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Community Art Class Builds Bridges Through Giant Puppetry

Community Art Class Builds Bridges Through Giant Puppetry

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The end of spring at UT brings commencement ceremonies, final exams, and — for the School of Art’s Community Art Class — giant puppets. Students in this unique course have spent the final weeks of the semester preparing for the Annual Cattywampus Puppet Council Parade: the celebratory culmination of a semester-long collaboration between the School […]

Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi: April 3, 2025

Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi: April 3, 2025

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Art + Architecture Building, McCarty Auditorium, April 3rd, 5:30pm (Presented in partnership with Tri-Star Arts) Born in 1980 in New York, Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi currently lives and works in Johannesburg. Nkosi obtained her BA from Harvard University (2004) and her MFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York (2008). She divides her time between studio […]

Ambrose Rhapsody Murray: February 5, 2025

Ambrose Rhapsody Murray: February 5, 2025

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Ambrose Rhapsody Murray (she/they) is a self-taught artist with roots in Florida and Asheville, NC. Through sewing, painting, material experimentation, film and collaborative projects, they create stories to investigate our relationships to the colonial undercurrents of our lives, the charged symbology of black feminine bodies, and the ephemeral and layered qualities of memory and remembering. […]

MFA student Eliza Frensley wins competitive printmaking scholarship

MFA student Eliza Frensley wins competitive printmaking scholarship

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Third-year printmaking MFA Eliza Frensley has won the 2025 Frogman’s Graduate Student Scholarship, a nationally competitive award from one of the world’s largest and most prestigious printmaking workshops. Currently hosted by the Visual Arts Department at the University at Iowa, the renowned printmaking workshops at Frogman’s – which was founded in 1976 by University of […]

Jeanette Mundt (Spring AIR) : April 10, 2025

Jeanette Mundt (Spring AIR) : April 10, 2025

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Art + Architecture Building, Room 109, April 10th, 5:30pm Zoom Link: https://tennessee.zoom.us/meeting/register/mTVzqOYQS92mMMc4CMpZ6g Jeanette Mundt lives and works in New York. She has exhibited in solo and group exhibitions internationally at venues including TANK, Shanghai; New Museum, New York; G2 Kunsthalle, Leipzig; Westfälischer Kunstverein, Münster; Musée d’Art Contemporain, Bordeaux; David Zwirner, New York; Company, New York; […]

Olivia Jia: November 14, 2024

Olivia Jia: November 14, 2024

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Olivia Jia received a BFA from the University of the Arts, Philadelphia in 2017. She has had solo exhibitions at Margot Samel, New York, NY and Workplace, London, UK. She has been included in group exhibitions at venues including Workplace, London, UK; Commonweal, Philadelphia, PA; La Nao, Mexico City, MX; Margot Samel, New York, NY; […]

William Downs: October 22, 2024

William Downs: October 22, 2024

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William Downs’ artwork explores themes of ambiguity and distortion viewed through repetition and representation of the human body. His drawings reveal “feelings of anxiety, fear, joy, angst” or desire with compositions inspired by Cezanne that appear dream-like or otherworldly. He often depicts “people who train their bodies to do inhuman things like run a marathon […]

Raheleh Filsoofi: October 17, 2024

Raheleh Filsoofi: October 17, 2024

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Filsoofi, a collector of soil and sound, is an itinerant artist, feminist curator and community advocate. Her work revolves around themes of movement, immigration, and social activism. Clay and sound serve as her primary expressive mediums, enabling her to create diverse narratives through multimedia installations and performances. Her art disrupts the borders that exist between […]

Esteban del Valle (Fall AIR): October 10, 2024

Esteban del Valle (Fall AIR): October 10, 2024

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Esteban del Valle is a Brooklyn, NY based artist originally from Chicago, IL. He received his M.F.A. from RISD and has exhibited his work and produced murals internationally. His work has been featured in various publications, including Hi-Fructose and Washington Post. Del Valle has been the recipient of several visual arts residencies and fellowships including […]

Cecelia Condit: September 30, 2024

Cecelia Condit: September 30, 2024

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Ground-breaking filmmaker, Cecelia Condit, will give an artist talk punctuated by screenings of her video works from 1981-present. Condit’s videos have created heroines whose lives swing between beauty and the grotesque, innocence and cruelty, youth and fragility. Her work puts a subversive spin on the traditional mythology of women in film and the psychology of […]

LaToya M. Hobbs: September 26, 2024

LaToya M. Hobbs: September 26, 2024

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LaToya M. Hobbs is an artist, wife, and mother of two from Little Rock, AR, who is currently living and working in Baltimore, MD. She received her B.A. in Painting from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and M.F.A. in Printmaking from Purdue University. Her work deals with figurative imagery that addresses the ideas […]

MFA Student Hannah Langer: Residency at Cub Creek Foundation

MFA Student Hannah Langer: Residency at Cub Creek Foundation

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This summer Hannah Langer, MFA student in the Ceramics concentration at the UT School of Art, completed a 3 month residency at the Cub Creek Foundation in Appomattox, VA. During her time at the residency she was able to explore not only different atmosphere firings and native clays, but also learn new techniques from the […]

MFA Student Gaby Hurtado-Ramos: Internship in Mexico City and Oaxaca

MFA Student Gaby Hurtado-Ramos: Internship in Mexico City and Oaxaca

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This summer, printmaking graduate student Gaby Hurtado-Ramos spent a month in Mexico City and Oaxaca visiting independent risograph publishers and print collectives. Gaby conducted interviews to investigate issues in both self-publishing and collectives. The conversations with risograph publishers focus on the different ways independent publishing functions in Mexico, forms of collaboration and curation, and the […]

