Reception
Time:
MFA Thesis Exhibition Reception
Date:
5:00 pm –
7:00 pm
Eisentrager-Howard Gallery Room: Eisentrager•Howard Gallery
Richards Hall, Stadium Drive and T sts.
Lincoln NE 68588-0114
Lincoln NE 68588-0114
Additional Info: Free and open to the public.
The second of three MFA Thesis Exhibition runs April 14-18 and features the work of T.J. Edwards, Normandy Alden and Dustin Young. A reception will be held April 18 from 5-7 p.m. in the Eisentrager•Howard Gallery.
Alden’s untitled exhibition is inspired by the rural landscape where she lives in upstate New York. In her artist statement, she writes, “There is a 200 acre farm on the far side of Otsego County where I am building a house, a business, a family, a life. My vision for all of these extends beyond my own capabilities and lifespan. It is a vision of elegance, simplicity and utility. The pots that I make are reflections of this vision, and embody the qualities of the life I seek. They are both exuberant and quiet, expansive and constrained.” After graduation, she plans on returning to her farm and setting up a working studio, growing a garden and completing the house which she and her husband are building themselves.
Edwards has titled his thesis exhibition “Iterations.” Born in Brigham City, Utah, Edwards served as an apprentice to professor emeritus Thanos A. Johnson in Marble, Colo., following his senior year of high school. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in ceramics from Appalachian Center for Craft at Tennessee Tech University. He received a Windgate Fellowship and used the award to travel to Jingdezhen, China, as an artist-in-residence in 2009. The following year he was awarded a Baden-Württemberg Stipend for Vocationally Qualified People to participate in an internship program in Germany. His work has been exhibited at 15 exhibitions during his time at UNL, including 10 that were international in scale. He was recently selected as an Emerging Artist by Ceramics Monthly and will be featured in their international publication this May.
Young’s exhibition is titled “Square with the World.” His current body of work explores the American experience through drawings inspired by memory and mnemonic devices. In his artist statement, he writes, “We store massive amounts of information from each experience and that data influences future thoughts and decisions. Included are the collective memories of daily headlines, articles, and images from media sources and pop-culture.” Raised in the rural town of Dumont, Minn., Young earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Minnesota State University. He received his post-baccalaureate certificate from Boston’s School of the Museum of Fine Arts.
The Eisentrager-Howard Gallery is located on the first floor of Richards Hall at Stadium Drive and T sts on the UNL city campus. For more information, contact the Department of Art and Art History at (402) 472-5522.
Alden’s untitled exhibition is inspired by the rural landscape where she lives in upstate New York. In her artist statement, she writes, “There is a 200 acre farm on the far side of Otsego County where I am building a house, a business, a family, a life. My vision for all of these extends beyond my own capabilities and lifespan. It is a vision of elegance, simplicity and utility. The pots that I make are reflections of this vision, and embody the qualities of the life I seek. They are both exuberant and quiet, expansive and constrained.” After graduation, she plans on returning to her farm and setting up a working studio, growing a garden and completing the house which she and her husband are building themselves.
Edwards has titled his thesis exhibition “Iterations.” Born in Brigham City, Utah, Edwards served as an apprentice to professor emeritus Thanos A. Johnson in Marble, Colo., following his senior year of high school. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in ceramics from Appalachian Center for Craft at Tennessee Tech University. He received a Windgate Fellowship and used the award to travel to Jingdezhen, China, as an artist-in-residence in 2009. The following year he was awarded a Baden-Württemberg Stipend for Vocationally Qualified People to participate in an internship program in Germany. His work has been exhibited at 15 exhibitions during his time at UNL, including 10 that were international in scale. He was recently selected as an Emerging Artist by Ceramics Monthly and will be featured in their international publication this May.
Young’s exhibition is titled “Square with the World.” His current body of work explores the American experience through drawings inspired by memory and mnemonic devices. In his artist statement, he writes, “We store massive amounts of information from each experience and that data influences future thoughts and decisions. Included are the collective memories of daily headlines, articles, and images from media sources and pop-culture.” Raised in the rural town of Dumont, Minn., Young earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Minnesota State University. He received his post-baccalaureate certificate from Boston’s School of the Museum of Fine Arts.
The Eisentrager-Howard Gallery is located on the first floor of Richards Hall at Stadium Drive and T sts on the UNL city campus. For more information, contact the Department of Art and Art History at (402) 472-5522.