Spring Senior Art Exhibitions Open in McCarthy Art Gallery

The Art & Design Senior Exhibitions of 2024 open next week in McCarthy Art Gallery and will feature 13 solo student exhibitions from January 23 through May 10. 

The exhibitions have a range of art mediums, including painting, film, photography, and woodworking projects. All the exhibitions are open to the public.  

Izzy Kolb’s “What If I Live Life In All the Wrong Ways?”

The first exhibition will be “What if I Live in All the Wrong Ways?” by Izzy Kolb which will be on exhibit from Jan. 23 to 27 with a gallery reception in McCarthy Art Gallery on Thursday, Jan. 25 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

“Living in a society of oversaturation and overstimulation, the world can feel a bit loud,” Kolb said in the artist statement. “Through this work, I question the fundamental experience of endless visual entertainment, influence, and all-encompassing distraction.” 

Gryphon Rossi’s “Double Edged Hope”

“Double Edged Hope,” by Gryphon Rossi is a “short film about queer adolescence,” Rossi said in an artist statement. Rossi’s show will be on exhibit from Jan. 30 – Feb. 3, with a gallery reception on Thursday, Feb. 1 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.  

Meagan Gallo’s “Grown & Gathered,” is a collection of contemporary botanical art. In an artist statement Gallo said, “This work combines my love for plants and my love for drawing.” The exhibition will be on display from Feb. 5 to Feb. 10 with a gallery reception on Friday, Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. 

Meagan Gallo’s “Grown & Gathered”

“(Un)familiar,” by Nico Allard-Krause is an exhibition about what it means to be human and where humanness begins.  

“Growing up, I was always drawn in by horror movies, or scary stories, and was always told to explore ‘happier’ topics. Instead, I found beauty in the uncomfortable and chose to shine a spotlight on misunderstood and vilified content,” Allard-Krause said in the artist statement.  

Nico Allard-Krause’s “(UN)FAMILIAR”

Allard-Krause’s exhibit will be on exhibit from Feb. 19 to Feb. 23, with a gallery reception on Friday, Feb. 23 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. 

“The End is Only the Beginning,” by Charli Cancroft will be on display from March 5 to March 9, with a gallery reception on Thursday, March 7 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. 

Charli Cancroft’s “The End is Only the Beginning”

In “Insomneon,” Michael Lynch experimented with color, spray paint, and graffiti.  

“In these ‘experiments’ I have tried to create what appear to be neon signs made from graffiti. The idea behind these pieces is that by layering different colors on top of each other, the graffiti will ‘glow,’ appearing as a neon sign,” Lynch said in the artist statement.  

Michael Lynch’s “Insomneon”

“Insomneon” is on exhibit from March 19 to March 23 with a gallery reception on Thursday, March 21 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. 

 “Moments,” by Mary Kohn, is a collection of photographs and will be on display from March 26 to March 30, with a gallery reception on Wednesday, March 27 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Mary Kohn’s “Moments”

“My exhibition is based off a photo of my grandparents where you could sense their tender love. I want to capture the essence of love in actions, body language, and spirit through candid images,” Kohn said in the artist statement. 

“Volatile Venus,” by Celia Durgin will be on display from April 2 to April 6 with a gallery reception on Tuesday, April 2 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. 

Celia Durgin’s “Volatile Venus”

“Fool’s Arcana,” by Rocky Gagne is “The major arcana reimagined in a series of mixed media auto-biographical images and self-portraits,” Gagne said in the artist statement. The exhibit will be on exhibit from April 9 to April 14 and the gallery reception will be on Friday, April 12 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Rocky Gagne’s “Fool’s Arcana”

Arthur Graham Resch’s “Everyday I Live and I Live Every Day,” will be on display from April 16 to April 20 with a gallery reception on Thursday, April 18 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Arthur Graham Resch’s “Everyday I Live and I Live Every Day”

“Stories for…” by Drew Williams is about the power for stories. The exhibit will run from April 23 to April 27 with a gallery reception on Thursday, April 25 from 5 p.m. to 6 pm. 

“Stories let us see ourselves, stories get us to observe others, and stories allow us to become immersed in each other’s worlds while dismantling barriers,” Williams said in the artist statement. “My work utilizes childlike imagination and storytelling to create a visual autobiography about receiving psychiatric care as a young adult.”

Drew Williams’ “Stories For…”

“Big Woodshop Energy,” by Chase Schomp are, “custom, hand-made, wood surf boards, skis, snow boards and art objects. All made with big woodshop energy.”  

This exhibit will run from April 30 to May 4 with a gallery reception on Thursday, May 2 at 7 p.m.

Chase Schomp’s “Big Woodshop Energy”

The final exhibition will be “New Forms Collection,” by Magnolia Sinisi. “My line of screen-printed designs on reused clothing is fashion that lives in the world of ‘reuse, reduce, recycle’ in a playful and intentional way. I make things meant to be worn and used, rather than preserved in a gallery,” said Sinisi in an artist statement. The exhibition will be on display from May 7 to May 10 with a gallery reception on Friday, May 10 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Magnolia Sinisi’s “New Forms Collection”

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