Temple University Rome was pleased to present an exhibition of works by Temple University Rome Visual Arts and Architecture Faculty. This exhibition took place from September 27 through October 9 in the Gallery of Art.
Finissage Oct. 9 from 6-8PM.

Titled "Conversations”, the exhibition featured the works of the Visual Arts and Architecture faculty, together with an invited guest artist/architect of their choice, to establish a lively dialogue between works of art, mediums and techniques, ways of expression and fields of exploration. 

The participating artists, paired with their guests, are: Cinzia Abbate + Ljubodrag Andric, Marina Buening + Valeria Gasperrini , Lucy Clink + Ingrid Vera Slater, Anita Guerra + EliZabeth Frolet, Andrew Kranis + Maryann Fennimore Kranis, Katherine Krizek + Laura Federici,  Liana Miuccio + Luca Padroni, Devin Kovach + Giorgia Mascitti, Roberto Caracciolo + Maurizio Pierfranceschi, Roberto Mannino + Elisabetta Diamanti, William Pettit + Marta Pettit, Carolina Vaccaro + Nicole Salnikov, Pola Wickham + Antonello Bulgini.

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Temple University Rome e' stata lieta di presentare una mostra con i lavori dei docenti di Arti Visive e Architettura che ha avuto luogo dal 27 settembre fino al 9 ottobre.
Finissage il 9 ottobre dalle 18:00 alle 20:00.

Intitolata "Conversazioni", la mostra ha presentato le opere dei docenti di Arti Visive e Architettura, insieme a un artista/architetto ospite di loro scelta, per stabilire un dialogo vivace tra le opere d'arte, i media e le tecniche, modi di esprimersi e diversi territori da esplorare. 

Gli artisti partecipanti, abbinati con i loro ospiti, sono Cinzia Abbate + Ljubodrag Andric, Marina Buening + Valeria Gasperrini , Lucy Clink + Ingrid Vera Slater, Anita Guerra + EliZabeth Frolet, Andrew Kranis + Maryann Fennimore Kranis, Katherine Krizek + Laura Federici,  Liana Miuccio + Luca Padroni, Devin Kovach + Giorgia Mascitti, Roberto Caracciolo + Maurizio Pierfranceschi, Roberto Mannino + Elisabetta Diamanti, William Pettit + Marta Pettit, Carolina Vaccaro + Nicole Salnikov, Pola Wickham + Antonello Bulgini.

Imago Refracted
Curated by Stefania Marino

Exhibition Opening
Tuesday, October 15th
6:00 pm- 8:00 pm

"Imago Refracted" explored the intricate processes of reshaping and recontextualizing identities and perceptions. The term "imago" represents an idealized or fully realized image, while "refraction" refers to the bending and scattering of light, revealing layers of hidden meanings. This exhibition critically assesses the continuous transformation of images and identities through the prisms of time, experience, and perception. By delving into these refracted images, the exhibition prompts viewers to contemplate the fluidity and complexity of self-perception and identity.

Emily Foster, also known as Lemon, believes that objects achieve permanence through the subjective experience of the spectator, viewing the act of looking as both sacred and transformative. Her work, characterized by subtle shifts in color, tone, shadow, and texture, explores complex philosophical concepts and the interplay between Object and Subject, making viewers aware of their role in perception.

Jes Gamble, inspired by personal reflections and experiences, creates artworks that express the human journey. Gamble's exploration of the human form delves into the subconscious, capturing emotions and memories from different walks of life. Her art invites introspection and empathy, portraying the vulnerability and beauty of the human experience.

"Imago Refracted" encourages viewers to reflect on how identities are constructed and perceived, highlighting the fluidity of self-perception. It prompts a deeper engagement with art and an understanding of the observer's role in shaping meaning.

As the curator Stefania Marino explains, “I met Emily Foster at the Barnes Foundation, when we worked closely together. Our shared empathy for human struggle and mutual appreciation for

Italian culture—rooted in her exchange program through Temple University—formed the basis of a lasting friendship.

While in Philadelphia, a short time after having left the Barnes, I encountered Jes Gamble at the opening of the Artemis Contemporary. Our immediate connection and deepening admiration for her evocative art added another layer to my curatorial vision for the exhibition in Rome.

It felt like an easy decision to include these two artists in an exhibition; I recognized that Emily and Jes, though approaching similar themes from different perspectives, would create a compelling dialogue. Their combined works offer a profound exploration of the human experience, inviting viewers to engage deeply with themes of identity, perception, and existence.”

Bios

Stefania Marino was born in Colombia, and moved to the United States with adoptive Italian parents. Growing up between the United States and Italy, she was immersed in a vibrant blend of cultures that profoundly shaped her world view. This diverse upbringing, combined with the profound influence of her mother nurtured her love for art. Her studies in art and her time with fellow creatives led her to a place where art became a sanctuary, allowing her to fully express herself and find solace in the complexities of the experiences of others. Stefania Marino studied at the University of the Arts London. She worked briefly at the Barnes Foundastion in Philadelphia, and later collaborated on a project to open a new Gallery in Philadelphia in Oct. 2023.

Originally from Memphis, Tennessee, Jes Gamble is an interdisciplinary artist known for exploring the intersections of various mediums. They graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting and Drawing from Penn State University in 2006 and went on to receive a Master of Fine Arts from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 2011. Jes Gamble has exhibited at a number of prestigious galleries and museums including exhibiting at, The Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, 2018. Drawing inspiration from a range of sources, including personal reflections and human experiences, Jes Gamble creates artworks that serve as visual expressions of the human journey. Their exploration of the human form goes beyond the physical, delving into the realms of the subconscious and the intangible aspects of our existence

Emily Foster, aka Lemon, is an interdisciplinary artist and educator living in Philadelphia, PA, USA. She studied abroad at Temple University Rome in Spring 2019. While there, she frequented Piazza Navona to play chess. She currently works at the Barnes Foundation as a Gallery Specialist, where she researches and gives talks to the public on the collection.

Her work is born out of the explosive enthusiasm she feels when making sense of a new way to explain the experience of being alive in a self-conscious body. This body of work is made up of quiet spectacles, with subtle shifts in color, tone, shadow, and texture. The concepts for these pieces were derived from grasping at text and video on phenomenological and feminist philosophy and critical media studies.

For more information: Shara Wasserman, Director of Exhibitions: shara@temple.edu

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"Imago Refracted" esplora gli intricati processi di rimodellamento e ricontestualizzazione di identità e percezioni. Il termine "imago" rappresenta un'immagine idealizzata o completamente realizzata, mentre "rifrazione" si riferisce alla curvatura e alla dispersione della luce, rivelando strati di significati nascosti. Questa mostra valuta criticamente la continua trasformazione di immagini e identità attraverso i prismi del tempo, dell'esperienza e della percezione. Addentrandosi in queste immagini rifratte, la mostra spinge gli spettatori a contemplare la fluidità e la complessità dell'autopercezione e dell'identità.

Emily Foster, nome d’arte Lemon, ritiene che gli oggetti raggiungano la permanenza attraverso l'esperienza soggettiva dello spettatore, considerando l'atto del guardare sia sacro che trasformativo. Il suo lavoro, caratterizzato da sottili cambiamenti di colore, tono, ombra e consistenza, esplora complessi concetti filosofici e l'interazione tra Oggetto e Soggetto, rendendo gli spettatori consapevoli del loro ruolo nella percezione.