MFA Student Ruchi Singh: Internship with the Jewish Museum in New York

MFA Student Ruchi Singh: Internship with the Jewish Museum in New York

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Ruchi Singh was an intern with the Jewish Museum New York during this past summer. The museum is dedicated to the enjoyment, understanding, and preservation of the artistic and cultural heritage of the Jewish people. This was an 8-week long online internship as part of the museum’s Virtual Summer Institute. Ruchi was a member of […]

MFA Student Chloe Wack: Internship at Penland School of Craft

MFA Student Chloe Wack: Internship at Penland School of Craft

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Chloe Wack is currently a third-year graduate student in the School of Art with a concentration in Printmaking. Her practice spans printmaking, drawing, performance, video, and quilting. Chloe has assisted and taught in Foundations instructing Art 102: Introduction to Time-Based Art, and is currently instructing Art 264: Screen Printing 1. This summer Chloe received a […]

MFA Student Gino Castellanos: Winner of Best in Show at Arts in the Airport

MFA Student Gino Castellanos: Winner of Best in Show at Arts in the Airport

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Gino Castellanos, MFA student with a concentration in printmaking at the UT School of Art won Best in Show at Arts in The Airport for his woodcut Pilgrim. Ashton Ludden, ITK Print alumna won an award of merit.  Juror John Powers, Professor of Sculpture and Time-Based Art at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, provided this […]

Kimberly D. Iles Scholarship Awards – 2023

Kimberly D. Iles Scholarship Awards – 2023

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The Kimberly D. Iles Scholarships were awarded on Thursday, September 14, 2023, to eleven students in the University of Tennessee School of Art and School of Design. Students with their areas of concentration are: Joss Kitts | SculptureSomerset Alley | PaintingKenzie Felkins | DrawingGrace Olen | Cinema StudiesJessica Taylor | Graphic DesignCarter Goss | Graphic […]

Artist Lecture with Dani Levine, November 9, 2023

Artist Lecture with Dani Levine, November 9, 2023

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Dani Levine, Fall 2023 Artist in Residence with the UT School of Art painting and drawing department, will be presenting an artist lecture on Thursday, November 9, 2023, at 5:30 pm. The event will take place in Room 109, the McCarty Auditorium of the Art and Architecture Building. The public is invited to attend. Dani […]

Big Orange Give to the School of Art Downtown Gallery

Big Orange Give to the School of Art Downtown Gallery

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The UT Downtown Gallery needs your help! Today we’re participating in Big Orange Give, the University of Tennessee’s annual day of giving. We are asking for 50 gifts on November 8th to the UT Downtown Gallery. Any gift – no matter the amount helps us! OUR HISTORY Since September 2004, the UT Downtown Gallery has […]

Megan Wolfkill, MFA Student, Is Finalist in Miami Young Painters Competition

Megan Wolfkill, MFA Student, Is Finalist in Miami Young Painters Competition

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MFA student Megan Wolfkill has been selected as one of ten finalists for this year’s Miami Young Painters Competition. Wolfkill stated, “I am over the moon about this and still in a state of shock!” The ten finalists were chosen by the 2024 Juror, Lauren Haynes is Director of Curatorial Affairs and Programs at the […]

Cinema Studies Alumni Ben Murphy Receives Alumni Promise Award

Cinema Studies Alumni Ben Murphy Receives Alumni Promise Award

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The Alumni Promise Award recognizes alumni no older than 40 who have demonstrated distinctive achievement in a career, civic involvement, or both. This award is presented to acknowledge alumni who are making a mark early on in their career. In 2023, Ben Murphy, alumni of the Cinema Studies program received one of four Alumni Promise […]

Ericka Walker (MFA ’10) Honored at Annual College Awards Ceremony

Ericka Walker (MFA ’10) Honored at Annual College Awards Ceremony

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Members of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, College of Arts and Sciences celebrated alumni achievements and philanthropy during the Eighth Annual College of Arts and Sciences Alumni and Philanthropy Awards Celebration Friday, September 29, 2023. Ericka Walker (’10) graduated from the College of Arts and Sciences with a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) from the School […]

Artwork of Christopher McNulty in Philadelphia Exhibit

Artwork of Christopher McNulty in Philadelphia Exhibit

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The work of UT School of Art Director Christopher McNulty is on exhibition from October 28 through December 2, 2023, at Tiger Strikes Asteroid, Philadelphia, PA. The exhibit is titled SEEING THE ANTHROPOCENE. Seeing the Anthropocene is a cross-venue exhibition (Tiger Strikes Asteroid and Cherry Street Pier galleries), curated by Philadelphia-based artist Julia Clift, featuring […]

Art as (my) Medicine with Dr. Eric Avery, October 26, 2023

Art as (my) Medicine with Dr. Eric Avery, October 26, 2023

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Dr. Eric Avery MD will present a lecture titled “Art as (my) Medicine” on Thursday October 26 from 7:30-9:00pm in Art and Architecture McCarty Auditorium (109). Avery has been internationally recognized over the past four decades for his work combining medicine and art. He received his MD from the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) […]

Stacey Robinson and Julie Lohnes Interview at the Ewing Gallery

Stacey Robinson and Julie Lohnes Interview at the Ewing Gallery

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The work of Stacey Robinson has been on display both at the Ewing Gallery and at the UT Downtown Gallery during September and October 2023. On October 2, 2023, Robinson sat down with UT School of Art Gallery Director Julie Lohnes to discuss his work and the impact of the exhibitions and his interactions with […]

Stacey Robinson Brings Energy and Collaborative Art to Knoxville

Stacey Robinson Brings Energy and Collaborative Art to Knoxville

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Stacey Robinson, MFA, has been a featured artist at the University of Tennessee School of Art during September and October.  He participated in multiple exhibitions in collaboration with the Ewing Gallery and the Downtown Gallery and he has been the visiting artist for the school and community, sharing his skills as DJ with 90.3 The Rock, […]

