There is No One What Will Take Care of You

Director and writer Dina Fiasconaro’s three–channel video installation explores the relationships between a father, daughter and friend whose lives are tragically impacted by addiction

The School of Design, Arts and Communication Lobby Gallery

Stevenson University Owings Mills North Campus, 11100 Ted Herget Lane, Owings Mills, MD 21117

January 27 – April 19, 2025; Receptions: Wednesday February 19, 12:30-2pm and Saturday March 1, 1-4pm

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The Exhibition Department at Stevenson University is pleased to announce the 2025 spring featured faculty exhibition in the School of Design, Arts and Communication lobby gallery. Ms. Fiasconaro is a Professor of Film and Moving Image at Stevenson University.

“There is No One What Will Take Care of You” is inspired by the true story of a Baltimore artist and his journey towards empathy after the death of his daughter from an overdose on heroin that was provided by a friend. With the friend facing 50 years in jail, the father opted to support his recovery and release, rather than painting the family as victims and pursuing retribution. In addition to empathy, the parallels of drug use and painting as ritual are explored, as well as the dichotomy between public and private spaces and personas; what do we see or know about a person and how might their public versus private life conflict or differ?

Elisif Bruun and Peter Bruun’s paintings and writings will also be included in the exhibition installation. https://bruunstudios.com/

Info about the featured artist:

DINA FIASCONARO is a Baltimore screenwriter and director. Her early work was influenced by her immigrant family’s stories, and her current projects center female characters and explore thematic threads related to psychology, gender roles and marginalization within the context of family dynamics. Dina is a 2021 recipient of the Baker Artist Award and her films have screened at a variety of national and international venues and film festivals, including the Baltimore Museum of Art.

Dina has honed her short films and feature scripts at MacDowell Artist Residency, Dorland Mountain Arts Colony, Stowe Story Labs, Saul Zaentz Innovation Lab and GrrlHaus Cinema Seminar in Berlin. She has an M.F.A. in Directing from Columbia University and a B.S. in T.V., Radio and Film from Syracuse University. She is a member of Film Fatales, and founder of the Baltimore Women’s Media Alliance, working towards gender parity in the film industry. https://www.dinafiasconaro.com/

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For more information about this exhibition please contact Lori L. Rubeling, Faculty Director, Exhibitions. Email: [email protected] or 240-367-7358.

Additional information about Stevenson University’s Exhibition Program can be found at www.stevenson.edu/arts.