Left Out in the Patterning
MICA Animation Department 2020 Thesis Exhibition

May 16 – June 12, 2020

In partnership with the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) Animation Department, Hillyer is honored to present Left Out in the Patterning, an online exhibition featuring the year-long thesis projects of the graduating class of 2020. Animation emerges from the arduous accumulation of small moments. Animators work frame by frame through measured outlines of movement trajectories that mix extemporaneous improvisation with pattern making in order to build a world’s interior logic. These projects unpack the importance of storytelling and reinvest in the power of voice during the obstacles of the present moment, itself unpredictable in its patterning. Students investigate themes ranging from the effects of microaggressions upon young women of color, nostalgia for natural habitats, to the ungodly awesomeness of rock and roll.

Participating Artists:

Ang Buerano
Grace Ciccone
Korben Dennis
Christina Fidler
Isaac Garrett
Emeka Perkins-Johnson
Erin Chaeyeon Kim
Sung Youn Kim
CK Korleski
Ben Lefferts
Jon Leydon
Rebecca Luo
Sara Lyons
Neph Madhere
Tyriq Murphy
Terri Ogwulumba
Chris Oliversen
Jess Peterson
Alexa Quito
Elizabeth Saylor
Jasmine Soompholphakdy
Damon Stallman
Lucas Valensa
Anya Vaughn
Tyler Washington

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To watch the films, visit vimeo.com/micaanimation

Learn more about MICA’s Animation Department at www.mica.edu