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Towne Center Exhibition

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Senior Art majors Valerie Lazalier and Michelle Kimberlin have curated an exhibit in the Ruth Towne Center for the Center's "What Is This?" series.  The display features three pairs of tinted eyeglasses drawn from Special Collections in Pickler Memorial Library.  Developing the exhibition related directly to both students' interests:  Valerie will matriculate this fall into the Information and Library Science masters degree program at Indiana University and has a special interest in archives, special collections, and museums;  she has been doing an internship this semester in Special Collections at Pickler Memorial Library on campus.  For her Senior Thesis, Michelle worked on Claude Monet's experiences late in life with cataracts for which at times he wore special corrective glasses. 

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News from Alumni and Graduating Seniors

Congratulations to all Art Department seniors graduating on Saturday, May 7!

The following students (or their academic advisors) or alumni, have let us know what they'll be up to after graduation or what they have been up to since graduation.  Congratulations to all!

Shelly Forbis, BFA Printmaking 2009.  Has just purchased her second printing press and continues to display her works in regional and national venues. Current gallery representative is Primary Colors, Kansas City

Peter McEvoy, BA Printmaking 2008.  Continues in his position as manager of the wood working and foundry sections of the San Francisco Community Art Center, San Francisco.

Julia Curran, BFA Printmaking 2009.  Continues her position as manager and facilities planner for Evil Prints, St. Louis, and has just been awarded a Fulbright to study Printmaking in Europe, summer 2011.

Galen Gibson-Cornell, BFA Printmaking 2010.  Completing his first year of graduate studies in Printmaking MFA, University of Wisconsin-Madison.  Has just received a grant to study lithography in France, summer 2011.

Sarah Adams, BFA Printmaking 2010.   Hired in the framing department of Hobby Lobby, Kansas City. 

Carmen Doyon, BFA 2011.   Has been accepted into the MFA Printmaking program at SUNY New Paltz, New York.

Adam Rowlett, BFA 2011.  Has been accepted into the MFA Printmaking program at the University of North Texas, Denton TX.

Jonathan Moeller, first-semester Printmaking student at Truman.  Has been awarded an internship program at Mark Buckheit & Associates art services group, St. Louis.  Also has been hired for specialty work at Award Specialties (plaques and engraving), St. Louis.

Jen Teter (BFA 2002) is now exhibitions & education director for the Quincy Arts Center.

Natalie Hall (BA, Art History) continues to work for the AT Still Museum, AT Still University, in Kirksville.

Valerie Lazalier (BA, Art History, anticipated 2011) will be enrolling in the Information and Library Science program at University of Indiana at Bloomington.

Elmer Stunkel (BA, Art History, 2012) has a summer internship at the DUMBO Arts Center in Brooklyn (NY).

 

 

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Selected Summer Faculty Activities

Of course, all Art faculty members will, this summer, be working on things such as preparing classes for next academic year, reading, and doing scholarship and creative work.  Here's some examples of what profs will be up to:

Prof. Ping Xu will be leading a Truman State University study abroad trip to China.

Prof. Matthew Derezinski has had his work selected for exhibition in 15 shows since January.

Prof. Aaron Fine, Prof. Priya Kambli, and Dr. Sara Orel all received Truman State University competitive Summer Research Fellowships.

Dr. Sara Orel will be studying and preparing publication of Gebel al Haridi survey in Egypt.

Dr. Julia DeLancey will be conducting archival research in Italy.

 

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Awards Ceremony for Art Students

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Student award winners with Art Department Chair Prof. Rusty Nelson (center)

This afternoon, on the last day of classes for the academic year, the Art Department held a ceremony to officially recognize students who have won either university-wide or departmental awards.  Please join us in congratulating all of these talented artists, designers, and art historians!

Outstanding Undergraduate in Art (university wide):  Anna Youngyuen

Outstanding Undergraduate in Art History:  Valerie Lazalier

Outstanding Undergraduate in Studio Art:  Laura Wellington

Outstanding Undergraduate in Visual Communication:  Julianne Gross

Department Service Award: Huyen Dinh

The following students were awarded Art Department scholarships:

    Kat Klebenow;  Kristine Campbell;  Sara Rudder;  Jon Moeller;  Megan Schaffer.

