Genevieve Cohn

Visiting Lecturer in Art

Contact
Phone:
+1 (781) 2832533
Email:
gc101@wellesley.edu
Department
Art
Studio Art

Painter working with the history, imagination and construction of female-centric communities.

My paintings project possible communities of women by drawing from both a historical and imaginative past, present, and future. Utilizing imagery and ideologies drawn from The Women’s Land Army from World War I and World War II, my paintings acknowledge and reflect a world where female power is derived from collaboration, self-endowed agency and connection with the natural world. I consider ideas of collection, adornment, beauty, and choice as the figures within the worlds of my work construct sacred spaces that engage ideas of ritual and practice.
My teaching practice celebrates painting and drawing as ways of deeply engaging with the world around and within us. I am interested in investigating the histories that shape who we are and what we are able to see, and the ways that we can translate these complicated, intersectional lives into a visual image. I am interested in the practice of seeing, the practice of discovery, and the practice of making.
I have been an artist-in-residence at AiRgentum in Seville, Spain, The Vermont Studio Center, The Ragdale Foundation and The Fiore Art Center. My work has been exhibited nationally, most recently with Mindy Solomon Gallery in Miami and Steven Zevitas Gallery here in Boston.
When I am not painting or teaching, I prefer to be outside, where I should say I am hiking but will most likely be picnicking. I am originally from Vermont and still consider myself a woodland critter at heart.

Education

  • B.A., Ithaca College
  • M.F.A., Indiana University-Bloomington

Current and upcoming courses

Advanced Independent Projects

ARTS318H

Part II of a year-long seminar supporting advanced students, divided into one half-credit offered during the fall semester and one half-credit course in the spring leading towards the senior exhibition in May. This methodology-based course functions as an overlay to advanced projects underway in the context of advanced studio classes or thesis projects. Students enrolled in the course will have access to independent workspace and benefit from sustained dialogue and studio critiques with a range of faculty and visiting artists, including those hosted through the Frank Williams Visiting Artists Lecture Series. This course is mandatory for all Studio Art majors and strongly recommended for Studio Art minors and related visual arts majors.

  • Drawing I

    ARTS105

    A foundational course that explores observational strategies and theories of perception using a range of drawing tools. Project work is focused on observational drawing methods with attention to the articulation of line, shape, time, form, gesture, perspective, and value. In-class drawing exercises, weekly homework assignments, and group critiques address a variety of approaches to image making and visual expression, with some attention put towards the human figure. Aimed at first years and sophomores and those considering majors in Studio Art or Architecture. Also recommended for those considering majors in Media Arts and Sciences, or Art History.

  • Painting I

    ARTS218

    An intermediate studio course centered on the fundamental issues of painting, emphasizing color, composition, and paint manipulation through direct observation and response. Studio assignments, presentations, discussions and critiques help students gain technical skills, visual sophistication, and critical awareness of the medium. Students paint from a variety of subjects, including the self-portrait, nude model, and still life.