Part of the annual RIT Alumni Spotlight Series, Gallery r presents THREE: A group exhibition featuring Rebecca Arday, Meng Du, and Namdoo Kim: all are RIT Alumni and studio residents in the Glass Program of the School for American Crafts.

Rebecca Arday is an artist-educator working in glass and mixed media. She has a BFA from Rochester Institute of Technology in glass (2008). Her work reflects on memory, longing, and love and has been exhibited internationally and was published in the Corning Museum of Glass’ New Glass Review. Rebecca worked on the year-round staff at Pilchuck Glass School in Stanwood, Washington for six years before returning to live in Rochester, New York. She has taught at Pilchuck Glass School, Penland School of Crafts, and is currently an adjunct professor and studio resident at RIT.

Meng Du was born and raised in Beijing, China. In 2004, she attended the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing and graduated from the Graphic Design program in 2008. Since her sophomore year, she worked as a book designer with galleries, art critics and curators such as Pace Beijing, SOKA Art Center and Time Zone 8. She also worked for an independent graphic design studio as a graphic designer and illustrator before being accepted to the Rochester Institute of Technology. In 2013, Meng Du completed her MFA study from RIT and has since remained a part of the Glass Program as a studio resident. Her work has been exhibited in China, Europe, and in the United States. 

Namdoo Kim graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ceramics & Glass from Hongik University in South Korea in 2011, and went on to earn a Master of Fine Arts in Glass from Rochester Institute of Technology in 2013. He has a very individual and personal voice within his body of work. He is a contemporary artist with a focus in Critical-Pop Art. Using a sense of sarcasm and pop-style resources, he is revealing political problems in Korea. He is dealing with critical aspects of contemporary Korean society and its effect on people, particularly the relationship between children and parents. He uses products for children, such as toys and dolls, as vehicles for symbolism in his body of work. Now he is focusing on criticizing the social norms in South Korea and showing the differences and similarities compared to cultures around the world. 

THREE will open with a public reception on First Friday, October 7, 2016, from 6-9 pm, part of Rochester’s First Friday citywide gallery night. The exhibition will is on view through October 23, 2016.

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