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Visiting Artists, Public Talks, Gallery Openings!

It's an exciting week in the Art Department with lots going on.

The Art Department and University Art Gallery are hosting two visiting artists this week, Prof. Peter Fine  and Prof. Carmen Gimenez Smith, both from New Mexico State University.  Prof. Fine is a designer and maker of collage who emphasizes green design and design history in his work.  His collaborator, Prof. Gimenez Smith, is a poet who also won an American Book Award for her memoir "Bring Down the Little Birds".

They will be installing some collages with lyric essays in the Side Gallery, will each visit some classes, and then there will be some key events on Thursday, January 24:

  • 12:00 Noon:  informal brown-bag lunch & talk in the University Art Gallery (OP 1114)
  • 5:00 p.m.:  a reading and further discussion of art, University Art Gallery (OP 1114)
  • 6:00 p.m.  exhibition opening, University Art Gallery (OP 1114)

Also opening that day in the main gallery is an exhibition of work by three Art Department faculty members:  Prof. Jamie Bates (Ceramics), Prof. Aaron Fine (Gallery Director, Painting, Foundations), and Prof. Priya Kambli (Photography).  Stay tuned for more information about Prof. Bates' talk about the exhibition (Tuesday, February 19 at 6:00 p.m.)

As always, all of these events are free and open to the public.  Hope to see you there!

 

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Students selected for “Strong Foundations”

Congratulations to the following Art majors who had their work selected and chose to exhibit last semester for the "Strong Foundations" exhibition in the University Art Gallery.  For that exhibition, faculty select work from the four courses in the Foundations program (Drawing I, Design I, Drawing II, and Design II) that they feel is of particularly high quality and demonstrates some of the best work done in the classes during that semester.

Congratulations, all!

Artists in "Strong Foundation", December 2012

Kristen Williams, Lauren Moll, Alison Abbenhaus, Katie Brewer, Arayna White, Allison Behm, Carly Winchell, Kathryn Sutton, Danielle Naeger, Curtis Leung, Jeannie Dailey, Elizabeth Williamson, Rachel Finney                   

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Art Alumna Wins Missouri Art Educator Award

We were thrilled to hear from Art Department alumna, Susan R. Elson, that she was seleted by her peers to win the Missouri Art Education Association's "Missouri Art Educator of the Year" award.  Ms. Elson will receive the award at the National Art Education Association (NAEA) National Convention in Fort Worth Texas this coming March.    We will include the press release from the National Art Education Association below.  Congratulations, Susan!

If you are an alum and have news to share with us, please contact us at art@truman.edu.

PRESS RELEASE

Susan R. Elson (1984) is selected as Missouri Art Education Association Art Educator of the Year. Susan Elson lives in Linneus, Missouri with her husband Greg (1983), who teaches at Kirksville Middle School. They are both graduates of NMSU (Truman State University).  Having sent her two children, Michael and Rachel off to college she is now dedicated to teaching and doing her own art. 

She has taught in the Chillicothe School District for 13 years, this being her 28th year in education. As a classroom teacher, Susan is known for engaging students in experiencing art in a deep and meaningful way, while respecting and encouraging their creative growth and development. Susan's  students participate in art shows and competitions both at the local and state levels. Her students also participate in the international humanitarian effort, the Memory Project. 

 She has been very active in the Missouri Art Education Association, having served as a council member for several years before assuming the Presidency from 2006-2008.  Under Susan’s leadership, the Association saw its student membership increase, communications become more streamlined and efficient, and volunteerism increase as she provided opportunities and encouraged members to become more involved.

Susan continued that passion onto the National level, having participated in Western Region activities and committees, presenting at National conventions, and running for office. She currently advocates on behalf of Missouri art educators as a Past President and Student and First Year chair.

Susan is also an accomplished practicing visual artist, actively participating in shows and juried exhibitions. Her one-woman show Exhibition of Souls featured  paintings and sculptures.  Most notably having  had a painting exhibited at the Albright Kemper Museum of Art, winning an Honorable Mention for her work. 

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Congratulations Prof. Derezinski

Congratulations to Prof. Matt Derezinski (Visual Communications) who has been selected by the Chelsea River Gallery for inclusion in their current exhibition "10 under 40".  Here's what the Chelsea River Gallery had to say about the exhibition:

"In keeping with our mission to identify and promote emerging talent as well as exhibit mid-career and established artists, the gallery sent out a regional call for entries to artists under 40 years of age.  10 artists were selected as finalists to be hudged by an advisory committee made up of academics, collectors and art lovers."

