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Student Shows at WIU Art Gallery
December 8, 2008
MACOMB, IL - - Western Illinois University's annual "Senior BFA Exhibitions" and "Student Talent Grant Awards Show" are the featured displays at the WIU Art Gallery.
BFA exhibitors include Jordan Morrell (Camden, IL), whose work will be on display Tuesday-Friday, Dec. 9-12; and Josh Zielinski, (St. Charles, IL), who will show his artistry Tuesday-Friday, Dec. 16-19. Michael Pisula (Morton Grove, IL) displayed his artwork Dec. 2-5.
Morrell will give an artist presentation at 11 a.m. and there will be a public reception for his exhibition from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday (Dec. 9) at the Art Gallery.
Zielinski will give an artist presentation at 11 a.m. and there will be a public reception for his exhibition from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16 at the Art Gallery
"The works I have created over the last few years have been a reflection of my experiences, emotions and ideas about the world. Struggle, imperfection and fragmentation are themes which feed my work," Zielsinski wrote in his artist's statement. "In my work clay is thrown, ripped, pulled as well as carefully applied. My handling of the material I use is meant to reflect these themes as well. The treatment is meant to show the inherent nature of the material as well as shape and content according to the themes. This allows the treatment of the material to act as a metaphor to the human condition. I hope through this display of the human condition a feeling of empathy can emerge from the viewer. By working in these broad parameters it allows me to use the subject matter, the presentation, and the rendering of the form, to relate to my overall theme of the human condition."
The "Student Talent Grant Awards Show" features winners of the art department, College of Fine Arts and Communication talent grant/tuition waiver competition. The exhibition, which also includes works by Morrell, Zielinski and Pisula, is open through Dec. 12. The following students, listed by Illinois county and hometown, then out of state, have artworks on exhibit in the "Student Talent Grant Awards Show":
ADAMS
Quincy (62301) – Cameron Bohnstedt, sophomore, art
COOK
Chicago (60618) – Namu Klessig, 3500 block of North Damen Ave., freshman, art
(60055) – Katie Gansel, 11400 block of S. Fairfield Ave., sophomore, art
Elk Grove Village (60007) – Tyler Kraiss, senior, special education and art
Inverness (60067) – Kathryn Channer, senior, art
Morton Grove (60053) – Michael Pisula, senior, art
Park Forest (60466) – Colleen Kawaters, senior, art
Rolling Meadows (60008) – Victoria Gates, senior, art
Schaumburg (60193) – Jeffrey Preussner, senior, art
DUPAGE
Woodridge (60517) – Nicholas Rampson, sophomore, art; and Scott Parik, freshman, art
FULTON
Canton (61520) – Kevin Mercer, sophomore, art
Cuba (61427) – Mary Brooks, junior, art
Table Grove (61482) – Skylar Patridge, senior, art
HANCOCK
Carthage (62321) – Kenny Yu, senior, art
La Harpe (61450) – Tyler Sharpe, freshman, art
HENRY
Kewanee (61443) – Elizabeth Bystry, freshman, art
KANE
Saint Charles (60175) – Josh Zielinski, senior, art
KNOX
Knoxville (61448) – Anna Rice, senior, graphic communication and art
LAKE
Lake Zurich (60047) – Annalia Sidorowych, sophomore, art
LIVINGSTON
Pontiac (61764) – Kimberly Mecikalski, senior, art
MADISON
Edwardsville (62025) – Emily Wehling, senior, art
MCLEAN
Bloomington (61704) – Chris Schwartz, junior, art
MCDONOUGH
Blandinsville (61420) – Sarah Swist, senior, art
Colchester (62326) – Stacia McKeever, sophomore, art
Good Hope (61438) – Anna Kleinkopf, sophomore, art
Macomb (61455) – Jack Crouch, junior, art; Donny Gettinger, junior, art; Cara Hyman, senior, art; and Scott Lenaway, senior, art
MCHENRY
Cary (60013) – Emily May, junior, art
Crystal Lake (60014) – Douglas Snelten, freshman, art
MORGAN
Jacksonville (62650) – Amanda Knott, senior, art
SAINT CLAIR
Belleville (62223) – Kristin Sangiolo, senior, art
SCHUYLER
Camden (62319) – Jordan Morrell, senior, art
VERMILION
Pontiac (61865) – Nichole Bryant, senior, art
OUT OF STATE
INDIANA
Fishers (46037) – Jeffrey Broman, senior, art
OTHER COUNTRIES
KOREA
Kang Nam-Gu – Hanna Jung, junior, art
Seongnam Gyeonggi – Kihyun Kwon, junior, art
JAPAN
Yokosuka-Shi Kanagawa – Izumi Ono, senior, art
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