In addition, the following students will be awarded Departmental Honors next Friday at a separate, university-wide ceremony:

Julianne Gross (Vis. Comm.);  Becky Hernandez (Studio Art);  Valerie Lazalier (Art History); AnnaYoungyuen (Studio Art)

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TSU Student Research Conference–Art Presentations

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Congratulations to all the Art majors who presented their work at Truman's 24th annual Student Research Conference on Tuesday!

Stephanie Barry (senior, Art History):  "The Number Four in Lakota Directional Symbolism"

Jaime Chambers (senior, Art History):  "Out of the River and into Pop Culture:  Indigenous Belief and Foreign Influences in Images of Mami Wata"

Emily Hagen (freshman, Art History):  "Unknown Floating Head:  Attribution of a Renaissance Woodcut"

Ruby Jenkins (senior, Art History):  "All These Pretty Pictures?  An Analysis of Rene Magritte's Use of Language with Art"

Michelle Kimberlin (senior, Art History):  "Claude Monet:  Cataract Development and the Effects on His Artwork"

Janna Langholz (senior, Studio Art):  "Cutting Out a Space:  The Construction of an Imaginary World"

Valerie Lazalier (senior, Art History):  "Flotsam and Jetsam:  Joseph Cornell's Plae in the History of Collecting"

Elmer Stunkel (senior, Art History):  "Damien Hirst and the End of Art"'

Laura Wellington (senior, Studio Art):  "Through Her Eyes"

 

 

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Art students present at national research conference

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Congratulations to the four Art students were accepted to present at the 25th National Council on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) conference held this month in Ithaca, New York.

Ruby Jenkins (Art History):  All Those Pretty Pictures? An Analysis of René Magritte’s Use of Language with Art

 Janna Añonuevo Langholz (Studio Art):  Cutting Out a Space: The Construction of an Imaginary World

 Valerie Lazalier (Art History): Flotsam and Jetsam: Joseph Cornell’s Place in the History of Collecting

Elmer Stunkel (Art HIstory & Philosophy):  Damien Hirst and the End of Art

Pictured are (from top to bottom) Janna Langholz, Elmer Stunkel, and Valerie Lazalier.  Thanks to Dr. Sara Orel for taking and sharing these photographs.

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Alumni and Faculty at Renaissance Conference in Montreal

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The international Renaissance Society of America gathered last week in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.  Three Truman State University Art History alumni and one faculty member were actively involved in conference proceedings.  Prof. Jasmine Cloud, a Ph.D. candidate at Temple University, presented a paper entitled "Reviving the Heart (of the City):  The Renovation of the Churches on the Roman Forum", Dr. Ryan Gregg (Webster University) presented a paper entitled "Vasari's Decorations for the Giovanni Delle Bande Nere Room in the Palazzo Vecchio", and Dr. John Garton (Clark University) organized two sessions entitled "Physiognomy, Disfigurement, and the Early Modern Grotesque", one of which was chaired by Dr. Julia DeLancey (Truman State University).

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Student docents in University Art Gallery

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First-year Art History major Emily Hagen works with visiting middle and high school students in "The Workshop and the World".  Emily also worked as a Curatorial Assistant for this exhibition.

This semester, as always, many Truman State University students have been active as volunteer docents in the University Art Gallery.  Many are members of Art History Society, but the Gallery also has docents from Departments across campus;  for example, a number of Communication Disorders majors and Disability Studies minors docented for the recent "4 Real 4 Faux" exhibition.  Anyone interested in being trained as a Gallery docent should contact Prof. Aaron Fine, Gallery Director, at afine@truman.edu;  in addition, anyone interested in arranging for a docent-led Gallery tour may also contact Prof. Fine.

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First-year Art History major April Johnston shows printmaking equipment related to "The Workshop and the World" to middle and high school students.