Cornell in Rome instructor Jeffrey Blanchard, left, takes a moment to point out important aspects of the Roman Forum from atop the Capitoline Hill. Learn more about the Cornell in Rome program.
Bachelor of fine arts students present thesis projects in a final presentation and critique at the end of the spring semester. The B.F.A. curriculum combines the intensive studio culture of the art department with enhanced access to electives in all areas of the university. Learn more about applying to the B.F.A. program.
Ciara Stack (M.F.A. '20) is the 2019 recipient of the John Hartell Graduate Award for Art and Architecture in recognition of graduate student excellence in studio practice.
The fall 2019 final reviews for the Department of Architecture will take place December 6–12 in various locations around AAP.
Melissa Johnson: The Day I Saw 1000 Robins
Battle of Robin (2019), acrylic on canvas, 24" x 18".
The Day I Saw 1000 Robins is an exhibition of new works by Melissa Johnson '98, associate professor of art at Cayuga Community College. Johnson is a Cornell alumna (CALS, rural sociology) and earned her M.F.A. and B.F.A from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2006, 2004). The work is a reflection of experiences in nature, and the brushstrokes and layered paint are a way to document space and time. Her paintings move between abstraction and landscape, connected by a love of nature, birds, and for paint itself.