The third MFA Thesis Exhibition runs April 21- 25 and features the work of Camille Hawbaker and Liana Owad. A reception will be held April 25 from 5-7 p.m. in Eisentrager•Howard Gallery.

Owad’s exhibition is titled “A Collection: Simulations of the Home.” In her artist statement, she writes, “A couch, a table, a bed, a sink are all standard objects familiar in an American home. These generic household staples are items I have a particular relationship to on a daily basis. In my sculptures and installations I reference furniture and household items from my childhood home and my current residence. Through distorting proportions and reconstructing these domestic objects they transform from utilitarian object to symbolic icons.” Originally from York, Pa., Owad received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. Her work is currently on display at the Norfolk Arts Center in Nebraska. She has also exhibited in both Pennsylvania and in Lincoln, Neb.

Hawbaker’s exhibition is untitled. In her artist statement, she writes, “I use simple systems of making to create spontaneous, intuitive image-objects in an attempt to escape the cultural conditioning that is inherent in everyday language. Through processes of creating and destroying my work, I construct a personal, physical language of line, thread, texture, color, and pattern.” Originally from St. Paul, Minn., Hawbaker received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Baylor University. She works in prints, drawings and mixed-media works on paper that are influenced by textile surface design. She has taught printmaking and book arts at UNL and the University of Dhaka in Bangladesh.

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.