visual communication design

Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition Spring 2019

The Art & Art History Department of The University of Texas at Arlington is pleased to present the Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition in The Gallery at UTA. The Master of Fine Arts is a professional graduate degree in the practice of art unique in that it is the artist’s terminal academic degree. The MFA in the Art & Art History Department offers students a broad range of study and exploration within the areas of Intermedia, Film and Video, Glass, and Visual Communication Design. As a requirement for completion of the degree, candidates are required to present a culminating exhibition demonstrating excellence in their chosen field. The Spring 2019 exhibition features eleven artists Shelly Brandon, Holly D. Gray, Sandy Harris, Rachel Herod, Hedieh Moradi, Sumbal Mushtaq, Sara Rastegarpouyani, Marcela Reyes, Charlyn Reynolds, Prajesh Shrestha, Katerina Verguelis– showcasing their work in film/video, visual communication design and studio intermedia art.

Southern Graphics Council International Juried Members Exhibition and Visual Elegy

The Gallery at UTA is pleased to present the SGCI Juried Members Exhibition and Visual Elegy in conjunction with the Southern Graphics Council International conference taking place at locations throughout the DFW Metroplex in early March. SGCI is a non-profit educational organization that represents artists of original prints, drawings, books and handmade paper. With over 1,500 professional and student members, the group focuses on promoting an understanding of the role of printmaking in art and society. The juried exhibition, as part of the annual conference, offers SGCI’s members an opportunity to share their artistic ideas and innovations with each other and gallery visitors.

Re: Introductions Changhee Chun / Ben Dolezal / Bryan Florentin / Justin Ginsberg / Pauline Hudel Smith / Josh Wilson

The Gallery at UTA is pleased to present Re: Introductions featuring art work by six recent additions/promotions to the full time faculty of the Art & Art History Department. Over its thirty-two-year history, The Gallery at UTA has periodically scheduled this type of small group exhibition to introduce the university’s newest art and design professors so that students and the general public have the opportunity to learn about the creative talents in their midst. This year, only one of the artists, Changhee Chun, is completely new to the university, and he is joining the department as the Morgan Woodward Distinguished Professor in Film. Five of the artists have been teaching here for some time, but have recently been promoted or hired for new positions: Ben Dolezal in visual communication design; Bryan Florentin in photography; Justin Ginsberg in glass; Pauline Hudel Smith in visual communication design; Josh Wilson in visual communication design. We celebrate the accomplishments of all six artist/educators showcased this year as they bring their diverse technical skills, creative energy and conceptual rigor to the local visual art and design community.

The 11th Annual Summer MFA Exhibition

The Eleventh Annual Summer MFA Exhibition presents the artwork of a diverse group of 16 candidates from the UT Arlington Department of Art & Art History Graduate Degree Program. The students, at varying stages of the program – from first year, to those who have recently completed the program and have already earned their MFA degree – display a broad range of contemporary art-making practices.

The Telling and the Told: David McGee – Works on Paper

Arlington The Gallery at UTA is pleased to present an exhibition showcasing works on paper by Houston-based artist David McGee, organized by the Houston Museum of African American Culture. The Telling and the Told, which premiered in Houston before travelling to the University of Texas at Arlington, includes over thirty watercolors illustrating an eclectic array of themes. McGee’s wide-ranging literary and pop-cultural interests are evident, and are mirrored and, frequently, amalgamated in his evocative mash-up artworks. Benito Huerta, curator of the exhibition, selected images from several series created over the past twenty years to showcase McGee’s complex visual narratives that encompass everything from art historical references and Hip Hop music, to Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and fairytales, to Cuban poetry and Greek mythology. As Huerta commented, David’s many interests are as varied as his art. He reads the classics as well as contemporary books, but what he really likes to do is mix it up both in his literary tastes and his art.

The Gallery At UTA Presents: Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition

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The Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition is a showcase for recent work created by the graduating seniors of the University of Texas Arlington’s Department of Art and Art History. The Fall 2017 exhibition features the work of 36 students demonstrating a wide variety of skills in concentrations including painting, drawing, sculpture, glass, printmaking, film/video, photography/digital imaging and visual communication design.

Faculty Biennial XVI

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ARLINGTON The Gallery at The University of Texas at Arlington is pleased to present its sixteenth Faculty Biennial, a showcase for recent work created by the Department of Art and Art History faculty. Scheduled every two years, this exhibition presents a sampling of what the art professors accomplish in their creative endeavors outside the classroom. The 2017 exhibition, which runs October 16 through November 18, features 35 faculty members working in a wide variety of media including painting, drawing, sculpture, ceramics, photography, glass, printmaking, film/video, digital imaging and visual communication design. In addition, the department’s art historians have examples of recent publications on display.

The 10th Annual Summer MFA Exhibition

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The Tenth Annual Summer MFA Exhibition presents the artwork of a diverse group of 25 candidates from the UT Arlington Department of Art & Art History Graduate Degree Program. The students, at varying stages of the program – from first year, to those who have recently completed the program and have already earned their MFA degree – display a broad range of contemporary art-making practices.

Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition

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The Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition is a showcase for recent work created by the graduating seniors of the University of Texas Arlington’s Department of Art and Art History. The Spring 2017 exhibition features the work of 46 students demonstrating a wide variety of skills in concentrations including painting, drawing, sculpture, glass, ceramics, film/video, photography/digital imaging and visual communication design.

Adriana Corral and Leigh Merrill

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Arlington The Gallery at UTA is pleased to present two concurrent exhibitions showcasing artists Adriana Corral (San Antonio) and Leigh Merrill (Dallas). Corral’s minimalist site specific installations present troubling issues affecting society: human rights violations, injustice, victimized individuals and lack of reform are themes she often addresses in her work. Growing up in El Paso, Texas heightened her awareness of the nearby atrocities in Juarez that echo human tragedies around the world and inspired her to research and address complex socio-political crises in her art. Merrill’s photographic and video pieces examine the urban landscape through otherworldly vignettes made by digitally combining real world images to create imaginary spaces. She touches upon themes of desire, fiction and beauty in her work as she illuminates the way our environments reference other places and times to reveal a culture of perpetual longing. Together, Corral and Merrill create a thought provoking exhibition that utilizes artistic language to respond to complex conceptual issues.