
Celia Feal-Staub
Sophie Gerry
Emma Blair Hall
Mike Hogue
Mike Jones
Otis Klingbeil
Eden Rickolt
Madeline Schapiro
Grace Smith
Jeffrey Spellman
Haiyao Tian
Philip Wu
Ariel Abonizio, Unicorn Dreams, 2019, Inkjet print, 29″ x 36″ 
Mayele Alognon, Black skin on cardboard I , 2019, Gouache, 35 x 23 inches 
Nick Eaton, Catch and Release #1, 2019, digital photograph, 13 x 9 inches 
Celia Feal-Staub, Gut Feeling, 2019, Reduction fired stoneware, various sizes 
Sophie Gerry, Local Landscape 1, 2020, black ink wash, and black and white pen on toned paper, 12 x 7 inches 
Otis Klingbeil, Vermont Barn 1, 2020, Oil paint and gesso on matte board, 15 1/2″ x 23 1/2″ 
Emma Blair Hall, Humpty Dumpty (detail), 2020, Object Sculpture, 62 x 80 x 85 inches 
Mike Jones, Aftermath, 2020, Sumi ink and pencil, 9 x 12 inches 
Eden Rickolt, Feet Plant (detail), 2020, mixed media, 18 x 12 x 42 inches 
Madeline Schapiro, Lemon, 2020, Hand building with earthenware, 4″ x 4″ 
Jeffrey Spellman, Untitled 1, 2019, Digital Photography, 30 x 40 inches 
Haiyao Tian, Sleeve, 2020, Digital Photography, 13 x 19 inches 
Philip Wu, Upsurge, 2020, ink on bristol paper, 14 x 17 inches 
Grace Smith, Reflection #4, 2020, dyed fabric and thread, 18 x 36 inches 
Michael Hogue, Untitled, 2020, Oil pastel on paper, 12 x 18 inches
Image at top: Haiyao Tian, Untitled, 2019, Digital Photograph, 13″ x 19″