A special exhibition, “On My Own Time—Celebrating the Artistic Talents of Syracuse University Faculty and Staff,” was held in Bird Library earlier this summer.
This year is the 51st anniversary of this program, organized by CNY Arts, and faculty and staff were invited to showcase their talents along with other employers and businesses in the region.
All active full-time and part-time faculty and staff were eligible to submit artwork for adjudication. Fine arts faculty and professional artists were eligible to submit works outside of their discipline.
Artists had the opportunity to submit up to three original creations completed within three years of entry in the following categories: painting (oil, acrylic, watercolor); metalwork; drawing (pen, pencil, ink, charcoal); jewelry; collage/assemblage; printmaking; computer art; photography (color or black-and-white); woodwork; glasswork; sculpture; mixed media; ceramics; and fiber art.
Dana Sovocool, senior business partner in the Office of Human Resources, led the team that coordinated the University’s participation in “On My Own Time.”
“On My Own Time has become a University tradition and it’s a wonderful way to build community on our campus. We saw about a 50% increase in artist participation this year over last year,” he says. “We moved the exhibition to Bird Library this year and we were grateful for the staff’s hospitality in accommodating this larger exhibition. The new location also facilitated greater visibility for the exhibition, so even more members of the campus community got to enjoy the amazing talents of our artists.”
Meghan Murphy, staff member in the Department of Physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, won the People’s Choice Award for “Self Portrait in D Major.”
Faculty and staff visiting the exhibition from around campus cast ballots for the People’s Choice Award. The selected piece was “Self-Portrait in D Major” by Meghan Murphy of the Department of Physics in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Also, during the on-campus exhibition, a selection panel of adjudicators—including a CNY Arts representative—selected pieces for the “On My Own Time Grand Finale,” a five-week exhibition at the Everson Museum of Art from Oct. 5-Nov. 10. A reception for artists, University colleagues, family and friends will be held on Oct. 10. Tickets to the finale are available starting in September at onmyowntime.org.
The judges selected the following pieces for exhibition at the Everson:
Chris Madden, staff member in the Division of Marketing, was one of six artists selected to exhibit their work at the Everson Museum of Art. He is pictured with his mixed media piece, “Matt.”
This year’s faculty and staff artists who participated in the exhibition were Richard Breyer, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications; Harriet Brown, Newhouse School; Robert Burkhart, Facilities Services; Shelly Collins, Newhouse School of Public Communications; Meghan Graham, Human Resources; Deanna Grannis, Division of Marketing; David Harris, Accounting; Dennis Kinsey, Newhouse School; Laura Knaflewski, Division of Marketing; Elizabeth Lance, Research Development; Marie Luther, Office of Budget and Operations, College of Visual and Performing Arts; Chris Madden, Division of Marketing; Olivia Melinski, Advancement; Donna Movsovich, College of Law; Meghan Murphy, Department of Physics, College of Arts and Sciences; Shikha Nangia, Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering and Computer Science; John Olson, Libraries; Christina Papaleo, Office of Diversity and Inclusion; Kelley Parker, Libraries; Scott Samson, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences; Joseph Stoll, Department of Geography, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs | College of Arts and Sciences; Ronald Thiele, Libraries; Margaret Voss, Department of Nutrition and Food Studies, Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics; and Autumn Wallingford, Division of Marketing.
