“Ghostbusters Ghost Cluster” by Tony Rodriguez
The MTSU Department of Art and Design will present an exhibition of selected works by faculty members entitled Biennial 2020: A Faculty Exhibition of Art and Design. Scheduled in the Todd Art Gallery, Todd Hall, Room 224A, the exhibit opens the department’s upcoming fall exhibit calendar and will be in place Aug. 24–Oct. 17, 2020.
Representing the department’s course areas of art education, foundations, graphic design, illustration and studio art, which includes ceramics, painting, print media and sculpture, the Biennial showcases an outstanding fusion of art from Art and Design’s many components. A partial list of participants includes Erin Anfinson, Michael Baggarly, Stefanie Cobb, Douglas Dabbs, Kimberly Dummons, Kelsey Duncan, Nicole Foran, Jarrod Houghton, Noël Lorson, Mark Mcleod, Paige Medlock, Jean Nagy, Kathleen O’Connell, Sisavanh Phouthavong, Tony Rodriguez, Nicholas Satinover, Sheri Selph, Stephanie Simkin and Tanya Tewell.
“Sediment Sentiment” by Nicholas Satinover
The exhibit is multi-purposed in its presentation. It introduces the artwork of newer faculty to art and design students. More broadly, it serves as an update to the ever-evolving artistry of the department’s senior professors so that art students, the campus community and the public have the opportunity to witness an exceptional and expressive statement of contemporary visual art at MTSU.
Organizers intend for this exhibit to engage its viewers, whether they be university students or lifelong learners in what Dr. Paige Medlock, art education, sees as visual art’s cultural significance, creating a space where viewers can pause, reflect and shift the way they see themselves, their context, the artwork and the artist’s context, and potentially allow a new perspective to shed light on thinking and being in the world.
Biennial 2020: A Faculty Exhibition of Art and Design is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., and Saturday, 11 a.m.–4 p.m.
For parking, directions and more information, contact 615-898-5532 or eric.snyder@mtsu.edu.