Jes Gamble, ispirata da riflessioni ed esperienze personali, crea opere d'arte che esprimono il viaggio umano. L'esplorazione della forma umana di Gamble si addentra nel subconscio, catturando emozioni e ricordi da diversi percorsi di vita. La sua arte invita all'introspezione e all'empatia, ritraendo la vulnerabilità e la bellezza dell'esperienza umana.

"Imago Refracted" incoraggia gli spettatori a riflettere su come le identità vengono costruite e percepite, evidenziando la fluidità dell'autopercezione. Stimola un coinvolgimento più profondo con l'arte e una comprensione del ruolo dell'osservatore nel dare forma al significato.

Come spiega la curatrice Stefania Marino, "Ho incontrato Lemon alla Barnes Foundation, quando abbiamo lavorato a stretto contatto. La nostra comune empatia per le lotte umane e il reciproco apprezzamento per la cultura italiana, radicati nel suo programma di scambio presso la Temple University, hanno costituito la base di un'amicizia duratura.

Mentre ero a Philadelphia, poco tempo dopo aver lasciato il Barnes, ho conosciuto Jes Gamble all'inaugurazione dell'Artemis Contemporary. Il nostro immediato legame e la crescente ammirazione per la sua arte evocativa hanno aggiunto un altro strato alla mia visione curatoriale per la mostra a Roma.

Mi è sembrata una decisione facile quella di includere queste due artiste in una mostra; ho riconosciuto che Emily e Jes, sebbene affrontassero temi simili da prospettive diverse, avrebbero creato un dialogo avvincente. Le loro opere combinate offrono una profonda esplorazione dell'esperienza umana, invitando gli spettatori a impegnarsi profondamente con temi di identità, percezione ed esistenza".

Biografie

Stefania Marino è nata in Colombia e si è trasferita negli Stati Uniti con genitori adottivi italiani. Cresciuta tra gli Stati Uniti e l'Italia, è stata immersa in un vivace mix di culture che ha profondamente plasmato la sua visione del mondo. Questa educazione diversificata, unita alla profonda influenza di sua madre, ha nutrito il suo amore per l'arte. I suoi studi in arte e il tempo trascorso con altri creativi l'hanno portata in un luogo in cui l'arte è diventata un santuario, consentendole di esprimersi pienamente e trovare conforto nelle complessità delle esperienze altrui. Stefania Marino ha studiato alla University of the Arts di Londra. Ha lavorato brevemente alla Barnes Foundation di Philadelphia e in seguito ha collaborato a un progetto per l'apertura di una nuova galleria a Philadelphia nell'ottobre 2023.

Originaria di Memphis, Tennessee, Jes Gamble è un'artista interdisciplinare nota per esplorare le intersezioni di vari media. Si sono laureati in Belle Arti in Pittura e Disegno presso la Penn State University nel 2006 e hanno continuato a ricevere un Master of Fine Arts dalla Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts nel 2011. Jes Gamble ha esposto in numerose gallerie e musei prestigiosi, tra cui il Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, nel 2018. Traendo ispirazione da una serie di fonti, tra cui riflessioni personali ed esperienze umane, Jes Gamble crea opere d'arte che fungono da espressioni visive del viaggio umano. La loro esplorazione della forma umana va oltre il fisico, addentrandosi nei regni del subconscio e negli aspetti intangibili della nostra esistenza

Emily Foster, nome d’arte Lemon, è un'artista e un'educatrice interdisciplinare che vive a Philadelphia, PA, USA. Ha studiato all'estero alla Temple University di Roma nella primavera del 2019. Mentre era lì, frequentava Piazza Navona per giocare a scacchi. Attualmente lavora alla Barnes Foundation come Gallery Specialist, dove fa ricerche e tiene conferenze al pubblico sulla collezione. Il suo lavoro nasce dall'entusiasmo esplosivo che prova quando cerca di dare un senso a un nuovo modo di spiegare l'esperienza di essere vivi in ​​un corpo autocosciente. Questo corpus di opere è costituito da spettacoli silenziosi, con sottili cambiamenti di colore, tono, ombra e consistenza. I concetti alla base di questi pezzi sono stati ricavati dall'analisi di testi e video sulla filosofia fenomenologica e femminista e sugli studi critici sui media.

Emerging Expressions aimed to shine a spotlight on the innovative and inspiring contributions of our student artists, fostering appreciation and engagement with their art. 

Each week, we proudly presented featured artists from our visual arts programs. The artists were carefully selected for their unique perspective and exceptional creativity, highlighting the diverse talents within our community.

Curated by Nadia Bodnari

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Nov. 12: Anya Stern and Amber Wang

Nov. 19: Maia Schifman, Simon-Thomas Schuyler, Sumayyah Nabiyeva and Lauren Huyler

Nov. 26: Peyton Resto and Anneke Chan

Dec. 3: Lauren Huyler (BFA Exhibition)

The Fall Student Exhibition presented the works created by all the students in the Visual Arts and Architecture classes during the Fall 2024 study abroad semester in Rome - young artists and architects taking their first class in a creative discipline, as well as emerging artists with greater experience.

Modarte: a collaboration between fashion and art
 

Temple University Rome is presented the exhibition Modarte: A Collaboration Between Fashion and Art, featuring works by Atelier Sorelle Fontana, Carla Accardi & Antonio Sanfilippo, and Maison Valentino & Alfredo Pirri.

The inauguration took place on Tuesday, January 14, and the exhibition officially opened the new spaces of the Gallery of Art, Temple University Rome, located at Via di San Sebastianello 16.

With our location adjacent to the Spanish Steps, we are proud to be part of this magical Roman square, rich in history. Piazza di Spagna has long been a meeting point for foreigners and pilgrims entering Rome from Piazza del Popolo: in the Middle Ages, the area was a crossroads for merchants, pilgrims, and artisans who gathered around the ports of the Tiber River.

As a point of convergence for the historic center of Rome, the Piazza di Spagna area became home to the emerging artistic community in the postwar period. Via Margutta, already known as the street of artists —Picasso had his studio here in the early 20th century — and Via del Babuino, home to the studios of Antonio Canova, Carla Accardi, and many others, are just steps away. Here, galleries such as l’Attico, l’Obelisco, Sperone, and Marlborough, and even on our own street, La Salita, introduced American and international contemporary art to the Roman public.

At the same time, various fashion houses were emerging, developed from the vision, courage, and creativity of tailors, designers, and stylists who established their boutiques on the square. The atelier Sorelle Fontana opened in 1949, followed by Valentino in 1959.

This exhibition presented the first in a series of investigations into collaborations between art and fashion, titled “Modarte”. We will showcase the partnership between Atelier Sorelle Fontana, Carla Accardi & Antonio Sanfilippo and Maison Valentino & Alfredo Pirri.

Alfredo Pirri collaborated with Alessandro Michele, Creative Director of Maison Valentino, for the Pavillon des Folies fashion show (Paris, September 29, 2024). The floor of the runway was animated by the work Passi, first presented in 2003, and part of a broader study on light. The work, recreated and adapted by Pirri for the occasion with Alessandro Michele, engages the audience in the process of fragmenting the perception of reality, as the glass fragments gradually upon contact. Through drawings, watercolors, photographs, and the video of the Paris fashion show, viewers can follow the artist’s creative evolution from the initial idea to the final project.

