Tuesday, January 15, 2008
‘Points of Convergence: Masters of Fine Arts’ exhibited at The Gallery at UT Arlington
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ARLINGTON–Seven plus seven adds up to one unique exhibit opening soon at The Gallery at UT Arlington.
Seven nationally recognized contemporary artists, who received Master of Fine Arts degrees from seven different American university art programs, have been paired with seven emerging artists currently completing the MFA program at those same universities for the exhibit, which opens Tuesday, Jan. 22, and runs through Tuesday, March 4. The gallery is on the north end of the first floor, Fine Arts Building, 502 S. Cooper St.
Janine Antoni, David Bates, Ross Bleckner, Enrique Chagoya, Michael Ray Charles, Ann Hamilton and Donald Lipski are distinguished alumni of the Rhode Island School of Design, Southern Methodist University, California Institute of the Arts, University of California, Berkeley, University of Houston, Yale University and Cranbrook Academy, respectively. Eric Chavera, Louisa Conrad, Ali Dadgar, Heather Leigh McPherson, Betsy Odom, Samuel Rowlett and Kelli Vance represent the current generation of MFA graduates who are just beginning to make their mark in the art world.
Gallery hours are 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon until 5 p.m. Saturday. There will be a reception from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20. In conjunction with the exhibition, one of the exhibiting artists, Michael Ray Charles, will give an illustrated lecture about his work at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, in the auditorium, room 148, in the Fine Arts Building.
The exhibit and all events are free and open to the public.Contact Benito Huerta (817) 272-3143, or Patricia Healy (817) 272-5658 for more information or visit www.uta.edu/gallery. The 2007-08 exhibition schedule is made possible by the generous support of Arlington Camera, the Hanley Foundation and Hilton Arlington. Additional support for this exhibition and catalog was provided by College Art Association, New York.
Source: UTA
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