University of Arkansas Presents the 2015 BFA Exhibition in the Fine Arts Center Gallery
From left to right, artwork by Sarah McCormick, Colleen Poplawski, Kristopher Johnson, and Zoe Eagan.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- The University of Arkansas Department of Art is pleased to announce the 2015 BFA Exhibition featuring work by students in painting, sculpture, photography, and ceramics. The exhibition will be on display from March 2-12, in the Fine Arts Center Gallery. The Department of Art will host a reception at 5:30 p.m. Friday, March 6, in the Fine Arts Center Gallery.
The exhibition highlights the work of students from all disciplines and represents a variety of approaches to making artwork. Over the course of their studies, students learn how to engage in both the fine art and professional markets by preparing a cohesive body of work. The exhibition includes the work of Beau Barnes, Zoe Eagan, Samantha Hussey, Kris Johnson, Sarah McCormick, Colleen Poplawski, and Michael Ramirez.
Barnes’ ceramic forms and creatures are inspired by popular culture and science fiction.
Eagan operates within a feminist framework of gender neutrality, with a focus on the ‘pink epidemic’. Her ceramic works mock, embody, and challenge the status quo of a gendered society.
Hussey’s interest in the underwater landscape and aquatic creatures are reflected in her sculptures and projections.
Johnson uses a dry plate process to document conversations with individuals, retaining the photograph as an artifact of the event. In the final image, it is not the words spoken during the eight-minute capture that remains significant, but the document of the experience.
McCormick’s sculptures navigate the landscape of childhood and familial experience. Her focus is on the inconsistencies of remembrance that frame our perceptions.
Poplawski’s landscape paintings reflect our relationship with change and address the human condition.
Ramirez’s prints relay memories, experiences, and moments in time. The final product is an image that intends to concretely materialize an experience or feeling, but has ultimately gained or lost information.
Contacts
Marc Mitchell, curator and director of exhibitions
Department of Art
479-575-7987,
mmitch@uark.edu
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