Photo Credit: Tim Barcus (Campus Photographer)
Congratulations to all our graduates! We are so proud of you and wish you the best. Please do stay in touch! (art@truman.edu)
Month: May 2013
Prof. Derezinski recent work & awards
Congratulations to Prof. Matt Derezinski (Visual Communications) on a variety of great exhibitions and awards!
Exhibitions in 2013
South Shore Art Center, “Photography Now”, Cohasset, Massachusetts
Associated Arts of Ocean Shores, “2013 Juried and Open Fine Art, Photography and Electronic Media Show”, Ocean Shores,Washington
Light Space & Time Online Gallery, “Nature 2013-Mixed Media & Other Category”, Jupiter, Florida (www.lightspacetime.com)
Mystic Arts Center, “102nd Exhibition Connecticut Academy of Fine Art”, East Hampton, Connecticut
River Gallery + Exhibits, “10th Anniversary Showcase”, Chelsea, Michigan
Bruce Gallery, “Thoughts of Perception”, Edinboro, Pennsylvania(*solo show)
Light Space & Time Online Gallery, “All Photography Art Exhibition”, Jupiter, Florida (www.lightspacetime.com)
Awards (2013)
Honorable Mention, Nature 2013 – MixedMedia & Other Category at www.lightspacetime.com
Special Recognition, 15th All Media Juried Online Interantional Art Exhibition at (www.upstreampeoplegallery.com)
Best of Show, Associated Arts of Ocean Shores, “2013 Juried and Open Fine Art,
Photography and Electronic Media Show”, Ocean Shores, Washington
Freelance work (2013)
Designed a patch for Boy Scouts of America, Kansas City chapter for Klondike Derby.
BFA Vis Comm Portfolio Exhibition Monday, May 6!
Photo Credit: Matt Derezinski
Please join us Monday, May 6th, 6:00 p.m., in the University Art Gallery (OP 1114) for the BFA Vis Comm portfolio exhibition. It's a great chance to see the graphic design work of seniors graduating with the BFA Vis Comm degree and to talk with them about their work. As always, gallery events are free and open to the public. Hope to see you there!
Congratulations to the great designers who will be exhibiting:
Ashley Buhmann, Tracy Cheung, Linh Doa, Andrew Doering, Corey Felter, Rebecca
Greiner, Wesley Harbison, Ryan Haskins, Kristin Henry, Anne Kramer, Shelby Maggart, Duy Pham,
and Alyssa Vannoy
Art Awards!
This afternoon, the Art Department held its annual Art Awards Ceremony. We are happy to honor the following talented students who have been recognized by the Art faculty for various achievements. Congratulations to each and all!
The following students have received academic awards:
Outstanding Student, BA Art: Katelyn Brewer
Outstanding Student, BFA Studio: Jonathan Moeller
Outstanding Student, BFA Visual Communications: Wesley Harbison
Art Department Service Award: Ashley Buhmann
The following students have received art-related scholarships from the Truman State University Foundation. The Department would like to thank all the generous donors, some of whom are retired faculty or alumni from the Art Department, who have made these scholarships possible.
Paul Talley & Matt Johnson Memorial Scholarship: Carley Robinson & Allison Behm
William Unger Memorial Scholarship: Kat Klebenow
Jean Kraus Memorial Scholarship: Shelby Seaman
Juanita McGuire Jamison Memorial Art Scholarship: Emily Pulley
Hearst Fine Arts (Art) Scholarship: Mikki Nunnikoven, Alex Eickhoff, Melissa Aholt
William R. Murray Art Scholarship: Emily Pulley
William & Heddi Unger Art History Scholarship: Azure Stevens
George & Stacey McGuire Scholarship: Amanda Aichholz
Bracey Cornett Memorial Scholarship: Kelsey Schmidt
The following students will receive Departmental Honors at graduation:
Kristin Henry, Lona Moody, Lauren Thomaczek, and Jake Wittrock
The following students have been selected to receive the Department’s Returning Student Scholarships:
Olivia Brady, Kayla Busby, Stephanie Dunn, Mason Einspahr, Jonathon Gamache, April Johnston, Derek Jones, Jessica DiMariano, Emma Roeder, and, Jessica Zilch
Heartiest congratulations, again, to each and all!
(Some of the award winners, all of whom were good sports, jump in honor of photographer Philippe Halsman's famous "Jump" portraits).