Bachelor of Fine Arts Senior Candidates Exhibits at Middle Tennessee State University

 The BFA (Bachelor of Fine Arts) shows feature the Department of Art’s candidates for graduation this semester or in the near future.

The shows are divided into groups representing students in Studio Arts; such as book arts, clay, drawing, letter press, printmaking, and sculpture and shows featuring the area of Graphic Design. The studio majors have one or two shows each semester while the graphic design students are placed together as typical of their profession. This semester the Studio Arts students will be represented in two exhibits. This academic year’s BFA Exhibits in Graphic Design will be comprised of two shows in the spring of 2012 because of the large number of candidates in the program.

The second show is entitled: Four.50.Four

                                                               November 21 – December 9, 2011 – Studio BFA 2

                                                               · Exhibit dates: November 21 – December 9, 2011

                                                               · Reception – Monday, November 21 / 6 p.m.–8 p.m.

Participating Artists:                               Pete Hill, Kallie Jackson, Emily Luke, Cori Snider                             

Bio/Artist Statement

Pete Hill: Ceramics major

Kallie Jackson: Painting major

       I believe that as artists, we are made to create beautiful visual pieces for people to enjoy. Just like music or any other media, not everyone likes the same things. It is with this knowledge that I set out to expand my understandings and techniques through my artwork.

        I decided to explore the concept of expressing my pain and emotions through my paintings. I suffer a lot on a daily basis from my seven different severe illnesses and I wanted to find a way to incorporate this into my artwork.  I experimented with different ways on how to express my pain and suffering, but still allowed room for the creative and colorful side of my artistic personality.

        I plan to continue and expand my portfolio in this same abstracted painting style for my portfolio for graduate school. I hope to create more pieces that will express my topic of dealing with disabilities on daily basics without have to use the actual words to express the pain. I hope to create this expressed message through my painting and use of colors alone.

Emily Luke: Print-making major (see attachment)

"No matter how different we try to be from one another, we can't change the fact the we are all made of the same elements."