In Your Way - Kate Gilmore
Gilmore's work incorporates performance, video, sculpture, and painting. "In Your Way" features ten works—nine performance-based videos and one live performance/sculptural installation that invites audience participation. Gilmore's videos focus on herself or several women, wearing stereotypical feminine clothing and footwear while persistently performing difficult, labor-intensive tasks within self-constructed spaces.
In her videos, Gilmore critiques and also inserts herself into male dominated movements such as Abstract Expressionism and Minimalism, exploring feminist themes and modern and contemporary art tropes, all the while exhibiting relentless determination. The spilling and splattering from her work are an ode to Abstract Expressionism or 1950s stripe paintings.
Her works are mischievous and political, as well as humorous and critical of the heroic language and absence of women in these artistic movements. The physical situations and actions Gilmore creates for herself and her performers are metaphors for challenges women face culturally and socially.
Jurors - Fine Art: Aaron S. Coleman, Graphic Design: Charley Sexton, Academic Papers: Dr. Antje Campbell
2019 MFA Thesis Exhibitions
Graduating Students are: Katie Gentner, Holly Kelly, Baxter Stults, Eric Hines, Cara McKinley, Rachel Sevier, Lila Shull, and Mengmeng Shang.
2019 Capstone
Students engage in a self-initiated research project to demonstrate that a graduating senior has learned and can practice the skills and concepts of a chosen concentration (2D, 3D, 4D). The Capstone also demonstrates the student's ability to intellectualize and articulate issues and ideas about contemporary art. Successful completion of the Capstone course is a requirement of graduation.
Exhibiting artists are: Reid Arowood, Kelly Moore, Marcus Taylor, Andy Gordon, Kayla Dean, Ellen Nikbakht, Ashley Bergner, Ronald Levy, Olivia Lichterman, Leah Garland, Mary Badillo, Dylan Tan, Jodi Canfield and Morgan Mechede
2019 Honors Exhibition
Exhibiting Students: Mary Badillo, Ashley Bergner, Tatiana Tikhonova, Kelly Moore, Elisa Razak, Parker Jenkins, Subu Bhandari, Kyra Wu, Fernando Turpin, Pruett Smith, Maggie House, Halie Kennedy, Cameron Davis, and Briana Wallis.
Angle / Edge / Plane - the sculpture of Ronald Bladen
Angle / Edge / Plane features a collection of models, drawings, and photographs from the Estate of Ronald Bladen and the Loretta Howard Gallery.
A Five-Year retrospective of student work from the University of Tennessee College of Architecture and Design. Birds of a Feather is curated by Micah Rutenberg, Rana Abudayyeh, Scottie McDaniel and Mark Stanley.
AIR Retrospective
The Ewing Gallery is pleased to present AIR Retrospective an exhibition that showcases work from the Ewing Gallery permanent Collection by past UT School of Art Artists in Residence. We will also be exhibiting the AIR of UT Print Portfolio, a 3 portfolio suite of digital prints curated by UT School of Art Alumni, Wade Guyton, Meredyth Sparks, and Josh Smith. The AIR of UT Print Portfolio features work by many past Artists in Residents and alumni of UT. Several sculptural works and drawings by former UT School of Art painting professor, Michael Brakke will also be on display. Brakke, who passed away in 2010 was instrumental in recruiting AIRs and helping to develop the UT Artist in Residence program.
Sterling Goller-Brown
Brandon Donahue and Sterling Goller-Brown
Brandon Donahue
AIR Biennial 2016
Molly Zuckerman-Hartung, Caitlin Keogh, Dominic Terlizzi, and Aliza Nisenbaum
The presence of acclaimed artists—who have lived and worked in major cultural centers across the country—enhances the educational opportunities for both undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in the University of Tennessee School of Art. With daily contact over the course of a full semester, resident artists develop a unique relationship with the student body which complements the creative stimulation offered by guest lecturers and the School of Art's faculty. Representing diverse ethnic, cultural, educational, and professional backgrounds, these resident artists introduce another layer of candor and a fresh artistic standard for the students who, though early in their formal art studies, are beginning to develop their own perceptions, skills, and theories in connection with the making of art.