Prism Issue 9 | Winter 2023

Prism Issue 9 | Winter 2023

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Prism Issue 9, Winter 2023 Leaving a Legacy: Sam Yates In 1980, a young Sam Yates came to the University of Tennessee. A new Art and Architecture Building was being built and the Ewing Gallery was to become a prominent exhibition gallery on the campus of UT Knoxville. Sam Yates became the director of this […]

An Annotated Bibliography for Contemporary Printmaking

An Annotated Bibliography for Contemporary Printmaking

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This bibliography was developed from the panel session “Syntax of the Print Revisited” held at the 2008 Southern Graphics Council Conference, Virginia Commonwealth University. Chaired by Beauvais Lyons, the session included papers by Shaurya Kumar, Hugh Merrill and Ruth Weisberg.

Lonnie Holley: Exhibit

Lonnie Holley: Exhibit

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Lonnie Holley’s life and work read as a narrative retelling of Black American history—the residual effects of the Jim Crow era, the triumphs of the Civil Rights movement, and the struggles with false narratives around class mobility and race.

Amos Paul Kennedy Jr: Apr. 11, 2023

Amos Paul Kennedy Jr: Apr. 11, 2023

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Amos Paul Kennedy Jr. is an American printer, book artist and papermaker best known for social and political commentary, particularly in printed posters.

Alex Stern: Apr. 20, 2023

Alex Stern: Apr. 20, 2023

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Alex Stern has lived and worked in Los Angeles. He received his BFA in Studio Art from the University ofAlexander Stern Colorado at Boulder and his MFA in Painting from Boston University. He was awarded the Kahn Prize and the Joseph Ablow Memorial Painting Prize from Boston University in 2020. In the same year, he was featured in New American Paintings. In 2021 he was awarded residencies at MASS MoCA and CalArts in collaboration with Hauser & Wirth.

Alonzo Pantoja, Feb. 22, 2024

Alonzo Pantoja, Feb. 22, 2024

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Alonzo Pantoja is a queer, brown artist and educator – he earned his MFA in Fiber and Installation from Minneapolis College of Art and Design; BFA in Painting and Drawing from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Katrina Andry, Feb. 1, 2024

Katrina Andry, Feb. 1, 2024

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A native of New Orleans, LA, Katrina Andry received an M.F.A in printmaking in 2010. She currently lives and works in New Orleans where she maintains a studio.

Stacy Kranitz: Nov. 14

Stacy Kranitz: Nov. 14

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Stacy Kranitz was born in Kentucky and currently lives in the Appalachian Mountains of eastern Tennessee. She will be lecturing in Knoxville on Tuesday, November 14, at 5 PM in Room 109 of the Art + Architecture building and the following day she will be spending time with students in classes and studios.

Jorge Lucero: Oct. 26

Jorge Lucero: Oct. 26

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Jorge Lucero Jorge Lucerois a Mexican-American artist who currently serves as Associate Professor of Art Education in the School of Art + Design at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Stacey A. Robinson: Oct. 4

Stacey A. Robinson: Oct. 4

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Stacey Robinson, MFA, (Sept/Oct shows) was born in Albany, NY, and is an Associate Professor of Graphic Design at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The influence of science fiction, Black liberation politics, and comic books fuel Stacey’s multimedia practice.

Ericka Walker: Sept. 28

Ericka Walker: Sept. 28

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Ericka Walker is a School of Art printmaking alumna from the University of Tennessee (MFA ’10). She will receive the College of Arts and Sciences 2023 Alumni of Promise Award on September 29, 2023. Walker, who attended the University of Tennessee after completing her undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, lives in Nova Scotia, Canada, where she is an Associate Professor at NSCAD University. 

Lauren Cardenas: Sept. 21

Lauren Cardenas: Sept. 21

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Lauren Cardenas is an Assistant Professor at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. Her current body of work asks the viewer to question the connotations of everyday mundane objects. She is investigating her bifurcated Mexican American identity as a subject matter.

Michelle Grabner: Aug. 31

Michelle Grabner: Aug. 31

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Michelle Grabner (b. 1962, Oshkosh, WI) received her MA in Art History and BFA in Painting and Drawing from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, and an MFA in Art Theory and Practice from Northwestern University.

Printmaking Faculty/Staff Present RETRoSPECT Exhibit

Printmaking Faculty/Staff Present RETRoSPECT Exhibit

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“RETRoSPECT” surveys recent and past works by UT Printmaking faculty members Beauvais Lyons, Althea Murphy-Price and Koichi Yamamoto, as well as 2D Printmaking Technician Elysia Mann.

Student Profile: Brigit Ciskowski

Student Profile: Brigit Ciskowski

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Brigit Ciskowski is from St. Louis, MO and received her BFA with an emphasis in sculpture from Southeast Missouri State University in 2016. Growing up, Brigit was surrounded by her father’s plants.

