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Meet Brown Payne, one of our amazing returning interns on staff at the Van Every/Smith Galleries! Brown is a Junior at Davidson College from Nashville, Tennessee. Brown is currently studying Art History, and studied abroad in Vienna, Austria this past semester and Amman, Jordan over the summer.  Learn more about Brown: While you were abroad, did you see a certain piece of art or museum exhibition that inspired you? Why? "I saw a show about Austrian avant-garde art while I was abroad, which included works by two of my favorite artists, Maria Lassnig and Günter Brus; I had studied them...

Taken aback, that is exactly how I would describe my reaction to seeing A Sweet Hell by Trenton Doyle Hancock for the first time. In many ways, it reminded me of a nightmare from the deep dark corners of someone's mind, terrifying figures swords and all. Serving as a backdrop to the nightmarish scene was a setting that is eerily reminiscent of Valentine's Day with pinks, reds, and whites creating a loving mood with the only things missing being hearts and a Cupid. The nightmarish skeletal creatures with swords in a Valentines Day, loving setting is exactly the juxtaposition that one enters...

Meet Caroline Sillars, one of our amazing returning interns on staff at the Van Every/Smith Galleries! Caroline is a Junior at Davidson College from New Orleans, Louisiana. Caroline is currently studying Art History, and studied abroad in Vienna, Austria this past semester.  Learn more about Caroline: While you were abroad, did you see a certain piece of art or museum exhibition that inspired you? Why? "Bernini, Rape of Proserpina, Borghese Gallery, Rome The insane amount of realism in the marble was so unreal. You can really see how Bernini studied the human form. It was so impressive that he was...

Last semester when I was researching the artist Bethany Collins, I stumbled upon an article published on Artforum. The author of this article was Davidson alum, Brian T. Leahy. A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to interview Mr. Leahy, who generously shared his experience in Davidson and post-Davidson. Leahy received B.A. in religious studies and studio art at Davidson in 2011. After graduation, he landed in a non-profit in Asheville, North Carolina. With an interest in working in museums, he then went on to pursue a master’s degree in art history at the School of the Art Institute...

Meet Kate Cross, one of our amazing new interns on staff at the Van Every/Smith Galleries! Kate Cross is a Junior at Davidson College from Durham, North Carolina. Kate is currently studying Art History, and studied abroad in Rome, Italy this past semester.  Learn more about Kate: Why did you want to intern at the art gallery? "Interning at the gallery is such a great opportunity to discover in the inner workings of the art world before graduation. I also have loved going to every gallery show the last few years and wanted to be involved!" Who is your favorite...