Begun in 1947 by C. Kermit Ewing, founder of The University of Tennessee School of Art, the annual student exhibition has become one of the oldest competitions in the country and one of the highlights of the Ewing Gallery's exhibition season. The selection of a student art exhibition is a challenging but meaningful task, and we are grateful for this year's jurors: Pete Schulte and Amy Pleasant, Fine Arts, Bob Newman, Graphic Design, and Nathan Rees, Art History.
Group 1: Kelsey Stephenson, Katherine Farley, and Tatiana Potts
Group 2: Martin Lang, Natalie Petrosky, Peter Cotroneo, and AJ Masterson
Group 3: Keely Snook, Ed Miller, BJ Alumbaugh, and Jade Hoyer
Initiated by the Ewing's Director Sam Yates 26 years ago, this exhibition recognizes outstanding students graduating from The University of Tennessee with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the School of Art, College of Arts and Sciences; a Bachelor of Architecture or Bachelor of Science, Interior Design, a Master of Architecture, and a Master of Landscape Design from the College of Architecture and Design.
Selected by a School of Art Faculty Scholarship committee, eight art students from various art disciplines were chosen from the qualifying applicants for this year's exhibition. These students are Youn Lee, Brandon McBath, Ashley Layendecker, Mark Bender, Anna Weible, Santiago Ortiz-Piazuelo, Alex Rudd, and Alex Raykowitz.
The College of Architecture and Design participants were selected by the faculty-at-large, and by outside review teams. The students are: Alexis Porten, Maddie Mitchell, Tatum Rumsey, Adam Buchanan, Aaron Shugart-Brown, Trevor Mayes, Geneva Frank, David Berry, and Rebecca Gillolgy.
ENCORE is an exhibition of the work of 11 graduates from the University of Tennessee School of Art living and working in Nashville, TN. Exhibiting artists are: Jodi Hays, Rob Matthews, Sterling Goller-Brown, Brandon Donahue, Briena Harmening, Jonathan Lisenby, Mary Addison Hackett, David King, Lakesha Moore, Lain York, and Terry Thacker.
Sarah Emerson: The Unbearable Flatness of Being
Atlanta-based artist Sarah Emerson creates paintings and installations that present viewers with highly stylized versions of nature that combine geometric patterns and mythic archetypes to examine contemporary landscape.
Liam Young is a speculative architect who, in his own words, "operates in the spaces between design, fiction and futures". With his London-based design think tank, Tomorrow's Thoughts Today, he explores the future implications of emerging urban developments. Named by Blueprint magazine as one of 25 people who will change architecture and design, Young uses fiction and film to discuss probable futures.
The Lure of Maine
Walter Hollis (Holly) Stevens arrived at UT in the fall of 1957. He was soon introduced to the work of his new Art Department colleague, Carl Sublett who was having a solo exhibition in UT's Audigier Gallery. Sublett had arrived at UT only 2 years earlier at the request of the department's founder Kermit Ewing to assist him with painting classes. From the newly formed friendship between Sublett and Stevens, sprang a strong professional bond that they shared for the remainder of their lives.
They enjoyed plein air painting and often traveled together to locations around Knoxville. In their own studio practice, they shared a workaholic attitude towards art production. As artists, they shared an intense studio commitment to painting and drawing.
They both, also, spent summers in Maine. Sublett's wife Helen was a native of Maine. Her maternal grandparents were farmers on Deer Isle and her paternal grandparents were lobster fishermen in Port Clyde. Helen was born in Port Clyde and inherited her family's home there. Carl and Helen spent every summer there. Steven's family had purchased an old farmstead on Deer Isle in 1958. This also became a summer retreat for the Walter and his family. Both of the artists looked forward to visiting their summer homes where they were invigorated and inspired by Maine's sensory filled environment.
Deer Isle is located on the eastern tip of Penobscot Bay while Port Clyde is on the bay's western tip. Although across the bay from each other, a 2-hour drive by car separates the two towns. Therefore, Sublett and Stevens spent more time together in Knoxville than in Maine. However, they looked forward to sharing their summer work with each other on their return to Knoxville. They both continued the annual routine of spending the academic year in Knoxville and the summer in Maine until Stevens' death on Deer Isle in 1980 and until Sublet's retirement in 1982. After retirement, Sublett continued this annual travel routine until he and Helen permanently relocated to Maine in 2001. Sublett continued to paint there until his death in 2008.