Elaine Sheldon’s “King Coal” a New York Times Critics Pick

Elaine Sheldon’s “King Coal” a New York Times Critics Pick

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The University of Tennessee School of Art is pleased to announce that the most recent film produced by film maker Elaine McMillion Sheldon has been named a Critics Pick by the New York Times. Sheldon is Assistant Professor in the Cinema Studies concentration at the School of Art. This film is described as, “A lyrical […]

Student Profile: Shelby Reed

Student Profile: Shelby Reed

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Shelby Reed is a Studio Art MFA student with a concentration in Ceramics at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Student Profile: Kai Mote

Student Profile: Kai Mote

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Kai Mote is an MFA student in Studio Art with a concentration in Time Based Media at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Zoe Brester-Pennings (MFA ’23) Receives Artist-in-Residence Position in Printmaking

Zoe Brester-Pennings (MFA ’23) Receives Artist-in-Residence Position in Printmaking

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The UTK School of Art is proud to announce Zoe Brester-Pennings, MFA Printmaking Graduate of the Class of 2023, is the recipient of The University of Wisconsin-Parkside’s Artist-in-Residence (AIR) position in Printmaking. This position runs from the Fall of 2023 through the Spring 2024 semester

Student Profile: Nyssa Collins

Student Profile: Nyssa Collins

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Email: NCOLLI13@vols.utk.eduEducation: BA in Piano Performance (2016, Cal Poly Humboldt)Website: www.nyssacollins.com Welcome Nyssa Collins to the UT School of Art MFA in Time-Based Arts Program. Collins comes from Burlington, NC. She has a BA in Piano Performance (2016, Cal Poly Humboldt), and is a largely self-taught multimedia artist. Collins has created several semi-permanent pieces of […]

Ericka Walker (MFA ’10) to Receive 2023 Alumni Promise Award

Ericka Walker (MFA ’10) to Receive 2023 Alumni Promise Award

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Ericka Walker is a School of Art printmaking alumna from the University of Tennessee (MFA ’10). She will receive the College of Arts and Sciences 2023 Alumni of Promise Award on September 29, 2023.

MFA Grad Sean Heiser Enjoys Residency in Austria

MFA Grad Sean Heiser Enjoys Residency in Austria

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Sean Latif Heiser, 2023 MFA Painting and Drawing grad is participating in an invitational residency at hotelpupik, in Schrattenberg, Scheifling, Austria. He arrived in Austria during June and will complete the residency in July.

Faith Belt, 2022 BFA Grad, Excels in Puppetry

Faith Belt, 2022 BFA Grad, Excels in Puppetry

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Faith Belt is a Spring 2022 graduate of the University of Tennessee School of Art. This summer she received the 2023 Young Adult Scholarship to attend the Puppeteers of America’s 66th National Puppetry Festival in College Park, Maryland on July 18-22.

Jered Sprecher at American Academy in Rome

Jered Sprecher at American Academy in Rome

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Jered Sprecher, professor, School of Art, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is visiting Rome, Italy as a University of Tennessee Affiliated Fellow at the American Academy in Rome.

Sean Roberts Book Published by Yale Press

Sean Roberts Book Published by Yale Press

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Sean Roberts, senior lecturer in Art History for the UT School of Art co-edited the book, The Environment and Ecology in Islamic Art and Culture, was just published by Yale University Press.  The book is described in the following press release.

Summer Showcase Gallery 2023

Summer Showcase Gallery 2023

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The Printmaking Showcase Gallery presents “Prints by UT Knoxville Graduate Students, Faculty and Staff” from June 5 – August 30, 2023. 

MFA Grad Danqi Cai to Teach at University of Arkansas

MFA Grad Danqi Cai to Teach at University of Arkansas

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Danqi Cai [dan-CHI Tsai] is a Spring 2023 graduate of the MFA program at the University of Tennessee School of Art. The program is proud to announce that she has been appointed as Assistant Professor of Foundations at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas, beginning in the Fall of 2023.

BFA Graduate Chloe Baker Begins Art Career in Knoxville

BFA Graduate Chloe Baker Begins Art Career in Knoxville

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Chloe Baker is a Spring 2023 graduate from the University of Tennessee’s School of Art with a Bachelors of Fine Arts and a concentration in 4D Studio Arts. Beginning in January 2022, while still in school, she had the incredible opportunity to kick-start her professional journey with an internship at Loch & Key Productions.

Lyons Explains Vernacular Art in The Conversation

Lyons Explains Vernacular Art in The Conversation

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What is vernacular art? A visual artist explains Vernacular art is a genre of visual art made by artists who are usually self-taught. They tend to work outside of art academies and commercial galleries, which have traditionally been the purview of white, affluent artists and collectors. In the U.S., vernacular art – which can also be called […]

MFA Graduate Delany Bal Teaches Knife Forging

MFA Graduate Delany Bal Teaches Knife Forging

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Delany Bal is an American sculptor focused on fusing digital fabrication with ancient artistic practices. Working to master this hybrid craft, she integrates digital technology with cast and fabricated metals, ceramics, woodworking, and experimental surface treatments.

Honors Exhibition 2023 at Ewing Gallery

Honors Exhibition 2023 at Ewing Gallery

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From Monday, May 15 – May 19, the Ewing Gallery will host its final exhibition of the 2022/23 academic year. Initiated by the Ewing’s Director Emeritus Sam Yates over 30 years ago, the Honors Exhibition recognizes outstanding students graduating from The University of Tennessee’s School of Art and College of Architecture and Design.

Landin Eldridge to Serve as Director for Gallery 1010 in 2023-24

Landin Eldridge to Serve as Director for Gallery 1010 in 2023-24

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The UT School of Art is pleased to announce that Landin Eldridge will serve as Director for Gallery 1010 for the 2023-2024 exhibition season. Landin previously served as Associate Director during the 2022-2023 year. Kaitlyn Anderson has been named the Associate Director of Gallery 1010 for 2023-2024.

Elaine McMillion Sheldon to Direct Narrative Feature Film on Mother Jones

Elaine McMillion Sheldon to Direct Narrative Feature Film on Mother Jones

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Elaine McMillion Sheldon, assistant professor of Cinema Studies at University of Tennessee’s School of Art. and filmmaker has been tapped as director for a narrative feature film on the life of Mary Harris Jones — the indomitable labor figure known to history as Mother Jones.

