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Emily Glass

Principal Lecturer

School of Art
College of Art and Design
elgfaa@rit.edu
Office Location
BOO-3415
Office Mailing Address
3415 James E. Booth Hall College of Imaging Arts and Sciences 73 Lomb Memorial Drive Rochester, NY 14623-56

Emily Glass

Principal Lecturer

School of Art
College of Art and Design

Education

BFA, State University College at Potsdam; MFA, Kansas State University

elgfaa@rit.edu
Personal Links
Personal Website
Areas of Expertise
Painting
Fine Arts

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Shows/Exhibits/Installations
Glass, Emily. The Pruning Process, Solo Invitational Exhibition. Mar. 2020. Art Space 36, Finger Lakes Community College, Canandaigua. Exhibit.
Glass, Emily. Invitational Solo Exhibition, "The Rotting and the Vibrant". Nov. 2018. Geisel Gallery, Legacy Tower, Rochester. Exhibit.
Glass, Emily. Tiny Enormous: Art Exploring Microbes. 30 Aug. 2017. Roy C. Moore Art Gallery, University of North Georgia, Gainseville. Exhibit.
Glass, Emily. Flora or Fauna. 25 May 2017. Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis. Exhibit.

Currently Teaching

PAIT-501
Painting
3 Credits
This course engages students in contemporary visual art practice through a personal exploration of painting techniques. Individual approaches to painting address issues of representation and abstraction to build a portfolio for further career advancement. Course may be repeatable. **Fee: A materials fee is required for this course**
PAIT-561
Painting the Natural World
3 Credits
This class will examine the natural world in our current culture using technical aspects of oil paint. Course content will cover the transition from direct observation to conceptual work. Students will create a body of artwork referencing assigned readings and personally-driven research relating to contemporary themes, such as identity, the body, time, memory, place, language, science, spirituality, and connection to nature. At the completion of this course, students will be able to use the skills from a technical overview of observational painting to create paintings exploring developed ideas based on research. **Fee: A course fee applied via student account. **
PAIT-661
Painting the Natural World
3 Credits
This class will examine the natural world in our current culture in combination with technical aspects of oil paint. Course content will cover the transition from direct observation to conceptual work. Students will create a body of artwork referencing assigned readings and personally driven research relating to contemporary themes such as identity, the body, time, memory, place, language, science, spirituality, and how they connect to nature. At the completion of this course, students will be able to use the skills from a technical overview of observational painting to create a body of work exploring developed ideas based on individual research. **Course fee via student account**
STAR-311
Ideation and Series
3 Credits
This course will examine appropriate skills and strategies to generate ideas and develop them effectively. Through personal and group generative idea exercises, journaling and research students will explore individual ideas and personal interests to produce a final series of creative works.
STAR-401
Senior Capstone
3 Credits
This course will focus on the production and exhibition of a representative body of artwork. Students will participate in an articulated process of making, engaging in comprehensive research that expands and supports their work, developing a rationale for the use of media and process, creating sketches and models, and the refining work through critiquing and editing. All of this will culminate in the professional presentation of oral, written, and visual work that contextualizes the students’ positions within contemporary artistic practice. Students will also be involved in every aspect of their senior shows from creating the work to installing the exhibition and preparing marketing materials.
STAR-498
Studio Arts Internship
1 - 6 Credits
The Studio Arts Internship will provide students with the option to work with established artists or in fine art-related businesses. Students may apply for internships to businesses based on the availability of positions and business needs. Students must obtain permission of an Undergraduate Program Director and complete the Internship Permission Form to enroll.
STAR-599
Studio Arts Independent Study
1 - 6 Credits
Studio Arts Independent Study will provide STAR students the opportunity to develop a specialized study course with an individual faculty member. Students, with the assistance of a faculty adviser, will propose a course of study, timeline and outcome for this course. Students must obtain permission of an instructor, be holding a 3.0 gpa and complete the Independent Study Permission Form to enroll.
STAR-790
Research and Thesis
3 Credits
This is the first of two courses designed to advance a student towards completion of their thesis. Students will work independently on their approved proposal while meeting on a regular basis with their committee chair. Students are required to meet at least twice with their full committee during the semester.
STAR-799
Studio Arts Independent Study
1 - 6 Credits
Studio Arts Independent Study will provide students with the ability to study in a specialized area with an individual faculty member. Students, with the assistance of a faculty advisor, will propose and conduct a course of study. An approved Independent Study Permission Form must be submitted to Student Services to enroll.
STAR-890
Thesis
6 Credits
For this final thesis course students continue working with their committee to evaluate work produced, and select the work to be exhibited. In addition, students will work with gallery coordinators and curators to install and exhibit their final body of work. Students are expected to defend their work to the committee through an oral defense and a written document.
STAR-892
Continuation of Thesis Studio Arts
0 Credits
The Studio Arts Continuation of Thesis course provides student additional semester(s) to complete their thesis research, project, and thesis document.

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