In 1959, Atelier Sorelle Fontana introduced a prestigious painting prize called 16 Painters for 16 Dresses, centered around the theme of Abstraction. Carla Accardi and her husband Antonio Sanfilippo, both key figures in the Forma 1 movement in postwar Rome, participated in this project. Accardi exhibited Integrazione No. 19, a black-and-white canvas, while Sanfilippo presented a tempera painting titled Untitled of the same year. We will present works by the two artists similar to the originals. Additionally, we can admire the result of this collaboration through photographs and sketches of the clothing made from the fabric.

To provide further context to the exhibition, we screened the film Le ragazze di Piazza di Spagna by Luciano Emmer, an imaginary story of three young seamstresses at a fashion atelier near Piazza di Spagna. Thanks to the participation of Maria Teresa Natale and the GoTellGo Cultural Association, we will present an excerpt from a conversation between Maria Teresa Natale and the seamstress Maria Teresa, on December 15, 2022, at the Centro Anziani di Via Pullino as part of the project Memorie di Cortile: Le Donne della Garbatella si Raccontano.

We thank the Fondazione Micol Fontana Foundation, the Maison Valentino, the Archivio Accardi Sanfilippo, and the Associazione GoTellGo .

Temple University Rome hosted its sixth annual Black History Month throughout February 2025. This year's theme was Black Resilience. 

The Gallery of Art presented the exhibition Dreams From My Father, featuring the work of artist Kimmah Dennis as the inaugural event for its celebration of Black History Month. Arranged over the month of February in the United States and in Canada, and in October in Great Britain, BHM honors the contribution of the African diaspora to the world’s creative culture, from music and dance, fashion and design, language and literature. Our theme for this year’s program looked to showcase, through a rich schedule of events, a possible understanding of what Black Resilience looks like for young black creators within the community in Rome. 

The program of events was followed by a Documentary Screening and a Roundtable Discussion, allowing for new insight and dialogue around the theme of Black Resilience.

Timeline of Events

February 4 : Gallery of Art opening, 6-8 PM (TUR Gallery of Art)
Kimmah Dennis
"Dreams From My Father"
On display through Feb. 27

The Gallery of Art opened with Kimmah Dennis' exhibition on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, from 6-8 p.m., with "Dreams From My Father".  Kimmah Dennis is a Liberian-Ivorian painter and photographer who explores the issue of the trauma of displacement through traditional, experimental, and conceptual materials. She is currently the Terra Foundation Affiliated Fellow at the American Academy in Rome.  The show will run through Thursday, February 27, 2025.

Migration is a journey of hope, resilience, and transformation. In her solo exhibition, Dreams from My Father, interdisciplinary artist Kimmah Dennis presents a compelling exploration of migration, belonging, and identity. Drawing from her fellowship at the American Academy in Rome, Dennis merges painting, drawing, collage, photography, and installation to craft narratives that transcend geographical and cultural boundaries.

The exhibition intertwines personal and collective stories of displacement, adapting identity, and inherited dreams. The title is inspired by Barack Obama’s Dreams from My Father and by her own experiences of loss and legacy, Dennis reflects on her father’s sacrifices and the enduring aspirations passed down through generations. 

The work is shaped by interviews with migrants in Rome, conducted in locations such as Piazza Vittorio Emanuele, local markets, and other gathering spaces where diverse communities connect. These stories resonate with universal struggles for security, opportunity, and a sense of home.

All the paintings were created during Dennis’s time as the Terra Foundation Affiliated Visual Artist Rome Prize winner at the American Academy in Rome. She extends a heartfelt thank you to the Academy for gifting her the time and space to develop this body of work. Many of the paintings and drawings in the room titled "Notes from the Studio" feature portraits of friends and the community she built during her residency at the American Academy.

These interconnected dialogues reflect the essence of Dreams from My Father, exploring the infinite through a sense of unity within diversity. Much like the migratory experience, the works share common ideas while differing in execution, unified by medium yet distinguished by technique. Bold compositions, shaped by innovative experimental methods, capture profound aspects of human experience—fragmentation and reconstruction, collective history and memory, cultural hybridity, and evolving concepts of beauty. The collage process, with its diverse materials, becomes a metaphor for the many layers that come together to form complex and multifaceted identities. This exhibition stands as a tribute to the dreams of those who came before, the sacrifices they made, and the enduring legacy of their aspirations for future generations.

The exhibition unfolds across three interconnected spaces, each offering a unique perspective on Dennis’s creative process and thematic inquiries.

February 10 – Documentary Screening, 6-8 PM (TUR Cinema Room)
Title: The Sea Has Betrayed Me
Type: Documentary Podcast
Original Language: Italian
Subtitles: English
Duration: 46 minutes
Produced by: Sensi Holistic Creative Agency
Producer: Alina Vasieikina
Director: Daniele Stocchi
Cinematographer: Daniele Comelli
Interviewer: Giulio Villaggio
Protagonist: Sheikh Tijan Jallow

Synopsis: The Sea Has Betrayed Me takes viewers on an intimate and deeply moving journey through the life of Sheikh Tijan Jallow, a 25-year-old Gambian refugee, model, and aspiring actor. Born in West Africa, Sheikh grew up in a family of four siblings, dreaming of a brighter future beyond the borders of his homeland. The film chronicles Sheikh’s extraordinary story through a podcast-like one shot documentary, where he shares his courageous and at times heartbreaking journey from Gambia to Italy. At the age of 14 he left his hometown with his cousin for Senegal in pursuit of his dream to become a professional footballer. Soon after, a life-changing decision led him to embark on a perilous eight-month journey to Italy—a journey fraught with challenges, resilience, and hope. Through candid and captivating storytelling, The Sea Has Betrayed Me delves into themes of migration, identity, and the resilience of the human spirit. Sheikh’s narrative is a poignant reminder of the struggles and dreams shared by millions seeking safety, opportunity, and belonging in unfamiliar lands.
The screening was followed by a brief talk with Sheikh.
 

February 17: Roundtable Discussion, 6-8 PM (TUR Gallery of Art)
Students were invited to attend a round table discussion on Black Resilience with speakers such as: Kimmah Dennis, Sheikh Tijan Jallow, Gordon Abeiku Mensah (member of the Berkeley Center on Antidiscrimination and Comparative Equality Law), Denise Kongo and Kwanza Musi Dos Santos (representatives from the non-profit association QuestaeRoma.org).

"Past Presence"
Tuesday, March 4,  6-8PM through Thursday, March 27, 2025

It is with great pleasure that we presented the exhibition Past Presence, with the works of Lucy Clink. The exhibition honorsLucy, a professor of photography, and occasionally of drawing and painting, at Temple University Rome for many years. But it is also my homage to a dear colleague, a friend, a pal. Lucy and I met on the day that we both began our teaching careers, at St. Stephens School, she in painting and me in art history. From that day, our paths overlapped, ran parallel, diverged, but never went off course. Lucy juggled a busy academic career as she pursued her research as an artist, bringing her creativity to the classroom. Lucky students!

Here at Temple Rome is where we forged lasting memories. Lucy taught in the morning and by the time I got to School for my afternoon class, she was on her way out. A smile and a wave. In the Gallery of Art is where we had our boldest interactions. Lucy participated in several group shows over the years, in numerous editions of the Tiny Biennale, in Inside/Outside, and in the yearly Faculty Exhibition, to cite just a few. I would go to her studio, at Temple Rome or in her home, to look at the work and help her make a selection. My memory is of the anticipation and excitement of seeing new paintings or recent photographs, or the prop or still life at the root of the work. My personal collection is enriched by several paintings and photographs; as I often say about collecting: works that I just could not live without.

