Joan Derryberry Art Gallery Exhibits
SPRING 2012 EXHIBITS
Joan Derryberry Art Gallery - 1st Floor Roaden University Center
Jan. 17 - Feb. 9, 2012 MORGAN CRAIG, paintings
Feb. 9, 4:30 pm Gallery talk/reception
Morgan Craig has a BFA in Painting with Teacher Certification from Tyler School of Art, Temple University. He has an MFA in Painting from University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Craig's work is inspired by research into the bowels of a chemical factory in Slovakia, a sugar factory in Finland, and the city of Pripyat in the Chernobyl Zone of Exclusion. These buildings once represented the towns and neighborhoods where they exist in grand fashion. Now neglected, repurposed, and vandalized, these structures, according to Craig, offer a "scintillating of subject matter: how beautiful the bitter pill. My work is not merely a method of documentation, but a visual forum where one may question what it is about these edifices that instills such emotion in people." These paintings are beautiful on face value, but are also very thought provoking on the changes in the cities since the industrial age until now. http://www.morgancraig.org
Feb. 13 - March 1, 2012 MIKE WSOL, Sculptures
Mar. 1, 4:30 pm Gallery talk/reception
Mike Wsol has a BA in 3D Studio and a MA in 3D Studio both from Eastern Illinois Univeristy. He has a MA in Sculpture from University of Georgia and a Master of Architecture from University of VIrginia School of Architecture. Along with being an exhibiting artist, Wsol is currently an Assistant Professor at Georgia State University in Atlanta. Architectural design, landscape architecture, and urban planning inspire Wsol's work. The artist says, "If one's identity is shaped by the environment, it is also every individual's responsibility to consider that envrionment, and if possible, to change or affect it in a positive manner." Using traditional methods of sculpting, such as wood and metal, Wsol also uses computer aided drafting software and output devices to explore his ideas. This exhibit will consist of large and small sculptures.
Mar. 12 - April 5, 2012 TRUJIILO RIO GRANDE TAPESTRIES
April 4 Workshop on tapestries at the Appalachian Center for Crafts
April 5, 11:00 a.m. Gallery talk/reception JDAG
Irvin Trujiilo is a 7th generation Rio Grande Weaver in New Mexico. His wife, Lisa, who has a degree in marketing, started weaving after she married Irvin, weaving with a Rio Grande style with a non-Hispanic influence. Both are committed to their craft and have developed a mastery of weaving techniques. http://chimayoweavers.com http://groupnineonthehighroad.com
April 9 - 26, 2012 TONIA MATTHEWS, Printmaking
April 26, 4:30 p.m. Gallery talk/reception
Tonia Matthews received a BFA from Indiana University, Bloomington, IN and an MFA from Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA . Matthews is currently an Assistant Professor at Towson University, Towson, MD in addition to exhibiting her artwork regionally, nationally, and internationally. Her current work displays everyday objects in a new light. Matthews describes her work as, "a handbag, shoe, or roller coaster is seen with new eyes through energetic marks and color relationships that lead the viewer back and forth between figure and ground. In this series of prints, I demonstrate a rich combination of printmaking techniques such as etching, collagraph, relief, solar plates, and mezzotint."
