An exhibition featuring the work of masters of fine arts students at the University of Colorado at Boulder will be on display at the CU Art Galleries April 2-23, in the Sibell-Wolle Fine Arts Building on campus.
Paintings, sculptures, photography and interactive installations will be shown that explore relationships and diverse cultures, as well as challenge the viewer's visual and perceptual awareness.
All of the artists have exhibited their work nationally or internationally.
An opening reception will kick-off the exhibit on Friday, April 2, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Sibell-Wolle. Gallery talks with artists will be held Tuesday, April 13, at noon.
All events are free and open to the public. Paid parking is available on the corner of 16th and Euclid streets.
Gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and Saturday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
A description of the exhibition is attached.
CU-Art Galleries
MFA Thesis Exhibition
April 2-23, 1999
* SALUS3: solace, an interactive installation by Mary Jo Andersen, explores the relationship of formal structure to the human body. Her work deals with contact points: between people, between what is seen, and between art and the viewer. In this installation, the artist wishes to create a haven for the participant, a place to find comfort and peace. Andersen received her BFA in sculpture from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. Her work is exhibited nationally and internationally, and she has received numerous awards, including a Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Fellowship and the Gettzleman Award for Women artists. She attributes her success to the critical input of her three sons.
* Vacation Land is a group of routered wood paintings by Ricky Armendariz. He appropriates imagery that makes references to the nostalgia for the American Southwest, to popular cultural icons, and to the stereotypical portrayal of Tejanos (Texans). His work calls into question the validity of these stereotypes, while building bridges between people of diverse cultures. Armendariz received his BFA in painting from the University of Texas, San Antonio. He has exhibited extensively nationally and internationally.
* In Revealing Whispers from the Sphere of Intangible Appearances, an installation by Sarah Bauer, the artist uses sound, light and space to create a place that shifts the viewer's visual and perceptual awareness. Bauer feels an affinity with minimal and conceptual art. She draws her inspiration from Eastern metaphysics and Western aesthetic theories. Sarah Bauer has a BFA from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. She exhibits nationally and internationally.
* In her installation appetite, Tsehai Johnson explores contemporary social values. Her functional ceramic and silver objects challenge traditional separations of public and private sensual experience. Her elegant and precious works are meant to engage rituals of use. Johnson received her BA in art history from Reed College in Portland, Oregon, and her BFA in ceramics from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. She has exhibited her work nationally.
* In her photographic installation Object as Memory: Jewish Heirlooms of the Diaspora, Jan Kabili considers Jewish heirlooms and ritual objects as vehicles for cultural and personal memory. Her images celebrate the significance of material culture to those living in the Diaspora and document objects belonging to members of the local Jewish community. The translucence of the images printed on large banners of sheer fabric echoes the ephemeral nature of memory. Kabili received her BA from Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, and her JD from Stanford Law School. She has exhibited her work nationally.
* Brian Wildeman's series of ceramic and steel sculptures, entitled "Phylogeny," looks as much like a family of fossilized sea creatures as it does a group of handcrafted objects. Each piece suggests a glimpse into the human narrative. Discovering these anecdotal references is akin to the surprise one might receive from cutting open a geode and hearing voices from within recalling tales of human folly. Wildeman received his BFA from Rhode Island School of Design. He has exhibited his work nationally.