顶级国产视频

August 28 鈥� September 25, 2014

Gallery Talk and Reception: Thursday, September 4, 5:00pm鈥�7:00pm, Northcutt Steele Gallery
(Free and Open to the Public)

MSU Billings Department of Art鈥檚 Annual Faculty Exhibition opens on August 28 and remains on view through September 25 at the Northcutt Steele Gallery. This group exhibition presents the diverse talents of faculty working across a broad range of media and features a series of mixed-media works entitled Gathered Coherence by recently hired painting and drawing faculty, Jodi Lightner. Artists participating in the exhibition include: Mark Earnhart, Shanna Fliegel, Jill Foote-Hutton, Neil Jussila, David Knobel, Sarah Knobel, Connie Landis, Randi O鈥橞rien, Marcia Selsor, and Markus Urbanik.

Lightner鈥檚 鈥淕athered Coherence鈥� explores the emotional valences of familiar forms, such as ropes and chairs, which often mirror human interactions and the ways we gather, connect, and swirl around each. Consisting of a series of scrolled paintings on Mylar (a translucent film with a matte finish), a sound installation, paintings, and assemblage, Lightner鈥檚 skillful arrangement of forms鈥攁ural, visual, and spatial鈥攁ddresses how we collect and organize ourselves, and disperse once again. The resulting constellation of works is meditative and haunting, offering viewers a space to contemplate the endurance and fragility of the internal and external bonds that have held, and continue to hold, us together.

Assistant Professor Jodi Lightner joined the faculty at 顶级国产视频 in 2012 after she was awarded the emerging artist in residency at Penn State Altoona where she also taught. She received her MFA from Wichita State University in 2010 and has exhibited at national and international venues including Angle Gallery in Seattle; Cara and Cabezas Contemporary in Kansas City; Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art in Atlanta; Montecastello di Vibio in Italy; and Xuchang University in China. Her work is represented by Kim Weinberger Fine Art in Kansas City and is held by corporate collections, including Emprise Bank.

A gallery talk by Lightner followed by a catered reception for all participating artists will be held on Thursday, September 4 beginning at 5pm. The reception 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 visit .