With this exhibition, we reflect on Lucy as a photographer and as a painter. The works are a personal selection of her vast and powerful output, installed in the three rooms of the Gallery of Art, as they might be hung in her studio: gathered by subject, size, or simply because they work well together. We see her reflecting on the things that are important to her art practice. She visits churches and historical monuments, museums, galleries and great collections; she walks along streets, public squares, parks and flea markets; she is struck by the urban fabric of Rome, the local neighborhoods, the architecture. And she gathers images, objects, fragments of her vivid imagination. These experiences translate into imagery, and the perception of the chromatic and of geometry as they are translated in her work. We become quickly aware of the unreliability of the images as a recording of reality. The artist moves freely between the elements of the composition, with a total irreverence for pure imitation. She gathers disparate objects, creates improbable spaces, captures an intangible light and an impossible perspective. An impalpable light touches and lingers or illuminates the composition and layered or barely veiled shadows describe the solids and the voids. This is art handled by the expert gaze and hand of an artist of multiple skills and a deep dedication to her art practice.
 

About the artist
Lucy Clink is a long time Rome resident originally from the U.S. She has taught drawing, painting and photography for a variety of educational institutions in Rome. Her studio practice has always been focused on those three areas more or less in parallel. The photographic studios at Temple University Rome allowed for many years of experimentation and growth in the classroom and in the darkroom. The paintings, which are observation based, have been the fruit of continuing practice in her studio. Her work has been exhibited in numerous group and one-person exhibitions in Italy and in the U.S. She has been a fellow at Millay Colony in the U.S, The Civitella Ranieri Foundation in Umbria and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond. She has an M.F.A from the Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Philadelphia (PA).

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È con grande piacere che abbiamo presentato la mostra Past Presence, con le opere di Lucy Clink. La mostra rende omaggio a Lucy, docente di fotografia presso la Temple University Rome da molti anni. Ma è anche il mio tributo a una cara collega e amica. Lucy e io ci siamo incontrate il giorno in cui entrambe abbiamo iniziato le nostre carriere di insegnanti, alla St. Stephen's School a Roma: lei in pittura e io in storia dell’arte. Da quel giorno, i nostri percorsi si sono sovrapposti, hanno corso paralleli, si sono incrociati, ma non si sono mai persi. Lucy ha saputo destreggiarsi tra una carriera accademica intensa e la sua ricerca come artista, portando la sua creatività in aula. Che fortuna per gli studenti!

Qui alla Temple University Rome è dove abbiamo creato ricordi duraturi. Lucy insegnava al mattino e, quando io arrivavo a scuola per le mie lezioni pomeridiane, lei stava già uscendo. Un sorriso e un cenno della mano. Nella Gallery of Art è dove abbiamo avuto le nostre interazioni più creative. Lucy ha partecipato a numerose mostre collettive nel corso degli anni: in diverse edizioni della Tiny Biennale, in Inside/Outside e nella mostra annuale del corpo docente, per citarne solo alcune. Andavo nel suo studio, alla Temple University Rome o a casa sua, per osservare le sue opere e aiutarla nella selezione. Il ricordo è quello dell’attesa e dell’emozione di vedere nuovi dipinti o fotografie recenti, oppure il soggetto o la natura morta alla base del lavoro. La mia collezione personale è arricchita da diversi suoi dipinti e fotografie; come spesso dico riguardo al collezionare: opere senza le quali non potrei vivere.

Con questa mostra, riflettiamo su Lucy come fotografa e come pittrice. Le opere sono una selezione personale della sua vasta e potente produzione, installate nelle tre sale della Gallery of Art, come potrebbero essere disposte nel suo studio: raccolte per tema, dimensione o semplicemente perché funzionano bene insieme. Vediamo Lucy riflettere sulle cose importanti per la sua pratica artistica. Visita chiese e monumenti storici, musei, gallerie e grandi collezioni; cammina lungo strade, piazze, parchi e mercatini. Rimane colpita dal tessuto urbano di Roma, dai quartieri locali, dall’architettura. E raccoglie immagini, oggetti, frammenti della sua vivida immaginazione. Queste esperienze si traducono in immagini, nella percezione del cromatismo e della geometria così come vengono tradotte nel suo lavoro. Diventiamo rapidamente consapevoli dell’inaffidabilità delle immagini come registrazione della realtà. L’artista si muove liberamente tra gli elementi della composizione, con totale irriverenza verso la pura imitazione. Raccoglie oggetti disparati, crea spazi improbabili, cattura una luce intangibile e una prospettiva impossibile. Una luce impalpabile tocca e indugia o illumina la composizione, e ombre stratificate o appena velate descrivono i solidi e i vuoti. Questa è arte trattata con lo sguardo esperto e la mano di un’artista dalle molteplici competenze e una profonda dedizione alla sua pratica artistica.

L'artista
Lucy Clink è una residente di lunga data a Roma, originaria degli Stati Uniti. Ha insegnato disegno, pittura e fotografia in diverse istituzioni educative a Roma. La sua pratica artistica è sempre stata focalizzata su queste tre aree, più o meno in parallelo. I laboratori fotografici presso la Temple University Rome le hanno permesso di sperimentare e crescere per molti anni sia in aula che in camera oscura. I dipinti, che si basano sull'osservazione, sono il frutto di una pratica continua nel suo studio. Il suo lavoro è stato esposto in numerose mostre collettive e personali in Italia e negli Stati Uniti. È stata borsista alla Millay Colony negli Stati Uniti, alla Fondazione Civitella Ranieri in Umbria e al Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, a Richmond. Ha conseguito un M.F.A. presso la Tyler School of Art and Architecture, a Philadelphia (PA).

For more information about Lucy's work please visit: https://lucyclink.net/

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For more information: Shara Wasserman, Director of Exhibitions: shara@temple.edu

Exhibition “A Gathering of Souls”
Opening April 1, 2025 | 6-8PM
On display April 1- 11, 2025
Gallery of Art |Temple University Rome

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We were pleased to present the exhibition A Gathering of Souls in the Gallery of Art, Temple University Rome. The exhibition, curated by Hannah Krinsky and Marianna Panagiotoudi, featured a selection of young artists, selected by young professionals, from the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma and Temple University Rome.

A Gathering of Souls featured artists from the painting class of Alfredo Pirri, Professor of Painting at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma and Pola Wickham, Professor of Advanced Painting at Temple University Rome, to respond to the common nature of art as a place to share, to express, to explore, and to dialogue.

As the two curators state: 

“One of the foundational lessons you learn as a university level art student is that art at its core is universal, explorative, and unifying.  Art is the only visual language understood by all, and to make art is to exhibit a human habit.  The creation of art and the existence of artists have been the only constant and guaranteed facts of life: if there are people, there is art.  Art speaks and listens; it yells and protests; art is the tangible voice of artists.  The work an artist creates speaks to their personality, their morals– their soul.  Even during the times when art seen as an occupation to serve royals and aristocrats, each artist had a signature: a touch that was unlike anyone else’s. An artist’s painting is comparable to that of someone’s handwriting: unique, trained, and personal. Art, despite the subject matter, is personal.  It is a tesitment to the foundations of a person and their individual experiences.