More information can be found here: http://www.chelsearivergallery.com and http://10under40.wordpress.com/ and http://10under40.wordpress.com/2012/08/15/matthew-dereinzski/.

Congratulations, Matt!

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Alumnus returns to speak on Federico Barocci show at the St. Louis Art Museum


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Federico Barocci, Italian, c. 1533-1612;  "Annunciation", 1582-84;  oil on canvas; 97 5/8 x 67 inches;  Vatican Museums, Vatican City;  photo copyright Vatican Museums

We are looking forward very much to welcoming back an Art Department alumnus to campus later this week! Prof. Chris Naffziger (BA Art History, 2000) is Research Assistant in Early European Art to 1800 at the St. Louis Art Museum and teaches Art History at Lindenwood University.  He will be returning to speak about two projects he is actively involved in.  The first is the exhibition currently in display at the St. Louis Art Museum about sixteenth-century Italian Renaissance painter Federico Barocci (http://www.slam.org/barocci);  the exhibition travels from St. Louis to The National Gallery in London (under a different title).  Chris will speak about Barocci with Dr. Julia DeLancey's ART 324 Renaissance Art class, and then will give a public lecture about his work on the exhibition:  "You Spent How Many Years Working on This?:  Reflections on Mounting a Major Renaissance Painting and Drawing Exhibition", Thursday, November 29, 4:15 p.m., OP 2210.

In addition, Prof. Naffziger writes the popular and award-winning blog, St. Louis Patina, which chronicles architecture in one of Missouri's most well-known cities.  Prof. Naffziger will be working with Dr. Cole Woodcox's JINS course on architecture while on campus.  The blog was awarded "Best Architecture Blog" by The Riverfront Times in St. Louis.

All events are free and open to the public;  hope to see you there!

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Federico Barocci, Italian, c. 1533-1612;  "Study for the Head of the Virgin Mary for the Annunciation";  chalk and pastel on blue paper;  11 3/4 x 9 inches;  Lent by Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II, The Royal Collection copyright 2011 Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II/The Bridgeman Art LIbrary

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Prof. Derezinski & Design in Japan!

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Photo Credit:  Matt Derezinski

Last May, Prof. Matt Derezinski (Visual Communication) attended the International Art Design Festa, Vol. 36, the biggest design festival in Asia, held this year in Tokyo, Japan.  10,000 international artists participate and thousands of visitors attend.  The festival includes live painting, painting, illustration, fashion, film, mixed media, animation, and other exciting contemporary art media.

If you'd like to learn more about Prof. Derezinski's experiences, please attend his presentation tonight, Monday, November 26 at 7:00 p.m. in the Beta Lab (OP 1210).  The event is hosted by Truman's student chapter of AIGA and is a great chance to learn about this wonderful event.

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Prof. Bates exhibition!

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Congratulations to Prof. Jamie Bates (Ceramics)!  Her work is featured in a two-artist exhibition entitled "Traces:  Synchronistic Memory" at the Gallery in the Sams Hall of Fine Arts at Kansas State University.  She gave an artists' talk last week and the show will be up until Friday, December 13th.  Photographs of one of the works in the show appear above and below.

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“Discussing the China Trade” panel discussion!

Please join us Tuesday, November 13 at 6:00 p.m. in OP 2210 for a panel discussion "Discussing the China Trade".  This event will involve three short talks by three experts involved in the exhibition The China Trade, currently on display in the University Art Gallery.  The presenters and topics are as follows:

Elizabeth Porter (Managing Director, Nanking Porcelain Company):  “The Modern China Trade: A Personal Perspective"

April Johnston (junior Art History and English double major at Truman State University):  “Ming and Qing Dynasty Porcelain in the St. Louis Art Museum”

Wynne Wilbur (Associate Professor of Art, Truman State University):  “Jingdezhen”

As always, this event is free and open to the public.  Hope to see you there!

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Study in China with Truman State

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Poster Design:  Prof. Ping Xu

There are yet more opportunities to explore China with Truman State University.  This time, it's through a study abroad trip to China this coming summer, led by three Truman faculty members, one of whom is Prof. Ping Xu (Visual Communications).  Lots more information appears on Prof. Xu's poster above.  Or, interested students can attend an information meeting which will be held in McClain Hall, Rm. 306 on November 6, 2012  from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.  More information is also available through the Visual Communications website here or through the School of Business website here.