Lewis Art Gallery Exhibit Archives

Senior Show - Second Installment
Lura Glatzer, Ksenyia Savelyeva, Masaki Fang
Show Opens: Monday, April 23, 2012
Show Closes: Saturday, May 12, 2012
Gallery Talk: Friday, April 27, 2012 - 2:00pm

Fall 2011

Sandra Murchison
Professor and Chair of the Art Department, Millsaps College
"Down in the Delta"

Sandra Murchison's paintings illuminate the Delta by capturing information from historical markers found on the Mississippi Blues Trail. Her works combine layers of landscape, cartography, refuse and legend.

Molly Morin
Assistant Professor of Art, Millsaps College
"UNalysis"

Molly Morin's UNalysis presents Poems, people, and conversations reduced to data sets and presented as nonsense graphs and models.

Faculty Show (Sandra Murchison and Molly Morin)
Showing: August 22, 2011 - September 21, 2011
Gallery Talk: September 9, 2011 - 2:00 p.m.



Lori Spencer
Head of Printmaking, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
"Vignettes and Silhouettes"

 

In Vignettes and Silhouettes, Lori Spencer uses the motifs of vignettes and silhouettes as a means to visually explore some of the artist's personal notions on perception and communication. The vignette offers a piece of the whole. The silhouette portrays the whole minus the details. Applied to the idea of perception and communication these motifs suggest both clarity and vagueness: a connection or acknowledgment as well as a distraction or disregard.

In the drawings, prints and photo-based work that comprise the show the use of the typographic brace symbol is predominant, functioning both as silhouette and vignette. The brace has the ability to group and contain meaning as well as function as a graphic silhouetted mark. Also prevalent in the work is the classic vignette in the form of an oval. This vignette functions as a peephole, allowing glimpses into a larger narrative.

Showing: September 26, 2011 - October 28, 2011
Friday Forum: October 21, 2011 - 12:30 p.m.



Ross Jahnke
Professor of Printmaking, Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA
"Fast Food"

Ross Jahnke's show Fast Food includes paintings and prints of familiar foods that are so prevalent in our lives. Attention to color, mark and light bring attention to both the enticing and repulsive nature of the subject. The intent is not to politicize the fast food industry as in "Super Size Me", or to entice further consumption, but to embody the love hate relationship we have with burgers and fries, and occasionally the toy that comes with the meal.

Showing: November 4, 2011 - December 2, 2011
Gallery Talk: November 4, 2011 - 2:00 p.m.
Print Demo: November 3, 2011

Spring 2011


Mark Herndon
"It Is What It Is"

 

Showing: January 10 - February 6, 2011
Gallery Talk: February 5, 2011 - approx 3:30 p.m.
Gallery talk as a part of honors conference (Honors Director: Holly Sypniewski)



Cedar Norbye and Trevor Simpson
Professors of Art, University of Memphis
"Sifr"

Memphis artists, Nordbye and Simpson use screen printing and drawing to point to political and ethical undercurrents in today's world. In addition to showing their individual work the two collaborated on prints and a wall-drawing.

Showing: February 11 - March 11, 2011
Gallery Talk: February 18, 2011 (Fine Arts Audition Day) - 2:00 p.m.



Student Show:
Juried by Richard Stowe of the North Midtown Arts Center

Showing: March 21 - April 8, 2011
Awards Reception: April 1, 2011 - 2:00 p.m.



Senior Show
daniel johnson and Christina Brumfield

Showing: April 15 - May 7, 2011
Gallery Talk: April 15, 2011 - 2:00 p.m.

Fall 2010

Nicole Hand and Jim Bryant
Professors of Art, Murray State University
"Works on Paper"

Both artists present recent prints and handmade books in the collaborative exhibition.

Showing: August 24 - September 20, 2010
Friday Forum: September 3, 2010 - 12:30pm



Sandra Murchison
Professor and Chair of the Art Department, Millsaps College
"Discovering the Delta Blues"

Murchison's exhibition includes an investigation into how the Mississippi Blues Trail constructs a specific past and identity rooted in music.

Colleen Keough
Visiting Assistant Professor, Millsaps College
"Sirens and Sonnets: New Works from Old Parts"

Keough's exhibition includes a number of new (and not so new) digital prints, video and paintings.

Faculty Show 2010 (Sandra Murchison and Colleen Keough
Showing: October 1 - October 29, 2010
Gallery Talk: October 8, 2010 - 2:00 p.m.



AN INSTRUCTIONAL: A Touring Visual Arts Exhibition
Presented by MART

See a video about the exhibition at my601.com!

Co-Curators and artists Ciara Scanlan and Matthew Nevin present "An Instructional." The exhibition challenges the traditional roles of curator, artist and artwork and will include an incredible collection of North American and European artists' work. Scanlan and Nevin,  will also work with Art Department faculty and students in creating a performance-based piece unique to this show.

