How Does Rising Artist Sarah Slappey Stay Mellow While Painting Scenes of ‘Quiet Violence’? A Soothing Studio Soundtrack – The artist’s newest works are currently on view in “Self Care” at Sargent’s Daughters in New York.
“Art, to me, is more risky than firefighting, and I’m using art to start the necessary dialogue in this town about what happens, and what can happen, and how art can be a catalyst to drive those conversations — about change.” A profile of the […]
The group’s priority in selecting this year’s art has been adding diversity to the collection. “We were interested in choosing works that told a diverse array of narratives, and wanted the mediums of the pieces themselves to be diverse as well,” said senior Lynn Huffard.
“A class that I loved so much, because it really challenged the way I think about the spaces we live in, was History of World Architecture,” Huffard said. “You know, it’s an introductory level course but I think everyone should take it because I think learning […]
Wake Forest immediately was a draw to Mattone because it offered the ability to try new things … “In the info session, my mom and I were nudging each other the whole time. We were thinking ‘Oh my God, the opportunities,’” Mattone said.
Although Riley Phillips calls Orlando, Fla. home, she spent parts of elementary school and high school living in Germany and took her first German class during her freshman year of high school in Stuttgart. Phillips graduated from an arts high school in Orlando and wanted […]
Every four years since 1963, a small group of students has traveled to New York City, with University funds, to purchase art for Wake Forest’s Student Union Art Collection – works that reflect the times.
This fall one of our alumni started teaching at the University of Kansas-Lawrence. He has joined the faculty as Associate Professor of Sculpture. Gurysh majored in sculpture here at WFU and earned his BA in 2006. In his Honors exhibition in Hanes Art Gallery, called […]
Rudy Shepherd ’98 came to WFU to study biology, chemistry, and physics with the goal of becoming a doctor. After taking a sculpture class with David Finn, his focus shifted to becoming a creative artist and pursuing a Studio Art degree. After attending graduate school […]
stArtStream is a presentation of selected works of video art from the John P. Anderson Student Art Collection in an online exhibition format. These works are centered around the artists’ explorations of identity – narratives of self-discovery, ambiguous responses to conflicts both internal and external, […]