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MUW professors’
works displayed in Meridian Museum of Art |
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By Joshua Hollis
Four professors from the Art and Design
Department at Mississippi University for
Women currently have their works on display
at the Meridian Museum of Art.
Assistant Professor Shawn L. Dickey,
Department Chair Robert Gibson, Professor
Thomas Nawrocki, and Assitant Professor and
gallery director Alex Stelioes-Wills each
have works showcased in “Impressions: Work
by Mississippi University for Women Art
Professors.”
According to Stelioes-Wills, the exhibit
came together because of Nawrocki’s working
relationship with Meridian Museum of Art
director Terry Hedder. Nawrocki has shown at
the museum several times in the past and the
museum previously hosted the Collegiate
Show, which MUW arts students enter every
year.
Hedder had the idea to host a show with the
art faculty members, and, at a meeting for
the Collegiate Show, Nawrocki suggested they
do it this year. Hedder agreed.
“The Meridian Museum of Art always does a
really excellent job,” said Stelioes-Wills.
“[Hedder] is really artist-focused. He’s
very accommodating and adjusts to the needs
of the artists.”
The museum is actually an old library,
providing a large space to exhibit work, and
is divided into five separate gallery
spaces. Nawrocki had one room for his
artwork, which he filled easily, said
Stelioes-Wills, who also had a room for his
artwork.
Dickey and Gibson shared a room, because
Gibson’s work consists of three-dimensional
pieces that sit on the floor, and because
Dickey will have his own one man show at the
museum in a few months. “He didn’t want to
show too much yet,” said Stelioes-Wills.
Gibson said, “Any time we can show as a
group is good not only for each individual
artist but good for the entire department.”
An opening reception was held on January 5
and boasted over 100 in attendance,
including many W alums from the area.
The works will be on display until February
2. The museum is open Tuesday through
Sunday, from 1 to 5 p.m. For more
information on the exhibit, call
601-693-1501. |
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