 A Gathering of Souls is the culmination of the hard work by students who are united by their love for the arts.  This show joins together two groups, the Temple Rome study abroad students and the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma students, by placing their works together in conversations about who they are, their similarities, and their differences.  Each artwork in this exhibition has been chosen by the artists under the context of what they feel best tells who they are as an individual.  Every piece is personal and intentional.  A Gathering of Souls is exactly what it claims to be: a gathering of souls, of ideologies, and of personalities.  A Gathering of Souls aims to explore how people’s souls can speak through artworks, and how they are then able to interact and resemble one another’s despite cultural or personal differences there may be.  Gathering of Souls is a conversation through art by two groups of incredibly talented individuals, each with a soul and voice that deserves to be seen and heard.”  (Hannah Krinsky, Temple University Rome)

“The title, A Gathering of Souls, serves as an entry point into an exploration of the deeply personal and collective nature of artistic practice. It functions both as a metaphor and a conceptual framework, suggesting that art can act as a conduit for the gathering of intangible essences—memories, emotions, and identities.

In an era increasingly defined by digital fragmentation and shifting global narratives, the exhibition positions art as a locus of convergence—a space where individual and shared echoes intertwine. Each artist presents a distinct visual language, yet their works resonate in unison, exploring themes of identity, ethics, materiality, ephemerality, and the ways in which the past inscribes itself onto the present.

Through a diverse range of media—including painting, sculpture, and performance—the participating artists investigate the intangible: the traces we leave behind, the narratives we construct, and the invisible threads that connect us across time and space. This exhibition stands as a testament to the power of artistic inquiry in examining the fluid nature of identity and its expression in contemporary artistic practice.

Curated with an acute awareness of the dynamic relationship between studying art and developing personal artistic research, A Gathering of Souls seeks to illuminate the role of young artists in reinterpreting artistic traditions and cultural narratives. By weaving together past and present, tangible and ephemeral, the exhibition offers a space for contemplation on the evolving landscape of artistic expression within academic institutions.” (Marianna Pianagiotoudi, Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma)

The participating artists were:

Marco Bazzotti, Leonardo Ciotti, Gennaro De Luca, Imzadi Diaz, Sully Fucanan, Kim Isul, Ashe Kerchner, Hannah Krinsky, Phoebe Larkin, Gian Lee, Cameron McLaughlin, Giuseppe Matera, Marianna Panagiotoudi, Mario Rossi, Ah! Sasha, Gahel Zesi

For additional information: Shara Wasserman, Director of Exhibitions shara@temple.edu

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Mostra “A Gathering of Souls”
Inaugurazione 1 aprile, 2025 | 18-20
In mostra dall’1-11 aprile, 2025
Gallery of Art |Temple University Rome

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Siamo stati lieti di presentare la mostra A Gathering of Souls.

La mostra, curata da Hannah Krinsky e Marianna Panagiotoudi, ha presentato una selezione di giovani artisti, scelti da giovani professionisti, provenienti dall’Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma e dalla Temple University Rome.

A Gathering of Souls ha riunito artisti della classe di pittura di Alfredo Pirri, Professore di Pittura presso l’Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma, e di Pola Wickham, Professore di Pittura Avanzata presso la Temple University Rome, per riflettere sulla natura comune dell’arte come luogo di condivisione, espressione, esplorazione e dialogo.

Come affermano le due curatrici:

“Una delle lezioni fondamentali che si apprendono studiando arte a livello universitario è che l’arte, nella sua essenza, è universale, esplorativa e unificante. L’arte è l’unico linguaggio visivo compreso da tutti, e fare arte significa manifestare un’abitudine profondamente umana. La creazione artistica e l’esistenza degli artisti sono le uniche costanti garantite della vita: se ci sono persone, c’è arte. L’arte parla e ascolta; grida e protesta; è la voce tangibile degli artisti.

Il lavoro di un artista riflette la sua personalità, i suoi principi morali – la sua anima. Anche nei periodi in cui l’arte era considerata un mestiere al servizio di reali e aristocratici, ogni artista aveva una firma, un tocco unico e inconfondibile. Un dipinto è paragonabile alla calligrafia di una persona: unico, allenato e personale. L’arte, indipendentemente dal soggetto rappresentato, è sempre personale. È una testimonianza delle fondamenta di una persona e delle sue esperienze individuali.

A Gathering of Souls è il culmine del duro lavoro di studenti uniti dall’amore per l’arte. Questa mostra riunisce due gruppi, gli studenti in scambio alla Temple Rome e gli studenti dell’Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma, mettendo le loro opere in dialogo su chi sono, sulle loro somiglianze e differenze. Ogni opera in mostra è stata scelta dagli artisti stessi come espressione della loro identità individuale. Ogni pezzo è personale e intenzionale.

A Gathering of Souls è esattamente ciò che afferma di essere: un incontro di anime, di ideologie e di personalità. L’obiettivo della mostra è esplorare come le anime degli artisti possano esprimersi attraverso le opere d’arte e come queste possano interagire e rispecchiarsi l’una nell’altra, nonostante le differenze culturali o personali.” (Hannah Krinsky, Temple University Rome)

“Il titolo A Gathering of Souls funge da punto di accesso a un’esplorazione della natura profondamente personale e collettiva della pratica artistica. Funziona sia come metafora che come struttura concettuale, suggerendo che l’arte può agire come un tramite per la raccolta di essenze intangibili—memorie, emozioni, identità.

In un’epoca sempre più segnata dalla frammentazione digitale e da narrazioni globali in continua evoluzione, la mostra posiziona l’arte come luogo di convergenza—uno spazio in cui gli echi individuali e collettivi si intrecciano. Ogni artista presenta un linguaggio visivo distinto, eppure le loro opere risuonano all’unisono, esplorando temi di identità, etica, materialità, effimerità e le modalità con cui il passato si inscrive nel presente.

Attraverso una varietà di media—tra cui pittura, scultura e performance—gli artisti partecipanti indagano l’intangibile: le tracce che lasciamo dietro di noi, le narrazioni che costruiamo e i fili invisibili che ci collegano nel tempo e nello spazio. Questa mostra è una testimonianza del potere della ricerca artistica nell’esaminare la natura fluida dell’identità e la sua espressione nella pratica artistica contemporanea.

Curata con un’attenzione particolare alla relazione dinamica tra studio dell’arte e sviluppo della ricerca artistica personale, A Gathering of Souls cerca di illuminare il ruolo dei giovani artisti nella reinterpretazione delle tradizioni artistiche e delle narrazioni culturali. Intrecciando passato e presente, tangibile ed effimero, la mostra offre uno spazio di riflessione sul panorama in evoluzione dell’espressione artistica all’interno delle istituzioni accademiche.” (Marianna Panagiotoudi, Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma)

Artisti partecipanti:

Marco Bazzotti, Leonardo Ciotti, Gennaro De Luca, Imzadi Diaz, Sully Fucanan, Kim Isul, Ashe Kerchner, Hannah Krinsky, Phoebe Larkin, Gian Lee, Cameron McLaughlin, Giuseppe Matera, Marianna Panagiotoudi, Mario Rossi, Ah! Sasha, Gahel Zesi.

