2012
Rebecca Worrell: 122 Meditations
April 13-21, 2013
Rebecca Worrell’s 122 Meditations is part of the ongoing series of Senior Studio Art Majors exhibitions in the Edward M. Smith Gallery.
Allison Cottle: Distinction in Cohesion
April 4-10, 2013
Part of the ongoing series of Senior Studio Art Majors exhibitions in the Edward M. Smith Gallery.
March 21-28, 2013
Part of the ongoing series of Senior Studio Art Majors exhibitions in the Edward M. Smith Gallery.
March 11-18, 2013
Annie Evans: Translations is part of the ongoing series of Senior Studio Art Majors exhibitions in the Edward M. Smith Gallery.
Kelsey Sheaffer: almost / in between / not anymore
February 20-27, 2013
Kelsey Sheaffer: almost / in between / not anymore is part of the ongoing series of Senior Studio Art Majors exhibitions in the Edward M. Smith Gallery.
February 9-17, 2013
Rosie Kosinski: Tangent is part of the ongoing series of Senior Studio Art Majors exhibitions in the Edward M. Smith Gallery. Artist website: www.rosiekosinski.com
Thursday, January 31 – Friday, March 1, 2013
Frank Poor’s two- and three-dimensional mixed media works will be exhibited in the Van Every Gallery of the Belk Visual Arts Center through March 1. Using personal photographs of southern vernacular architecture, namely from Georgia (where the artist was raised) and Hale County, Alabama (a location associated with much of Walker Evans’ depression-era photographs), Poor’s [...]
Wednesday, November 14, 2012 – Wednesday, December 12, 2012
The Edward M. Smith Gallery features works from Sara VanDerBeek. The eight photographs on view through December 12 are on loan from the collection of John Andrew MacMahon ’95 and were exhibited at the Whitney in 2010.
Davidson National Print & Drawing Competition 1972-1976
Wednesday, November 14, 2012 – Sunday, January 20, 2013
The Van Every Gallery presents works from the Davidson National Print and Drawing Competition, which was held annually from 1972-1976. The competition began forty years ago and was one of the earliest exhibitions organized by Professor Emeritus Herb Jackson. Each year, the Davidson National drew thousands of entries and featured a prominent juror. This exhibition [...]
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 – Sunday, October 22, 2012
The Van Every Gallery features works by three Studio Art Faculty – Hagit Barkai, Professor of Painting; Tyler Starr, Assistant Professor of Studio Art, Printmaking; and Darren Douglas Floyd, visiting Assistant Professor of Art. The Davidson College community and public are invited to an opening reception 7-9 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012 in the [...]
Nathaniel Rogers: Secret Things, Tiny Rituals
Thursday, March 15, 2012 – Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Nathaniel Rogers is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Studio Art. A native of Charlottesville, Virginia, Rogers is a 2002 graduate of Davidson and holds an M.F.A. from the Maryland Institute College of Art. His work has been included in several solo and group exhibitions. He will present an artist’s talk at 7:30 pm on Wednesday, [...]
Sara Claire Chambless: I Will Have No Other
March 21–26, 2012
Part of the ongoing series of Senior Studio Art Majors exhibitions in the Edward M. Smith Gallery. Artist website: www.saraclairechambless.com
March 13–18, 2012
Part of the ongoing series of Senior Studio Art Majors exhibitions in the Edward M. Smith Gallery.
SEAN SCULLY – WORKS ON PAPER / WALL OF LIGHT RED SHADE
Thursday, January 19, 2012 – Friday, March 2, 2012
A selection of unique works on paper in the Edward M. Smith Gallery by the internationally renowned artist Sean Scully will complement the long-term display of his painting in the E.H. Little Library.
Thursday, January 19, 2012 – Friday, March 2, 2012
This exhibition will feature more than fifty new works from the Davidson College permanent art collection. Featured will be the new additions to Davidson’s Campus Sculpture Program – a monumental bronze sculpture by the renowned Polish artist Magdalena Abakanowicz.
2011
Looking Forward/Looking Back- Chris Watts
August 26 – October 26, 2011
In honor of the community-wide celebration of Romare Bearden’s 100th birthday, the Van Every/Smith Galleries are proud to present the work of acclaimed sculptor Kendall Buster, selected artist for the major commission for Romare Bearden Park, and emerging mixed-media artist Chris Watts. For Kendall Buster’s Exhibit, click here. A native of North Carolina, emerging artist [...]
