The Fine Arts Center Gallery is pleased to present a group exhibition of MFA students. The exhibition will present work in a wide range of media including painting, drawing, printmaking, ceramics, sculpture and video. A closing reception will occur on Thursday, August 28, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. 

Exhibiting are Lindsy Barquist, Wilson Borja, Ashley Byers, Jon Cromer, Drew Divilbiss, Chris Drobnock, Bryanna Jaramillo, Jon McDaniel, Aimee Odum, Todd Pentico, Cambry Pierce, Laura Polaski, Elena Volkova.

Artists Explore Place, Loss, Beauty Through Landscape

University of Arkansas Presents 'Stationary Realms'

Fine Arts Center Gallery

September 8 - October 24, 2014

 

Artist Lecture: Jennifer Steinkamp on Thursday, September 4, 2014 5:30 pm in Shollmier Hall, Room 250 of Vol Walker Hall

Jennifer Steinkamp

 

The University of Arkansas Department of Art presents Stationary Realms from September 8 - October 24 in the Fine Arts Center Gallery. The exhibition includes an artist lecture Thursday, September 4, at 5:30 p.m. in Ken and Linda Sue Shollmier Hall, Room 250 of Vol Walker Hall, followed immediately by an artist reception. The events are free, and the public is welcome.

"The Department of Art at the University of Arkansas is thrilled to display the work of outstanding artists Jane Callister, Erin Harmon, Jennifer Steinkamp, and Mary Temple in the Stationary Realms exhibition," said Marc Mitchell, curator and director of exhibitions for the Department. "While these acclaimed artists are all dealing with the landscape, their artworks address diverse themes within the genre."

Stationary Realms, an exhibition curated by Cynthia Norse Thompson,addresses issues of place, loss, and beauty through disparate views of the landscape. Each artist in the exhibition utilizes scale and weight to explore both visual and conceptual implications of depicting the environment: Callister's painterly landscapes deftly intertwine process and imagery; each painting celebrates a material investigation that generates fictional yet enchanting landscapes. Harmon creates carefully orchestrated artworks that emphasize a systematic order that is then applied to her landscapes; like a terrarium, every facet is scrutinized to the point where it becomes synthetic. Steinkamp's video projections explore the relationship between actual and perceived space. Often focusing on trees and other natural phenomena, Steinkamp creates artworks that blur the line between observation and object. Known best for her installation work, Temple considers the boundaries between fact and fiction. Often presenting the viewer with a shadow on the wall or the silhouette of a plant, Temple creates environments that straddle the line between documentation and fabrication.