Annual senior art exhibition to open at MC
Release Date:
March 23, 2007
MONMOUTH, Ill. — An exhibition by four Monmouth College senior art majors
will be on display March 28 through April 18 in the college’s Len G. Everett
Gallery. A reception for the artists will be held on March 30 from 2 to 4 p.m.
in the gallery, which is located on the second floor of Hewes Library. Both the
exhibit and reception are free and open to the public.
An annual tradition, the senior art exhibition is notable for its eclectic mix
of artistic media and pieces. Because of the volume and complexity of the
student artwork, the exhibition will be held in two different stages. The second
phase of the exhibit, featuring the works of five more senior artists, will be
on display April 23 through May 9.
Featured in the first phase of the exhibition will be art by Lindsay Andrews and
Lee Gabbert of Galesburg; Jeremy Kafka of Huntley; and Mike Schmidt of McHenry.
Andrews, an art major who is minoring in business, will feature a mixture of
computer-generated color art created in Adobe Illustrator, as well as some
black-and-white drawings in pencil, all of human figures. Andrews’ print “Plum
Blossom Branch Logo” won first place in the design category at the Student Art
Competition and Exhibition. She said she plans to pursue a master’s degree in
art and, meanwhile, will be travel to Japan to teach English and study Japanese
ceramics.
While in Japan, Andrews plans to photograph vending machines in Tokyo, which,
she said, has the highest concentration of the machines of any city in the
world. Her ultimate goal is to publish a book featuring vending machine images.
Her art in the senior show is an “effort to integrate Eastern and Western
cultures together and to make mass culture part of the ‘high’ culture.”
Gabbert, who received the coveted Waltershausen Sculpture Award for his work,
“The Penitence of Wicked Men,” at last fall’s art competition, will display a
mixture of sculptures in plaster, wood, iron and ceramics.
Gabbert said that he tries to get to the “emotional base of the subject,
providing an artifact for reflection.” With degrees in art and education, he
plans to teach art at the kindergarten through high school level.
Kafka’s focus for the senior show will be on graphic arts, specifically sports
design, created in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.
“The work I have been doing represents my love for sports and my love for
graphic design,” he said. “My work is very energetic and eye-catching.”
The art major says he is undecided about graduate school, but is considering a
job or internship upon graduation.
Schmidt will be showing some of his acrylic paintings. A piece that he created,
“Walker Texas Ranger and Me,” was named Best of Show at last fall’s art
competition. Schmidt, who is double majoring in art and history, plans to pursue
an M.F.A. degree in studio art at either Northern Illinois University or
Illinois State University next year. He said his goal is to teach studio art at
the college level.
The Len G. Everett Gallery is open during regular library hours: Monday through
Thursday, 8 a.m. to midnight; Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5
p.m., and Sunday, noon to midnight.
Released
by the Office of College Communications
Barry McNamara, Associate Director of College Communications
Phone: 309-457-2117
Fax: 309-457-2330
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