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Five of the six artists in the senior BFA exhibition. From top to bottom (left to right) Evey Cooper, Grady Gartland, Sydney Decker, Allison Insko, and Ty Holt

Relief and reflection: BFA seniors exhibit final pieces of work, wrapping up their time at NKU

Andrea Turner, Reporter April 16, 2024

The BFA Senior Exhibition features a number of spatial works that depict personal experiences of artists using animals, a video game concept with colorful qualities and a collection of photos reflecting...

Preview to Scenes From Nowhere gallery.

Scenes From Nowhere: Interpreting SOTA’s curious summer art exhibit

Killian Baarlaer, Arts & Life Editor July 28, 2022

“Scenes From Nowhere,” an art exhibit hosted by the NKU School of the Arts will be running through Aug. 26. It features three gallery sections: Gates of Eden by Mark Albain, Pictorial Redux by Joe...

Mariam Shaban reading her speech at the artist talk during the Juried Student Exhibition opening ceremony.

NKU’s BFA Senior Exhibition exhibits work reflecting cultural identity and perseverance Visuals:

Andrea Turner, Reporter May 4, 2022

   A tearful goodbye was in order for graduating senior Mariam Shaban as she took the floor during this semester’s BFA Senior Exhibition artist talk at Northern Kentucky University. Her exhibit...

Homecoming sees NKU alum return to her roots

“Homecoming” sees NKU alum return to her roots

Emily Broyles, Contributor September 20, 2019
In the School of the Arts’ newest gallery, “Homecoming”, Hollis Hammonds imbues her past in her art, telling the story of her upbringing in Independence, KY. Hammonds, a 1998 NKU graduate and current Chair of Visual Studies at St. Edward’s University, wanted to highlight the shared American experience to hold onto objects and how the things we keep resonates meaning in others. 
Serenity by JeeEun Lee explores the surreal landscapes of memory.

Ceramics professor’s ‘Serenity’ a meditative ocean

Jude Noel, Arts & Life Editor January 22, 2018

Ripples of blue clay form an aqueous mane around the slight form of a face, pushing through the surface of the watery spiral. Raindrops shaped like ghostly humans fall headfirst into a floating sea of...

Emily Thomas, junior  photography major, displays her photo Gate in the exhibition.

‘New level of exposure’: Artists reveal work at Juried Exhibition

Abigail Crabill, Contributor March 29, 2017

Students at NKU were given the opportunity to put their artistic talents on display in the university’s annual Juried Student Exhibition located in the Fine Arts Building’s Third Floor Gallery and...

Guests pondered the meaning behind William Mudds Ugly Boy.

GALLERY: A look into the senior art projects

Michael Stegner, Reporter December 6, 2016

As students rush to finish assignments and cram for final exams, nine seniors from the School of the Arts have already completed their work, currently on display for all to see. Made up of painters, sculptors,...

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