Showing: November 5 - November 29, 2010
Gallery Talk: November 12, 2011 - 2:00
Performance, Galloway Residence Hall: November 19, 2011 - 7:00 p.m.

Spring 2010


Sandra Murchison
Professor and Chair of the Art Department, Millsaps College



Brent Fogt
Assistant Professor of Art, Millsaps College

Faculty Show 2010 (Sandra Murchison and Brent Fogt)
Showing: January 11 - February 1, 2010
Gallery Talk: January 22, 2010 - 2:00 p.m.

2009


Melissa Stern
New York Artist
"Loose Lips"

Showing: Monday, January 12 - Friday, February 13, 2010
Thirteen short stories, told in small, mixed medium drawings. For each story there is a choice of three endings. Viewers are asked to vote on the ending that they prefer. The resulting "winners" will be made into a master book and donated by the artist to Millsaps.
Friday, January 23
12:30 pm
Room AC215
"Friday Forum" talk, with reception following in the gallery

Exhibition Dates: Monday, January 12 - Friday, February 13
Sandra Murchison: "Odds and Ends"
Recent mixed media works by Associate Professor & Chair of Millsaps College Art Department, Sandra Murchison.
Friday, January 16
2:00 pm
Gallery talk with reception

Exhibition dates: Friday, February 20 - Thursday, March 19
Millsaps Hosts the 2009 Annual Mississippi Collegiate Art Competition
A statewide competition for college students with over 600 entries narrowed down to 100 entries. Find out more about the competition. Juror: Professor of Painting and Drawing at Louisiana State University, Michael Crespo.
Saturday, February 21
2:00 - 4:00 pm
Awards reception

Friday, March 27 - Tuesday, April 14
Millsaps College Annual Juried Student Exhibition
Submissions due Monday, March 23. Juror: Professor of Printmaking at Mississippi College, Steven Cook.
Friday, April 3
5:00 pm
Awards announcement and reception
Light refreshments, music and awards sponsored by the Art Club

Monday, April 20 - Monday, May 11
Senior Art Exhibitions for Clay Hardwick and Toni Manley
Monday, April 20 at 4:30 pm
Senior gallery talks

2008

Alison Byrnes painting exhibition: "Mors Voluntaria and Other Misfortunes"
Monday, August 25 - Tuesday, September 30
Friday Forum/Gallery Talk with reception on Friday, September 12 at 12:30 pm
 
Installation Space by Brent Fogt: Sculptural Installation
Monday, August 25 - Tuesday, September 30
 
Tad Lauritzen Wright Exhibition: "Philosophy of Beauty"
Monday, October 6 - Wednesday, November 12
Gallery Talk on October 15 at 12:00 pm

FLIPPING THE BIRD a Mid-America Print Council sponsored portfolio
and
PRINT BY NUMBER: a Southern Graphics sponsored portfolio
FLIPPING THE BIRD curated by: Margaret Craig, Instructor at Southwest School of Art & Crafts, and PRINT BY NUMBER curated by: Shaurya Kumar, Assistant Professor at Bowling Green State University. These two traveling exhibitions of printmaking exchange portfolios will be shown together.
Monday, November 17 - Friday, December 12
Gallery discussion about prints and printmaking by Sandra Murchison on November 18 at 5:00 pm

Senior Show in the Installation Space
Kimberly Moore
Monday, December 1 - Friday, December 12
Gallery talk: Dec. 1 at 12:00 pm

Faculty Exhibition
Brent Fogt's & Sandra Murchison's recent works
Monday, Jan. 14th - Wednesday, Jan. 30th, 2008
Gallery Talks and reception on Friday, Jan. 18th at 2 pm

Solo Exhibition
Digital prints by William Contino, Assistant Professor at Alfred University
Friday, Feb. 1st - Tuesday, Feb. 26th, 2008
Friday Forum / Gallery Talk and reception on Friday, Feb. 1st at 12:30 pm                      

Annual Juried Student Exhibition
Monday, March 3rd - Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
Awards announcement and reception - Friday, March 4th at 2 pm

First Senior Studio Art Exhibition
Friday, April 7th - Thursday, April 17th, 2008
Senior Gallery Talks by Kathleen Carmon, Kalea Hardwick & Jonathan Webb - Monday, April 7th at 4:30 pm        

2007

Second Senior Studio Art Exhibition
Monday, April 21st - Sunday, May 11th, 2008
Senior Gallery Talks by Michelle Allen, Alyce Howe, Mathew Puckett & Petra Vackova - Monday, April 21st at 4:30 pm

