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Holland Patent, NY, native Liz Condrey ’06’s art is a personal reflection of universal themes. She’s glad she decided to attend a liberal arts college, she says, because St. Lawrence has given her the well-rounded education that inspires and informs her creativity.

“I studied in the Adirondack Semester and I’ve lived since sophomore year at the Women’s Resource Center,” says Liz, “two experiences that have shaped me as an artist.”  These experiences are one she may not have had if she had opted for a different kind of college.

Painting is her favorite medium and she credits Art and Art History faculty Young Moon and Melissa Schulenberg with having the strongest influences on her learning—“Young Moon’s class in mixed media “completely changed my idea of painting.” Liz also likes the direction of all the arts departments at St. Lawrence, whose faculty are find new ways every semester to collaborate, thanks to the completed Phase 1 of a multi-million dollar renovation and construction project to the arts facilities on campus.

In the not-too-distant future, Liz sees herself following her teachers’ footsteps to earn an MFA degree.