DEPARTMENT OF FINE ARTS
Art Gallery Series 2008-2009
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DEPARTMENT OF FINE ARTS Art Gallery Series 2008-2009 |
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The Department of Fine Arts sponsors the Art Gallery Series, hosting varied shows of two and three dimensional works showcasing local and regional artists. Exhibits change regularly throughout the academic year. The mission of the art galleries program is to present exhibitions that support and enhance the academic goals of the visual arts program at Francis Marion University, providing a non-profit institutional setting in the service of society for educational purposes. Under the supervision of the Fine Arts Department faculty, the galleries curator is committed to researching, exhibiting and interpreting for the purpose of study, objects, activities, and documents focused on the visual arts. |
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 Overview of west end of Hyman Fine Arts Center Gallery |
Art galleries are located in both the Hyman Fine Arts Center and the Smith University Center. The University Center Gallery is in the main commons area and is optimized for secure display of large two-dimensional works. The Fine Arts Center Gallery features large cases along glass walls, allowing three-dimensional works to be displayed and viewed from the outdoor breezeway as well as inside the commons serving the Fine Arts Theatre and Adele Kassab Recital Hall. A lighting grid and configurable display partitions provide a flexible gallery space for two- and three-dimensional works throughout the remainder of the gallery. Senior shows are required of all students majoring in Visual Arts. At the end of each semester, the galleries also feature works produced by students enrolled in studio art classes. These shows give students hands-on experience in selection and installation of artworks, publicity of exhibition, and external review by the University community and general public. |
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The Galleries Curator then selects among distinguished regional artists to fill out the Art Gallery Series schedule in order to have two- and three-dimensional shows changing regularly throughout the academic year. Whenever possible, gallery openings are designed to coincide with First Tuesday Arts Event concerts, a series of light and varied chamber music recitals held in the Kassab Recital Hall adjacent to the Fine Arts Center Gallery. Below
find information about some of this season's exhibitions. Please check
the Arts Calendar for more information about
First Tuesday concerts as well as the Art Gallery Series schedule.
Gallery hours are typically 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Monday-Friday except
during summer session June 5-August 11, when hours are 8:00 am - 5:30
pm Monday-Thursday and 8:00-11:30 am Friday. |
 Portion of Student Show in University Center Gallery Cases |
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Art
Gallery Series May 22 - July 22, 2008 8:00 am - 5:30 pm Mon-Thur; 8:00-11:00 am Fri Smith University Center Gallery The Quilting Way III: Quilts by the Swamp Fox Quilters Guild The
Swamp Fox Quilters Guild was started in 1980. Its purpose is to
educate,
create, and stimulate interest in maintaining, protecting, collecting
and preserving quilts. Also, the group strives to unite members in
bonds of friendship through the shared appreciation of quilt making, The guild, with approximately 50 members, meets the first Thursday of each month at 9:30 a.m. at John Calvin Presbyterian Church, except for July. It has an annual “quilting challenge.” Yearly, it exhibits at The Columns during the Civil War re-enactment, displaying quilts and giving demonstrations. Also, it makes community service quilts for nursing homes, shelters and various civic organizations. |
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Art
Gallery Series August 5 - October 30, 2008 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Mon-Thur; 8:00-11:00 am Fri Smith University Center Gallery Paintings
by Jane Jackson Jane Jackson is a
professional artist living in Florence, South Carolina. Working
primarily in watercolor, "the art
of Jane Jackson
depicts the feeling of the southern lifestyle,
preserving places and moments in time with a quiet elegance." A Member
with Excellence in the South Carolina Watercolor Society and on the
South Carolina Arts Commission's Approved Artist Roster, "her list of
clients reads like a South Carolina corporate Who's Who." She has
had many one person exhibitions and has been accepted and won awards in
numerous competitions. Her work is included in many private and
corporate collections throughout the United states and abroad. "Encouraged
by family and teachers in my early childhood, I have always wanted to
draw and paint. I was fortunate to have studied with noted
artists and thankfully my work has been well received. I am
inspired by nature and the life around me. I see paintings every
day. I still want to paint subjects I remember form years past. "The creative process to me is more exciting than the finished work, although I am happy when the work is completed and is shared with others. As the painting develops, there are so many choices to make. The decisions are an exciting adventure." For
additional information, visit http://www.janejacksonstudio.com. |
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Art
Gallery Series
September 30 - November 13, 2008 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Mon-Fri Hyman Fine Arts Center Gallery Jim
Boden - "Spectators" Jim Boden is Associate Professor
of Art at Coker College with expertise in painting, drawing and
photography.
"My
purpose is to give visual expression to issues of social and political
conflict. These interests stem from a family tradition of political
activism. My grandfather was a conscientious objector during World War
I. His experiences in military prisons (Alcatraz and Leavenworth)
between 1918 and 1921 have been the subject of my artwork in the past.
