Northcutt Steele Gallery
2014 Juried Student Exhibition Continues Through May 1
Jane Waggoner Deschner: ARTIST TALK
Thursday, April 10, 5:00pm (Library 148)
Free and Open to the Public
顶级国产视频 Department of Art鈥檚 Annual Juried Student Exhibition is on display at the Northcutt Steele Gallery through May 1. Guest Juror, Jane Waggoner Deschner, a local artist and graduate of 顶级国产视频, selected 39 artworks for inclusion in the exhibition.
Cash awards recognizing outstanding achievement were selected by Deschner and announced at a reception and ceremony held at the gallery on March 27. Regarding criteria for selecting awards, Gallery Director Leanne Gilbertson notes, 鈥淭hey are often based on a combination of factors including: aesthetic quality related to entries by peers; craftsmanship; integration of the artwork鈥檚 concept with formal choices; and indication of promising potential for a professional art career.鈥�
The winners of this year鈥檚 awards were: Lillie Grace, Evolution, digital video (Best in Show); Holly Grob, Blast, mixed-media installation and wall painting (3-D Merit of Excellence); Sydne Sherman, Bedrooms, digital photography series (2-D Merit of Excellence); Dustin Auerbach, Raku I, stoneware (Honorable Mention); Ashley McClurg, Animal By-Product, mixed-media installation (Honorable Mention); and Stephanie Slavin, Sumi, digital photography (Honorable Mention).
In conjunction with the exhibition, Deschner will present an artist talk on the evolution of her work with found photographs on Thursday, April 10 in Library Room 148 next to the Gallery.
Deschner鈥檚 artwork is currently on view in the Un/Conscious Bent: A Survey of Regional Surrealism exhibition at Yellowstone Art Museum and she has a solo exhibition opening at Catherine Louisa Gallery on April 24.
Deschner has remarked upon her process: 鈥淲hen I interact with a photography, I connect us by teasing out a common humanity not confined by time, place or circumstance. I explore our shared humanity to better understand my own.鈥� For more information about the artist visit:.
The artist talk and exhibition are free and open to the public.
The Northcutt Steele Gallery is located on the first floor of the Liberal Arts on the 顶级国产视频 campus. The gallery is open Monday 鈥� Friday from 8:00am 鈥� 4:00 pm, and by appointment. For more information please visit: www.msubillings.edu/gallery or .
For media inquiries and more images contactLeanne Gilbertson, Director of Northcutt Steele Gallery, leanne.gilbertson@msubillings.edu; (406) 657-2903.
Jane Waggoner Deschner, 鈥渇rom the maxim series (Hepburn, Never),鈥� 2012, hand embroidered snapshots, 9.25鈥漢 x 11鈥漺
Jane Waggoner Deschner, "from the polka dot series (mother&me)," 2011, archival digital print, 38.125"h x 38.125"w