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Exhibit To Paint Picture Of Seniors' Artistic Achievements
Dec. 2, 2014
SHSU Media Contact: Jennifer Gauntt
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| This landscape photograph by Tori Franke-Mireles will be among the artworks on display in the Gaddis Geeslin Gallery Dec. 8-13. —Submitted photo |
Eighteen graduating art majors will celebrate their artistic achievements throughout their college careers and show off samples of their larger bodies of work for the Studio Art, Photography and Animation Senior Show, Dec. 8-13, in the Gaddis Geeslin Gallery.
The capstone experience for students completing Bachelor of Fine Art and Bachelor of Art degrees in the art department’s programs, the senior exhibition will include a range of media—from video, to ceramics, to photography, animation and drawing.
“Each student has devoted countless hours to create their work that explores unique content and media use,” said Annie Strader, assistant professor of art.
Fall graduating seniors whose works will be on display include BFA in studio art candidates Krissty Batres, Christopher Fisher, Trey Goloby, Theresa Goolsby, Dakota Hickman, Katy Strouse, Tania Villman, and Melissa Wood; BFA in photography candidates Tori Franke-Mireles and Naomi Zepeda; and BFA in animation candidates Araceli Barrera, Henry Flott, Preston Hewett, Winston Hoyle, Adrienne Mapps, Krizzia Mariles Toledo, Paul McLennon and Lee Teran.
In studio art, Strouse’s work—in ceramic, watercolor, performance, video, and found objects—explores the energy, anticipation, and memory of physical challenges.
“Through laborious processes, and endurance work, she recreates the experiences often encountered by athletes,” Strader said.
Batres utilizes painting and printmaking to create narratives concerned with social roles, norms and experiences based on cultural understandings; while Hickman is a sculptor who focuses on collage and installation.
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| The Studio Art, Photography and Animation Senior Show presents works from across the art department's programs. The exhibit will showcase such pieces as Henry Flott's "Animals with Hammers" (top), Paul McLennon's "Helicopter" (middle), and Ricardo Teran's "Horse" (bottom). —Submitted images |
“Creating visual commentaries on the interactions between people and what it means to communicate, he builds formal structures to house the ideas for these interactions,” Strader said.
Goloby’s work conceptually examines psychological suffering and the condition of the mind through drawings done in various media that utilize energetic and gestural line-work, and Wood creates watercolor and pen figurative illustrations as and handmade books that explore themes of intimacy, sexuality and secrets.
“Her work has a soft and delicate quality that both enhances and contrasts her chosen subject matter,” Strader said.
In photography, Franke will display her personal narrative-style photographs that are inspired by her history and life experiences.
In animation, Teran showcases 3-D character animation in bringing emotion and subtle acting to his character rigs; Barrera explores storyboarding and narrative, character-driven content; and Mapp focuses on character design and mixed media.
“She gives her characters an organic, handmade appearance by incorporating traditional media to them,” Strader said.
In addition, Flott has concentrates on character design and visual development, while McLennon and Hewett create portfolios on 3-D modeling, and Hoyle focuses on hard-surface industrial modeling and texturing.
A closing reception will be held on Saturday at 11 a.m. in the Gaddis Geeslin Gallery, following the 9:30 a.m. commencement ceremony. Refreshments will be served.
The Gaddis Geeslin Gallery is located in Art Building F Room 101.
For more information, contact Strader at 936.294.1322.
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