"My current artistic focus developed out of a call for entries for the Holter Museum in Helena, Montana. The museum asked artists to “transform hate” by making works of art from Neo-Nazi hate literature obtained by the Montana Human Rights Network. I created a series of eight artworks for this exhibition. "I have continued to wrestle with the idea of transforming hate by exploring issues of racial tension in the American south, specifically the controversy concerning the treatment of the Jena six in Louisiana, and the use of the noose as a source of fear and intimidation." Jean Grosser is Professor of Art at Coker College with expertise in sculpture and art history.
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Art
Gallery Series
September 30 - November 13, 2008 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Mon-Fri Hyman Fine Arts Center Gallery Larry Merriman - "Echo" "For the past ten years I have been making large scale temporary sculptures. Usually, I make room-size walk-in sculptures that surround the viewer. Often, I use cardboard, found objects, and my own lighting system to change the interior shape of a room. I do this because I enjoy making enclosures that differ dramatically from the expected architecture. I also enjoy working with recycled and found materials because these materials bring their own history to the experience of my sculpture. Such materials are worn, disposable, and often covered with printed words and images. Consequently, the finished sculpture is old and new at the same time. I find this contrast appealing because it suggests more complex relationships. For example, the boxes in my sculpture create a structure that addresses formal concerns such as volume, weight, texture, and space while the printed words make references that run deep in our consumer oriented society. I design a new sculpture for each site, and the installation exists only for the length of the exhibition. At the end of a show the piece is flattened and recycled." -- Larry Merriman, Assistant Professor of Art and Gallery Director, Coker College. |
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 Self-Portrait by Megan Brown | Seated Figure by Brianna Peaslee |
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Gallery Series
January 6 - February 12, 2009 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Mon-Fri Hyman Fine Arts Center Gallery Paintings by Patti Brady Painting demo February 12, time TBA Patti Brady's paintings and prints have been exhibited nationally and reviewed by the New York Times. She has exhibited at the Brand Library, Glendale, CA., Arch Gallery, Chicago, IL., Mills College, Oakland and U.C. Berkeley CA., Greenville Museum, Lander College and U.of SC. Furman University and the Governer's School. Her work is in the collection of Greenville County Museum, The Contemporary Collection of MSUC in Charleston SC,(the largest collection of contemporary South Carlina on permanent display), The Mark Coplan Collection at the South Carolina State Museum and County Bank . She was the recipient of the South Carolina Arts Commission Fellowship in 2007. One visual artist is chosen each year.. Patti was Chair of the Greenville Open Studios project for 2002-2005. She was awarded the Distinguished Volunteer to Influence the Visual Arts for her work in this community effort. In 2006 she was commissioned for eight paintings on Plexi panels by Whole Foods, Greenville SC. Included with the commission are reproductions of original paintings for the café table tops. Patti Brady has developed curriculum for acrylic classes for artists and art educators. Patti currently has trained and manages 42 national and international artists for the Golden Working Artist Program in the US. Canada, Korea, France, Austria, Spain, Mexico and the Netherlands. 2004 and 2006 she traveled to Japan for Golden Artist Colors to lecture at Universities in Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto. She is currently at work on a book covering contemporary uses of acrylic for F&W Publications due out in 2008, titled Rethinking Acrylics: Radical Solutions for Exploiting the World's Most Versatile Medium. |
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Gallery Series
January 6 - February 12, 2009 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Mon-Fri Hyman Fine Arts Center Gallery Pottery
by Eugéne - African Americal Pottery Rosa
and Winton Eugene, are residents of Cowpens, SC. Winton
Eugene began making pottery in 1986 as a hobby to fill his time.
Within months, the Eugenes had a garage full of pottery. A suggestion
from a loved one took them to the annual Freedom Weekend Aloft to
display Mr. Eugene’s work. Mrs. Eugene took time off of her work as a
nurse to accompany her husband. They took several pieces of pottery and
sold them, and they suddenly realized that they may have stumbled upon
a hobby that would be of interest to countless people.
For more information about the background and craft of Rosa and Winton Eugene, see the article in Hometown News. |
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January 13 - March 26, 2009 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Mon-Fri Smith University Center Gallery Uchi Jeffcoat and Kara Warren |
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February 17 - April 2, 2009 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Mon-Fri Hyman Fine Arts Center Gallery Kathleen
Pompe - Views of Australia “I took the photographs in
this
exhibit while in
“Some images are printed as a single series of consecutive shots taken from various vantage points and placed together in Photoshop. Other photographs are single, stand alone views. Each photograph is intended to give the viewer an impression of the splendor of the vast country that is Kathleen Pompe is a Professor of Art at |
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 Paintings by Mark Keller and Matthew
Donaldson
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Art
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May 12 - July 30, 2009 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Mon-Fri Hyman Fine Arts Center Gallery Gallery Exhibit TBA |
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Art
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May 12 - July 30, 2009 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Mon-Fri Smith University Center Gallery Gallery Exhibit TBA |
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