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on view Exhibitions:
Curio: Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition
Ritter Art Gallery
To Tomorrow: Bachelor of Arts Exhibition
Ritter Art Gallery
On View: December 5 – December 13, 2024
Celebration Reception: December 5, 2024, 4:30 - 8:30 pm
To Tomorrow is the culminating exhibition project for students earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree in the Department of Visual Arts and Art History. This exhibit presents works in a wide variety of studio media. The exhibition is a testament to the dedication, hard work, and passion that each student has put into their artistic pursuits and serves as a celebration of their achievements as they prepare to embark on their professional careers in the arts. This year, Professor Tatyana iudean has provided feedback and guidance as they developed their artistic practice and created their final pieces.
The NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt
Schmidt Public Space
On View: December 1st – December 13th, 2024
In recognition of World AIDS Day, the University Galleries is proud to join Compass Community Center and its partners in displaying six panels of from the AIDS Memorial Quilt. Considered the largest community art project in history, the 35 years old collective quilt commemorates those lost to HIV/AIDS with over 50,000 hand-sewn individual panels. Inspired by placards resembling a patchwork quilt created during Cleve Jones’ historic 1985 candlelight march in San Francisco, the NAMES Project was first exhibited on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. in 1987.
DaVinci Genius: A.D. Henderson University School
Schmidt Center Gallery Public Space
On View: December 5 – January 9, 2025
In collaboration with PBS the Science through Art K-5 class at A.D. Henderson University School will be learning and creating art about Leonardo DaVinci. This large collection of student work will be on display just in time for the opening of PBS's immersive DaVinci Genius exhibit.
Upcoming Exhibition:
South Florida Cultural Consortium: Mangroves to Masterpieces
Schmidt center gallery & Public space
On View: January 16 - March 12, 2025
Opening Reception: January 16, 2025 from 4:30 - 9 pm
Featuring Artists: Alián Rives, Angelica Clyman, Ania Mossawei, Denise Triezman, Greko Sklavonnos, Jean-Paul Mallozzi, Jillian Mayer, Kailin Spain, Kandy Lopez, Laura Tanner, Roscoe Thick III, Rose Cromwell, William Cordova
Images (top to bottom): Picture 1: Mycopathic, Regina Duchak, woodcut relief, 2024, 13 in x 19 in. Picture 2: wide shot of To Tomorrow exhibition. Picture 3: Wide shot of the NAMES project AIDS Memorial Quilt. Picture 4: Wide shot of Davinci Genius: A.D. Henderson University School. Picture 5: Animate Fields, Amy Schissel, acrylic, graphite, pen, charcoal, ink on paper, 2022-2023, 16' x 9'. Picture 6: Stacked #1 (Miami, FL), Laura Tanner, ink and gouache on hand-cut mylar, 2023, 24" x 30". Picture 7: Lucid Palms, Katlin Spain, oil on canvas, 2023, 20" x 24". Picture 8: Tachycardia, Alián Rives, Video projection,0:02:30 min loop video projection, 2020. Picture 9: Everglades Gatorland, Angelica Clyman, Oil on canvas and mixed media, 2021, 69" x 75" x 18". Picture 10: The Days Are Long, Ania Mossawei, 12 Framed photographs, 2020 - 2024, 16" x 20". Picture 11: Untitled, Greko Sklavonnos, Inkjet Print, 2024, 49" x 61", Picture 12: Where's Andrew, Jean-Paul Mallozzi, Oil on canvas, 2024, 32.5" x 72". Picture 13: Hispaniola, Kandy Lopez, Yarn and acrylic on hook mesh, 2024, 8' x 5'.
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