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Drawn from the McClung Museum: Printmaking Showcase Gallery

Drawn from the McClung Museum: Printmaking Showcase Gallery

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Printmaking Showcase GallerySecond FloorArt and Architecture Building1715 Volunteer Blvd.University of Tennessee, Knoxville Drawn from the McClung Museum, a portfolio of prints about art and artifacts in the McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture is currently on view at the Printmaking Showcase Gallery. The portfolio was firs exhibited at the McClung Museum in conjunction with the Southern Graphics Council International Printmaking Conference hosted by The University of Tennessee March 18-21, 2015. Organized by Sydney A. […]

Art History Professor Publishes Book, Curates Exhibition on Goan Artists 

Art History Professor Publishes Book, Curates Exhibition on Goan Artists 

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In December, UT Assistant Professor of Art History Kelli Wood celebrated the book publication and exhibition opening of a landmark project centered on artists and makers in Goa, a region with a rich history of artistic knowledge and innovation. Makers and Materials: Goa Past and Present connects Goa’s centuries-old craft traditions with the practices of […]

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 […]

New Gift Establishes Scholarships, Increased Support for Printmaking Students 

New Gift Establishes Scholarships, Increased Support for Printmaking Students 

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Students at the University of Tennessee’s nationally recognized printmaking program can look forward to increased opportunities and support starting in 2026, thanks to a generous gift from Joel and Yann Dryer.    The newly established endowments, which include the $26,000 Joel and Yann Dryer Student Printmaking Award Endowment and the $100,000 Joel S. Dryer Printmaking Endowment, will help to fund awards and scholarships for outstanding undergraduate and graduate students, in addition to equipment and materials purchase, travel expenses for students to attend residencies and conferences, support […]

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 […]

Examining the Everyday: Alumni Spotlight on Painter Marta Lee

Examining the Everyday: Alumni Spotlight on Painter Marta Lee

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UT alumna Marta Lee may paint unremarkable objects – a vase, a pride flag, a colander – but reviews of her work have been anything but mundane. The New York-based artist’s recent solo show at Tappeto Volante in Brooklyn has garnered coverage in major art publications such as Hyperallergic, Artspiel, The Electric Pencil, and Two […]

Students, Alumni and Faculty Screen Films at Film Fest Knox

Students, Alumni and Faculty Screen Films at Film Fest Knox

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It’s that time of year again: the leaves on the surrounding mountains are turning color, there’s a chill in the air, and Film Fest Knox is back in town! Cinema Studies professor Paul Harrill and other area filmmakers co-founded Film Fest Knox in 2023 in order to promote Knoxville as a premiere location for filmmaking and the […]

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 […]

School of Art Welcomes New Faculty in Photography, Art History

School of Art Welcomes New Faculty in Photography, Art History

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The UT School of Art is thrilled to welcome two new faculty members. Assistant Professor Bucky Miller joins the School of Art’s Photography area. An artist and writer who photographs to unearth stranger possibilities for joy, Miller is a recipient of the Aaron Siskind Foundation Individual Photographer’s Fellowship, has had solo exhibitions at spaces including the […]

UTK Printmaking News

UTK Printmaking News

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This annual newsletter celebrates the professional and life achievements of our students, alumni, faculty, and staff. We are proud of our record of creative activity, and grateful to have our graduate program recognized as 3rd among public universities by U.S. News and World Report

UT Filmmaker Awarded Inaugural Vimeo Short Film Grant 

UT Filmmaker Awarded Inaugural Vimeo Short Film Grant 

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UT Filmmaker John C Kelley has been awarded the inaugural Vimeo Short Film Grant for his animated project, The Ineffable Hum.  Kelley,  an associate professor of Cinema Studies and Time-Based Art at the University of Tennessee, is one of five filmmakers selected from thousands to receive the first-of-its-kind award. The grant includes $30,000 in funding, access […]

Alumni Spotlight: Documentary Filmmaker Ronald Levy

Alumni Spotlight: Documentary Filmmaker Ronald Levy

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Since graduating from the University of Tennessee in 2019, filmmaker Ronald Levy has been busy: he’s started his own production company and completed two full-length documentary films, traveling all over the United States for projects.  He’s told stories about subjects ranging from long-distance cyclists on different ends of the political spectrum to food insecurity in […]

UT Printmakers attend Southern Graphics Council International (SGCI) in Puerto Rico

