STUDENT ARTISTS SHOWCASED DURING MASTERS
THESIS EXHIBITION AT UH
Soon, at art schools around the country, graduates will celebrate
their achievements with exhibitions at out-the-way “emerging
artist” spaces that few people have heard of, and even fewer
will visit.
Graduates of the University of Houston’s School of Art are
more fortunate – and so are Houston audiences. Student artists
completing their Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degrees in art at UH
are about to showcase their work in a museum that has presented
art by artists such as Willem de Kooning, Chuck Close and Donald
Lipski.
The 2007 School of Art Masters Thesis Exhibition will feature graduate
art students’ sculptures, paintings, photography, and work
in digital media. It is open to the public April 14 – 28 at
Blaffer Gallery, the Art Museum of the University of Houston. A
free public reception will celebrate the exhibition’s opening
at 7 p.m. Friday, April 13.
UH, the only university in the region to offer an MFA degree, also
is one of the few institutions where art students’ works are
not only shown in a professional museum, but reproduced in a catalogue
published by Blaffer Gallery.
“UH graduate students win because they get exposure in a
beautiful, prestigious museum,” said John Reed, director of
the School of Art. “Houston audiences win because they get
a chance to see fresh, provocative work by the next generation of
artists.”
Participating artists include MFA students Laura Bennett, Julie
de Vries, Shannon Duncan, Mayuko Gray, Jan Arthur Harrell, LOLI,
Brian Moss, Brian Piana, Joe Winston and Jeff Yerger.
Throughout the exhibition’s run, UH students will lead Brown
Bag Gallery Tours. These informal, daytime events provide an opportunity
for the public to explore themes and ideas as presented through
museum exhibitions. Brown Bag Gallery Tours for this exhibition
are at noon April 18, 19, 25 and 26. For more details on the tours
or the exhibition, visit http://www.hfac.uh.edu/blaffer/.
WHAT: |
2007 School of Art Masters Thesis Exhibition |
WHEN: |
April 14 – April 28
10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Tuesday – Saturday
Opening reception 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Friday, April 13 |
WHERE: |
Blaffer Gallery, the Art Museum of the University of Houston
120 Fine Arts Building
University of Houston - Entrance 16
Houston, TX 77204 |
WHO: |
The University of Houston’s School of Art and Blaffer
Gallery |
For more information about UH visit
the universitys Newsroom at www.uh.edu/admin/media/newsroom.
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