TWU Visual Arts
The Faculty, Staff and Students of the Department of Visual Arts at TWU are very active in their pursuit of excellence in their disciplines. Gallery showings, juried exhibitions, conference presentations, publications and positions with many well respected universities and arts organizations are some of the ways that the Department of Visual Arts continues to excel in all areas of the arts.
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TWU Scuplture Students Exhibiting in Summoned Cast Metal Sculpture at KSpace Contemporary May 3-June 21 2013
These students were selected by the juror-Jack Gron, professor and chair TAMU-Corpus
Students from TWU who were juried into the show include:
Cherish Abel
Sheryl David
Anastasia Gabriel
Graduate Kim Brewer interview on Art This Week/Red Arrow Contemporary Collaboration-"The Best"
Art This Week presents a special series of seven interviews made in collaboration with Red Arrow Contemporary Gallery in Dallas. This interview includes TWU graduate Kim Brewer. Click here for the interview.2013 Spring Graduating Exhibitions
May 7-11
West / MFA -Photography / Elva Salinas
Reception: Friday, May 10, 5:30-9pm
Graduate Kim Brewer interview on Art This Week/Red Arrow Contemporary Collaboration-"The Best"
Art This Week presents a special series of seven interviews made in collaboration with Red Arrow Contemporary Gallery in Dallas. This interview includes TWU graduate Kim Brewer. Click here for the interview.2013 Spring Graduating Exhibitions
May 7-11
West / MFA -Photography / Elva Salinas
Reception: Friday, May 10, 5:30-9pm
010 Voting Results
Angelia Ford & Kim Brewer – There but for the Grace of GodGraduate Art Painters – All Together Now
Lisa Tremaine – Fragile Forms
Candace Heimdal – Connectivity
Amanda Amaral – Grey Lady
Sheryl David – Evocative Configuration
Aisha Sims – Methodical Abstraction
Graduate Student Open Studios
Graduate Student Open Studios
April 16
11am-2pm
Patio Building
1330 Oakland Street, Denton, TX 76201
(Corner of Oakland St. and 3rd St.)
The Department of Visual Arts / Graduate Program at Texas Woman's University open their studios to showcaseworks of art from the Ceramics, Graphic Design, Painting, Photography, and Sculpture programs.
Studios will be open from 11am to 2pm with lunch available!
Free and Open to the Public
Culture Card Event
For more information
Vance Wingate / 940-898-2533
vwingate@twu.edu
Katie Murray Master of Arts Painting Exhibition: "The Candid Portrait"
The Candid Portrait
Master of Arts / Painting Exhibition
Katie Murray
Saturday, April 20th, 2013 / 6-10pm
215 South Main Street
Fort Worth, Texas 76104
TWU Visual Arts Graduate Student Shervin Haei Awarded DMA Prize
The Department of Visual Arts at Texas Woman’s University is very proud to announce that Shervin Haei, a graduate student in our Ceramics program, has been chosen for one of the inaugural awards from the Dallas Museum of Art’s / Art Ball Graduate Student Prize of $1500.00 each, work exhibited during the Dallas Art Fair, and being part of the Art Ball Auction on April 13th at the DMA.There were 71 applicants from 10 Texas universities and the jurors chose 5 artists to award prizes. Ms. Haei is a first year Master of Fine Arts student and received her BFA from TWU in December 2012. Her work focuses on traditional forms from her native Iran melded with logos of U.S. corporate brands to create a unique view of the American culture.
The committee that chose the awardees are: DMA Director Maxwell Anderson; DMA Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art Gabriel Ritter; Texas Christian University Art History Chair Francis Colpitt; University of North Texas Visual Arts Chair Annette Lawrence; and Nasher Sculpture Center Director Jeremy Strick. The prize was created by the DMA and this year’s Art Ball Chairs, Jennifer Karol and Catherine Rose, in an effort to expose and promote top local talent.
FDLuxe article
If you need more information, would like images of the work or a more complete biography for the artist, please contact: VanceWingate at 940-898-2533 or by email: vwingate@twu.edu.