UT Printmakers attend Southern Graphics Council International (SGCI) in Puerto Rico

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In April, students and faculty from the UT School of Art’s printmaking program traveled to San Juan, Puerto Rico for the Southern Graphics Council International (SGCI), an annual gathering of artists, printmakers and graphic designers that draws participants from all over the world. UT’s long-standing, top-ranked printmaking program regularly has a significant presence at SGCI […]

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 […]

UT students collaborate with Malaysian printmaking collective

UT students collaborate with Malaysian printmaking collective

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The UT School of Art welcomed Malaysian printmaking collective Pangrok Sulap this spring, a group of artists, musicians and social activists who engaged with UT students through a collaborative visiting artist seminar.    Pangrok Sulap ( “Pangrok” being the local pronunciation of “punk rock”, and “Sulap”  a hut or a resting place usually used by farmers in Sabah, […]

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 […]

Alumni Spotlight: Printmaking and conservation meet at the Museum of Infinite Outcomes

Alumni Spotlight: Printmaking and conservation meet at the Museum of Infinite Outcomes

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Studying art can lead you to surprising places. For University of Tennessee printmaking alumna Ashlee Mays, it was to a plot of foreclosed land in Knoxville’s Parkridge neighborhood, where she created one of Tennessee’s most unique outdoor spaces: the Museum of Infinite Outcomes, an open-air museum that is shifting the narrative of conservation through the […]

UT Art, Engineering Host METAL Bootcamp

UT Art, Engineering Host METAL Bootcamp

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The UT School of Art is collaborating with the Tickle College of Engineering to train the next generation of metal casters and forgers. Last month, faculty, staff, and graduate students from the SOA’s sculpture program helped to facilitate the first of three UT-hosted metallurgy bootcamps through the  Metallurgical Engineering Trades Apprenticeship & Learning (METAL) program, an […]

Janelle VanderKelen Wins Creative Capital Award

Janelle VanderKelen Wins Creative Capital Award

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School of Art professor Janelle VanderKelen has won a Creative Capital award for her project, The Golden Thread, a 16mm feature film that highlights ways unseen fungi help slow climate change and mitigate its effects. VanderKelen, an assistant professor of Cinema Studies and Time-Based Art, is one of 55 artists representing 49 projects who received the prestigious award […]

Art Alumni Writing Book About UT Sculpture Tour

Art Alumni Writing Book About UT Sculpture Tour

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Two School of Art alumni are writing a book about the University of Tennessee Sculpture Tour, a unique loan program in the 1980-90’s that influenced outdoor art exhibitions at institutions and communities throughout the country.  Leticia Bajuyo (MFA ‘01), an Assistant Professor of Sculpture at the University of Oklahoma, and Durant Thompson (BFA ‘97), a […]

School of Art Faculty Receive Heart and Soul Awards

School of Art Faculty Receive Heart and Soul Awards

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Jason Brown’s Community Art Class in Spring 2024 Two School of Art professors received Heart and Soul Awards from the Faculty Senate, a new honor recognizing faculty members who foster exceptionally inclusive, respectful, and supportive climates at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.  Heather Coker Hawkins, an assistant professor of time-based art, and Jason Brown, a […]

Braddock Honored as Distinguished UT Alumna

Braddock Honored as Distinguished UT Alumna

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Paige Braddock (’85) received a 2024 Distinguished Alumna Award, the highest alumni honor from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. The recognition from the university’s Alumni Board of Directors is reserved for alumni who excel at the national or international level, and whose achievements have brought credit to the university and benefited others.

College Honors Metalwork Artist Preston Farabow

College Honors Metalwork Artist Preston Farabow

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The UT College of Arts and Sciences honored metal sculptor Preston Farabow (’94) in October with a 2024 Professional Achievement Award, which recognizes those who have accomplished a high degree of success in their chosen fields. Farabow started Aespyre Metals in 1998 and is a leader among Knoxville creative artists and business owners. He creates […]

2024 Alumni and Philanthropy Awards Honor the Volunteer Spirit

2024 Alumni and Philanthropy Awards Honor the Volunteer Spirit

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UT College of Arts and Sciences faculty, staff, and campus and community colleagues gathered Thursday, October 17 to celebrate the 2024 Alumni and Philanthropy Awards, honoring the exceptional achievements and contributions of Volunteers for Life whose dedication and generosity help shape the future of the college and its students.

