RIP Marlene E. Miller, 1934 - 2025
Bust of Marlene Miller by Charlotte Schatz, 1976
The School of Arts and Communication at Bucks County Community College (BCCC) is pleased to announce the opening of a special exhibition celebrating the artistic contributions of its faculty emeriti members. The exhibition will be held at the Hicks Art Center located at 275 Swamp Road in Newtown PA from August 27 to October 25, 2025.
The legacy of arts faculty who established the outstanding reputation of the Bucks County Community College School of Arts and Communication beginning in 1964 through the present will be seen, heard and on full view throughout Hicks Art Center in the upcoming The Faculty Emeriti Arts Exhibition. Some recent and historic works have never been exhibited in public prior to this prodigious exhibition. Featured Emeriti include Jon Alley, Selma Bortner, Steve Bresnen, Karl Carter, Robert Dodge, Frank Dominguez, Edward Ferdinand, Caren Friedman, Alan Goldstein, Emmet Gowin, Susan Hagen, David Hunter, Catherine Jansen, Bruce Katsiff, Paul F. Keene Jr., Gwendolyn Kerber, Stephen S. Levine, Emily Brett Lukens, John Mathews, Roberta Mayer, Marlene E. Miller, Fran Orlando, Charlotte Schatz, Sandra Scicchitani, Milton Sigel, Mark Sfirri, and Dan Wilkinson.
This exhibition is dedicated to Marlene E. Miller who passed away on July 30, 2025. Miller taught at Bucks from 1966 – 1998 inspiring generations of students and artists. Speaking about her own art practice, "I'm always observing the world around me and painting the image of the underdog. I'm compelled to put before people things that attack their feelings and consciousness about social issues."
The public is invited to attend an opening reception on August 28th from 4 – 7 in Hicks Art Center, Room H100. The event will allow attendees to meet some of the artists and discuss their creative journeys prior, during and after their teaching careers at Bucks and elsewhere. The talented Bucks Music faculty will provide lively music.
Presented by BCCC’s School of Arts and Communication, The Faculty Emeriti Arts Exhibition highlights the teaching coterie of artists, historians and musicians who have profoundly impacted modern and contemporary cultural locally and around the world.
Selected installation views
(left to right)
Frank Dominguez (1946 - 2024), Violet S Cat, 1982, Acrylic on steel
© Frank Dominguez and artist’s estate, Collection of Deborah Dominguez
David Hunter (b. 1956), Pillar IV, 2004, Formed handmade paper
© David Hunter, Collection of the artist
John Mathews (b. 1957), Cradle, 2005, Steel, paint, glass
© John Mathews, Collection of the artist
Alan Goldstein (b. 1938), Untitled, c. 1970s, Acrylic and ink on canvas
© Alan Goldstein, Collection of Bucks County Community College
(center on wall)
Caren Friedman, (top left) Capstone, 2021, (top right) Buttress, 2021
(bottom left) Ballast, 2023, (bottom right) Stack, 2023
Collagraph prints, Collection of the artist
(right on wall)
Bruce Katsiff, (b. 1945)
Alan Goldstein (BP), 2011, Archival pigment print
© Bruce Katsiff, Collection of the artist
(right foreground)
Robert Dodge (b. 1939), Görlitzer Bhf, 2017,
Matte board, spackle, paint
© Robert Dodge, Collection of the artist
(left to right)
Robert Dodge (b. 1939), Waverly/Dalton, 2018, Marker on paper
© Robert Dodge, Collection of the artist
Susan Hagen(b. 1959), Self Portrait with Zuzu, 2021, Carved linden, wood, string, oils
© Susan Hagen, Collection of the artist
Paul F. Keene (1920 – 2009), Late Summer Studio Window, 1960, Oil on linen
© Paul F. Keene and the artist’s estate, Collection of Paul-Jacques Keene
Dan Wilkinson (b. 1956), Curtis I, 2022, Gouache on paper
© Daniel Wilkinson, Collection of the artist
Karl Carter (b. 1959), Bowl, 2022, Glass
© Karl Carter, Collection of the artist
(starting third from left)
Charlotte Schatz (1929 - 2023)
Willow Steam #6, 1999, Oil stick over acrylic on paper
© Charlotte Schatz and artist’s estate, Collection of Emmi Schatz
(foreground)
Mark Sfirri (b. 1952), Cousins III, 2019, Port Oreford cedar, paint
© Mark Sfirri, Collection of the artist
Marlene E. Miller (1934 - 2025)
Charade Suite: Star Spangled Banger, 1975, Pen and ink on paper
© Marlene E. Miller and artist’s estate, Collection of Deb Mudrick
Selma Bortner (1926 - 2019), Floating Jacket, 1982
Artist Proof, Collagraph print
© Selma Bortner and the artist’s estate, Collection of the artist
(right wall)
Emmet Gowin (b. 1941)
Ground Zero and Lines of Sight for Aboveground
Tests, Frenchman Flat, Nevada Test Site, 1996
36°47’ 53.08” N 115°56’13.29” W
(left)
Toned gelatin silver print
© Emmet and Edith Gowin, Courtesy of Pace/MacGill, NY
Emmet Gowin (b. 1941)
Nuclear Test Craters on Yucca Flat, Area 10,
Nevada Test Site, 1996
37°9’34.68” N 116°2’13.67” W
(right)
Toned gelatin silver print
© Emmet and Edith Gowin, Courtesy of Pace/MacGill, NY
(left to right)
Fran Orlando (b. 1955), Sophie Appel, c. 1979/2023
Archival pigment print from original negative
© Fran Orlando, Collection of the artist
Sandra Scicchitani (b. 1957), Send Me a Leaf, 2024
Collagraph print
© Sandra Scicchitani, Collection of the artist
Fran Orlando (b. 1955), Liz Dauber, c. 1979/2024
Archival pigment print from original negative
© Fran Orlando, Collection of the artist