Photo Credit: Tim Barcus (Campus Photographer)
The Spring 2013 semester starts on Monday, January 14th so welcome back to all students, staff, and faculty and good luck with the start of the new semester!
News and Events
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!
Alumnus returns to speak on Federico Barocci show at the St. Louis Art Museum
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!
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
Prof. Derezinski & Design in Japan!
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.
Prof. Bates exhibition!
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.
“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!
Study in China with Truman State
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.
The China Trade
Photo Credits: Sara Orel
In the side gallery from October 16th to November 16th is the exhibition “The China Trade: Qing Dynasty export porcelain from Missouri Collections.” This show, curated by Dr. Sara Orel (Art History) includes objects from the 1640s through the late Qing Dynasty, about 1900. Several pieces are traditional underglaze blue and white from the kilns at Jingdezhen, in southern China, and others are enameled porcelain (of famille verte and famille rose, or green family and pink family, respectively). Several items come from shipwrecks in Southeast Asian seas, representing trade with England , the Netherlands, and Batavia, now known as Jakarta, in Indonesia. Highlights of the exhibit include a large famille rose charger painted with carp and water plants and several pieces painted with European-commissioned imagery. Several local people have loaned objects to the exhibit, as has Elizabeth Porter, who sells porcelain at her antique store in London, United Kingdom.
China in Kirksville! (and Gallery receptions!)
Careful readers of the Art Department blog will know that this Fall is a great time to explore China right here in Kirksville! Last month, the University Art Gallery featured a retrospective exhibition of Lampo Leong's artwork, and our own Prof. Wynne Wilbur spent the month in Jingdezhen studying porcelain.
This week, two exciting new exhibitions open that feature in whole or in part work from China.
The first of those exhibitions, entitled "Cross Connections 2012" has been curated, in part, by our own Prof. Ping Xu (Visual Communications). The exhibition is an international exchange event that presents a significant overview of international graphic design trends, featuring work by faculty and student, from eight institutions that are making their mark in graphic design within their respective countries.
The eight universities are: The University of Texas-Arlington; The University of Texas-Pan American; Truman State University; China Central Academy of Fine Arts; China Luxun Academy of Fine Arts; Shanghai University; Sint-Lucas Ghent Belgium; National School of Fine Arts Mexico.
The exhibition will be held at UTA's Dallas-Fort Worth campus, UTPA's Edinburg campus, Truman State's Kirksville campus, CAFA's Beijing campus, LAFA's Dalian campus, Shanghai University's main campus, Sint-Lucas's Ghent campus, and ENAP's Mexico City campus.
In addition, "The China Trade", curated by Dr. Sara Orel (Art History) will open in the Spotlight Gallery–stay tuned for more information on that exciting show.
The Opening Reception for both exhibitions will be Tuesday, October 16 at 6:00 p.m. in the Gallery (OP 1114); as always, this Gallery opening is free and open to the public. Hope to see you there!
Prof. Wilbur on Sabbatical Leave
Prof. Wynne Wilbur (Ceramics) is on sabbatical leave for the 2012-2013 school year. She just completed an artist's residency in Jingdezhen, China during the month of September, where she worked with the porcelain materials that are historically associated with this community in China. After her return, she will be a featured artist at the Kansas Artist-Craftsman Association yearly meeting, and will be showing her work at the Quincy Arts Center in the spring. She also shared with us these great pictures of her in China!
Careful readers of the blog will know that this semester is a great time to explore China with the Art Department. The Gallery is just finishing a month-long retrospective of Lampo Leong's work; furthermore, on Tuesday, October 16 two exhibitions featuring work from China will both open in the Gallery ("Connections: Design and Illustration From Art Schools Around the World", and "The China Trade"). Stay tuned here and to the Gallery blog for more information about those great shows!