WSU Fine Arts Presents: 2020 MFA & BFA Thesis Exhibitions
As we continue to practice social distancing, we wanted to make sure our graduating students were able to let their thesis work be seen. These links to virtual galleries were an impressive effort by the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU and Fine Arts staff and students. We are so excited to share this … » More …
Through social practice, video, sound, and performance, Arshia Fatima Haq (born in Hyderabad, India, based in Los Angeles, CA) works with archives and aesthetic production rooted in the Muslim world that have been marginalized both within conservative Islam and in the Western imagination. Through conceptualized feminist modes that stem from the complexities of inhabiting multiple personas – woman, Muslim, immigrant, citizen – Haq weaves together layers of personal narrative, myth, and shared historical memory to evoke an alternative devotional space of catharsis, celebration and resistance … » More …
Fine Arts BFA Gracie Brown earned an Outstanding Senior Award this year from the WSU College of Arts and Sciences. The purpose of the award is “to recognize and honor outstanding undergraduate senior students who have excelled in academic performance and service to the department/school/program, the university and/or community during their academic career at Washington State University.”
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WSU Department of Fine Arts presents a juried exhibition exploring ideas around the theme of aimlessness, or to “aim less,” and its relationship to space, process, and representation. Aimlessness inherently speaks to the objectless, and action without purpose. These artists interpret the qualities of what is to be aimless while considering the subversive nature of aiming less in our contemporary culture. We offer a moment to explore a parallel path while investigating expectation, spontaneity, … » More …
Join us in the Fine Arts building at Washington State University for first ever Palouse Performance Showcase! Experience the body transformed through selected programming that will encompass video performance, live solo performance, parades, live-music and interactive installations. This is a dynamic and participatory event with daily performances, featuring visiting artist Shana Moulton on November 8th.
With a savvy fusion of humor and poignancy, Professor Moulton’s multidisciplinary work in video and performance … » More …
Washington State University’s Department of Fine Arts invites artists to submit works for consideration for a group exhibition exploring ideas about the body. We invite artists to submit works in any media including new media, photography, painting, video, performance, sculpture, installation, intermedia etc.
We invite artists to interpret ideas about the body and its relationship to power and representation. The human body has always played a central role in art. Artistic representations of … » More …
WSU Fine Arts Gallery 2 presents Jiemei Lin: New Works. This is Jiemei Lin’s first solo exhibition and the first exhibition of the 2018-19 season of programming around the theme of of The Body: Power, Meaning & Representation in Contemporary Art.
Jiemei Lin recently interviewed for Squeak Meisel’s podcast, Fly on the Wall, where she talks about her work and background. Lin is an artist, designer and curator born in Hangzhou, China, … » More …
WSU Fine Arts Locker Gallery presents Side Street, a collection of printed Instagram images exploring everyday observations along urban spaces. The exhibition is curated by recent WSU Master of Fine Arts graduate, Krista Brand, and features fourteen artists across five continents, connected only through social media. Side Street considers the possibility of the extraordinary in the ordinary, the presence/absence of the figure, and social media sharing as community art practice. This exhibition … » More …
The 4 Biennial Rocky Mountain Printmaking Alliance Symposium is coming to Washington State University and the University of Idaho. This 3 day event will be held April 19-21, 2018, and revolve around the theme of COMMUNITY/CRAFT/CONCEPT. It will include keynote speakers, printmaking demonstrations, panel discussions, portfolio exchanges, exhibitions, and an open portfolio event. Keynote speakers will include Ginger Ewing & Luke Baumgarten, Founders and Directors … » More …