Solo Exhibition
Greely Myatt: Professor of Art at The University of Memphis
"Seentences: visual sentences and issues of seeing"
Friday Forum & Gallery Talk: Friday, November 30th, 2007 at 12:30 pm
Exhibition: Monday, October 29th - Friday, November 30th, 2007

Solo Exhibition
Elizabeth Mead: Assistant Professor of Art at William & Mary College
"Situational Site: Sculpture and Drawings"
Exhibition: Friday, August 24th - Wednesday, September 19th, 2007

Senior Art Exhibition 2007
Candace Jones
"Related in Faith" and "Hidden Treasures" Traveling Print Portfolio
Gallery Talk: Thursday, March 29, 3 pm
Show: March 26 - May 14, 2007

Portfolio Exchange and Traveling Exhibition
20 Participating Artists: Janet Ballweg, Laura Berman, Lisa Bigalke, Margaret Craig, April Flanders, Ron Fundingland, Karla Hackenmiller, Anita Jung, Karen Kung, Hilary Lorenz, Beauvais Lyons, Sandra Murchison, Fred Mutebi, Robino Ntila, Johanna Paas, Mary Jane Parker, Benjamin D. Rinehart, Jennifer Schmidt, Paula Smithson, Tanja Softic
The Center for Book Arts in NYC: January 19 - March 31, 2007; Reception February 16, 8 pm
The Lewis Art Gallery at Millsaps College: February 5 - March 8, 2007
The Southern Graphics Council Conference at the Kansas City Art Institute: March 21 - 24, 2007
Southwest School of Art & Craft: March 31 - May 30, 2007

2006

Leandra Urrutia - "Reciprocal"
Gallery Talks: Monday, November 6, 12:00 pm
Show: November 6 - December 15, 2006

Traci Molloy & Kristin Powers Nolin - "Peripheral"
Show: September 25 - November 3, 2006

Anne Pearce - "Wound Up - Unwound"
Gallery Talks: Friday, September 22, 12:30 pm
Show: August 28 - September 22, 2006

Senior Art Exhibition 2006
Daniel Fitz, Emily Hildebrand, and Bridget O'Brien
Gallery Talks: Monday, April 3
Show: April 3 - May 14, 2006

School Days: Cafeteria Plan
"Third Period"
This print portfolio represents the work of 24 artists and educators. Each participant was asked to depict one of his or her most vivid experiences as either a student or teacher.
Front: Selected portfolio images
Curated and designed by Benjamin D. Rinehart
Show: February 6 - March 2, 2006

Millsaps College Faculty Exhibition 2006 - Dale Inglett, Michelle Acuff
Gallery Talks: Wednesday, January 4, 7:30 pm
Show: January 16 - February 2, 2006

Millsaps College Faculty Exhibition 2006 - Michelle Acuff: sculptor, installation & video artist
Sandra Murchison: printmaker, painter & fiber artist
Gallery Talks & Reception: Wednesday, January 18
Show: January 17 - February 2, 2006

2005

Bagels & Grits: Exploring Jewish Life in the Deep South

These photographs by Bill Aron are a part of the permanent collection of the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience.
This exhibit is sponsored by the Millsaps Faith & Work Initiative, in conjunction with the Jewish Film Festival: Nov. 5-8, Millsaps College.
Dr. Stuart Rockoff, Historian at the Institute of Southern Jewish Life, will be giving a guided tour of the exhibition on Friday, November 11th, at 12:30 pm in the Lewis Art Gallery.
For more information about the exhibit, the guided tour, or the film festival, call 601-974-1314.
Photograph: Shabbat Cotton
Show: Monday, November 7 - Thursday, December 8, 2005

Andrea Prince - "On and Off the Wall": Paintings on Paper
Gallery Talk: Friday, September 23
Show: September 23 - November 4, 2005

John Siblick - "Cosmos Circus:" Mixed media on paper, including print works
Assistant Professor at Upper Iowa University
Show: August 22 - September 22, 2005

Millsaps College 2005 Senior Art Exhibitions
There are two separate shows this year, with three seniors in each show. Seniors will be explaining their thesis body of work during their gallery talks.
Showing in the first senior exhibition: Holly Jacks, Samantha King & Walter Young.

Gallery Talks: Friday, April 22nd. at 2 pm.
There will also be a video screening of Walter's work in AC215.
Showing in the second exhibition: Edward McLaurin, Deborah Noel & Nicole Walter.

Gallery Talks: Friday, April 29th. at 2 pm.
The work is on display through Sunday, May 8th.

Millsaps College 2005 Student Juried Art Exhibition
Local artist Anthony DiFatta was the judge and awarded Candace Jones first prize for an India ink drawing. Local band Alexander's Dark Heart played at the reception on Saturday, April 8th.

