Chrysalis: The 21st Thacher Art + Architecture Annual
Chrysalis: The 21st Thacher Art + Architecture Annual
May 1-August 9, 2020
A sheltered state or stage of growth, a chrysalis may be a physical space or set of circumstances that allow for an individual to transform. Featuring 67 artworks by 53 junior and senior majors and minors from the University of San Francisco’s Department of Art + Architecture, Chrysalis is a representation of the artistry in vulnerability and struggle.
As viewers, we are often only privy to the end result of the artistic process. The 21st Thacher Art + Architecture Annual celebrates the labor associated with creating a piece of art, and the growth and transformation that can happen along the way. Reoccurring themes include the environment, identity, experimentation, consumerism, art history, and the city of San Francisco.
Chrysalis is presented by USF’s Thacher Gallery and Art History/Museum Studies Thacher Practicum Class led by Nell Herbert. This year’s jurors include artist Jonathan Anzalone; artist, curator and educator Kevin Chen; Matea Fish, Senior Director at Gallery Wendi Norris; and artist and curator Rio Yañez.
Awards
Congratulations to this year's Thacher Annual award recipients!
Gloria Osuna Pérez Award : Aerin Cassano
Honorable Mentions: Yesenia Canales and Elizabeth Moore
Mary and Carter Thacher Prize: Lily Applegate and Rose Gluck
Honorable Mentions: Jen Brooks, Melissa Chang, Mikaela Nagy
Thacher Practicum Student Choice Award: Alyssa Little
Honorable Mention: Collette Golden
Honorable Mentions: Yesenia Canales and Elizabeth Moore
Mary and Carter Thacher Prize: Lily Applegate and Rose Gluck
Honorable Mentions: Jen Brooks, Melissa Chang, Mikaela Nagy
Thacher Practicum Student Choice Award: Alyssa Little
Honorable Mention: Collette Golden
Artists
Erin Abbatiello
Joshua Alas
Matenia Altikatis
Lily Applegate
Mae Artuso
Jen Brooks
Jamie Brown
Juliet Buck
Sheila Burke
Carson Burns
Yesenia Canales
Brenna Carrick
Aerin Cassano
Melissa Chang
Ellise Chiu
Ellie Chung
Vanaka Din
Delaney Gibbons
Malaya Gibson
Rose Gluck
Collette Golden
Sarah Hamilton
Jacob Hanicak
Nicole Herath
DJ Hoffman
Hanna Kahn
Charles LaBonge
Sarah Lee
Samantha Li
Qiaodan Lou
Alyssa Lytle
Rongjie Ma
Kellie Manchester
Lauren Marone
Mackenzie Miller
Elizabeth Moore
Makaela Nagy
Albert Nessia
Julia Nollfo
Evanne O’Sullivan
Sophia Patino
Stephanie Pillert
Riley Pratt
Paola Reyes Melendez
Coco Romano Giordano
Amanda Sondy
Maxine Taylor
Tasha Westbrook
Ken Wilson
Sixun (Amara) Yang
Ji Eun Yang
Alexander Ziemba
Joshua Alas
Matenia Altikatis
Lily Applegate
Mae Artuso
Jen Brooks
Jamie Brown
Juliet Buck
Sheila Burke
Carson Burns
Yesenia Canales
Brenna Carrick
Aerin Cassano
Melissa Chang
Ellise Chiu
Ellie Chung
Vanaka Din
Delaney Gibbons
Malaya Gibson
Rose Gluck
Collette Golden
Sarah Hamilton
Jacob Hanicak
Nicole Herath
DJ Hoffman
Hanna Kahn
Charles LaBonge
Sarah Lee
Samantha Li
Qiaodan Lou
Alyssa Lytle
Rongjie Ma
Kellie Manchester
Lauren Marone
Mackenzie Miller
Elizabeth Moore
Makaela Nagy
Albert Nessia
Julia Nollfo
Evanne O’Sullivan
Sophia Patino
Stephanie Pillert
Riley Pratt
Paola Reyes Melendez
Coco Romano Giordano
Amanda Sondy
Maxine Taylor
Tasha Westbrook
Ken Wilson
Sixun (Amara) Yang
Ji Eun Yang
Alexander Ziemba
Student Curators
Azariyah Franklin
Caroline Milowicki
Gabrielle Moreta
Alondra Ramos
Jenna Smith
Yiyi Yang
Caroline Milowicki
Gabrielle Moreta
Alondra Ramos
Jenna Smith
Yiyi Yang
Next Up in Thacher Gallery
For the 2020-21 season, the Thacher Gallery will explore systems, from the natural to the human made, beginning with a collaboration with Prison Renaissance that poses the question, “What does liberation mean to you?” Curated by Antwan Williams the exhibition will feature original artwork and writing created by artists who are currently incarcerated or who have survived the US prison system.