Art History Student to Attend Conservation Workshop

Art History Student to Attend Conservation Workshop

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Dani Sheridan Stanford is a BA student studying Art History at the UT School of Art. They are also pursuing a Minor in Studio Art and have, this semester, been an Arts and Collections Intern at the McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture.

UT alum puts photography skills to work for Young-Williams

UT alum puts photography skills to work for Young-Williams

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Hannah Overton, a 2016 UT alumna, majored in English Literature but took as many art classes as she could fit in her schedule. “Creativity has always been one of the most important parts of my life,” she says. As a kid, she would split her time equally between reading and writing, making art, and doing theater. She took photos with disposable cameras, used Microsoft Paint and Windows Movie Maker to create stop-motion videos, and spent a lot of time sketching.

Downtown Gallery Hosts Joint Reception for College and School Boards

Downtown Gallery Hosts Joint Reception for College and School Boards

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The School of Art Development Council and the College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Advisory Board gathered at the Downtown Gallery on Thursday, April 20, 2023, to celebrate the continuing work of the Downtown Gallery in support of the Arts in Knoxville.

Ellen McClung Berry Professorships at the School of Art

Ellen McClung Berry Professorships at the School of Art

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Established in 1993 The Ellen McClung Berry Professorship was name in honor of Ellen Lawson McClung Berry, who had a life-long love of the arts. This fund provides for Professorships in the School of Art to support and enhance faculty research and creative activity.

Heather Coker Hawkins Film Screenings of Gravity Wins

Heather Coker Hawkins Film Screenings of Gravity Wins

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Gravity Wins, a dance film short by Heather Coker Hawkins, has been selected and is being screened at the UNDER_the_RADAR Festival and Conference for Artistic Film, Animation and Experimental Sequential Media held in Vienna, Austria April 17 – 23

School of Art Students Exhibit at GSS Awards Banquet

School of Art Students Exhibit at GSS Awards Banquet

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MFA students from the UT School of Art were invited to exhibit work at the Graduate Student Senate Awards banquet on Monday, March 27, 2023 at 6PM in the Student Union Ballroom.  The GSS Awards Banquet is the annual celebration of graduate student excellence at UT and is held during the Graduate and Professional Student […]

Jason Brown Receives Excellence in Teaching Award

Jason Brown Receives Excellence in Teaching Award

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Jason Brown, associate professor of sculpture, challenges students intellectually and creatively and has developed new courses in the fields of sculpture and Eco-Art.

Spring ’23 smART Labs Workshops

Spring ’23 smART Labs Workshops

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These workshops cover some of the great tools we have available in the smART Lab that might be of interest to students in all areas. The workshops are open to all students enrolled in art classes.

Elysia Mann Completes Residency at Penland

Elysia Mann Completes Residency at Penland

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Elysia Mann is the printmaking studio technician at the University of Tennessee School of Art. She oversees the maintenance of presses and tools used in the print facilities including intaglio, lithography, relief, letterpress, and screen print.

76th Annual Student Art Competition Awards

76th Annual Student Art Competition Awards

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Congratulations to the winners of the 76th student art competition. This competition has been an outlet for UT’s talented students for 76 years, wherein countless works of art of every form have been displayed and applauded by the university and Knoxville community.

Llhuros Symposium Videos Available

Llhuros Symposium Videos Available

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Four videos from the Llhuros Symposium 2022, an international event hosted by the University of Tennessee School of Art in conjunction with the Llhuros Project are now available.

Beauvais Lyons: Circus Orbis – See to Believe

Beauvais Lyons: Circus Orbis – See to Believe

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Circus Orbis – See to Believe is curated by Beauvais Lyons, who is both Director of the Hokes Archives, as well as a Chancellor’s Professor of Art at the University of Tennessee.

Artist Lecture, Exhibits, and Workshops by Kay Dartt and Ronda Wright

Artist Lecture, Exhibits, and Workshops by Kay Dartt and Ronda Wright

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Kay Dartt, Shepherd University professor and metal sculptor, comes to the UT School of Art on Thursday, February 23, at 7:30pm for a lecture. Dartt’s creative practice combines sculpture, engineering, education, and community outreach. She teaches sculpture courses, engineering courses, and manages an interdisciplinary fabrication space called the FASTEnER Lab.

Hiles and Ekstrum Present at CAA Conference

Hiles and Ekstrum Present at CAA Conference

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Tim Hiles, Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies and Professor of Art History at the School of Art will be presenting on Thursday, February 16, at the College Art Association (CAA) Annual Conference in New York City. Hiles is presenting with 2022 MFA graduate Ashley Ekstrum who worked with him as a research assistant prior to graduation and who has collaborated on research since.

Screenprints by Matthew Hopson-Walker – Printmaking Showcase Gallery

Screenprints by Matthew Hopson-Walker – Printmaking Showcase Gallery

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“Unearned Optimism,” an exhibition of screenprints by Mathew Hopson-Walker is on view from February 7 – March 30, 2023 at the Printmaking Showcase Gallery. The gallery is located on the second floor of the UT Knoxville Art and Architecture Building in the west wing.

Issue 65 Phoenix Magazine’s Issue 65 Showcase at Gallery 1010

Issue 65 Phoenix Magazine’s Issue 65 Showcase at Gallery 1010

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The student-run Phoenix Literary Arts Magazine will be showcasing work from UTK artists who were included in Issue 65 at an exhibition held at Gallery 1010. Visit the opening on Friday, February 17th from 5-7pm.

