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On view 2/3-5/3: Carpe Diem: Select Alumni in the Visual Arts

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Let’s reminisce and look back!⁠Carpe Diem: Select Alumni in the Visual Arts closed this weekend. This semester we…⁠⁠✨We ...
05/04/2026

Let’s reminisce and look back!⁠
Carpe Diem: Select Alumni in the Visual Arts closed this weekend. This semester we…⁠
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✨We showcased the works of 12 Montclair alumni artists⁠
✨We held public programming for 100+ guests⁠
✨Student Educators guided 200+ local and Montclair State students⁠
✨In total, we hosted 400+ visitors⁠
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We would like to thank our curator Sally Morgan Lehman, the Office for Development and Alumni Engagement, our student educators, campus partners, and all of our exhibited artists ’13, ’05, ’97, ’10, ’12, Allen Ginsberg (1943), (2005–06), ’11, ’80, ’09, ’78, and ’24⁠
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Thank you to and our local community for the continued support.⁠
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Maria Valdivia's ’24 invites viewers to pause and reflect on the beauty and resilience found in the ordinary. ⁠⁠Her pain...
05/03/2026

Maria Valdivia's ’24 invites viewers to pause and reflect on the beauty and resilience found in the ordinary. ⁠
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Her paintings reflect her experience as a first-generation college student. Figures in her paintings often appear holding tools and objects that are intentionally absent, creating moments of quiet ambiguity. Maria Valdivia is a painter dedicated to shining a spotlight on the often overlooked and under-appreciated inner life of everyday people. ⁠
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Carpe Diem: Select Alumni in the Visual Arts is on view until May 3. Admission to the Segal Gallery is free, open to the public. We're open Tue – Fri, 12 – 4 pm.⁠
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"My time at Montclair State University provided a foundation for my artistic voice, allowing me to explore storytelling ...
05/02/2026

"My time at Montclair State University provided a foundation for my artistic voice, allowing me to explore storytelling and software techniques through Animation & Visual Effects." – Christine Joy Olpindo ‘24 🎨⁠
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Throughout the run of Carpe Diem, we're posting reflections from alumni describing how their time at Montclair influenced them as an artist 🌟⁠
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Carpe Diem: Select Alumni in the Visual Arts, is a group exhibition presented by the Office for Development and Alumni Engagement and hosted by the University Galleries. The exhibition celebrates the creative achievements of Montclair alumni, bringing together twelve accomplished artists working in a range of media.⁠
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Featured artists include ’13, ’05, ’97, ’10, ’12, Allen Ginsberg (1943), (2005–06), ’11, ’80, ’09, ’78, and ’24⁠
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✍️ Design by Maral Tutunjian⁠
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Color, form, and abstraction. Minimal yet rich. ⁠⁠These featured paintings by ’13 draw from Brazilian modernism. Her pr...
05/02/2026

Color, form, and abstraction. Minimal yet rich. ⁠
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These featured paintings by ’13 draw from Brazilian modernism. Her practice investigates the intersections of human activity, social structures, and the natural environment. Engaging themes of memory, language, and geography, she works through a framework she calls imaginary geography, mapping the fluid territories where personal and collective histories meet. ⁠
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Carpe Diem: Select Alumni in the Visual Arts is on view until May 3. Admission to the Segal Gallery is free, open to the public. We're open Tue – Fri, 12 – 4 pm.⁠
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"Montclair State University allowed me to leave south jersey and be closer to NYC." – Christl Stringer ‘18 🎨⁠⁠Throughou...
05/01/2026

"Montclair State University allowed me to leave south jersey and be closer to NYC." – Christl Stringer ‘18 🎨⁠
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Throughout the run of Carpe Diem, we're posting reflections from alumni describing how their time at Montclair influenced them as an artist 🌟⁠
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Carpe Diem: Select Alumni in the Visual Arts, is a group exhibition presented by the Office for Development and Alumni Engagement and hosted by the University Galleries. The exhibition celebrates the creative achievements of Montclair alumni, bringing together twelve accomplished artists working in a range of media.⁠
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Featured artists include ’13, ’05, ’97, ’10, ’12, Allen Ginsberg (1943), (2005–06), ’11, ’80, ’09, ’78, and ’24⁠
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✍️ Design by Maral Tutunjian⁠
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"The innovative Animation/Illustration program opened me up to many possibilities with my current art-making" – Tiffany ...
04/30/2026

