The University’s Art and Art History Departments are featuring 10 students in the Senior Art Exhibition at the Meadows Gallery to fulfill their Bachelor of Fine Arts requirements.
A closing reception is also scheduled to take place at 6 p.m. on April 16. This year 11 senior artists are featured in the spring senior exhibition.
Exhibiting artists are: Allsion Broome, Chelsey Cope, Jason Dorrell, Courtney Haynes, Daise Hoitsma, Stephanie Goldsmith, Rose Riley, Christy Seibel, Ashley Webb and Debbie Willbanks.
Christy Seibel, who also has been featured in the Juried Student Exhibition at the Meadows Gallery, created one piece titled crowswhitebindactionloosecrowsblack and describes her art as “her dissent.”
“My current body of work revolves around questions I pose about this human behavior called belief that exists even within me,” Seibel said. “Pondering what effects are caused as factors of belief encounter opposition.”
Another featured senior, Rose Riley, is a member of the University Art Club, as well as a member of the National Council for the Education of Ceramic Arts.
Riley’s first introduction to art happened early in her life by watching her grandfather and mother paint in their spare time.
“Aside from visual format, I am investigating in using motors for physical movement, optical effects such as lighting and distorting lenses, and also audio and motion detection,” Riley said. “These experiences align with my internal mental and emotional reaction to stimuli.”
Mixed media artist Ashley Webb is a member of Amnesty International, as well as a member of the art club. As a child, her family moved to Hungary, giving her the opportunity to attend operas, museums and plays; many of which were not offered in her hometown in Alabama.
“The journey itself is the key and the foundation behind my work,” said Webb. “By focusing on the creation of work instead of an ideal, the benefits in regards to a maturing body of work give rise to a maturing and progressive state of mind, encompassing both physical and mental endeavors simultaneously.”
For any more information, contact Ray Sikes, the Meadows Gallery coordinator, at 903.566.7237 or 903.566.7250.
By Kyle G. Horst Entertainment Editor
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