MAPC Members Exhibition

Exhibition juried by Melissa Haviland

Description

A group exhibition of MAPC members’ work juried by Melissa Haviland.

Announcement of juror awards at 1:45 on Thursday!

Juror’s Statement:

"My four award winners circle around home, introspection, and heart. The pieces have their own stitch, reference to pattern, and tons of charm. I could have guessed what I would have been most attracted to before beginning the jurying process. But I was overjoyed with all the work and found it hard to narrow my choices down to a sensibly sized show. All the artists that entered pieces were obviously skilled and driven. And some of you have tremendous wit. Thank you for your patience and work ethic. I am inspired! — Melissa Haviland, July 2022"

About the juror

Melissa Haviland is an artist who lives and works in Athens, Ohio. Haviland’s print installations take over the gallery, often becoming a bit too much. They are inspired by the economics of the objects and materials that build our everyday lives, evaluating them as totems and commodities. Haviland uses domestic objects as a cultural lens to explore relationships: personal and socio-political, evaluating Western culture’s colonial history and its effects on class divisions and struggles. Haviland’s artwork twines together screen print, handmade paper, pattern, and the multiple. She received a BFA from Illinois State University in 1998 and an MFA from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2002. Currently, Haviland is a professor at Ohio University where she teaches printmaking and papermaking and is the chair of the print area and the director of study of the Honors Tutorial College Studio Art program. www.melisshaviland.com

Artists

Luca Cruzat, Justin Diggle, Nicholas Ruth, Blake Sanders, Vicki VanAmeyden, Sean P. Morrissey, Connie Wolfe, Raluca Iancu, Joshua D. Bindewald, Katharina Bossmann, Ruthann Godollei, Erich Neitzke, William Briar Craig, Jason Scuilla, David Wischer, Nick Satinover, Meghan Phlod, Joseph D’Uva, Amanda Spinosa, M. Robyn Wall, Nathan Pietrykowski, Becky Blosser, Matthew Presutti, Zachary Stensen, Samantha Mendoza, Corinne Teed, Sophie Isaak, Terry Schupbach-Gordon, Myles Calvert, Shelley Gipson, Colin Lyons, Katie Garth, Madeline Sturm, Dilara Miller, Hattie Phillips, Karen Gallagher-Iverson, Tracy Featherstone, Emmeline Solomon, Elizabeth Elich, Maritza Diaz, Andrew Rice, Jay Handy, Nicholas Tisdale, Gwen Partin, Amanda Lilleston, Daniel Luedtke, Kevin Rudynski, Erik Waterkotte, Brett Taylor, Katheryn Horne, Emmett Merrill, Greg Stone, Meryl Engler, Katharine Buckely, Josh Winkler, Alexandra Zuckerman, AB Gorham, Kim Hardy, Lauren Emeritz & Sarah Matthews, Fidencio Fifield-Perez, Marika Christofides, Chelsea Clarke, Melissa Harshman, Eliza Clifford

Hours

9am-5pm Thursday-Saturday

Reception

1:30-3:30pm Thursday October 13

Location

Main Gallery

Center for Visual Arts

Kent State University

Wearing face coverings and being up-to-date on Covid-19 vaccinations are strongly recommended at this location.