Art in the House

The artistic talent of a University of Michigan-Dearborn student will soon make an impression on policymakers, staff and others in the state’s capitol city.

Graphic design student Jaclyn Mastroianni was chosen to have her artwork displayed in the Anderson House Office Building—home to the Michigan House of Representatives—as part of the Student Art in the Legislature initiative, a program created by the Presidents Council, State Universities of Michigan. Mastroianni's artwork will be on display for one year, accompanied by a plaque indicating the name of the piece, the student's name and her affiliation with UM-Dearborn.

Mastroianni's work, “Donkey Kong Country,” is a 13” x 11” colored pencil drawing on paper.  It was an assignment in Intermediate Drawing taught by LEO lecturer Madeleine Barkey. The assignment was to create two drawings with different subjects but with the same compositional balance.

“This work shows Jaclyn's humor as well as her great rendering skills,” said Barkey.