Dimitry Schidlovsky’s METASPACE/Observation 31 Commissioned with $10,000 Grant
(Long Island, NY) Students, staff, and faculty at Farmingdale State College filled the Campus Center on Monday to witness the unveiling of a new painting by one of Long Island’s top artist/illustrators, Dimitry Schidlovsky.
The 7’ by 16’ oil on canvas, entitled METASPACE/Observation 31, wascommissioned with a $10,000 grant by alumna and frequent donor to the college, Theresa M. Santmann. Ms. Santmann, a resident of Babylon, provided the funds with the stipulation that it be used for campus art.
Art Unveiling at Farmingdale State College – (L-R) Professor Allison Puff, artist Dimitry Schidlovsky, Farmingdale alumna Theresa M. Santmann, college president Hubert Keen. Photo Credit: Jennifer Wilbur.
Schidlovsky said of his work: “My METASPACE series are images steeped in ambiguity, with scale that can be perceived as vast or microscopic, as depicting either outer or inner spaces. The work melds organic and mechanical forms, and resonates with sound, movement, and emotion.”
Schidlovsky, whose paintings and illustrations have been exhibited across the Metro area and appeared often on the front cover of The New York Times Science Times section, is a long-time adjunct professor in Farmingdale’s visual communications department. As an illustrator/designer, Schidlovsky has executed work for Adobe, IBM, and Cablevision, as well as organizations such as the Audubon Society, Harper & Row, the Harvard University Press, and Smithsonian.
Farmingdale’s visual communications department his housed in the School of Business, which has more than 2,000 students enrolled in degrees in business, graphic design, urban horticulture, economics, sport management and computer systems. Programs in the School of Business are designed to prepare students for a wide choice of business, entrepreneurial, and managerial careers.
Farmingdale State College continues to prepare students with the education, skills, and critical thinking needed to meet the challenges of tomorrow. As the largest of SUNY’s colleges of technology (with over 8,700 students), Farmingdale equips students with the resources and knowledge sought by today’s emerging industries. Offering bachelor and associate programs, Farmingdale will soon offer its first graduate degree. At Farmingdale, students also have abundant opportunities in experiential learning—internships, clinical training, and guided research—that provide practical instruction and personal growth. Small, personalized classes, a residence hall with suite-style living, a lush 380-acre campus undergoing major renovation, and a highly successful NCAA Division III athletics program with modern facilities make Farmingdale State College one of the fastest-growing colleges in the region. In addition, in the 2015 U.S. News & World Report’s section titled Best Regional Colleges in the North, Farmingdale is ranked #11. Also in that category, FSC is #3 in the LEAST Student Debt Load at Graduation. For more information, contact Kathryn Coley at 631-420-2400 or kathryn.coley@farmingdale.edu. Look on our website www.farmingdale.edu. Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/farmingdale.
