February 3rd, thru March 13, 2007
Two Healing Narrarives: Disease, Spirit, Art and Technology
Ruth Adams and Elaine Defibaugh

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Ruth Adams' photographs force viewers to come face-to-face with her experience with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma One self-portrait was added each day during her year-long treatment. “I wanted to document the transformation of a healthy woman... reveal my devastating decline... and my physical and spiritual recovery,” says Adams.There is no escaping her experiences as she bombards audiences with 350 Polaroids that create a monumental installation measuring eight feet high by forty-five feet wide.

Elaine Defibaugh's artwork was inspired by surgery to correct her atrial septal birth defect (ASD). As part of her recovery process, Defibaugh walked and created drawings in the countryside. These nature encounters led to visual associations between the human body and nature. Comparisons among tree roots, leaves, branches, the heart, lungs, and medical technology emerged.

Defibaugh artistically layers these new nature metaphors with X-rays, electrocardiograms, echocardiograms, cardiac catherizations, and other scientific images she collected. The artwork and artist statement also reflect her initial fears, joys, and visions.

April 26, thru May 9, 2007
The 32nd Annual JCC Student Art Exhibition

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The Weeks Gallery presented JCC’s 32^ndAnnual Student Art Exhibition and awards ceremony on Wednesday, April 26 in the Weeks Gallery. This was a professionally juried show that included work from all different media types including drawings, sculptures, paintings, computer art, ceramics, photography and multi-media. Six students received purchase awards and their artworks were added to the Weeks Gallery’s permanent art collection. This years juror, Dr. Jamie Borowicz, received his Ph.D. in anthropology from SUNY at Buffalo. He earned an M.A. in Anthropology from SUNY at Buffalo and B.A. in Art from Mercyhurst College, Erie, Pennsylvania.

August 28, thru September 14, 2007
JCC Art Faculty Exhibition

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The Weeks Gallery hosted an opening reception for the JCC Art Faculty Exhibition on Wednesday, September 5th in the Weeks Gallery.

“This year’s exhibition celebrates the art faculty’s professional and creative accomplishments. The college is fortunate to have outstanding teacher/artists who create caring learning environments that challenge students and connect them to transfer institutions and the professional art world”, said James Colby, director of exhibitions and galleries at JCC. "As you will see from their bios, the artists, graphic designers, and curators draw, illustrate, paint, and photograph with traditional and digital media, and also work in graphic design, ceramics, documentary video, animation, and installations. Students who attend JCC will study with faculty who bring a wealth of talent and experience into the classroom."

October 8, thru December 12, 2007
Jamie Borowicz's Mayan Power & Jungle Scenes
Liz Lee's "Faux Finish"

Borowicz reveals the Mayan ruins at Tikal and the beauty and mystic of the Peten jungle in northern Guatemala. These sites provide an endless stream of visual ideas for his paintings and drawings. His large multi-faceted installations simulate a jungle experience; revealing monumental forms, contrasting light, rich tropical colors, long lines of vegetation, and rich variations of texture.

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Lee deconstructs artificial and ambiguous camera truths. “As a photographer, I am interested in the impact of media, and how the truth associated with the photograph actually destroys it. My images call attention to the presence of the artist and the reproduction machine, in hopes of shifting attention from the theme of reality to its transformation in the camera - from the taking to the making of an image,” says Lee. “In staging scenes that show a picture within a picture, my work comments on the relationship between the image and reality - a ‘faux’ documentation to dramatize the print’s dual identity - document and artistic creation.”