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An exhibition curated by Anna Maria Panzera and Shara Wasserman, with the collaboration of Lucilla Catania

September 13 - September 30, 2023

Artists: Simone Bertugno, Lucilla Catania, Bruno Ceccobelli, Giulio De Mitri, Andrea Fogli, Ines Fontenla, Licia Galizia, Paolo Garau, Pino Genovese, Paolo Grassino, Vittorio Messina, Veronica Montanino, Maki Nakamura, Claudio Palmieri, Roberto Pietrosanti, Luigi Puxeddu, Renzogallo, Cloti Ricciardi, Fiorella Rizzo, Alberto Timossi, Tito, Francesca Tulli.

Temple University Rome was very pleased to present the exhibition Ideas for Sculpture, a display of projects and drawings for the sculptures installed in the Sculture in Campo Sculpture Park in Bassano in Teverina. The Park, created by Lucilla Catania in 2017, is an important cultural and artistic venue, fully recognized by the Regione Lazio political administration, and figures prominently among the several similar gardens in Lazio. The Park’s mission is to make a significant and transformative  impact on the landscape. As the website, https://scultureincampo.it/en/ states, the Park actively responds to the European Cultural Program, which foresees among the most important activities the sustainable promotion of the cultural patrimony, to better integration and  well being, to create an ecosystem able to support the artists and the professionals involved in culture and creativity, and to encourage international culture.

From this year, the Sculture in Campo has a presence in Rome at the studio of Daniela Perego, where artists, critics, curators and art lovers meet for discussion. During one of these encounters, and in a flash of inspiration, we recognized the great potential of displaying the steps that precede the creation and presentation of the work, focusing on the preliminary drawings, models, sketches, written word. Curated by Anna Maria Panzera, a member of the Park’s curatorial commission, and the important support of Lucilla Catania, the idea of the exhibition emerged, to reveal the artist’s move out of the studio space and into the environment, in relationship with nature and with the public.

Tiber re-FOUND
The Tiber Project | Multidisciplinary Proposal
October 5-8, 2023

Exhibition Opening
Thursday October 5, 6:00 pm

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“FOUND” is an exhibition representing the outcome of a short, but intense workshop, involving different courses within the academic program of Temple University Rome Campus.

The goal of this multidisciplinary workshop is to rediscover (re-FOUND) a new centrality of the Tiber in the life of the city with a plurality of actions aimed at re-establishing/recovering the centrality of the river in its relationship with Rome, through the observation of the existing and the design of a new plan for the Tiber that would allow a greater permeability of the river corridor, thanks to a system of regeneration paths connected to the surrounding neighborhoods and new access infrastructures able to overcome the topographic variables between the river and the city.

The term “FOUND”, in architectural and artistic practice, was introduced by British architects Alison & Peter Smithson (Independent Group) in the 1950s, and has since inspired many generations to come. Recently, Jacques Herzog (Herzog & de Meuron) titled a lecture “FOUND”, explaining how in the embryonic phase of the design and creative process exists a deep research related to what expresses the place itself, its specificities and potentialities.

In a broader perspective, the exhibition aims to emphasize and imagine an ecological system that evokes an idea of a more horizontal relationship between things, a wide perspective on what we do and realize, broadening our horizon of interest beyond the "here and now" to include the "there and after," in order to also enhance the lives of other human and non-human beings, often invisible, present in this millennial and singular context that witnesses the birth and evolution of this city.

Read the article in "art a part of cult(ure) webmagazine": https://www.artapartofculture.net/2023/11/22/giorgio-benni-larte-di-fotografare-larte/ 

Giorgio Benni: Photographing Contemporary Art. A work method.

The Gallery of Art, Temple University Rome, presented the exhibition Giorgio Benni: Photographing Contemporary Art. A work method.
October 24 - November 22, 2023.

A very well-known person in Rome’s contemporary art scene, for over 30 years Giorgio Benni has photographed every work of art in every exhibition, from artist studios, museums and private collections. With this exhibition, from an idea of Temple University Rome faculty member Katherine Krizek, we honor an art photographer and an important figure for us in the trade, for the public who view the artwork through publications, and all the artists who enriched their archive with marvelous photographs of their works.

As the Maestro states, “Photographing an exhibition means the use of one medium to describe another. It’s a bit like a dance. And it’s not easy, but this is the challenge that I accepted 35 years ago.”

In explaining the motivation for this exhibition, Giorgio says, “that in the limited context of this exhibition I will try to underline the main points of my way of documenting contemporary art. This profession of art photographer has led me to many different worlds. I like to think that one day, perhaps in 100 years, students and professors will use also my images and I hope that they will recognize them as authentic and not retouched as is the current fashion.

It is difficult to work in a simple and easy way; to photograph what is necessary and important without transforming the image. This should be the job of the art photographer, although I prefer the definition “photographers for art.” Our photography exists because art exists. Where there is art is where we are needed. This is true where images fly by like thoughts. To photograph art is to spread culture. And why shouldn’t we give a hand to better the world.

The exhibition is divided into three sections. The first refers to the lighting of three-dimensional works. I always use simple, soft and non-invasive lights.

The second section presents the documentation of performances where I usually photograph from the same point of view as the public.

The third section features photographs of interiors. I love to walk through an exhibition as a spectator and look for the relationships between the works, and the architectural elements that contextualize the images and insert them into their natural context for art: that is to say, everyday life.”

"Poxoes: glow, bones, root"
Recent Works by BFA and MFA Candidates at Tyler School of Art and Architecture
Temple University, Philadelphia (PA)

Exhibition Opening
Tuesday November 28th
6:00-8:00 pm
On display through December 2, 2023

The Gallery of Art, Temple University Rome, was pleased to present the exhibition “Poxoes: glow, bones, root” on Tuesday November 28th from 6:00-8:00pm. The show was on display through Saturday December 2, 2023.

Poxoes is a show of six artists who question and explore personal experience, the power of language, and the slipperiness of meaning. It is a culmination of works spent bridging their personal experiences and relationships while engaging with the deep historical environment that Rome provides. Poxoes is almost a lot of things; sprung from a game of chance, it emphasizes the magic that happens when put in a place of fierce unknowing and trust. 

The participating artists are BFA and MFA candidates at Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Temple University (Philadelphia, PA) who spent a term at Temple University Rome Campus, exploring their creativity in a new environment. The artists, Deejay Bosca (printmaking), Jodi Canfield (painting), Francesca Lally (printmaking), Olivia Musselman (printmaking),  Alessandra Puglisi (sculpture) and Katharine Suchan (painting), will present their very recent work, produced during these months in Rome.

Fall 2023 Student Exhibition

The Gallery of Art, Temple University Rome, was pleased to present its Fall 2023 Student Exhibition which took place on Thursday December 7th from 6:00 to 8:00pm. 

The Gallery of Art was very pleased to present the exhibition What the Future Holds, a selection of young up and coming black artists, as the inaugural event for our celebration of Black History Month. Arranged over the month of February in the United States and in Canada, and in October in Great Britain, BHM honors the contribution of the African diaspora to the world’s creative culture, from music and dance, fashion and design, language and literature. Our theme for this year’s program looked to showcase a possible understanding of what the future holds for young black creators within the Black community in Rome. A rich schedule of events honored young black designers, singers, writers, poets and other creatives.

The Gallery of Art opened on Tuesday, February 6, from 6-8 p.m., with What the Future Holds, an exhibition of young artists who are studying or recent graduates of the prominent art schools in Rome: Havily Nwakuche, Katana King, Giggs Kgole, Boris Akeem Aka and William Mistouflet.  The show was on display through Friday, February 23, 2024.

