Seek, Interact, Connect
Senior Thesis Exhibition on display Neil Britton Gallery through May 14
By Leona Baker | April 19, 2011
Three senior Virginia Wesleyan art students, three very different artistic visions. "Seek, Interact, Connect" or “SIC,” the 2011 VWC Senior Thesis Exhibition will be on display April 20-May 14 in the Neil Britton Gallery and features the work of Schaeffer Gayle, Samantha Bull and Ashlee Edwards.
“This cohort presents distinctly varied perspectives on the creative endeavor,” says John Rudel, Associate Professor of Art and Curator of Exhibitions for the Gallery.
The students chose three action words, “seek,” “interact” and “connect” as a way of describing their process and resulting work.
Schaeffer Gayle’s (“seek”) work features surreal, graffiti-inspired pen and ink drawings, some with bold color elements—trees with eyes, figures devouring one another.
Samantha Bull’s (“interact”) quieter imagery focuses on color and pattern—rhythmic repetition created with splotches in yellow, black and white or other hues.
Finally, Ashlee Edwards’ (“connect”) three-dimensional, mixed media pieces are dominated by geometric shapes and planes of muted color crisscrossed by mazes of string.
For more information, contact John Rudel with the Art Department at 757.455.3257 or e-mail jrudel@vwu.edu. This event is free and open to the public. A reception in the Neil Britton Gallery at the Hofheimer Library on Wednesday, April 20 from 7-8:30 p.m.
Opened in February 2009, the Neil Britton Art Gallery has the mission of exhibiting artworks and artifacts that promote thought provoking discourse and encourage a culture of inquiry at Virginia Wesleyan College. The gallery also provides a first class venue for the annual Senior Thesis Exhibition that showcases the artwork of senior art majors.
Measuring 1,200 square feet with a closed floor plan, the gallery is a welcoming space for classroom instruction and exhibition openings with minimal disruption. The ceiling of the gallery is exposed and the floor is sealed concrete, accentuating the aesthetic neutrality of the space and highlighting the artists' work. A combination of glazed windows and frameless glass doors allow daylight through to and acoustic separation from the Library.