Multiple UTK Films Screening at Film Fest Knox

Multiple UTK Films Screening at Film Fest Knox

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Cinema Studies professor and co-chair Paul Harrill, along with other area filmmakers, co-founded Film Fest Knox in 2023 in order to promote Knoxville as a premiere location for filmmaking and the arts. The international festival is an important platform for Tennessee filmmakers in particular, and this year’s regional showcases – which incudes the American Regional […]

ISC Honors Two from School of Art

ISC Honors Two from School of Art

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Christopher McNulty Kyle Cottier The sculpture program at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville—already recognized and respected among national and international art communities—recently came further into the spotlight. This fall, the International Sculpture Center (ISC) honored School of Art (SOA) Director Christopher McNulty with its prestigious Outstanding Educator Award, which recognizes inspiring, influential artists who have […]

School of Art Holds 2024 Kimberly D. Iles Awards Ceremony

School of Art Holds 2024 Kimberly D. Iles Awards Ceremony

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The UT School of Art held its annual Kimberly D. Iles Scholarship awards on September 19th, honoring nine students from the School of Art and two from the College of Architecture and Design.     Kimberly D. Iles was known for her vivacity, generosity of spirit, and passion for the arts. She graduated with honors from […]

John Powers Exhibits Work During Venice Biennale

John Powers Exhibits Work During Venice Biennale

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The Venice Biennale is one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious art exhibitions. This year, an installation by UT School of Art Professor John Powers is among the featured work.   Established in 1895, the Biennale has showcased art from many of history’s renowned artists and architects, and in recent years attracted over 800,000 […]

School of Art Welcomes New Faculty

School of Art Welcomes New Faculty

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The School of Art at UT, Knoxville is excited to introduce two new instructional faculty members. Assistant Professor Amanda Evans joins the School of Art’s Ceramics Program. Evans is a socially engaged ceramic artist whose work manifests as participatory sculptures, performance, print and digital media, and long-term collaborative systems. She received her MFA in Art […]

UT Printmaking Newsletter: Fall 2024

UT Printmaking Newsletter: Fall 2024

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This annual newsletter celebrates the professional and life achievements of students, alumni, faculty, and staff from the UT School of Art’s Printmaking Program. We are proud of our record of creative activity, and grateful to have our graduate program recognized as 3rd among public universities by U.S. News and World Report. We hope that you […]

Alumni Spotlight: A Conversation with Art Historian Robert Hobbs

Alumni Spotlight: A Conversation with Art Historian Robert Hobbs

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School of Art Alumnus Robert Hobbs has led a career that many art historians could only dream of.  He has written nearly sixty books and curated dozens of exhibits, working closely with artists, ranging from sculptors Alice Aycock and Robert Smithson to painters Lee Krasner and Robert Motherwell.

Jered Sprecher Solo Exhibit in New Orleans

Jered Sprecher Solo Exhibit in New Orleans

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by Amy Beth Miller The natural world and technology both influence a dozen recent paintings by Jered Sprecher, a professor in the University of Tennessee School of Art, on display at a New Orleans gallery solo exhibition this summer.  The Space Between Earth and Sky, at the Ferrara Showman Gallery through July 13, investigates the […]

Taryn Walker: A Visiting Scholar from Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada

Taryn Walker: A Visiting Scholar from Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada

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April 21 – May 12, 2024 Taryn Walker has been awarded the Michael Smith Foreign Study Scholarship administered by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRCC) and Simon Fraser University (SFU). This scholarship supports a master’s student to travel to a university outside of Canada to do research and engage in cultural […]

New Orleans Artist Andry Engages Vol Community

New Orleans Artist Andry Engages Vol Community

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New Orleans printmaker Katrina Andry will visit campus and the city this week for activities inspired by her current exhibit, on display through February 17 at the UT Downtown Gallery, 106 S. Gay St. Andry’s visit will open with a printmaking workshop in the UT Printmaking Shop on Wednesday, January 31, in collaboration with the […]

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, […]

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: 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Printmaking News 2022

Printmaking News 2022

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This annual newsletter celebrates the creative achievements of our students, alumni, faculty and staff. It provides a way to maintain alumni connections to “Rocky Top,” while also reminding us that making art has both personal and public significance. 

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: 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.

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.

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.