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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Nov. 9, 2006
Contact: Anika Mitchell Perkins
(662) 329-7124
MUW senior art exhibition opens Nov. 14
COLUMBUS, Miss. – Artwork by eight Mississippi
University for Women students will be showcased on
campus, beginning Tuesday, Nov. 14 and will run
through Friday, Dec. 8.
The senior art exhibition is dedicated to the fall
2006 graduates of MUW’s art and design program. An
opening reception will be held Thursday, Nov. 16 at
6 p.m. in Shattuck Hall.
All students receiving a bachelor of fine arts are
required to participate in the senior exhibition.
Any student receiving a bachelor of arts in art may
also participate.
Each student is expected to exhibit work that
demonstrates his or her achievement as advanced
students in a specific area including graphic
design, interior design or studio art. Studio art
students are expected to have a concentrated body of
work within one emphasis: painting/drawing,
printmaking, photography or crafts.
The exhibition will include artwork from:
Amanda Francis, a graduate from Hancock County
School and a native of Bay St. Louis. She is
receiving a BFA in studio art with a concentration
on painting/drawing. Francis said, “I would like
others to recognize the delicate atmosphere of my
work without simply overlooking it. I would like
them to almost interact with the pieces and feel a
sense of connection or curiosity.”
Jessica Johnson, a graduate from Long Beach High
School, is receiving a BFA in interior design. She
said, “The senior show is important because it
allows a student to show their hard work, dedication
and progression in the art field to family, friends,
fellow students and to the local community.”
Sarah Rose, a graduate from North West Rankin High
School in Brandon, is receiving a BFA in studio art
with a concentration in painting. Rose described her
work as a “self portrait” as much as it can be seen
as an illustration of her life experience. “I just
want others to see my work with open eyes and to
read it with open minds to just see what they see.”
Nathan Wilson, a graduate from Madison Central High
School, is receiving a BFA in graphic design. Wilson
described the senior show process as “stressful.”
“It allows us to show what our learning experience
at The W is all about.”
Amy Russell, a graduate from Booneville High School,
is receiving a BFA in art education. Russell said
the most important aspect to her art is vision. “I
have always thought eyes told a lot about a person.
The eyes can’t lie. So my art is about seeing.
Seeing what I see, seeing color, seeing what I do.”
Shasta Nance, a graduate from Winston Academy in
Louisville, is receiving a BFA in graphic design.
Nance said, “The senior show is our shining moment
before going into the real world.”
Jennifer Massey, a graduate from North Pontotoc High
School and native of Thaxton, is receiving a BFA in
art education.
Maria Williamson, a native Okinawa, Japan, is
receiving a BFA in art education.
The gallery is open Monday through Friday from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information on the exhibit
or to arrange visiting times, contact the Department
of Art and Design at (662) 329-7341 or email Alex
Stelioes-Wills, gallery director, at
aswills@muw.edu.
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