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Gallery intern Helen Sturm ('20) continues to interview the senior studio majors as their exhibitions open in the Smith Gallery. Read below about Lindsey Owen's unique musical influence, the intersection between digital and furniture design, and her future in the art world. Name, Hometown: Lindsey Owen | Charlotte, NC What is your primary medium? I would say digital but recently with my furniture I’ve done a lot with wood/sculpture. What does the title of your show mean? When creating my pieces I frequently listen to old rock songs. House of the Rising Sun is one of them, so I changed...

After the opening of her senior exhibition in the Smith Gallery, Rebecca Pempek answered a few questions for us about her work and sources of inspiration, in addition to her plans for the future. Read below! Name, Hometown: Rebecca Pempek | Putnam, CTWhat is your primary medium? Mixed media (?) works on paper What does the title of your show mean? Since a lot of my work consists of paper cutouts, my studio floor is shrouded with scraps of paper. I walked into the space one day and thought to myself, "This feels like detritus on the forest floor." I speak about this...

Woman 2 (The Woman in Three Stages), undated, etching and aquatint, Gallery Purchase Fund, Parke-Bernet In this installment of Seen From Storage, I have chosen an undated Edvard Munch etching, as Munch has been one of my favorite artists ever since taking Professor Larry Ligo’s Modern art class my sophomore year. However, before going into the meaning behind this specific work in our collection, it is important to understand Munch’s incredibly tumultuous personal life. Munch was born in 1863 outside of Oslo (then Kristiania) in Norway, and eventually the Munch family moved into the city when Edvard was one, along...

We are at the point in the semester when everything seems to be accelerating uncontrollably. Thanksgiving Break is practically upon us, which means that the last week of classes and, moreover, exams, are just around the corner. It's easy to feel like, in the blink of an eye, we will have visions of sugar plums dancing in our heads, home for the holidays. But, even in this whirl of papers, examinations, and travel, the Davidson College Art Galleries have something planned for December 2 - a mere two weeks from now. We are partnering with Visual AIDS, a New York-based...

            On October 22, anyone passing through the Union-Alvarez center might have noticed a brightly colored display of passports strung together next to several tables lined with papers and other craft-making supplies. Then, on October 29, you might have had a severe case of déjà vu seeing this colorful array appear again at the VAC. Led by Tintin Wulia, one of the Baik Artist residents, these setups were for “Make Your Own Passport” workshops. At these workshops, which featured passports from around the world, students and faculty members were invited to participate in a conversation about the identities these different...