Alex Stern and Jenn Kaplan Exhibit Work in Gallery 103

Alex Stern and Jenn Kaplan Exhibit Work in Gallery 103

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On January 30, 2023, an exhibition of the works of Alex Stern and Jenn Kaplan, titled, “RORRIM” opened in Gallery 103 on the first floor of the Art and Architecture Building.

Scholarships: Apply Now

Scholarships: Apply Now

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Students at the UT School of Art are encouraged to apply for a variety of scholarships available to both undergraduate and graduate students. On February 10, 2023, the first set of applications are due.

RE-SEARCH & RE-PAIR at Gallery 1010

RE-SEARCH & RE-PAIR at Gallery 1010

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RE-SEARCH & RE-PAIR is a multidisciplinary exhibition curated by Gallery 1010 Director Hanna Seggerman and Associate Director Landin Eldridge as part of the 2023 Tennessee Triennial for Contemporary Art.

Exhibit of the Work of Jason Brown: Walters State Community College

Exhibit of the Work of Jason Brown: Walters State Community College

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Jason Brown, associate professor of Art at the UT School of Art has a solo exhibition of his sculpture at the Catron Gallery, R. Jack Fishman Library, at Walters State Community College, 500 S. Davy Crockett, Morristown.

Students Featured in Shopper News

Students Featured in Shopper News

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University of Tennessee art students have collaborated on an outdoor sculpture project near Dogwood Elementary School that both enhances the outdoor classrooms and gives the larger community exposure to the arts.

School of Art Hosts Development Council

School of Art Hosts Development Council

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The University of Tennessee School of Art hosted a meeting of the Development Council this Fall. The School of Art’s Development Council is a group of committed alumni and friends who serve to promote excellence in Art, Design and Art History at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Pictured left to right are: Karyn Adams, Christopher McNulty, Barbara Apking, Michael Webb, and James Hack.

Printmaking Students Create Herbarium Specimens Portfolio

Printmaking Students Create Herbarium Specimens Portfolio

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Students from UT Printmaking created an exchange portfolio entitled Specimens from the UT Herbarium that was completed and presented on Thursday, December 1, 2022, to Margaret Oliver who represented the UT Herbarium.

Handheld Film Festival – Fall 2022

Handheld Film Festival – Fall 2022

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Handheld is a festival of student films, videos, animations, and audio works held at the UT School of Art. It is a biannual film festival made up of the best and most interesting work being made in Time-Based Art (TBA) classes from foundations to graduate levels.

Two MFA Students to Exhibit at NCECA 2023 Show

Two MFA Students to Exhibit at NCECA 2023 Show

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Two MFA Students from the UT School of Art will be exhibiting at the National Council for Education and the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) 57th Annual Conference, The theme title of the conference is “Current.” The event takes place in Cincinnati, Ohio, March 15-18, 2023. https://nceca.net/2023-exhibitions

Military Veteran Yilan Chang Dukes to Graduate – Fall 2022

Military Veteran Yilan Chang Dukes to Graduate – Fall 2022

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Yilan Chang Dukes arrived in the United States in 2008. She had been born and raised to that time in Mainland China, the only child in a family where art was an important part of life. Her mother’s artistic passion was dance. Her grandfather and uncle were musicians.

Sculpture Students Partner with Dogwood Elementary for Outdoor Art Exhibit

Sculpture Students Partner with Dogwood Elementary for Outdoor Art Exhibit

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The University of Tennessee School of Art and Dogwood Elementary would welcomed visitors to the Dogwood Community Trail on Monday, November 28, 2022 at 1:00 PM, to celebrate the wonderful artwork created by UT Sculpture students.

Capstone Fall 2022 Exhibition at Gallery 1010

Capstone Fall 2022 Exhibition at Gallery 1010

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This group exhibition by the December graduating BFA Class of 2022 takes place on December 2, 2022. This is a First Friday and prepare to enjoy a wonderful show.

Beauvais Lyons Featured on Academic Minute

Beauvais Lyons Featured on Academic Minute

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The Academic Minute is a two-and-a-half minute daily module which features researchers from colleges and universities around the world, keeping listeners abreast of what’s new and exciting in the academy. The show is hosted by Dr. Lynn Pasquerella, President of the Association of American Colleges and Universities. The program airs on 70 stations around the United States and Canada.

Home Movies by Chloe Wack at Gallery 1010

Home Movies by Chloe Wack at Gallery 1010

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Home Movies is an installation of video works by current second-year MFA student Chloe Wack. An opening reception will be held from 5 to 7pm Friday, November 18 at Gallery 1010.

Tender Tension by Casey Wolhar at Gallery 1010

Tender Tension by Casey Wolhar at Gallery 1010

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Please join us at Gallery 1010 on October 21st, from 5-7pm for the opening reception of Tender Tension. This show will feature a video installation by 2nd-year MFA student, Casey Wolhar.

Ceramicist Isaac Scott to Lecture on Thursday, October 20, 2022

Ceramicist Isaac Scott to Lecture on Thursday, October 20, 2022

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Philadelphia-based ceramics-sculptor Isaac Scott will present a lecture on his work on Thursday October 20 at 7:30pm in the McCarty Auditorium, room 109 of the Art and Architecture Building. His lecture is free and open to the public.

Silk Memorial by Haley Takahashi and Anthony Huang at Gallery 1010

Silk Memorial by Haley Takahashi and Anthony Huang at Gallery 1010

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Silk Memorial will consist of large-scale fabric monotype installation, experimental cyanotypes, and two kimonos made collaboratively by Haley Takahashi and Anthony Huang. Each piece will examine themes of memory, nostalgia, cultural identity, and emotional expression.

