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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...

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...

Felicia van BorkThe Color Grid Movie, 2019Live video, 1.5 hoursFelicia van Bork, art and directionDaniel Lynds, videography and productionOn loan from the Artist On view in the E. Craig Wall, Jr. Academic Center until April 3rd, 2021. Please note: All buildings on campus, including the Wall Center, are only open to Davidson students, faculty and staff due to the pandemic. Artist statement: I use oil pastel, a convenient and beautiful medium, in the Color Grid Sketchbooks, and oil paint to explore a larger canvas and greater depths of luminosity, texture and value. The drawings become starting points for paintings. My first live-action film, The...

This past fall semester, Psychology professor Dr. Greta Munger brought her General Psychology (PSY 101) students to visit the exhibition From Pandemic to Protests in the Van Every Gallery. Dr. Munger hoped this visit might provide inspiration for one of three “culture points” she prompted students to write throughout the semester. The aim of these short essays was to have students explore the relationship between Psychology and the arts. Dr. Munger encouraged students to attend a concert, visit a museum, or go to a dance, poetry, or theater performance. She asked her students to then write two paragraphs: one that...