Rise/Reclaim constructs a space of empowerment and healing. Neva Gruver invokes reconnection to human instinct and internal power through amuletic animal imagery. Paige Van Doren’s body of work reflects upon the ways in which we carry memory in the body and holds space for mourning the loss associated with trauma. Collectively, this exhibition is about reclaiming voice and reclaiming strength.
Art on the Move: Greece is a group exhibition featuring works created through the summer program, ART ON THE MOVE: Greece. The individual works represent some of the prompted responses to historical and contemporary sites and museums as well as the activity of travel itself.
“Nowhere can be found in anything – it can be found in a crowd, a composition, or a state of mind. Such uncertainty defines the space between the intimacy of personal experience and that of the global collective. Given an ever-connected world, how can we navigate the middle of nowhere?”
Featuring work from the following artists:
Luke Janzen
Zachariah Petett
Ryan Maruyama
Kathryn Liu
Allison Schukis
Madeleine Maszk
A.R.T is a multidisciplinary show hosted by Kaitlyn McCafferty, Kezia Setyawan, and Summer Nguyen. A.R.T aims to explore Asian American diaspora identity through mediums that engage the audience with conversations about representation, exotification, enthotypes, and more.
The University of Oregon School of Art + Design is pleased to present the work of 3 MFA candidates entering their second of three years of study. Serving as the first exhibition of the 2018-2019 school year, “No Joe Left Behind”, will feature work by and Elnaz Talaei, Doran Asher Walot, and Junwei Zhang.
Using craft to establish a shared language “Tangible” seeks to bring transitory human experiences into a touchable reality. In “Comfort Objects” Pheonix has created site specific body objects to be utilized during moments of anxiety. In “Patchwork Parlour” Alex explores how the act of making reflects human experience and creates community and connection.
Come again?
Count to ten.
1,2,3,4….how many am I counting?
It’s hard to speculate…the colors are clowning.
I catch my breath, again and again.
Again and Again features multimedia work by Michelle Ferguson, Arnold Sharp and Marisa Smith. It will be shown in the Laverne Krause Gallery from May 29th to June 1st.
“HAZEY” is a group art exhibition that contains a variety of paintings and prints from 3 young artists with their own backgrounds and interests; by using different aesthetic and narrative elements, it primarily focuses on articulating the mundane onto a personal and intimate level therefore to offer people an opportunity to answer the questions and question the answers from both scientific, social and cultural aspects throughout this visual experience.
Ephemera is a thesis exhibition including works by Brieana George, Diya Wang, and Emily Sexton. It is a nuanced exploration of narrative, nostalgia, and memory through the form of photography, metalsmithing, and installation.
Primary Polyethylene seeks to explore the wonders of the imaginative and colorful landscapes of childhood. From idea to creation, the artists are interested in reimagining the creative processes of our childhoods. While referencing color, shapes, absurdist and oftentimes bizarre objects, the artists attempt to explore the alternative realities, and the avenues to get there, that are so often accessed in childhood and yet forgotten in adulthood.
A BFA Thesis Exhibition by Luna Sansone and Ariel Stach