TWU Department of Visual Arts Graduate Student included in Juried Group show at Red Arrow Contemporary Gallery
TWU Department of Visual Arts graduate student, Kim Brewer, has been chosen to represent TWU in an art exhibition at Red Arrow Contemporary Gallery in Dallas, Texas. The exhibition will be April 6 to May 11, 2013 at Red Arrow, which is located at 1130 Dragon St. Suite 110 Dallas, TX 75207.Erin and Elissa Stafford are co-owners of the contemporary art space in the Design District in Dallas, which has been open for a year. Earlier this month they visited studios of selected graduate students at TWU and selected Ms. Brewer’s work for the exhibition. There is one artist included from each of the graduate programs at Southern Methodist University, University of Dallas, University of North Texas, University of Texas/Arlington, University of Texas/Dallas, Texas Christian University and Texas Woman’s University.
There will be an opening reception on April 6th, at the gallery for the artists and guests. The online art interview magazine “Art This Week” is also doing interviews with the artists and have visited TWU to interview Kim in her studio about her work and in the departments papermaking lab demonstrating her process of creating the work chosen.
The gallery website has more information at: http://www.redarrowcontemporary.com/newredarrow/Upcoming_Exhibitions.html
If you would like images of the work chosen or more information on Kim Brewer, please contact the Department of Visual Arts Gallery Coordinator, Vance Wingate, at: vwingate@twu.edu, or 940-898-2533.
TWU Students and Faculty in Merging Visions Exhibit
The sixth annual Merging Visions Exhibit opens on April 1, 2013 at all three branches of the Denton Public Library. It will remain open through May 17 with a reception on Saturday, April 6, 3-5pm at the South Branch Library.This year’s exhibit is comprised of fifty pairs of art and poetry. Twenty-two poets from the Denton Poets’ Assembly have contributed original poetry. They have paired their writings with thirty-seven different VAST (Visual Arts Society of Texas) artists, whose works were produced using various media. A brochure identifying the location of each piece will be offered. The participating Artists include TWU's Karyn Sawers, Laurie McLeen, Gayle Cope, Bailey K. Chapman, Jenna Murray, Allison Proulx, and Dr. John Calabrese. For more info, visit the website.
Voertman’s Student Art Competition April 5 to April 17
Spring 2013 Voertman’s Juried Student Exhibition AwardsJuror is Andrea Karnes, Curator of Contemporary Art at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth.
There were 178 entries in all media.
This years exhibition has Undergraduate and Graduate work in separate galleries, the Undergraduate work is in the East Gallery and Graduate work in the West Gallery.
34 pieces of graduate student work was chosen.
58 pieces of undergraduate student work was chosen.
The Undergraduate Awards provided by Voertman’s Bookstore
Voertman's Fifth Award / Shannon Van Pelt / for ‘Untitled’ Ceramics
Voertman's Fourth Award / Sheryl David / for ‘The Words I Could Not Say’ Photography
Voertman's Third Award / Travis Francis / for ‘Beneath the Frame’ Handmade Book.
Voertman's Second Award / Amanda Amaral / for ‘As It Was / As It Is’ Mixed Media Photography
Voertman's First Award / Cliff Caster / for ‘Battle of the Towers’ Graphic Design
The Graduate Awards provided by an anonymous donor in the memory of our past Chair, John Weinkein.
The John Weinkein Distinction in the Visual Arts Awards
Weinkein Fifth Award / Lindsey Dunnagan / ‘2 Years & 3 Months’ Watercolor on board.
Weinkein Fourth Award / Angelia Ford / ‘I Get That A Lot’ Graphite on paper drawing
Weinkein Third Award / Lindsey Jones / ‘Perfection’ Mixed media Graphic Design
Weinkein Second Award / Glen Rust / ‘Porcelain Trash’ Mixed media sculpture
Weinkein First Award / Elizabeth Head-Fischer / ‘Ex-Prom Queen’ Mixed Media Ceramics
TWU Visual Arts Graduate Students Exhibit at Peer-reviewed National Council on Education of the Ceramics Arts
A link to two short articles and video that features two of our ceramics graduate students, Anastasia Gabriel and Elizabeth Head-Fischer, who participated in the National Council on Education of the Ceramics Arts (NCECA). We are very proud of their work at the conference. Liz will be presenting the outcome and process of the project as a presentation session at the Creative Arts and Science Symposium.
http://houston.culturemap.com/newsdetail/03-22-13-emerging-artists-create-environments-at-national-ceramics-conference/
http://www.ceramicsnow.org/post/44506122345/nceca-2013-national-student-juried-exhibition-glassell
Anastasia Gabriel and Elizabeth Head-Fischer featured on Glasstire.com
Anastasia Gabriel and Elizabeth Head-Fischer’s A Walk in the Park is a hands-on project where you can join in with molds, or by hand-sculpting pieces of nature-inspired debris to add to the growing forest floor and fallen logs. (Does anyone else suddenly find themselves remembering “Fred Penner’s Place“ on PBS?) And don’t worry—a bucket and sponge is set up at the table for you to wash your hands afterward.
