Thursday, April 2, 2009

BFA Graduating Senior Exhibition

Tonight, from 5:00-7:00, will be the opening reception for the 2009 Graduating seniors in our BFA (Bachelor of Fine Arts) program.  The BFA is a competitive professional degree in Fine Arts and students who are admitted after a rigorous portfolio review spend considerable time focusing on a particular discipline.  The seniors who are graduating this year with majors in Graphic Design are Adam Breeden, Kate Hentrup, Kristy Ho, Laurel Streible, Nate Stormer, Pascalle Ballard.  Our painter this year is Samantha Deitz, Ben Hammond is exhibitng his ceramic work, and our drawing major is Annie McCollum.  It's a very strong collection of work that also includes glass, clothing design, sculpture, and photography.

Since the opening overlaps the evening drawing class, our critique will begin at about 6:40. 
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15 comments:

  1. A. CorneliusApril 2, 2009 at 7:02 PM

    The show was put together very nicely and everyones work looked great. Some of my favorites were Bens, Annies, and Samanthas work. I like the intention of combining an old, rusty industrial look with clay and I think Ben executed it quite well. I love the scale of Annies work and her use of color. I like that she included actual feathers and snakeskin as well. Samanthas work is very creative and I really like that she leaves some of the drawing lines behind. I

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  2. A MeredithApril 2, 2009 at 7:17 PM

    All the work was incredible! Annie's eagle was amazing. I had the opportunity to witness some of Ben's and Kristy's processes and development of their pieces in the ceramics studio this semester and they are just flawless at executing them. Kate's photography and layout designs were striking and elegant. There is way more I could pick out individually about each artist, but it is definitely worth checking out for yourself!

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  3. Rachael WebbApril 5, 2009 at 8:12 PM

    I really wish that I could've attended this. It sounds like I could've really learned a lot, considering that I'm leaning towards minoring in Graphic Design.

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  4. KimmyApril 5, 2009 at 8:58 PM

    The BFA show this year is outstanding! I honestly can say i loved everyones work. I know everyone put in a lot of hours and it shows because every piece looked great. Very creative this year, love it. great job everyone! :)

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  5. brian h. jonesApril 6, 2009 at 8:27 AM

    Don't worry about having missed the opening, Rachel, the exhibit remains up until mid-May. Everyone should check it out, it's a very strong group of graduates.

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  6. cjhowardApril 6, 2009 at 9:09 PM

    I've checked out several of the pieces in the show, they are awesome! I can't wait to see the rest of them. Congrats to all of the seniors!

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  7. sbrownApril 7, 2009 at 6:26 AM

    I thought that the BFA show was great this year. Congrats to all as the effort in your work really shows.

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  8. tatumApril 7, 2009 at 11:16 AM

    The BFA show was great. The pieces were all so different but very interesting. My personal favorites were Annie's. Her drawings are always so precise and her use of color was very well done. I also really enjoyed the glass pieces. I loved watching the video on how she made her pieces. Very impressive.

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  9. Esther S.April 7, 2009 at 8:01 PM

    I have only seen a few pieces but what I have seen the show has a very good collection.

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  10. AnonymousApril 14, 2009 at 8:13 AM

    I have to say that I love the direction Ben's work has taken for this show. I really enjoy the use of clay, which to me is very fluid and organic, being used to portray metallic objects which often tend to be rigid and brittle.

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  11. Ashley JuneApril 21, 2009 at 12:28 PM

    The show was very inspiring..I hope to one day have as much skill as the artists in this show. I found interest in every concentration, especially the paintings.

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  12. wcudmoreApril 21, 2009 at 1:15 PM

    This was an awesome show. The work the BFA students put into this show was evident, very strong pieces of art and the enthusiasm showed throughout the evening. Contrats to you all, and good luck to your future dreams!

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  13. UnknownApril 21, 2009 at 8:51 PM

    the exhibit was wonderful. i really enjoyed looking at all the different perspectives on art. My son enjoyed it too and didn't want to leave. His favorite were the bowl pieces.

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  14. Amanda ThompsonApril 23, 2009 at 7:41 AM

    I wish i could have went. i enjoy looking at other peoples art work and seeing there techniques.

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  15. RimBlu4April 28, 2009 at 4:27 PM

    I'll have to bring my father to check this out with me. I'm sure he'll enjoy it. Glad to know it will open until mid-may

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