The View Out His Window [and in his mind's eye]: Jeffery Becton
Jeffery Becton is a photographer and image-maker who lives on Deer Isle, a rocky and forested island off the coast of Maine. Becton makes work, in part, about his surroundings. The extraordinary sweeping coastal views that are such a part of daily life when one lives by the sea are often incorporated into his images. Equally critical is internal life, both the space inside the home (and the comfort and protection it provides from northern New England's inclement weather), and the introspective and contemplative space that enlivens one's imagination, which is no doubt encouraged in this stunning and remote location.
Compound Lens
This exhibition features the photographic and video work of 19 University of Tennessee alumni and students of Baldwin Lee. Professor Lee retired this year after a 30-year teaching career. Artists featured in Compound Lens are: Chrisopher Miner, Matt Ducklo, Constance Thalken, Bradly Dever Treadaway, Wardell Milan, Sarah Martin, Jonathan Bagby, Tuni Chatterji, Cip Contreras, Denny Renshaw, Marlo Pascual, Jack Parker, Phillip Carpenter, Erin Leland, Neely Crihfield Hyde, Banner Gwin, Rebecca Finley, Hei Park, and Shelly O'Barr.
The selection of a student art exhibition is a challenging but meaningful task, and we are grateful for this year's jurors Dr. Jana Emmer, Art History; Phong Bui, Fine Arts; and DJ Trischler, Graphic Design.
CNTRL+P: Printmaking in the 21st Century by University of Tennessee Alumni
Curated by Sarah Suzuki Associate Curator, Department of Drawings and Prints, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
This exhibition presenting prints by twenty-one University of Tennessee alumni was organized in conjunction with the 2015 SCG International Conference. Artists selected for the exhibition completed graduate and undergraduate degrees from the University of Tennessee between 1994 and 2014 and include Bryan Baker, Tim Dooley, Wade Guyton, Mark Hosford, Liz Klimek, Shaurya Kumar, Lauren Kussro, Eun Lee, Emily Minnie, Josh Minnie, Katie Ries, Clifton Riley, Hannah Skoonberg, Josh Smith, Veronica Siehl, Meredyth Sparks, Jessie Van der Laan, Crystal Wagner, Ericka Walker, Kelley Walker, and Ashlee Weitlauf.
MFA Exhibition Group 1: Kevin Kao, Alexandra Kirtley, Raluca Iancu, and Thomas Wharton
MFA Exhibition Group 2: Tamra Hunt, David Harman, Kevin Varney, and James Boychuk-Hunter
Initiated by the Ewing's Director Sam Yates 25 years ago, this exhibition recognizes outstanding students graduating from The University of Tennessee with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the School of Art, College of Arts and Sciences; a Bachelor of Architecture or Bachelor of Science, Interior Design, a Master of Architecture, and a Master of Landscape Design from the College of Architecture and Design.
Selected by a School of Art Faculty Scholarship committee, chaired by graphic design professor Cary Staples, seven art students from various art disciplines were chosen from the qualifying applicants for this year's exhibition. These students are Samuel Bendriem, Rachel Byrd, Aimee Claire Chico, Alizebeth Patterson, Ericka Ryba, Lauren Sanders, and Brayan Zavala.
The College of Architecture and Design participants were selected by the faculty-at-large, and by outside review teams. Those exhibitors are Kristin Bowman, Emanuel Huber-Feely, Coleen O' Leary, William Harvell, Emily Johnson, Caroline Sneed. Clay Lezon, Lewis Williams, Zach Mulitauaopele, Clint Wayman, and Jared Wilkins.
Something Old, Something New: Selections from the Ewing Gallery Permanent Collection
The Ewing Gallery is excited to present a selection of works from our Permanent Collection.
RVTR: infra_eco_logi_urbanism
This exhibition posits an approach and a vision for architecture at the urban scale within the contemporary post-metropolitan condition. The project assembles a multi-year investigation that examines extant and emerging urban systems within the Great Lakes Megaregion, and develops a speculative design proposition to leverage energy and mobility infrastructures toward new urban futures.
Distilled: The Narrative Transformed
Inspired by place and process, Herbert's work is a spirited exploration in color and line derived from the sights, sounds, and energies of the two principal cities – Memphis and New York – in which this body of work was created. Graffiti-like gestures scrawl atop digital prints, which are collaged and integrated into his paintings. In this 30-year survey, we follow Pinkney Herbert on his transformative journey from the narrative into abstraction.