Our Alumni Gallery currently features new works by Carl E. Moore, BFA 1987, Graphic Design. Public Notice will remain on view through April 11, 2010. The reception is Friday, March 5 from 5-7 pm.
Number 13, acrylic on canvas,
2009, 30” x 30”
Current work by Stoughton Outlan, BFA 1985, Sculpture, is featured in MCA’s downtown Gallery located at 338 South Main Street. Alchemy, the first solo alumni exhibition in MCA’s on the street gallery, will remain on view through March 13, 2010. The reception is Friday, February 26 from 6-8 pm.
Trying to Connect
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Anna Kordsmeier, MFA 2009, Studio Arts, is one of two artists featured in the current exhibit at the Northwestern Mutual Art Gallery at Cardinal Stritch University, 6801 N. Yates Road, Milwaukee, WI 53217, on view from February 26 to March 26, 2010. The Opening Reception is Friday, February 26 from 5:30-8:30 pm.
Anna incorporates mixed media into her acrylic paintings. Her “abstract topographies investigate the illusive and impermanent quality of memory.”
Nathaniel Hein, MFA 2005, Studio Arts, and Art Ed Coordinator/Instructor Jennifer Gonzales, aka Go.Hein, were selected by juror Lilly Wei for inclusion in the 15th Anniversary Invitational Sculpture Key West Exhibit, on view at Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park through April 16, 2010. Go.Hein’s Plarn Project : Arena promotes environmental awareness using reclaimed plastic bags. With the participation of teachers, students and friends of the arts from across to the nation, more than 50,000 recycled plastic bags were used to make the plarn (plastic yarn) balls for this exhibit. Visit www.sculpturekeywest.com or www.gohein.com for more information or get involved in the plarn project.
 
Works by Pam Hassler, BFA 1971, Metal Arts, and Annabelle Meacham, attended 1975-1978, Painting, continue on view at L Ross Gallery, 5040 Sanderlin Avenue, Suite 104, Memphis, www.lrossgallery.com through February 27, 2010.
Pam Hassler
Yearning to be Blue
40 x 40” oil on canvas
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Annabelle Meacham
Full Moon, Tree
24.5 x 27”, acrylic on canvas
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Elizabeth Roetzel, BFA 2007, Painting, continues as one of the February "featured artists" in the Exchange Gallery at the Visual Art Exchange, 325 Blake Street, Raleigh, NC, www.visualartexchange.org through February 25, 2010.
Transcendental Roots, a solo exhibition featuring works by Billy Welch, BFA 2008, Painting, will remain on view at Tinnin Fine Arts Center on the campus of Three Rivers Community College, 2080 Three Rivers Boulevard, Poplar Bluff, MO 63901 through March 12, 2010. The Artist's Reception is Friday, March 12 starting at 12 pm.
Transcendental Root 2 (Bomb Pop)
4 ft. x 3-1/2 ft, acrylic on canvas
Chris Collins, MFA 2005, Studio Arts, is one of fourteen artists "taking on Valentine's Day" at the 1st Annual Group Exhibition & Benefit supporting the Esperanza Women's Shelter at Jay Etkin Gallery, 703 Camino de la Familia, #3103 in Santa Fe, NM. This group exhibit, curated by BANG!, will remain on view through March 5, 2010.
Michael Lorefice, MFA 2004, Studio Arts, is one of three artists featured in Departure Point, the current exhibit at Garbageman Astronaut Project Space located in the Everett Station Lofts at 625 NW Everett Street, #107, Portland, OR, on view from March 4-28, 2010. The Opening Reception is Thursday, March 4 from 6-9 pm.
Self-portrait of my Brother in a Red Paisley Shirt
2009, oil on canvas, 72 x 36 x 4”
Artist, Educator, Mentor, Rascal: Dolph Smith and Friends, celebrating book arts instructor Dolph Smith's years of teaching opens at Penland School of Crafts in Penland, NC on March 23 and continues on view through May 9. The Opening Reception is Friday, March 26 from 7-8:30 pm. For more information, visit http://artistbooks.ning.com or http://penland.org/events/events.html.
Tall Tales and Short Stories
Complete with short stories
from the Jilly Barnes Series
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Roll Your Own
Signature piece at all teaching/lecture trips. The cage is filled with cut up text. Wind the binding, let it go and, presto, a self-printing book (you “roll your own”)
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On Tuesday, February 16, MCA welcomed Ben Fink, attended 1982-1984, our 2010 Alumni Visiting Artist. Ben started the day conducting a three-hour workshop in Assistant Professor Haley Morris-Cafiero’s Photo 6 classroom. Ben was then kind enough to spend his lunch hour conducting portfolio reviews, open to the entire MCA student body.
Ben finished his busy Tuesday with a lecture in Callicott Auditorium. Speaking to a capacity crowd, he charmed his audience with tales of his adventures worldwide while images of his work streamed across the big screen. The first part of Ben’s lecture was dedicated to his professional specialty – food photography. Ben’s client list is long and distinguished, including the Culinary Institute of America, Lilly Pulitzer, Rachael Ray, Saveur Magazine, New York Magazine, Washingtonian Magazine, Food & Wine, Bon Appetit, Scientific American, Random House, and Artisan Books. The most enthusiastic crowd reaction came with the presentation of Ben’s “Intercourses” project, a series of images combining sensuality and food. Ben devoted the second half of his lecture to personal stories and bodies of work. In a night of firsts, Ben opened up a bit about his personal life and introduced his newest body of work – a profound series of images capturing the effects of birth defects in children and the resulting, widespread ramifications.
We are still accepting submittals for exhibitions in our Alumni Gallery! Exhibition finalists will be selected by your Alumni Association Executive Committee, with input from MCA’s Director of Exhibitions and Lectures. Each exhibition will be on view for approximately one month beginning in August 2010 and ending at the end of the Spring 2011 semester. All art forms are welcome. All alumni artists selected for Fall 2010 exhibitions will be notified no later than April 2010. All applicants will be advised of the status of their submittals.