MFA 3 Thesis Show is now on exhibit at the Grunwald Gallery of Art and IU Art Museum
The Hope School of Fine Arts, the Grunwald Gallery of Art and the IU Art Museum at Indiana University are pleased to announce the current Master of Fine Arts thesis show, MFA 3. The show will be on display in the Grunwald Gallery April 24–May 5, 2012. Thesis work from Sara Brown (Metals), Gatis Cirulis (Graphic Design), Terrence Heldreth (Sculpture), Galatea Kontos (Metals), Beth Parker (Painting), Shane Rodems (Painting), and Xiaoou Sun (Sculpture) will be on view. From April 25-May 6 the IUMA will feature work from Julie Dhondt (Graphic Design), Samuel Kampelman (Painting), Sharon Lindenfeld (Printmaking), Kasey Ramirez (Printmaking) and Leyla Salamova (Graphic Design). An opening reception will be held at both venues on Friday, April 27, 6–8 pm.
BFA 3 Thesis Exhibition will be open through May 5th at the Grunwald Gallery of Art
The Hope School of Fine Arts and the Grunwald Gallery of Art are pleased to announce BFA 3, the second of the Bachelor of Fine Arts Thesis Shows. Artworks created by graduating BFA students from all studio areas will be featured. BFA 3 will be on display April 24–May 5, 2012 with an opening reception Friday, April 27, 6–8 pm. Thesis work from Allison Baker (Sculpture), Taylor Bryant (DART), Marta Finklestein (Ceramics), Leah Fithian (Photography), and Audrey Green (Graphic Design) will be on view.
Jawshing Arthur Liou’s video installations featured in 2011 and 2012 in Tokyo, Taipei and Houston
Professor Jawshing Arthur Liou’s work was recently featured in Art Fair Tokyo in Japan (2012), Art HK in China (2011, 2012), and Art Taipei in Taiwan (2011). His video installations were presented in the Taipei Arts Award Exhibition at the Taipei Fine Arts Museum (2011-12), the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Art (2011), and the International SIGGRAPH Conference (2011). His large-scale video project filmed in Tibet was premiered in Poissant Gallery in Houston during Fotofest 2012. The work features music composition by Aaron Travers and Melody Eötvös, faculty and Ph.D. candidate from the Department of Composition, violin, cello, and viola performance by the world renown violinist Federico Agostini, and the graduate students in the Jacobs School of Music. The project was sponsored by the New Frontier Grant, Efroymson Contemporary Arts Fellowship, and the College of Arts and Humanities Institute Research Travel Grant.
Experimental music video by IU Digital Art students will be featured at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival
The experimental music video “Freak”, produced in D317 Video Art class by Madeline Madrigal, Matthew Gunselman, and German Tarbar, is among 30 student films selected to be featured in Campus MovieFest channel at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. The selection was made from thousands of entries submitted to Campus MovieFest, a national competition that encourages students to create a short film in a week at universities across the country. The films are first judged within their respective universities and then sent to Campus MovieFest headquarters in New York City to be judged on a national level.
Fine Arts BA, Emily Bornstein, one of five IU finalists for Big Ten Network’s ‘Live BIG’ Scholarships for Outstanding Service
Five IU students are finalists for the Big Ten Network’s “Live BIG” Scholarship for Outstanding Service. Fan voting will determine which student wins the $1,000 scholarship. The five IU finalists include Emily Bornstein, art program founder for Middle Way and a BA student in Fine Arts. Emily works with children of battered women, ranging in age from two to twelve years. These children came from homes in which they witnessed, heard or experienced domestic violence, some on a regular basis. She is trained in art and psychology and engage in art therapy projects with the children.
Artwork of Malcolm Mobutu Smith now being featured in Represent exhibition at the Indiana State Museum
Twenty four artists whose works are on display in Represent, an exhibition that focuses on African-American artists in Indiana and how they have influenced the Hoosier state. The exhibit will run through October 14. The exhibit includes 40 pieces, ranging from painting and sculpture to photography and textiles. The museum included several historical pieces that were already in its permanent collection, but this show largely focuses on contemporary works. Highlights include graffiti-inspired pieces by Indiana University Fine Arts faculty Malcolm Mobutu Smith, drawings by Vance Farrow and paper quilts by Carol White.
Work of Fine Arts painting faculty will be exhibited among extensive Richard Harris Collection in Chicago
Work by Professor Caleb Weintraub, Hope School of Fine Arts painting faculty, will be exhibited along with nearly 1000 other works of art in, Morbid Curiosity, a showcase of collector Richard Harris, including creations by many of the greatest artists of our time, which explore the iconography of death across a variety of artistic, cultural and spiritual practices from 2000 BCE to the present day. The exhibition will take place in the Chicago Cultural Center and run through July 8, 2012.
Recent recognition for IU Bloomington MFA Painting students and alumni
Carmen Abbott Niichel, MFA 2011: Winner 2011 Joan Mitchell Award. This annual MFA Grant Program was created in 1997 to help MFA painters & sculptors in furthering their artistic careers and to aid in the transition from academic to professional studio work upon graduation. Each recipient will receive an MFA Grant in the amount of $15,000.
Nishiki Tayui, MFA 2010: Winner New American Paintings / MFA Edition
Joseph Borovicka, MFA 2008: 2010 New American Paintings / No 89 /
Midwest Edition
Dave Rowe, visiting assistant professor, receives 2011 Efroymson Contemporary Artist Fellowship
Visiting assistant professor Dave Rowe received a 2011 Efroymson Contemporary Artist Fellowhip. The award period runs from Dec. 1, 2011 to Nov. 30, 2012, and includes a $20,000 award to assist in the creation of new works. Rowe earned his MFA in Studio Art in 2009, and joined the Hope School of Fine Arts as faculty in 2010. He teaches the 3-D Fundamentals class. As a result of the award Rowe plans to expand current skill sets, build a new web site, and include new technology in his art.
The School of Fine Arts celebrates and honors student achievements for 2011
The annual Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts Student Awards Ceremony took place Friday, December 9 the Fine Arts auditorium. The School and community came together to congratulate and honor many talented and creative students for their accomplishments in 2011.
Molly Gabbard, School of Fine Arts graduate, is awarded a Fulbright Fellowship for 2012
2008 Metalsmithing & Jewelry Design graduate Molly Gabbard was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship for 2012 to study at Gray Street Workshop in Adelaide Australia. She will research the use of animals in Australian Indigenous art, endangered Australian wildlife, and study woodcarving with internationally renowned metalsmith Catherine Truman, co-founder and partner at Gray Street.
