UA Little Rock to host exhibition for graduating student artists
Alecia Walls-Barton drawing, "A Place Called Home"The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will host an exhibition featuring the work of its graduating art and design students. The work of 22 undergraduate students and one graduate student will be on display from Wednesday, Nov. 22, to Thursday, Dec. 7, in the UA Little Rock Art Gallery. A reception will be held from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2.The work will include photography, graphic design, furniture, drawings, ceramics, sculptures, vector art, paintings, illustrations, jewelry, and mixed media.Additionally, Alecia Walls-Barton will display her thesis exhibition, “Personal Myth,” in the Maners/Pappas Gallery as part of her coursework to earn a Master of Fine Arts degree.Participating students who will earn a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and their art mediums include Jacy Andrews, graphic design; Andrew Blackwell, furniture; Robert Harpool, photography and mixed media; Kristine Klien, graphic design; Julia Napolitano, furniture; and Jason Ranking, drawing.Students who are seeking a Bachelor of Arts degree and their choice of mediums include:
Crystal Alverez-Blanco, clay sculpture and photography
Jacy Andrews, graphic design
Zachary Blair, watercolor
Tony Bockhold, ceramics
Lauren Hensen, drawing
Samantha Brown, vector illustration and bronze sculpture
Rachel Callahan, furniture
Evgeniya Fedorova, bronze sculpture and jewelry
Chris Graham, illustration
Robert Harpool, photography
Chris Helliwell, vector art
Louis Hess, ceramics
Kristine Klien, package design and stone sculpture
Rebekah Jaggars, painting
Jacqueline Miles, ceramics
Aaron Processor, graphic design and package design
Jason Rankin, drawing
Kimberly Snow, jewelry and mixed media
Andrew Valentine, print and graphic design
Marcus Vasquez, painting
The UA Little Rock Art Gallery is located in the Fine Arts Building and is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, and 2-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free.For more information, contact Gallery Director Brad Cushman at [email protected] or 501-916-5103.In the upper right photo, Alecia Walls-Barton’s drawing, “A Place Called Home,” is one of the works in her thesis exhibition entitled “Personal Myth.”