The lively selection of artists and works allowed for a glance into the magical world of Creativity, with paintings, prints, photographs, and installations that will dialogue together with an exciting program of events.

Timeline of Events

All events begin at 6:00 p.m.

February 6th - Gallery Opening and DJ set with DJ Kgole and DJ Velia

February 13th – Renata Di Leone, Film Producer and makeup artist; she told us her story and demonstrated her talent + Catering by Le Bantú Roma Ristorante Bar Pub.

February 21st - Tevin Muendo performed a poetry reading accompanied by his musical compositions + Creative selection of hand-made items by fashion designers Afropolitana.

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La Temple Gallery of Art è stata lieta di presentare la mostra What the Future Holds, selezione di giovani artisti neri emergenti, evento che inaugura la nostra celebrazione del Black History Month. Organizzato nel mese di febbraio negli Stati Uniti e in Canada, e nel mese di ottobre in Gran Bretagna, BHM onora il contributo della diaspora africana alla cultura creativa mondiale, dalla musica e dalla danza, alla moda e al design, alla lingua e alla letteratura.

Il tema del programma di quest’anno aveva come scopo quello di mostrare quello che il futuro riserva ai giovani creatori neri all’interno della comunità nera di Roma. Un ricco programma di eventi ha onorato i giovani designer, cantanti, scrittori, poeti e altri creativi neri.

La mostra What the Future Holds ha inaugurato martedì 6 febbraio, dalle 18 alle 20, ed è stata una mostra di giovani artisti studenti o neolaureati delle più importanti scuole d'arte romane: Havily Nwakuche, Katana King, Giggs Kgole, Boris Akeem Aka e William Mistouflet. La mostra è rimasta aperta fino a venerdì 23 febbraio 2024.

La vivace selezione di artisti e opere ha permesso di gettare uno sguardo nel magico mondo della creatività, con dipinti, stampe, fotografie, installazioni che hanno dialogato tra loro e con un entusiasmante programma di eventi.

Calendario degli eventi

6 Febbraio - Inaugurazione Galleria e DJ set con DJ Kgole e DJ Velia

13 febbraio – Renata Di Leone, produttrice cinematografica e truccatrice; ha raccontato la sua storia e dimostrato il suo talento + Catering a cura di Le Bantú Roma Ristorante Bar Pub.

21 febbraio - Tevin Muendo ha eseguito una lettura di poesie accompagnata dalle sue composizioni musicali + Selezione creativa di oggetti fatti a mano dai designer di moda Afropolitana.

Gli eventi avranno inizio alle ore 18:00.

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Artist biographies:

Boris Akeem Aka (Ivory Coast, 1995). Akeem Aka, known as Bobo, received his BA in Fine Arts from American University in Rome in 2018 and his MA in Graphic Art Language from the Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata in 2020. He is a fine artist based mainly in Rome. His figurative work addresses introspection, women and mental health.

Boris Akeem Aka (Costa d'Avorio, 1995). Akeem Aka, noto come Bobo, ha conseguito la laurea in Belle Arti presso l'American University di Roma nel 2018 e il master in Linguaggio dell'arte grafica presso l'Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata nel 2020. È un artista con sede principalmente a Roma. Il suo lavoro figurativo affronta l'introspezione, le donne e la salute mentale.

Katana King (USA, 2002) is a visual arts student at the University of North Carolina, with an expected graduation in 2025. Authentic and experimental, their work is a celebration of themselves, their identity in the spaces that they navigate.

Katana King (USA, 2002) è una studentessa di arti visive presso l'Università della Carolina del Nord, con laurea prevista nel 2025. Autentico e sperimentale, il loro lavoro è una celebrazione di se stessi, della propria identità negli spazi in cui navigano.

Giggs Kgonamotse Kgole (South Africa, 1997) will receive his BA from John Cabot University in 2024. A versatile artist celebrated for his innovative use of Anaglyphs, Giggs Kgole uses diverse mediums such as collage, ceramics, prints, oil paintings, digital art, and sculpture. Through his impactful artwork, he advocates for social issues, with a vision to inspire the youth of his South African village.

Giggs Kgonamotse Kgole (Sud Africa, 1997) conseguirà la laurea presso la John Cabot University nel 2024. Artista versatile celebrato per il suo uso innovativo degli anaglifi, Giggs Kgole utilizza diversi mezzi come collage, ceramica, stampe, dipinti ad olio, pittura digitale arte e scultura. Attraverso le sue opere d'arte di grande impatto, sostiene le questioni sociali, con la visione di ispirare i giovani del suo villaggio sudafricano.

William Mistouflet (France, 1999). William will graduate from the Rome Academy of Fine Arts (RUFA) in 2026. An artist who works with both photography and printmaking, William Mistouflet’s work stems from different emotional responses inspired by expressionist characteristics; his photography focuses on urban scenes from his commutes, captured on a mobile camera.

William Mistouflet (Francia, 1999). William si diplomerà all’Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma (RUFA) nel 2026. Artista che lavora sia con la fotografia che con l’incisione, il lavoro di William Mistouflet nasce da diverse risposte emotive ispirate a caratteristiche espressioniste; la sua fotografia si concentra sulle scene urbane dei suoi spostamenti, catturate con una fotocamera mobile.

Havily Nwakuche (USA, 2003) is a visual arts student at Cornell University, with an expected graduation in 2025. A Nigerian American artist, Havily works with fabrics, digital photography, and landscape to explore concepts of domestic space, identity and cultural heritage.

Havily Nwakuche (USA, 2003) è uno studente di arti visive alla Cornell University, con una laurea prevista nel 2025. Artista nigeriano-americano, Havily lavora con tessuti, fotografia digitale e paesaggio per esplorare concetti di spazio domestico, identità e patrimonio culturale.

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For additional information:
Shara Wasserman, Director of Exhibitions shara@temple.edu;
Raei Yohannes Megerssa, Student Life Coordinator, raei.megerssa@temple.edu.

The annual Faculty Exhibition was presented in the Gallery of Art on Tuesday March 5 from 6-8pm (through March 27).

Titled "Conversations”, the exhibition featured the works of the Visual Arts and Architecture faculty, together with an invited guest artist/architect of their choice, to establish a lively dialogue between works of art, mediums and techniques, ways of expression and fields of exploration.

The participating artists, paired with their guests, were: Cinzia Abbate + Ljubodrag Andric, Marina Buening + Valeria Gasperrini , Lucy Clink + Ingrid Vera Slater, Anita Guerra + EliZabeth Frolet, Andrew Kranis + Maryann Fennimore Kranis, Katherine Krizek + Laura Federici, Liana Miuccio + Luca Padroni, Devin Kovach + Giorgia Mascitti, Roberto Caracciolo + Maurizio Pierfranceschi, Roberto Mannino + Elisabetta Diamanti, William Pettit + Marta Pettit, Carolina Vaccaro + Nicole Salnikov, Pola Wickham + Antonello Bulgini.

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L'annuale Faculty Exhibition (Mostra dei Docenti), è stata presentata alla Gallery of Art martedì 5 marzo, dalle 18 alle 20 (e fino al 27 marzo).

Intitolata "Conversazioni", la mostra ha presentato le opere dei docenti di Arti Visive e Architettura, insieme a un artista/architetto ospite di loro scelta, per stabilire un dialogo vivace tra le opere d'arte, i media e le tecniche, modi di esprimersi e diversi territori da esplorare.

