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ASU Bradbury Gallery hosts graduating art student exhibition April 15

Apr 08, 2010

The Bradbury Gallery will host the second of two spring exhibitions
featuring graduating seniors from the Arkansas State University
Department of Art, opening Thursday, April 15, at 5 p.m. The Bradbury
Gallery is located in Fowler Center, 201 Olympic Drive, Jonesboro.
Included in the Spring 2010 Senior Exhibition, Part II will be Victoria
Baureis, Anna Beth Harden, James Jumper, Dustin Knight, Natalie
Lavender, and Cindy Province. The exhibition runs through Saturday, May
8 and is free and open to the public.

Baureis was born in Hot Springs and at the age of eight moved to White
Hall, where she quickly found an interest in the arts. There she became
co-council chairman for the White Hall Junior High Art Club and vice
president of the high school's art club. She received an academic
scholarship to Arkansas State University and will earn her Bachelor of
Fine Arts degree in Art Education this December. She is a member of the
National Art Education Association, the Northeast Arkansas Art Education
Association, and is currently the vice president for the ASU Art
Education Club.

In her artist's statement she explains, "Everything ordinary in our
world has the potential to be extraordinary. I love to take those
ordinary looks people have and give them a magical feeling." After
graduation, Baureis plans on teaching art to elementary and junior high
students.

Harden, from Caruthersville, Mo., will receive her Bachelor of Fine Arts
degree this May, graduating with honors. While at ASU, she earned a
Nucor Steel Scholarship and a place on the Dean's list. Her childhood
interest in art began with drawings she did for her family. Her studies
at ASU have helped her to hone her skills as she continues to create
images of family and friends. Her favorite medium is graphite, which
she enjoys using to create her realistic works of art. She has received
several commissions for her drawings and intends to continue with this
career and possibly teach art after graduation.

Jumper, who was raised in Walnut Ridge, will receive his Bachelor of
Fine Arts degree in Art Education with an emphasis in sculpture this
May. During his career at ASU, he was awarded an Art Department
Scholarship, had artwork accepted in the Art Student Union Juried
Exhibition, and was on the Dean's and Chancellor's Lists. As a
practicing artist, he has received several commissions for murals at
various locations in Arkansas.

In discussing his work, Jumper said, "I tend to use traditional
techniques and materials such as wood, clay, and metal. I feel a
connection with artisans of the past and the skills that have been used
for generations. With each new piece I make, my respect grows for those
who came before me." After graduation, Jumper plans to work on a
master's degree in Art while teaching high school art courses.

Knight, who will graduate this May, transferred to ASU in the fall of
2007, after completing two years at the University of Arkansas in
Fayetteville. His work includes prints and ceramic sculptures that are
primarily concerned with animal and human anatomy. His work, "references
icons of the past and images from popular culture, both personal and
universally recognizable." He goes on to say, "However, nothing lasts
forever; everything inevitably fades. After these icons deteriorate, we
are left with only memories and artifacts, pieces of what they once
represented. It is this sense of mortality that I portray in my work."

In recent years, Knight has shown his work at a one person show at the
Trumann Area Fine Arts Council, and in several exhibitions in the ASU
Printmaker's Gallery. He has also produced murals for the Habitat for
Humanity House in Bentonville.

Lavender was born and raised in Jonesboro, graduating from Valley View
High School, where she excelled in painting and drawing. While at ASU
she was a member of the Art Student Union and the Southern Graphics
Council. Her work was exhibited in the "Best of Printmaking Exhibition"
and the "Exchange Portfolio Exhibition" in the Printmaker's Gallery at
ASU.
She will graduate with the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree this May.

Lavender draws her inspiration from nature. She is, "concerned about our
environment and the effects of human beings upon it." She says of her
layered, epoxy resin works, "Space becomes relative, as layers build up
and obscure the items underneath. Memory and illusion float between the
layers. I want the viewer to be transfixed by the work, drawn into if
from a distance and held by the details on an intimate level." After
graduation this May, she intends to pursue a career in art.

Bradbury Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, and
2-5 p.m. on Sunday. The exhibition is free and open to the public. For
additional information, contact Les Christensen, director of the
Bradbury Gallery, at lchristensen@astate.edu, or call the Bradbury
Gallery at (870) 972-2567.

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