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In this exhibition of recent work, Chamlin explores ideas about color theory and light through a series of landscape and interior stills. Since 2012, the artist has carefully charted her paints using the Munsell color system, which analyzes colors in terms of hue (the color itself), value (relative light and dark) and chroma (level of saturation or brilliance). For each of her paintings, Chamlin sets a highly specific palette; experimentation within this limited range then guides her decisions about process and pictorial space.
About the Artist
Suzanne Chamlin is Associate Professor of Studio Art in the Department of Visual & Performing Arts at Fairfield University. Her drawings are in the collections of the National Gallery of Art, Yale University Art Gallery, and the Nelson Atkins Museum. Chamlin has attended residencies at the Albers Foundation, Yaddo, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Ragdale, Fundación Valparaiso, and Edna St. Vincent Millay Colony. Chamlin received her B.A. from Barnard College and M.F.A. from Yale University.
Faculty Liaison: Marice Rose, PhD, Professor of Art History & Visual Culture
Image: Suzanne Chamlin, Rose of Sharon, Oil on WoodPanel. © Suzanne Chamlin. Photo credit: Malcolm Varon, nyc
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Events listed below with a location are live, in-person programs. When possible, those events will also be streamed on thequicklive.com and the recordings posted to our YouTube channel.
Virtual Lecture: Color Theory for Artists, Designers, and Visual Thinkers
Monday, March 25, 5 p.m.
Marcie Cooperman, Assistant Instructor, Parsons School of Fashion
Streaming only on thequicklive.com
Opening Night Lecture: Artist Suzanne Chamlin, interviewed by Marice Rose, PhD
Thursday, April 4, 2024, 5 p.m.
Bellarmine Hall, Diffley Board Room and streaming on the thequicklive.com
Opening Reception: Suzanne Chamlin: Studies in Color
Thursday, April 4, 6-8 p.m.
Bellarmine Hall Great Hall and Bellarmine Hall Galleries
Gallery Talk: Suzanne Chamlin
Thursday, April 18, 11 a.m.
Bellarmine Hall Galleries
Family Day: Mixing It Up With Color
Saturday, April 27, 12:30-2 p.m. and 2:30-4 p.m.
Bellarmine Hall Museum Classroom
Space is limited and registration is required. Art supplies provided!
Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. (Thursday until 8 p.m.) - We are closed for national and university holidays and during inclement weather.
Location:
The FUAM's main galleries are located on the lower level of Bellarmine Hall. For GPS please use the following address: 200 Barlow Road, Fairfield, CT 06824 (or click the map at right for directions).
Parking:
Free parking is available in front of Bellarmine Hall. Handicap parking is available next to the museum’s service and classroom entrance on the lower level of Bellarmine Hall.
Admission:
The museum is open to the public and admission is free.
Tours:
Private tours with a curator are available for a fee; please contact museum@fairfield.edu or 203-254-4046.
Reach Us By train:
Take Metro-North, New Haven Line, to Fairfield Station (approximately 70 minutes from Grand Central Station).
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For further information or to schedule a visit or tour, please contact
Fairfield University Art Museum
1073 North Benson Road
Fairfield, CT 06824
(203) 254-4046
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