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First Place: 46th Annual Juried Student Exhibition
Katherine Culatta, "Red", series of 3 Limestone and Photo Plate Lithography, 2013
Second Place, 46th Annual Juried Student Exhibition
Mary Grace Wynn, "Michael at the Wharf", Inkjet Print with graphite, 2013
Third Place: 46th Annual Juried Student Exhibition
Allison Fawcett, "Drips in the Dark," Oil on Canvas, 2013
Chancellor's Purchase Award: 49th Annual Juried Student Exhibition
Kelly Olshan, "Blind Contours II", Oil, Acrylic, Molding Paste, 2013
Honorable Mention: 49th Annual Juried Student Exhibition
Emily Ellison, "Arch 1", Cone 10 Wood Fired Ceramics, 2013
Honorable Mention (2): 49th Annual Juried Student Exhibition
Samantha Moody, "Triceratops", Woodcut Relief Print, 2013
Art History Students Gallery "Hopping"
Spring 2011 class "Art Since 1945" in downtown Asheville
Best in Show: Tatiana Potts, "Wait for Me"
and Ramsey Library Purchase Award, 45th Annual Juried Student Exhibition, March 23, 2012
Musical Hat
Giedre Krulikas 2010
2nd Place: Emma Bussard, "Henna Hands"
45th Annual Juried Student Exhibition, March 23, 2012
Brianna Benefield, Alexa Hartford, and Tara Lancaster
ARTH 340 Art of 17th and 18th Centuries: Vanitas Project, Fall 2012
3rd Place: Mary Claire Becker, "I Spoke to You in the Desert"
45th Annual Juried Student Exhibition, March 23, 2012
Friedman Photography Award 1st Place, Color:
Malia Reeder, Untitled, 2011
Students visiting the Biltmore Building Downtown
Art History Field Trip
Re-Presentation
Megan Van Deusen 2009
Kimber Lawson (left) and Caitlyn Doctor (right)
Summer Interns at High Museum, Atlanta (l) and American Dance Festival, Durham (r)
Low Fire Pot
Marla George 2010
Friedman Photography Award 1st Place, Black & White:
Dakota Hall, "The Window, Now Closed," 2011
Prof. Tynes and students visit New York City in November 2011
on the steps at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Anagama-Fired Pot
Tatiana Potts 2010
Tatiana Potts working on linoleum prints
for her Senior Exhibition Spring 2012
BFA Exhibition
Sara Bernardi 2011
Beati Coleoptera
Mary Claire Becker, 2010
Camera Obscura
Lecture for the Undergraduate Symposium
BA Exhibition
Shalamar Blevins, 2011
Stephanie at Asheville Bookworks
Art History Field Trip
BA Exhibition
Caitlin Johnson 2011
BFA Exhibition
Carrie Peeler 2010
The Department of Art is comprised of seven areas of concentration: ceramics, drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and art history and offers three degrees: the BFA, the BA, and the BA with teacher licensure. With a fourteen-member faculty of acclaimed artists and scholars and a location in the thriving arts scene of Asheville, our program has become a destination point for students who seek rigorous training in the fine arts within the liberal arts tradition of a small university. A strong emphasis on drawing, art history, and our innovative design sequence, the Applied Media Program, is followed by upper level course work that nurtures independent learning. During the senior year capstone courses, each student produces a major body of work in the form of a solo exhibition or a thesis paper. This demanding requirement serves as strong preparation for postgraduate work, and more importantly, as the basis for lifelong learning in the arts. The Department of Art invites emerging artists and scholars to visit us and consider joining our vibrant community.
