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From Student to Exhibiting UT Downtown Gallery Artist: Alumni Spotlight on Ceramicist Kevin Kao

From Student to Exhibiting UT Downtown Gallery Artist: Alumni Spotlight on Ceramicist Kevin Kao

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While UT’s galleries feature work from many outstanding artists every year, it’s particularly exciting to welcome a School of Art alumnus back to town. Ceramicist Kevin Kao, a 2015 MFA graduate, has exhibited his figure-ish, biology-inspired sculptures throughout the U.S., including a recent solo show at Artspace in Raleigh, NC. Kevin’s work will be in […]

Examining the Feminine and Functional: Alumni Spotlight on Ceramicist Sam Briegel

Examining the Feminine and Functional: Alumni Spotlight on Ceramicist Sam Briegel

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Since her graduation from the University of Tennessee’s BFA program in 2013, educator and ceramicist Sam Briegel’s functional, feminine work has been featured in major craft fairs, exhibitions and publications throughout the country, including the annual Smithsonian Craft Show in Washington, DC.  A Knoxville native, her art draws from craft traditions in Appalachia and the […]

Folkways and Identity: Alumni Spotlight on Ceramicist Gary White

Folkways and Identity: Alumni Spotlight on Ceramicist Gary White

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Since earning his MFA in 2022, artist Gary White’s work has been exhibited widely both across the country and in his home state of Tennessee.  A current Faculty Fellow at the Watkins College of Art at Belmont University, Gary’s interdisciplinary practice conducts a cross-cultural visual investigation that explores folkways, identity, and the experiences of the “southern Other” from a multi-ethnic southern […]

Ceramics MFA Student’s Work in 2026 NCECA Exhibition

Ceramics MFA Student’s Work in 2026 NCECA Exhibition

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Second year Ceramics MFA Lindsay Skvarek’s work Global Warming: Meltdown has been curated into the 2026 NCECA Exhibition. The exhibitions will take place during Volumes, the 60th annual conference of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts, in Detroit, Michigan, from March 25-28, 2026. Learn more here.

Student Study Abroad + Residency Reports: Summer 2025

Student Study Abroad + Residency Reports: Summer 2025

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Summer may be in the rearview mirror, but many School of Art students are already planning creative getaways for 2026. Whether their practice takes them to a remote Alaskan lodge, a printmaking institute in Wroclaw, Poland or to traditional quilting workshops in the Appalachian Mountains, the School of Art offers students the support they need […]

School of Art Holds 2025 Kimberly D. Iles Art Awards

School of Art Holds 2025 Kimberly D. Iles Art Awards

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The UT School of Art held its annual Kimberly D. Iles Scholarship Awards Ceremony on September 18th, honoring nine students from the School of Art and two from the College of Architecture and Design.     Kimberly D. Iles, an artist and graphic designer who earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the UT School of […]

Ceramics professor wins environmental art grant

Ceramics professor wins environmental art grant

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Socially engaged artist Amanda Evans has been awarded an AWAW Environmental Art Grant, a competitive national award from organizations Anonymous Was a Woman and the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA). Evans, an Assistant Professor of Ceramics at the University of Tennessee, and her collaborator, Tia Kramer, were awarded the grant to support their […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.

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.

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 […]

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.