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The piece that I chose in ArtMate was Anonymous Portrait with Shirt by Anthony Goicolea. In many ways, this piece was the best of what was left, and it was not my first choice but it was a top 5 piece of the collection (in my opinion at least) so in many ways it was a steal and an outright robbery that I got it. To be honest, at first, I was not sure if I wanted any of the pieces in ArtMate. On the first day of work, I walked into the Smith Gallery where at the time all the pieces...

Meet Toshaani, one of our amazing returning interns on staff at the Van Every/Smith Galleries! Toshaani Goel is a Junior at Davidson College from Chandigarh, India. Toshaani is currently studying Global Literary Theory, and has worked in the gallery for the past year. Learn more about Toshaani: What has even your favorite exhibition during your time at Davidson? “I think I’ve enjoyed the aftermath of looking through the exhibits the most where thousands of connections start erupting between the exhibit, my classes, things happening around at the campus or other events” What is your favorite thing about working in the...

Meet Rory Mullis, one of our amazing new interns on staff at the Van Every/Smith Galleries! Rory Mullis is a Freshman at Davidson College from Mooresville, NC. Rory is currently studying Psychology and Biology. Learn more about Rory: Why did you want to intern at the art gallery? “I like art and wanted to be involved with art on campus” Who is your favorite artist? Why? “Kehinde Wiley, because I really like what he does with posing, composition, and pattern and the meaning behind his art.” What is your earliest memory of art? “Watching my kindergarten teacher draw pictures for...

Crosses Andy Warhol Polaroid 4.25 x 3.375 in Going into ArtMate this year, I was incredibly excited- and mainly because I knew the galleries had several Andy Warhol polaroids in their collection. The idea that I, a student, had the opportunity to borrow a piece created by such an iconic artist like Andy Warhol was astounding to me. I had already seen many of his polaroids during the galleries curation of "Living Ghosts" in the Cunningham center (you can check out the exhibition here: https://sites.google.com/davidson.edu/art-around-campus/past-student-curated-exhibitions) and couldn't wait to put one in my room. Crosses marks a bit of a...

Meet Gaby Sanclimenti, one of our amazing new interns on staff at the Van Every/Smith Galleries! Gaby Sanclimenti is a Sophomore at Davidson College from Doylestown, PA. Gaby is currently studying Psychology. Learn more about Gaby: Why did you want to intern at the art gallery? "I've always enjoyed spending time in creative, self-expressive places. I'm excited to learn more about and further appreciate fine art this semester." Who is your favorite artist? Why? "This is probably not the answer you're looking for, but the first thing that comes to mind is Charles Schulz and his Peanuts cartoons. I know...