Adelle Patten '21 <i> Coalescing Realities </i> On View: April 15-19, 2021 Adelle Patten is a North Carolinian mixed media artist interested in visualizing our current reality, defined by the Digital Revolution. Patten is currently pursuing a BA in Studio Art with a minor in Digital Studies at Davidson College. As a MacDonald Community Scholar and Charles L. Fonville Scholar at Davidson, she is passionate about the intersection of social justice, climate change and arts education. In 2018, she received the Juror’s Award for Painting at the Annual Student Art Exhibition. Patten serves as a Davidson Arts and Creative Engagement Fellow,...
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This week in Alumni Highlight series, Gallery intern and studio art major Adrienne Lee '21 interviews Carter Eggleston '11. Eggleston is from Afton, Virginia. In 2011, he received B.A. at Davidson College as a studio art major and math minor, and received M.F.A. at Virginia Tech with a focus in creative technologies in 2017. He is currently an Adjunct Lecturer in Art at Davison College. Carter Eggleston '11: After Davidson and a few years of figuring out what I was trying to do, I ended up going to Virginia Tech. I’ve been trying to remain in art in academia as a...
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Im:mutableRebecca Cobo '21 On View: April 3-11, 2021 (Galleries will be closed April 7 & 8) I am a queer artist. To describe myself and my work as such is an act of reclaiming a once and still derogatory word. It calls into question how the experiences of queer people have changed with time and where I fit into this narrative. The loss of connection and nostalgia I feel towards unknown people of the past led me to explore gender and sexuality in its most beautiful moments and brutal realities. I’ve worked with my partner to create characters and storylines that...
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Go On, Git!Landin Eldridge '21 On View: March 26-31, 2021 My drawings depict absurd encounters from everyday life. I force characters to confront uncomfortable scenarios: guilt from the past, fear of the future, and humor in the present. It is almost impossible not to laugh because this combination is ridiculous and awkward. I want to capture the exact moment a good thing goes bad, extracting ideas from my memories and hinting at larger American institutions and cultural phenomena. As a rural southerner who frequently shops at Walmart after 10pm, I am familiar with the absurdity of existence in this country. ...
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In the Fall semester, Professor Pasero-O’Malley’s Spanish 102 students visited the Van Every/Smith Galleries to view the “From Pandemic to Protests” exhibition. The goal was for students to write a personal and creative analysis about one of the works in the exhibition in an essay in Spanish. This was a great opportunity for a COVID-safe interdisciplinary activity that connected themes of art, Spanish language, and current events. Below are some of their anonymous insights, translated into English. Katyayani SinghI'm Sleeping, 2018Progressive VideoGift of Charlotte and Alan Artus Katyayani Singh’s video I’m Sleeping captures feelings of depression, hopelessness, and loneliness, as...
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