Arts Briefs/Senior Thesis Shows
Mar 27, 2016
GVSU senior illustration students Eleanore Lubbers, Amelia Machelski and Katherine McAllister will be presenting their work from April 4 to April 7 in the Stuart B. and Barbara H. Padnos Student Art and Design Gallery in the Calder Art Center. A closing reception will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on April 7.
Student Exhibition by Rikki Paepke and Kellyn Sanders, BFA students in illustration
GVSU senior illustration students Rikki Paepke and Kellyn Sanders will be installing their senior thesis show in the Craft House Gallery in downtown Grand Rapids. Their show, “Meraki,” represents their passion for art. “Meraki” is a Greek word used to describe doing something with soul, creativity or love. Their show will be open from April 10 to April 15. They will be holding a reception for their show from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on April 15.
GVSU senior BFA art students Kayleigh Gauthier, Hallie Hofman, Anna Petlick are inviting the public to their show, “Residual Bodies.” The show will be open to the public on April 11 through April 14 in the Stuart B. and Barbara H. Padnos Student Art and Design Gallery in the Calder Art Center.
The closing reception will take place from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on April 14. Refreshments will be available. The show will contain collage/paintings, installation, jewelry and metalwork, as well as conceptual art. Each of the artists come from a different focus of art, and have created works that all have connections to how various bodies leave a residual impact on their surroundings.
GVSU senior illustration students Caroline Elsner, Emma DuFort, Brianne McBryde, Nick Baldwin and Lynn Husanger will be installing the show “Bloom: A BFA Show” into the Art Gallery in the Performing Arts Center. The show will be open from April 11 to April 14. The show is about the creation of narratives concerning life, whether they are fantastic or realistic. There will be a reception at from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on April 14.
Student exhibition by Sean Hamilton, BFA student in illustration
GVSU senior illustration student Sean Hamilton will present his senior BFA exhibition in the Mary Idema Pew Library Exhibition Space from April 18 to April 21. A public reception will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on April 21.
GVSU senior art students Jacob Knoth, Chelsey Sall and Deaven Worley-Watt will be installing their senior BFA show into the Stuart B. and Barbara H. Padnos Student Art and Design Gallery in the Calder Art Center from April 18 to April 21. There will be a closing reception held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on April 21.
Anchor Points – 2016 Graphic Design BFA Exhibition
The 13 graphic design BFA students present their senior BFA exhibition with a public reception from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on April 22 in the Richard App Gallery, 910 Cherry St. SE, in Grand Rapids.
