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getting to know the graduates

Graduating Student: Rebecca Magill (W21)

My Process Paper titled, “Longing to Belong: Discovering my Visual Language to Create Connection”, describes the arc of my journey to answer my original key questions: “What is Home?”, “Where is Home?”, and “What is Place?”

In a transformative way, I explored themes of displacement, belonging, identity, and motherhood. My Graduate Exhibition work focuses on three themes; Solace, Uncertainty, and restlessness in three videos. The work depicts internalized feelings of uncertainty, restlessness and the need for solace which deals with identity and place.

What was on your play list during your time at VCFA?

1st Semester:

  • Miriam Makeba – Pata Pata, Emabhaceni,
  • Alison Krauss & Union Station – The Lucky One

2nd Semester:

  • Miseducation of Lauryn Hill – Lost Ones, Doo Wop (That Thing)
  • Miles Davis – Summertime, Au Bar Du Petit Bac, So What

3rd Semester:

  • Bhavya Pandit, Gautam Chatterjee & Neeraj Sharma – Pal, Miliyo Re, Maachis Ki Teeli, Faislay
  • Rihanna – Love on the Brain, Diamonds
  • Sola Rosa – Get it Together (Deluxe Edition) 

4th Semester:

  • Snarky Puppy – Like A Light, Binky, Skate U, Bent Nails, Minjor

Who are your favorite protagonists in fiction?

Atticus Finch in, To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee

Mma Precious Ramotswe in, No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series by Alexander McCall Smith

Cosima Codi Noline in, Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver

Julia Jarmond in, Sarah’s Key by Tatiana De Rosnay

  

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How did VCFA change your approach to thinking about your studio practice and your community at home?

The extensive research and studio practice during my time at VCFA was a crucial step in discovering my visual language and in my development as an artist. It provided me the opportunity to discover artists, to be in dialogue with their work, and to experiment and engage in new ways that surprised me. My work centers around Place and this research has given me a renewed perspective from which to engage in the community at large and beyond.

Who were your Artist-Mentors?

Dalida Maria Benfield

Andrea Ray

Usha Seejarim

Luis Jacob

What, or who, would you like to be?

An artist who is curious, asks questions and is engaged with issues in my community and beyond.

What is your favorite bird?

An owl.

Who, or what, is your work in conversation with?

Francis Alys

Rebecca Horn

Trisha Brown

William Kentridge

Ana Mendieta

What state/country do you live in?

Massachusetts

Contact

Website launching Summer 2021

[email protected]

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hip – hip…with graduating student: Chris Niemiec (W21) Chris Niemiec (W 21) Student Nadia Martinez (W 22) and Artist-Mentor Doug Ashford Duets – Nadia Martinez (W 22) and Doug Ashford
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