Looking Forward/Looking Back- Kendall Buster
August 26 – October 26, 2011
In honor of the community-wide celebration of Romare Bearden’s 100th birthday, the Van Every/Smith Galleries are proud to present the work of acclaimed sculptor Kendall Buster, selected artist for the major commission for Romare Bearden Park, and emerging mixed-media artist Chris Watts. For Chris Watts Exhibit, click here. Renowned artist Kendall Buster is best known [...]
March 18–24, 2011
Part of the ongoing series of Senior Studio Art Majors exhibitions in the Edward M. Smith Gallery.
Brian Leahy: Uncertain Sanctuaries
March 8–15, 2011
Part of the ongoing Senior Studio Art Majors exhibitions in the Edward M. Smith Gallery.
February 10–17, 2011
Part of the ongoing Senior Studio Art Majors exhibitions in the Edward M. Smith Gallery.
February 1–7, 2011
Part of the ongoing Senior Studio Art Majors exhibitions in the Edward M. Smith Gallery.
January 22–29, 2011
Part of the ongoing Senior Studio Art Majors exhibitions in the Edward M. Smith Gallery.
Alanna Ford: A Beautiful Decay
January 12–19, 2011
Part of the ongoing Senior Studio Art Majors exhibitions in the Edward M. Smith Gallery.
April 29–May 9, 2011
The 2011 STUDENT ART EXHIBITION highlights works produced during the academic year by both art majors and non-majors. An opening reception will be held for student artists on Thursday, April 28 from 7–9 p.m. in the VAC. Guest juror and contemporary artist Tom Sachs will be on hand to help announce student awards at 7:40 [...]
Grace Barkley: Everything Can Be Transformed
Feb 19–25, 2011
Part of the ongoing Senior Studio Art Majors exhibitions in the Edward M. Smith Gallery.
March 11–April 20, 2011
This exhibition celebrates fifty years of painting, forty-two of which have been spent in service to Davidson College and the greater arts community. The full-color book will be available for a special price during the reception on March 10 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Katherine and Tom Belk Visual Arts Center (VAC). Herb Jackson: Excavations is made possible through the generous support of Golden Artist Colors, Inc., New Berlin, NY.
2011 Senior Studio Art Majors Exhibitions
1.12.11–4.20.11
Small solo exhibitions by 10 Senior Studio Art Majors will be rotating throughout the spring. Each senior will have their own reception.
PEOPLE PLACES POWER: Reframing the American Landscape
Local volunteers will be given specially-designed posters to mount in public spaces (legally and/or with permission, of course).1.14.11 – 2.25.11
This dynamic exhibition of recent photography explores the complex interplay among personal, social, political, and economic forces in rural and urban America. Particular attention is directed at the necessary yet uneasy relationship that exists between power utilities and the public that they serve.
2010
8.08.10 – 12.8.10
As an Iraqi American, Wafaa Bilal is all too aware of the assumptions that are associated with his nationality. Bilal interrogates these social and political misconceptions by casting himself as the protagonist in performance-based installations that are as much a test of his endurance as they are critiques of contemporary cultural relations.
DARREN GOINS CASUAL LANGUAGE: A MIXED EMOTICON
8.08.10 – 12.8.10
North Carolina native and New York based artist Darren Goins will present a new group of mixed-media works specifically commissioned for Davidson College’s exhibition. Goins fuses diverse media including silkscreen, neon, and linear drawings rendered with vintage computer-aided design (CAD) software to blur the boundaries of visual and written communication.
2009
RE/FORMATIONS: Disability, Women, and Sculpture
January 16 – February 27, 2009
The Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College will present the first exhibition to address the intersection between disability identity and female identity in RE/FORMATIONS: Disability, Women, and Sculpture. On view from January 16 – February 27, 2009, five female artists, four of whom are disabled, will exhibit sculpture that examines disability not as mental or physical insufficiency limited to a small minority, but as a widespread and diffuse cultural identity, like race or sexual orientation
2006
This unique exhibition was a grand collaboration between seven institutions in North and South Carolina and ten contemporary Japanese artists. The artists lived in the Carolinas for six-week residencies, creating work using natural materials or processes and were installed at their host institutions.
