The Van Every Smith Galleries 2020 True Likeness exhibit opened at the Van Every Smith Galleries on October 29, 2020. The exhibit was co-curated by Lia Newman, Davidson’s gallery director and curator, and Tom Stanley, an artist and independent curator. Take the virtual tour of the exhibit here. The curatorial statement notes “True Likeness presents an exhibition of contemporary portraits from diverse makers in a variety of media including video, photography, painting, collage, installation, sculpture, printmaking, and drawing. Artists, some familiar, others more on the fringe of the art world, hail from all over the United States. Their own identities, and...
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David Taylor (American, born 1965) Border Monument No. 81 (2008)Archival Inkjet Print24 x 31 inchesGift of John Andrew MacMahon, Class of 1995 Rife with political tension, forgotten history, and environmental extremes, the US-Mexico border occupies a unique space physically and theoretically in the minds of many North Americans. While the media highlights the dramatic walls and fences that slice through the landscape, much of the border is open or minimally guarded. In reality, the US Border Patrol allows nature to perform much of its dirty work. The dry and exposed deserts and mountains along the border make up some of...
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UnknownStorage AmphoraTerracotta33 inGift of James G. Pepper '65 The Hellenistic storage amphora on display in the Guest House was donated to the Van Every/Smith Galleries in 2010 by James G. Pepper along with a truckload of other pieces of art. Amphorae are storage vessels, usually ceramic, with long, narrow necks, two handles, and pointed bases. They are designed for ease of storage and transportation of dry or liquid products like grains, oil, or wine. The slim shape and pointed base allow the containers to be easily packed together and moved about without breakage. Andrea Berlin, Hellenistic pottery expert, identified our...
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Lisa Kereszi (American, born 1973)Ball Rack, Island Bowl, Governors Island, NY2003Archival pigment print, flush-mounted on Dibond30 x 37.25 inGift of John Andrew MacMahon, Class of 1995 Trashcan, Broadway Arcade, Times Square, NYC2004Archival pigment print, flush-mounted on Dibond29.5 x 37.25 inGift of John Andrew MacMahon, Class of 1995 We are fortunate to hold numerous works by photographer Lisa Kereszi in our collection. I remember hanging these works as a first-year in the Visual Arts Center on campus. Years later, amidst a global pandemic, I feel these works are more pertinent now than ever. These photographs by Kereszi were captured at numerous...
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Meet Toshaani Goel, one of the new interns on staff at the Van Every/Smith Galleries! Toshaani Goel is a Sophomore at Davidson College from Chandigarh, India. She is a Global Literary Theory major and wanted to work in the gallery because she is very interested in art and thought it would be one of the best ways to invest herself further in it and to consistently challenge herself with alternate works, artists and philosophies. She believes there is no better place to do this than the art gallery and with each incoming exhibit, artwork and project, she hopes to immerse...
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