Stephen F. Mitchell, III '02
Stephen earned his BFA in Sculpture at MECA in 2002. During his studies he earned a scholarship and two Writing Across the Curriculum Awards. He has collaborated with Harold Philbrook on performances at Space Gallery in 2003 and participated in the annual invitational multimedia performance event "In My Backyard," held in Yarmouth, Maine. He writes, "Identity is constructed through many experiences loosely and violently pieced together to form our personal perception of self as a whole. This is then internalized, hidden deep within a homogenized façade created to fit safely into social and cultural constructs of proper behavior, thought and appearance. . . The stuffed dogs in "Five Identical Puppies" are a physical representation of this idea. . . the dog that has been turned back, revealing these scars, becomes an outcast within the group."

"Five Identical Puppies", toy dogs, 4"x 18"x 3"