Gli artisti partecipanti, abbinati con i loro ospiti, sono Cinzia Abbate + Ljubodrag Andric, Marina Buening + Valeria Gasperrini , Lucy Clink + Ingrid Vera Slater, Anita Guerra + EliZabeth Frolet, Andrew Kranis + Maryann Fennimore Kranis, Katherine Krizek + Laura Federici, Liana Miuccio + Luca Padroni, Devin Kovach + Giorgia Mascitti, Roberto Caracciolo + Maurizio Pierfranceschi, Roberto Mannino + Elisabetta Diamanti, William Pettit + Marta Pettit, Carolina Vaccaro + Nicole Salnikov, Pola Wickham + Antonello Bulgini.

"Just like a Book we can read also a Rock"
This exhibition opened Tuesday April 2, 2024, and was on display through April 13, 2024.

Francesca Lally is working towards her MFA in Printmaking at Tyler School of Art and Architecture at Temple University Philadelphia. This exhibition presented the works produced during her year residency at Temple University Rome.

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Francesca Lally studia per un Masters in Grafica presso la Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Temple University Philadelphia. La mostra ha presentato i lavori creati dall'autunno 2023 alla primavera 2024,  durante la sua residenza presso la Temple University Rome.

Photo credit: Photo: Amelia Hartle

The Gallery of Art, Temple University Rome, was pleased to present the Spring 2024 Student Exhibition which took place on Thursday April 18th from 6-8 PM.

The show featured the works of art created by the students in Visual Arts classes during their Study Abroad semester at Temple Rome. The public enjoyed examples of sculpture and painting, printmaking and drawing, digital and black and white photography and papermaking.

Since 1966, Temple University’s Rome Campus offers one of the most longstanding and prestigious U.S. university programs in Italy for students studying abroad for a semester or a full academic year in addition to MFA and BFA candidates. Programs include the Temple Rome Entry Year (TREY) for first-year students, pre-college workshops, for-credit internships and the Adulty Study Abroad program for mature learners in addition to various activities that put the Campus in relation to the City of Rome.

The Gallery of Art is just one of the important vehicles in a vibrant exchange between the Temple University Rome Campus, other university programs, Roman and Italian institutions, students, art professionals and art lovers, and friends.

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La Gallery of Art, Temple University Rome, è stata lieta di presentare la mostra Spring 2024 Student Exhibition che si è tenuta giovedì 18 aprile dalle ore 18 alle ore 20.

La Gallery of Art, Temple University Rome, ha avuto il piacere di presentare la mostra degli studenti che hanno frequentato l’Universita’ nella primavera 2024, con i lavori creati dai giovani artisti nei loro corsi di Arti Visive. Il pubblico ha avuto l’occasione di apprezzare esempi di scultura e pittura, grafica e disegno, fotografia in bianco e nero, e digitale, e la fabbricazione di carta fatta a mano.

Dal 1966 Temple University Rome offre uno dei programmi universitari americani più longevi in Italia. Tra i suoi programmi di studio spicca il Temple Rome Entry Year (TREY) per studenti del primo anno, programmi di studio universitari semestrali, stage con crediti universitari, laboratori di studio pre-universitari per studenti delle scuole superiori, e corsi di studio per adulti (Adult Study Abroad program). L’università ospita inoltre candidati per la laurea e per il Masters in Belle Arti, e vari programmi che mettono il Rome Campus in relazione alla Città di Roma.

La Gallery of Art è solo una delle importanti veicolazioni di uno scambio vivace tra la Temple University Rome Campus, altre realtà didattiche a Roma, istituzioni romane ed italiane, studenti, professionisti nel campo dell’arte, amanti dell’arte, e amici.

Spes (Third Present)
Spes (Terzo Presente)

Temple University Rome presented the exhibition Spes (Third Present), with the recent works of Heather Roach and Pierre Peroncini, curated by Monet Murphy, in the Gallery of Art from Tuesday May 21, 6-8pm to Wednesday June 19, 2024.

The show continued our mission to research and exhibit young and emerging artists present in Rome.

Through these works the artists Heather Roach and Pierre Peroncini combine the time of narration to the simultaneous interaction of the three presents as stated in the XI book of the Confessions of S. Agostino: the present of the past (memory), the present of the present (intuition) and the present of the future (expectation). Therefore, meaning memory is a display of simultaneity of the environments we experience.

The dynamics between subjects and environments is constantly mutable. The artwork then becomes a vessel of subjectivation for the viewer, who has an active role in reassembling the image's significance.

Heather Roach is a visual artist from Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania who currently lives and works in Rome, Italy. She has received her BFA in Painting and Drawing with an Art History minor from Temple University studying at all three campuses starting in Philadelphia to Tokyo and graduating in Rome in 2023. Her artistic practice involves combining memories, routines, and everyday sensations expressed through oil painting. She has exhibited at Harrisburg Arts Center (2018); Temple Rome (2023).

Pierre Peroncini (Pisa, 2000) is a visual and sound artist. He lives and works in Rome, where he is currently attending his BFA in Painting at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma. In his artistic practice, he overlays shapes to build together an environment and present a dissimulated subject. He exhibited collectively at Società Dante Alighieri, Valletta, Malta (2022); Forte Antenne, Rome (2022); Kon Forme (2022); Apertura Studio (2023).

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La Temple University Rome ha presentato la mostra Spes (Terzo Presente), di Heather Roach e Pierre Peroncini, a cura di Monet Murphy, che si è tenuta presso la Gallery of Art, martedì 21 maggio, dalle 18 alle 20, fino a mercoledì 19 giugno 2024.  La mostra continua la nostra missione di ricercare ed esporre artisti giovani ed emergenti presenti a Roma.

Attraverso queste opere gli artisti Heather Roach e Pierre Peroncini uniscono il tempo della narrazione all'interazione simultanea dei tre presenti come affermato nell'XI libro delle Confessioni di S. Agostino: il presente del passato (memoria), il presente del presente (intuizione) e presente del futuro (aspettativa). Pertanto, la memoria di significato è una dimostrazione della simultaneità degli ambienti che sperimentiamo. La dinamica tra soggetti e ambienti è costantemente mutevole. L'opera d'arte diventa quindi un veicolo di soggettivazione per lo spettatore, che ha un ruolo attivo nel ricomporre il significato dell'immagine.

Heather Roach è un'artista visiva di Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, che attualmente vive e lavora a Roma, Italia. Ha conseguito il BFA in Pittura e Disegno con una specializzazione in Storia dell'Arte presso la Temple University studiando in tutti e tre i campus, da Philadelphia a Tokyo e laureandosi a Roma nel 2023. La sua pratica artistica prevede la combinazione di ricordi, routine e sensazioni quotidiane espresse attraverso la pittura a olio. Ha esposto all'Harrisburg Arts Center (2018); Temple Rome (2023).

Pierre Peroncini (Pisa, 2000) è un artista visivo e sonoro. Vive e lavora a Roma, dove attualmente frequenta il BFA in Pittura presso l'Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma. Nella sua pratica artistica, sovrappone forme per costruire insieme un ambiente e presentare un soggetto dissimulato. Ha esposto collettive presso Società Dante Alighieri, Valletta, Malta (2022); Forte Antenne, Roma (2022); Kon Forme (2022); Apertura Studio (2023).