PULLMAN, Wash. The Washington State University Museum of Art will display the biennial Fine Arts Faculty Exhibition Aug. 17 Sept. 22. The exhibition reception will be held in the museum at 6 p.m. Aug. 27.
This exhibit is an opportunity to celebrate the creativity of both emeriti and current Fine Arts department faculty members. The exhibit includes a wide variety of works from the artists who provide inspiration to WSU students daily, allowing them to observe their mentors put skill and theory into practice.
Keith Wells, curator of the Museum of Art/WSU, said this years Fine Arts Faculty Exhibition will feature a diverse blend of works utilizing many different media.
“We’ve pushed the exhibit to the beginning of the semester so incoming students are immediately exposed to the manifold talents of the faculty. The addition of several new members since the last faculty exhibit in 2005 has really changed the dynamic of the show this year’s exhibit should be a particularly special one.”
Each faculty member is a practicing artist, along with the “day job” of encouraging young artists to find their own unique style. Nickolus Meisel, assistant sculpture professor with the Fine Arts department, believes the exhibit provides faculty with a method of demonstrating to students what it means to exist as an artist beyond the classroom. “This is there opportunity to get a look at what their mentors are doing and how we balance teaching with creating our own art.”
This year, the Museum of Art anticipates the work of Mark Anderson, Stephen Chalmers, Ann Christenson, Maria DePrano, Samantha DiRosa, Sandra Deutchman, Tim Doebler, Michelle Forsyth, Douglas Gast, Kevin Haas, Robert Helm, Tamara Helm, Harrison Higgs, Rick Hines, Fran Ho, Jo Hockenhull, Chris Ireland, Carol Ivory, Marianne Kinkel, Pamela Lee, Zach Mazur, Nickolus Meisel, Io Palmer, Kathy Parkins, Gene Rosa, Reza Safavi, Casey Shiprek, Patrick Siler, Anne Smith and Chris Watts.
Funding for this exhibit and programs has been provided by the Fine Arts Department at WSU, Washington Art Consortium, Washington State Arts Commission and the Friends of the Museum of Art.
The Museum of Art is located on Wilson Road across from Martin Stadium in the Fine Arts Center on the WSU campus. Gallery hours are Monday Saturday, 10 a.m. 4 p.m., Thursday until 7 p.m., closed Sunday. For more information contact the museum at (509) 335-1910. www.wsu.edu/artmuse
Chris Watts, Interlocking Horizontals, 2007
