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Seen in Storage: From the Reina Sofía to Davidson College

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June 17th, 2025

Black line drawing on cream paper with two horses, a bull, a man, and a woman
I spent my Fall 2024 semester studying abroad in Madrid, Spain. I enrolled in courses held directly in Madrid’s world-renowned museums: the Prado and the Reina Sofía. While the Prado’s Renaissance and Baroque artworks left me speechless, the Reina Sofia holds a special place in my heart because it features works I had yet to study. My mother studied Spanish Modern Art in Barcelona during her junior year of college, so I grew up hearing her discussions of Dalí, Picasso, and Miró. The Reina Sofía allowed me to put faces and artworks to these unforgettable names.  Upon returning to campus,...
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New Acquisition: Liên Trương’s From the Earth Rise Radiant Beings

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May 7th, 2025

Liên Trương (Vietnamese, b. 1973)From the Earth Rise Radiant Beings, 2021Oil, silk, acrylic, copper pigment, enamel on canvas72 x 96 in.Gallery Purchase with funds from the Dr. Joan Huntley Art Acquisition Endowment and Lisa Robinson Chidsey ’83 & John Chidsey ’83 Liên Trương’s exhibition, From the Earth Rise Radiant Beings, was on display in the Van Every Gallery from August 23, 2021— October 03, 2021. As a Vietnamese refugee, Trương explores what makes up our systems of belief and ideas of heritage. During the time of the exhibition, Asians, Asian Americans, and Pacific Islanders faced several instances of attacks and...
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Seen in Storage: Vincent Attends “Homage to Van Gogh” Exhibit at Moma, 1982

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May 5th, 2025

Greg Constantine (Canadian-American, b. 1938)Vincent Attends "Homage to Van Gogh" Exhibit at Moma, 1982Lithograph on paper15.25 x 22.75 inGift of Christopher A. Graf Happy National Museum Lover’s Day! Greg Constantine’s playful Lithograph depicts Vincent Van Gogh at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.   I remember hearing about Vincent Van Gogh, along with Monet, Picasso, and a few others in my elementary school art class. What stuck out the most about Van Gogh was that he cut off his own ear, and he had little success with art while he was alive.  This lithograph comments on both those aspects....
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Amelio Aragona ’25 | Where’s My Nice Bra?

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May 5th, 2025
On view: April 24th- 30th, 2025 Reception: Friday, April 25, 4:00-5:00 p.m. Artist Statement: Amelio’s practice pulls from their experiences working as a first responder. Amelio is fascinatedby people in situ, and they search for ways in which irony and humor serve as earnestdepictions of the human condition. In moments of chaos, the southern “bless-yer-heart”social script is torn away, revealing a soft and vulnerable core–like a clam split open. Amelio’swork is fueled by a desire to capture the idiosyncrasies born from their brief entropicmeetings with total strangers. Learn more about Amelio's Art Process Studio Visit: View this post on Instagram A post...
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Tyler Ramsey ’25 | Adorned Still

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May 5th, 2025
On view: May 3 – 9, 2025 Reception: Tuesday, May 6, 4:00-5:00 p.m. Artist Statement: Having grown up with an undiagnosed inflammatory disorder, Tyler’s work is informed by hispersonal distortion of comfort and the pain of remembering his childhood. Tyler’s art attempts tosubvert associations of comfort specifically that of light and softness. Through his interactionswith the materials used, I hope to convey a sense of unease and the desperate struggle tosolve/understand my health issues. Tyler’s practice is a method of self reflection and represents hissearch for closure from a chapter of my life that has brought about so much lasting confusion. Learn more about Tyler's Art Process Studio Visit: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Van Every|Smith Galleries (@davidsoncollegeartgalleries) Artist Talk: https://youtu.be/sbj4L7lU1Fc Virtual Tour:
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