Figures & Faces

Exhiitions

Figures & Faces Exhibit

During the March 29th Maloney Art Gallery reception for Figures & Faces, Diana Tyson, NJ art collector and SEU Instructor in the Business Department, discussed the Ethiopian images of New York City photographer, Glenda Jones, and the mixed media works by Mercy Moyo, painter and collage artist from Harare, Zimbabwe.

Figures & Faces

On Display March 14 through May 13, 2022

During the Spring Semester 2022, the Therese A. Maloney Art Gallery at Saint Elizabeth University presented an exhibition that examines how 20th and 21st century artists have depicted the human face and figure to express anguish; joy; cultural histories, meanings and messages; traditional values and practices; realistic problems; and aims and aspirations, through various styles and materials. We invite you to explore the artistry and ideas of: Adam Gatai, Tenjin Ikeda, Glenda Jones, Louis Mendez, Mercy Moyo, Samad Onque, Suliman Onque, Yvonne Onque & Doug Weigel. This exhibit was curated by Virginia Fabbri Butera, PhD, Director with special thanks to Prof. Diana Tyson.

View Individual Works

Suliman Onque, The UN-National Anthem

Suliman Onque, The UN-National Anthem, 2015, Paint on canvas board Collection of the Artist

Archaic Colossal Head sculpture by Louis Mendez

Louis Mendez, Archaic Colossal Head, 2000, Stoneware, Private Collection

Carved linoleum block by Tenjin Ikeda

Left: Tenjin Ikeda, Awon Iya Wa Builds Nations, 2020, Carved linoleum block, Collection of the Artist; Right: Tenjin Ikeda, Awon Iya Wa Builds Nations, 2020, Linoleum print, Collection of the Artist

Taking a Moment by Tenjin Ikeda

Tenjin Ikeda, Taking a Moment, 2012, Acrylic and mixed media on wood, Collection of the Artist

Blue Face Kimono by Suliman Onque and Marco Hall

SLIM X MARCO, Suliman Onque & Marco Hall, Blue Face Kimono, 2021, Acrylic on fabric, Collection of the Artists

Multiple paintings from the Figures and Faces exhibit

Left to right: Suliman Onque, Shaping Through the Mist, 2021, Aerosal on canvas, 48 x 36”; Yvonne Onque, Village Mama, 2021, Mixed media, 20 x 16”; Yvonne Onque, Cut Out, 2021, Mixed media, 17 x 11”; Suliman Onque, Deep Meditation, 2020, Acrylic and aerosol on wood, 22” round; Samad Onque, Dark Matter: Emerge, 2021, Acrylic on canvas, 36 x 24; Samad Onque, Q.O.D., 2020, Acrylic on canvas, 30 x 24”