untitled, Suzy Jeffers, projected photogram, 16" x 20", 1999

New Paltz resident Suzy Jeffers will be receiving her MFA in Photography this month from SUNY New Paltz. A show of her photograms and ceramic work, “Reverence,” will be exhibited at Smiley Fine Arts Building from May 13-18 at SUNY New Paltz. Jeffers has been the art gallery coordinator/instructional assistant in the Photography program at Ulster County Community College since 1992.

 

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