Student Resident Amanda Rosenblatt Frames Up a Shot in Her MOCA Jacksonville Studio
Image courtesy of Jennifer Grissom and the University of North Florida.

An unparalleled experience for UNF art students

The University of North Florida student-in-residence is a highly competitive opportunity that awards access to a MOCA Jacksonville studio and exhibition space to complete a new body of work and hone skills over the course of a final semester. 

Seniors in the Department of Art and Design are encouraged to apply in the spring for this opportunity that occurs during the fall semester. The work completed in the studio is displayed in the fifth-floor Florida Blue Education Gallery.

Artists

Artist Profile Erica Mendoza

Erica Mendoza

Erica Mendoza received her BFA in sculpture at the University of North Florida and is currently an MFA candidate at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Interested in many different materials such as cast metals, steel, leather, and natural/existing objects, she finds inspiration in personal experiences and events. The bird is a common thread throughout Mendoza's work, touching on concepts of loss, love, and healing. Works become a homogeneous blend of dark and feminine through the balance of fragility and weight. Mendoza's work has been exhibited throughout the Jacksonville area, historic downtown Kissimmee, and Atlanta, Georgia. Her Visual Love Letters exhibition, a series of sculptural works created in response to the formation of a new relationship, was the result of her student residency at MOCA Jacksonville.

Image courtesy of Jennifer Grissom and the University of North Florida.
Artist Profile Mary Ratcliff

Mary Ratcliff

Mary Ratcliff is a senior at the University of North Florida working towards a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in sculpture and a minor in professional education. Her artwork primarily focuses on processes of steel fabrication, but she is attracted to a variety of mediums, utilizing elements of fiberglass, cast iron, foam, ceramics, and recycled/found objects in her work. Ratcliff's rural upbringing in southeastern Ohio has a strong footprint on her artwork, influencing her both aesthetically and conceptually. She is drawn to the beautiful intricacies of nature and plant life, finding inspiration in the repetitive, organic, colorful structures found in nature. Ratcliff also find interests in human nature, specifically, the psychological and physiological connections and dependencies that link us together as a society.

Artist Profile Amanda Rosenblatt

Amanda Rosenblatt

Amanda Rosenblatt is a fine art and creative portrait photographer currently living in Jacksonville. Her interest in photography began in her early teens and flourished from there. She is currently attending the University of North Florida where she will complete her BFA with a photography concentration. She finds inspiration for her work in many places including art history, fashion, and literature. Much of her work is done in analog or alternative processes including cyanotypes and albumen prints. Her Allegory of Fortune exhibition is the result of her student residency at MOCA Jacksonville.

Image courtesy of the Artist.