Kimberly D. Iles Scholarship Awards – 2022

Kimberly D. Iles Scholarship Awards – 2022

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Ten undergraduate students in art history, cinema studies, graphic design, and studio art received the 2022 Kimberly D. Iles Art Scholarships in recognition of their excellent work. Selected by faculty nominations, these students represent each area of study in the School of Art and the School of Design from the College of Architecture. Award winners […]

NOW HIRING: Gallery Assistant

NOW HIRING: Gallery Assistant

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Gallery 1010 is currently looking to hire a new Gallery Assistant for the 2022-2023 Academic Year!

WELCOME STUDENTS FROM WROCŁAW, POLAND

WELCOME STUDENTS FROM WROCŁAW, POLAND

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The UT School of Art welcomes Agnieszka Hoza and Izabela Kabza both of whom are graduate students in the MFA program in Wrocław, Poland to be resident-artists in the Printmaking Program in Knoxville

Art Historian Tim McCall to Lecture on Renaissance Masculinity

Art Historian Tim McCall to Lecture on Renaissance Masculinity

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Timothy McCall is associate professor of art history, and director of the Art History Program at Villanova University. Tim’s research centers on Italian Renaissance art, and on visual intersections of power and gender (particularly masculinity) more broadly, in addition to histories of fashion and material culture

Welcome Back Event – September 2

Welcome Back Event – September 2

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All UT students are invited to join with students from the School of Art for an Art Screening on the East side of the Art and Architecture Building, Friday evening, September 2.

School of Art First Year MFA exhibition

School of Art First Year MFA exhibition

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An opening reception will take place at the Downtown Gallery for an exhibition showcasing the artwork of the University of Tennessee School of Art’s incoming MFA students.

Diane Solomon Kempler Exhibit at Ewing

Diane Solomon Kempler Exhibit at Ewing

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Artwork by Diane Solomon Kempler, titled From Then To Now, is on exhibit at the Ewing Gallery in the UT School of Art from August 17, 2022 – September 14, 2022. A closing reception takes place Sunday, September 11, 1-4 pm.

Student Profile: Hannah Langer

Student Profile: Hannah Langer

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Hannah Langer was born in Anhui, China and was adopted at the age of one and raised in Beverly, MA.

Student Profile: Kaitlyn Anderson

Student Profile: Kaitlyn Anderson

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Kaitlyn Anderson was born and raised in North Georgia. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 3D Studio Arts from Georgia Southern University in 2022.

Student Profile: Ruchi Singh

Student Profile: Ruchi Singh

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Ruchi Singh is an interdisciplinary artist from India. She likes to complement her artworks with a piece of writing.

“Light of Truth” 2022 Juried Student Exhibition and Exchange

“Light of Truth” 2022 Juried Student Exhibition and Exchange

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Students from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, School of Art, Tennessee State University, and Fisk University are participating in the 2nd annual exchange and exhibition for inclusion and diverse representation. Students responded to the theme Light of the Truth.

Mythology, Inspiration for Art by Jace Hermanto

Mythology, Inspiration for Art by Jace Hermanto

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Narratives play a prominent theme in junior Jace Hermanto’s artistic practice. He became interested in mythology at a young age because of its use of fictional worlds and creatures. While earning his associate’s degree at Pellissippi State Community College, Hermanto’s painting and drawing told stories that allowed him to escape from real-world issues.

Motherland, a Series of Paintings by Mary Laube

Motherland, a Series of Paintings by Mary Laube

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In the years following the Korean War, the US saw an influx in international adoptions of South Korean children. Mary Laube, assistant professor of painting + drawing, traveled from Seoul to Chicago, Illinois in 1987 at the age of 2 where she was adopted by her parents. Although Laube grew up in a culturally diverse […]

From America to Kurdistan and Back Again: Nuveen Barwari

From America to Kurdistan and Back Again: Nuveen Barwari

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Nuveen Barwari grew up wandering allies of fabric markets with her mother in Duhok, the Kurdish region of Iraq. At the time, the two would gather the material for her mother to drape Kurdish dresses, but now the experience has a whole different meaning for Barwari as a graduate student.

West Exhibition Integrates Sculpture and Space

West Exhibition Integrates Sculpture and Space

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In spring 2018, the UT Downtown Gallery hosted an exhibition by Christina West, an Atlanta-based artist and associate professor at the Welch School of Art and Design at Georgia State University

Fred Moffatt Publishes New Book

Fred Moffatt Publishes New Book

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Frederick Moffatt, emeritus professor of art history, has continued his scholarship unabated since his retirement from teaching in 2005.

Prints and the Public Sphere

Prints and the Public Sphere

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One of the reasons people make art is to effect change in the world. As multiples, printmaking has a long history of social and political activism. Two projects from my classes offer examples of how prints, as part of projects on the UT campus, can engage the public sphere.

Althea Murphy-Price Exhibition in Spain

Althea Murphy-Price Exhibition in Spain

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Althea Murphy-Price, associate professor and Ellen McClung Berry Professor of printmaking, had a solo exhibition in Santander, Spain, this past September as part of the IMPACT 10 Conference.

Big Ears Features Klahr, UT Faculty & Alumni Films

Big Ears Features Klahr, UT Faculty & Alumni Films

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For the third year in a row, the UT Downtown Gallery partnered with the Big Ears Festival to serve as a venue for film programming, while School of Art faculty and alumni were invited to show their video art at another 2018 Big Ears event, the 12-Hour Drone.