Cynthia Thompson - "Murmur"
My work contains strong religious undertones and has often been described as "Catholic" in nature. The surfaces and materials I use in my work refer to skin or flesh, their ability to allure and seduce the viewer is of great importance. Using the body as the site of intense investigation, I explore the physical manifestations of denial, shame and oppression; issues surrounding the female body and the social expectations implanted in girlhood. In particular, I share my own experiences of having grown up female in the religious South.
Show: Monday, February 14 - Wednesday, March 16, 2005
Opening Reception and Gallery Talk: Friday, March 11 at 2 pm

Kelly Mueller and Sandra Murchison
Visiting Assistant Professor and Assistant Professor of Studio Art at Millsaps College
This exhibition will include: paintings, digital prints, installation, fiber work, and etchings.
Show: Monday, January 10 - Thursday February 10, 2005
Opening Reception and Gallery Talks: Friday, January 14 at 2 pm

2004

Gretchen Beck
Associate Professor of Art and Art Department Director, Concordia University, Irvine, California
"Inaadamizey: A series of drawings"
A yaasay or a proverb enables the Djarma people in Niger, West Africa to understand the uncertainty of life in the Sahel desert. Throughout this culture, proverbs often compare individuals to the indigenous trees of this arid terrain. Intriguing ways of experiencing life and finding cures for a variety of maladies fill these phrases and short stories.
Show: November 1 to December 2. 2004
Slide talk: Friday, November 19 at 2:00 pm in the Academic Complex room # 215.

Anita Jung
Printmaking Professor at The University of Tennessee in Knoxville.
Received her MFA from The University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her work has been shown internationally: Argentina, Iceland, Puerto Rico, China, Poland and the United States.
Show: Monday, September 27th - Thursday, October 28th. 2004
Slide talk: Thursday, September 23rd. at 7:30 pm in the Academic Complex room # 335.

Jennifer Bock-Nelson
Emerging Chicago artist. Received her MFA from Northern Illinois Univeristy.
Show: Monday, January 12th - Thursday, February 12th. 2004
Gallery talk: Friday, January 16th. at 2 pm

2004 Senior Show
Leslie Aldridge EMAIL
Show: Friday, April 23rd. - Sunday, May 9th. 2004
Gallery Talk: Friday, April 23rd. at 2 pm

Millsaps 2004 Annual Student Juried Show
Show: Monday, March 29th - Thursday, April 15th. 2004

Jenny Allred
Millsaps College Alumni
University of Alabama (at Tuscaloosa) photography MFA student.
Show: Monday, February 16th - Thursday, March 25th. 2004
Gallery talk: Friday, February 20th. at 2 pm

Millsaps Faculty Show
Collin Asmus, Kay Holloway & Sandra Smithson
Show: Monday, January 12th - Thursday, February 12th. 2004
Gallery talks: Friday, January 16th. at 2 pm

2003

Lisa Bigalke
November 4 - December 11, 2003
This show consisted of books, prints, and quilts created by Ms. Bigalke.

Matteo Neivert
September 29 - October 30, 2003
Mr. Neivert's show consisted of recent paintings which search for the lost identity of humankind. The piece shown is entitled "All That Glitters Is Not Gold."

Weber State University Art Alumni
August 21 - September 25, 2003
This mixed media exhibit was supported by a grant from the Millsaps Faith & Work Initiative. A gallery talk was presented by Millsaps College alumnus Betsy Bradley, Executive Director of the Mississippi Museum of Art.

Senior Art Exhibition
April 24 - May 10 2003
Gallery talks were given by:
Martha Carlson
Rebecca Nelson
Cynthia Oswalt
Crystal Helo
Christine Koenig
Ce Ce Turner

Teresa Lassaletta Kaufman
January 13 - February 6, 2003
Ms. Kaufman created the work from this show while in residence at the Vermont Studio Center. This showing consisted of monotypes and charcoal drawings.

2002

Manda Cashman
December 3 - December 13, 2002
This show was an exhibition of Ms. Cashman's senior work.

Robert Bean  
August 26 - September 26, 2002
The painting to the right is titled "Dream of Spain" and was one of many pieces in this show. Mr. Bean is an Assistant Professor at Alabama A&M University.

Meg Meredith
April 15 - May 11, 2002
This show was an exhibition of Ms. Meredith's senior work.

John Bragg
April 15 - May 11, 2002
This show was an exhibition of Mr. Bragg's senior work.

Claire Freeney
April 15 - May 11, 2002
This show was an exhibition of Ms. Freeney's senior work.

Jonathan Laib
March 18 - April 4, 2002
Jonathan Laib works as an art handler for Christie's Auction House in New York and exhibits his work nationally.

Thomas Morrissey
January 14 - February 7, 2002
Professor Morrissey's photographic documentary of the National Vietnam Veterans War Memorial in Washington, DC. Thes images were collected between 1983 and 1999.