"The innovative Animation/Illustration program opened me up to many possibilities with my current art-making" – Tiffany Case ‘17 🎨⁠
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Throughout the run of Carpe Diem, we're posting reflections from alumni describing how their time at Montclair influenced them as an artist 🌟⁠
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Carpe Diem: Select Alumni in the Visual Arts, is a group exhibition presented by the Office for Development and Alumni Engagement and hosted by the University Galleries. The exhibition celebrates the creative achievements of Montclair alumni, bringing together twelve accomplished artists working in a range of media.⁠
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Featured artists include ’13, ’05, ’97, ’10, ’12, Allen Ginsberg (1943), (2005–06), ’11, ’80, ’09, ’78, and ’24⁠
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✍️ Design by Maral Tutunjian⁠
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"My experience in Montclair enriched my knowledge related to art history, concepts, cultures and the evolution of art." ...
04/29/2026

"My experience in Montclair enriched my knowledge related to art history, concepts, cultures and the evolution of art." – Caroline Carvalho ‘24 🎨⁠
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Throughout the run of Carpe Diem, we're posting reflections from alumni describing how their time at Montclair influenced them as an artist 🌟⁠
⁠
Carpe Diem: Select Alumni in the Visual Arts, is a group exhibition presented by the Office for Development and Alumni Engagement and hosted by the University Galleries. The exhibition celebrates the creative achievements of Montclair alumni, bringing together twelve accomplished artists working in a range of media.⁠
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Featured artists include ’13, ’05, ’97, ’10, ’12, Allen Ginsberg (1943), (2005–06), ’11, ’80, ’09, ’78, and ’24⁠
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✍️ Design by Maral Tutunjian⁠
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We’re nearing the end of our semester and the 100th year anniversary of Allen Ginsberg’s birth. Before they go, come see...
04/29/2026

We’re nearing the end of our semester and the 100th year anniversary of Allen Ginsberg’s birth. Before they go, come see his featured work capturing the lives of the Beat Poets on the streets of New York and San Francisco. ⁠
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These featured works bring together Allen Ginsberg's (1943) photographs and handwritten text, merging image and language into personal records of daily life, travel, and observation. The photos and text form an intimate archive that reveals Ginsberg’s reflective process beyond his well-known literary legacy.⁠
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Allen Ginsberg was an acclaimed poet and a leading figure of the Beat Generation whose radical literary works and advocacy for social change left an indelible mark on American counterculture.⁠
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Carpe Diem: Select Alumni in the Visual Arts is on view until May 3. Admission to the Segal Gallery is free, open to the public. We're open Tue – Fri, 12 – 4 pm.⁠
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"My experience at Montclair State pushed me to think critically about my artistic choices and the stories I want to tell...
04/24/2026

"My experience at Montclair State pushed me to think critically about my artistic choices and the stories I want to tell." ⁠
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This quote is from ’24⁠ BFA, an exhibiting artist in Carpe Diem. Throughout the run of the exhibition, we're posting reflections from alumni who share how their time at Montclair shaped their artistic practice ✨️⁠
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Carpe Diem: Select Alumni in the Visual Arts, is a group exhibition presented by the Office for Development and Alumni Engagement and hosted by the University Galleries. The exhibition celebrates the creative achievements of Montclair alumni, bringing together twelve accomplished artists working in a range of media.⁠
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Featured artists include ’13, ’05, ’97, ’10, ’12, Allen Ginsberg (1943), (2005–06), ’11, ’80, ’09, ’78, and ’24⁠
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✍️ Design by Maral Tutunjian⁠
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Tiffany Perez's moka pot drawings represent different countries and cultures. Can you spot your country’s flag?⁠⁠These d...
04/23/2026

Tiffany Perez's moka pot drawings represent different countries and cultures. Can you spot your country’s flag?⁠
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These drawings reflect migration, heritage, and the diversity of the student body, presenting everyday objects as vessels for cultural identity and shared history. Through familiar objects and rich detail, Tiffany creates art that resonates, invites reflection, and brings warmth into living spaces. ⁠
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Tiffany Perez's practice spans tattooing, pottery, textured painting, and realism. She graciously designed the logo for the Carpe Diem exhibition. is also the owner of Ink Gallery Tattoo Studio in Fairfield, NJ, continuing her mission to create and uplift the community through art and tattoos. ⁠
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📲Take a closer look at this series on our free digital guide on ⁠
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Admission to the Segal Gallery is free, open to the public. We're open Tue – Fri, 12 – 4 pm.⁠
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📷️ Cary Whittier⁠ () and Maral Tutunjian⁠
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