Providing Cultural Connections to the Community

Providing Cultural Connections to the Community

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There are so many compelling stories I could highlight in this issue of Prism. It’s fascinating how many School of Art alumni have translated their creative education into a passion to start local businesses that include craft breweries, fusion restaurants, neighborhood map-making, letterpress printmaking, and specialty fabrication

Fall Exhibition Features Alumni Sculptures

Fall Exhibition Features Alumni Sculptures

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This fall, the Ewing Gallery of Art + Architecture presents Irons in the Fire: UT Sculpture Alumni Exhibition in conjunction with the 2018 Mid-South Sculpture Alliance Conference, which is co-hosted by the UT Sculpture program. This three-day conference will bring hundreds of artists to Knoxville, including the renowned sculptor and printmaker Chakaia Booker, who will give a keynote address at the Knoxville Museum of Art and open her solo exhibition at the UT Downtown Gallery, both on Friday, Oct. 5.

Series of Student Expressions

Series of Student Expressions

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The UT student art competition in the Ewing Gallery of Art + Architecture is an annual School of Art spring highlight. The competition is the longest continuously running student art competition in the United States. Initiated in 1947 by our first department head, C. Kermit “Buck” Ewing, this year marks the competition’s 71st straight year. This is an amazing record of longevity and strength. Juried by nationally recognized artists, critics, and designers, thousands of selected students have exhibited their creative work in this venue. The art competition exhibition is widely popular with students and the public. Any UT student is invited to compete. In conjunction with the competition, awards and other prizes are presented to winning entries in Fine Art, Art History, and Graphic Design categories and students are encouraged to sell their work. In the 2017 spring competition, students were awarded a total of $7,050.

AiR Biennial Exhibition

AiR Biennial Exhibition

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The Ewing Gallery of Art + Architecture hosted the 2018 Artist-In-Residence Biennial Exhibition this past January. Featuring the four most recent resident artists, Ezra Tessler (fall 2016), Dana DeGiulio (spring 2017), Clare Grill (fall 2017), and Caitlin Cherry (spring 2018), the exhibition showcased this group’s diverse styles of work. The January 12th reception drew a large crowd of alumni and current students, many of whom commented on the difference between seeing the works in person and seeing slides during lectures.

Complementing Fine Food

Complementing Fine Food

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Before she graduated from UT in 2009, Leanne Moe-McQueen was already planning her pottery business. While still an undergraduate student, she designed her first kiln with Frank Martin, associate professor of ceramics, and opened a small studio at 212 East Harper Street in Maryville, Tennessee. Within a few years of earning her BFA, McQueen had moved Studio 212 into a much larger building, expanded her business to offer community art classes, and established her brand, McQueen Pottery.

At the Intersection of Art and Disabilities

At the Intersection of Art and Disabilities

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Timothy Hiles, associate professor of art history, joined the faculty of the School of Art in 1991 and for the last two decades has taught a popular course on the history of photography. Over the years, his research interests have also turned in this direction, most recently to the intersection between disability studies and art history.

Letting Go Through Art

Letting Go Through Art

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Erica Mendoza, a third-year MFA student in sculpture, received an award for her series #WasteHerTime2013to2017 at the 2017 SECAC (formerly the Southeast College Art Conference), hosted by the Columbus College of Art and Design.

A Story of Industry and Utility

A Story of Industry and Utility

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Ashlee Mays, a first-year MFA student in printmaking, started a hotdog business when she moved to Knoxville. Using her hand-built cart, she sells limited edition printed images of hotdogs with the customer’s choice of live-printed condiments for one penny less than the price of a prepared hotdog within a mile of the venue.

An Artistic Ecosystem

An Artistic Ecosystem

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The School of Art’s student-run exhibition space, Gallery 1010, moved to a new location at 1150 McCalla Avenue in downtown Knoxville last fall. Established in the 1980s by Don Kurka, former department head and professor of painting and drawing, the gallery derived its name from its first location in the historic Candy Factory building in World’s Fair Park, the address of which, at the time, was 1010 Clinch Avenue. In 2005, it relocated to a space on Gay Street, opposite the UT Downtown Gallery. In its new and improved home on McCalla, the gallery continues its three-decade history of exhibiting exceptional student art.

Promoting Tennessee Artists

Promoting Tennessee Artists

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Brian and Carolyn Jobe met at UT while earning their Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees at UT. They married and, after both graduating in 2004, Carri continued her art practice and worked in nonprofit administration in San Antonio.

Visiting Artist Discusses Cultural Artifacts

Visiting Artist Discusses Cultural Artifacts

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Last fall, the School of Art Programming Committee brought to campus Morehshin Allahyari, an artist, activist, educator, curator, and recipient of The Leading Global Thinkers of 2016 award by Foreign Policy magazine. Allahyari gave a public lecture as part of the School of Art Visiting Artist Lecture Series and opened an exhibition of her work at the UT Downtown Gallery in November. Her visit was co-sponsored by a grant from Ready for the World, the international and intercultural awareness initiative of UT.

Imparting Love of Innovation

Imparting Love of Innovation

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The School of Art’s 3-D Printing Lab, located on the fourth floor of the Art + Architecture Building, is warm and whirring with computer fans, rotating digital scans, and busy MakerBots steadily shaping objects out of molten plastic.

Exploring the Concept of Bisymmetry

Exploring the Concept of Bisymmetry

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Yamamoto’s recent work explores the concept of bisymmetry. He embraces the theory that bisymmetrical imagery is aesthetically appealing to humans because of the inherent symmetry of the human face and form. In order to create as perfectly symmetrical a form as possible, he has developed an unusual technique.

Facilitating Community Art Projects

Facilitating Community Art Projects

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This spring, first-year graduate student Jillian Hirsch and a group of dedicated undergraduate students are launching the Maynard Project, a weekly after-school art program at Maynard Elementary School, located a mile north of UT in a historically underserved Knoxville school district. With guidance from Hirsch and Jason Brown, associate professor of sculpture, the undergraduate students will work directly with elementary school students to design and install a series of collaborative art projects throughout the Maynard School building, beginning with a mural in the library.