At his present age of 18, Matt Mansour already has years of experience making art. His work has been collected, and exhibited throughout the community in galleries such as Art Space Buffalo, WNED Horizons Gallery, the Tower Gallery at Daemen College Arts Center, Archangel Gallery at the Buffalo Botanical Gardens, and the Albright-Knox Community Gallery.
Matt showed a strong interest in painting at a very young age with an innate ability to handle a brush and create subtle, often complex combinations of hues. While still in kindergarten, Matt’s enthusiasm for painting, intense focus and ease with a brush inspired his teacher to capture one of his painting sessions on video. From the beginning, Matt’s paintings have possessed a consistent style, characterized by beautiful color mixtures laid down in rhythmic brushstrokes that cover the canvas. His methodical compositions are often punctuated by areas of unexpected color and mark-making, adding surprising areas of interest.
Acrylic on canvas is Matt’s preferred medium. He paints in all formats but is most often eager to work on the largest canvases available, indicating for rectangular canvases whether he would like the painting oriented horizontally or vertically on the easel. Matt will spontaneously title a piece during the painting process; in previous years his titles have included “Rainbow Sprinkles,” “Autumn,” and “Rainforest.” Interestingly, all the pieces in this current body of work comprising Matt’s first solo exhibit, are titled “Rainforest,” suggesting the evolution of Matt’s work to a place where he is possibly interested in this one area of exploration.
Mansour’s exhibit will be on display through August 4, 2017.
*Please note Gallery hours have changed for the summer. The Paul William Beltz Family Art Gallery is open Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Orientation Leaders will be trained to be successful and informative leaders for New Student Orientation. Sponsored by Student Life.
3 DAY BASICS Program
Saturday Sessions: September, 9,16, 27, 2017
8 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Room 208
Cost: $750.00
For more info visit https://www.villa.edu/academics/lifelong-learning/revit-training
Two-Day Advanced
October 14 & 21, 2017
8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Room 208
Cost: $600
For more info, visit https://www.villa.edu/academics/lifelong-learning/revit-training.
Join us for Portfolio Day when high school students from across the region bring their portfolios to be reviewed by faculty from leading art institutions. Advanced registration is required.
For more info visit https://www.villa.edu/portfolio-day.
Villa Maria College will be hosting the Annual Western New York Student Leadership Conference on Saturday, November 4th. The Western New York Student Leadership Conference is designed to bring together students from various colleges and universities throughout Western New York to explore how they, as students, can demonstrate leadership and make change in both their campus and local communities.
Students will engage in a highly interactive experience where they will meet others and learn valuable tools to take back to their home institutions.