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Where Do Science, Art Meet? Presentation to Address Science, Art, Education
UC to Host Daniel Marion: Forensic Artist, Sculptor, Painter, Teacher
Written By Amanda Damiano, PR Intern
Learn about how science and art intersect in the fascinating field of forensics
Contact - cleogrande@utica.edu
Utica, NY (03/19/2007) - The public is invited to learn about the fascinating relationship between art and science – and how the two disciplines intersect in the field of forensics. Daniel Marion Jr., forensic artist, sculptor, painter and secondary art teacher from Denver, CO, will visit Utica College March 22 (Thursday).Marion will share his research and experiences in forensic craniofacial reconstruction science, the arts and education.
His presentation, “The Symbiotic Relationship Between the Art of Drawing, Sculpting and the Science of Physical Anthropology in Forensic Craniofacial Reconstruction,” will take place at 1 p.m. in the Willard Conference Room, DePerno Hall. The program is free and open to the public.
Pamela Thompson, assistant professor of education at UC, said, “Mr. Marion is presently exploring the connections between science, aesthetics and what ‘we inherently know’- our tacit knowledge -- in an effort to design a cross-disciplinary model for educational practice in our contemporary society.”
Currently a doctoral student at the University of Denver, Marion earned a master’s degree in sculpture and drawing from Adams State College, Alamosa, Colo., and a master of fine arts in drawing from the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee. He is a freelance forensic artist, public school art teacher, a member of Project EDAN (Everyone Deserves A Name) and a certified forensic artist for the International Association for Identification.
The presentation is part of the college’s year-long campus theme, “Science and Society.”
About Utica College – Founded in 1946, Utica College is a comprehensive private institution that grants the Syracuse University baccalaureate degree and the Utica College master’s and doctoral degrees. The College, located in central New York, approximately 90 miles west of Albany and 50 miles east of Syracuse, currently enrolls nearly 3,000 undergraduate and graduate students in 32 undergraduate majors, 24 minors, 13 master’s and two doctoral degree programs.
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