Virtual Artist Talk with Jason Cytacki, Haley Prestifilippo, and Yoshiko Shimano
Date: Friday, January 30, 2026
Time: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Campus: Other
Location: Zoom - See Below For Details
A virtual artist talk with Jason Cytacki and Haley Prestifilippo showing in the Burnell R. Roberts Triangle Gallery talking about “Knickknacks” along with Yoshiko Shimano showing in the Works on Paper Gallery talking about “Lasting Memories”.
Cytacki’s work critically examines the American mythological landscape, particularly suburban life, through his paintings. He utilizes tenuous, anxious humor, and unexpected juxtapositions to question the underlying narratives that shape our shared identity, asking the question: “Is this all there is?”
Prestifilippo explores the way histories adhere to physical forms, layering and ossifying into material residue of experience. Her detailed drawings of personally precious objects are woven with her hair collected post-partum. Viewers are invited to consider the stories embedded within both her works and outside objects such as a tree’s rings, holding the history of its growth.
Shimano utilizes the traditions of her Japanese heritage through printmaking to express the depth of beauty that can come through the complexities of the human experience. “Lasting Memories” aims to keep record of her friends’ life stories as they live to the fullest despite old age, memory loss, and eventually death.
The exhibitions will be on display from January 5 – February 2, 2026. Galleries are located on the fourth floor of building 13 (located at West Fifth and Perry Streets). The galleries are free and open to the public from 8am–6pm Monday–Friday and 9am–12pm Saturdays. Free and accessible parking is located in Parking Lot K.
Visit the Galleries webpage at: https://www.sinclair.edu/student-life/arts-culture/art-galleries/
Virtual Artist Talk with Jason Cytacki, Haley Prestifilippo, and Yoshiko Shimano
Date: Friday, January 30, 2026
Time: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Campus: Other
Location: Zoom - See Below For Details
A virtual artist talk with Jason Cytacki and Haley Prestifilippo showing in the Burnell R. Roberts Triangle Gallery talking about “Knickknacks” along with Yoshiko Shimano showing in the Works on Paper Gallery talking about “Lasting Memories”.
Cytacki’s work critically examines the American mythological landscape, particularly suburban life, through his paintings. He utilizes tenuous, anxious humor, and unexpected juxtapositions to question the underlying narratives that shape our shared identity, asking the question: “Is this all there is?”
Prestifilippo explores the way histories adhere to physical forms, layering and ossifying into material residue of experience. Her detailed drawings of personally precious objects are woven with her hair collected post-partum. Viewers are invited to consider the stories embedded within both her works and outside objects such as a tree’s rings, holding the history of its growth.
Shimano utilizes the traditions of her Japanese heritage through printmaking to express the depth of beauty that can come through the complexities of the human experience. “Lasting Memories” aims to keep record of her friends’ life stories as they live to the fullest despite old age, memory loss, and eventually death.
The exhibitions will be on display from January 5 – February 2, 2026. Galleries are located on the fourth floor of building 13 (located at West Fifth and Perry Streets). The galleries are free and open to the public from 8am–6pm Monday–Friday and 9am–12pm Saturdays. Free and accessible parking is located in Parking Lot K.
Visit the Galleries webpage at: https://www.sinclair.edu/student-life/arts-culture/art-galleries/