Read the full article here.www.glasstire.com
Anastasia Gabriel's installation can be seen at the Glassell School of Art in Houston.
Anastasia's piece is part of the NCECA National Juried Exhibition. More info.
Anastasia Gabriel / MFA Ceramics and
Elizabeth Head-Fischer / MFA Ceramics selected
for NCECA 2013 Projects Space
Anastasia Gabriel and Elizabeth Head-Fischer / MFA Ceramics have been selected to participate in the NCECA 2013 Projects Space.
TWU students accepted in NCECA 2013 National Student Juried Exhibition
TWU graduate students Anastasia Gabriel / MFA Ceramics and Elizabeth Head-Fischer / MFA Ceramics were accepted into the NCECA's graduate exhibition for the 2013 National Student Juried Exhibition. For more info visit www.nceca.net
Seductive Alchemy Show featured in Glass Tire
Read the full article by Betsy Lewis on Glass Tire here. www.glasstire.com
Susan Kae Grant / Photography Faculty
Photography Faculty Susan Kae Grant is featured on the cover of Adore Noir magazine "Issue 11" along with an 18 page featured article on her work. The issue is now available for download at www.adorenoir.com.
Heather Harrison / TWU Alumni
TWU Alumni Heather Harrison has been given an adjunct position at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design in Denver, Colorado.
Gallery 010 Spring Show Winners
Congratulations to the winners of the 010 Gallery shows for next spring: Heather Magnani - BFA/Drawing & Painting, Kalee Appleton - MFA/Photography, Ashley Kauschinger & Adam Neese - MFA/Photography, Amanda Brown - BFA/Painting, Photographic Arts Coalition, Rachael Christensen - MFA/Photography, Bailey Chapman - MFA/Painting. Exhibition dates to be announced.TWU Visual Arts Alumni Awarded Fulbright!02012-2013
Please join the Department of Visual Arts and the Department of Women's Studies in congratulating Elizabeth Claffey on her 2012-2013 U.S. Fulbright Fellowship Award for the proposed photographic work, 'Home: Images of Domestic Traditions in Albania'. This fellowship is a full grant awarded by the U.S. Department of State and will provide the opportunity for Elizabeth to travel to Albania and produce imagery that explores current cultural identity and transformation since the transition from Communism, as shaped by women's influences on domestic space. When complete, this body of work will make a tremendous contribution to the discipline of photographic storytelling as a tool for creating international compassion and cultural understanding through artistic expression.We are grateful to our Visual Arts faculty, Susan kae Grant and Jana Perez, for their guidance with Elizabeth's project proposal and for providing letters of reference. Thanks also go to Dr. Stephen Souris, and the Fulbright Review Committee; Monica Mendez-Grant, Dr. Claire L. Sahlin, Juanita Duenez-Lazo, Jordan Fuchs, and Kyle Voyles, for their support and assistance in reviewing and stewarding Elizabeth's application process.
Elizabeth Claffey received an MFA in Visual Arts from TWU with a concentration in Photography in May 2011. She is currently pursuing a Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies at TWU while holding an Adjunct Faculty position in Photography at Boise State University in Boise, Idaho. The members of her graduate committee included; Susan kae Grant, Dr. Christa Downer, Jana Perez, and Mary Kathryn Wimberly.
Elizabeth's photographic book works are currently on view at 23 Sandy Gallery in Portland, Oregon and her creative work has been recognized by Yankee Publishing, PDN Magazine, Project Basho Gallery, as well as national and international galleries and publications including; The Chronicle of Higher Education, USA Today, The Dallas Morning News, and The Kinsey Institute.
Congratulations, Elizabeth!
See her work at www.elizabethclaffey.com
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