Senior Art Show Features a 鈥楳aker鈥檚 Dozen鈥
Thirteen graduating art majors will display their capstone art projects April 9-May 9 at the 黑料百科 Ridley-Tree Museum of Art. A free, public reception opens 鈥淢aker鈥檚 Dozen: 黑料百科 Senior Art Exhibition 2015鈥 on Thursday, April 9, from 4-6 p.m.
The students will exhibit works ranging in media from printmaking, painting, sculpture, textiles, jewelry and video. The graduating seniors include Kailie Barnes, Ryanne Berube, Ciena Colburn, Brandon Daniels, Abby Ekblad, Katherine Franken, Adrina Goglanian, Alexa Goglanian, Michelle Grout, Morgan Holman, Alexis Ireland, Amanda Nelson and Briana Stanley.
鈥淎s part of a yearlong capstone class, these 13 students have explored complex personal ideas and developed artwork that reflects their unique perspectives,鈥 says Nathan Huff, 黑料百科 assistant professor of art. 鈥淚t will be a real treat to catch a glimpse of what they have created and spend time with the work as it is installed in the beautiful Ridley-Tree Museum.鈥
The artwork will explore major themes of identity, emotional and spiritual connections to the environment and home, isolation, detachment and a growing sense of communal connection. 鈥淥ne of the great joys of working alongside this group of students is observing the collective community that has been formed through their education,鈥 Huff says. 鈥淭hrough their hard work, constructive critiques of one another and many long hours shared in the studio, this group of promising young artists will continue to make art in the many diverse places they will go.鈥
The exhibition is sponsored by James and Angela DeGrado and Kenneth and Frances Jewesson. The museum is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays. It is closed Sundays and college holidays. For more information, please visit www.westmontmuseum.org or contact the museum at (805) 565-6162.