Senior Art Majors
April 14 – May 13, 2012
Melvin Henderson-Rubio Gallery
Paintings, ceramics, photography and mixed media are some of the varied art forms featured at the student exhibition April 14–May 13 at Willamette University’s Hallie Ford Museum of Art.The exhibit, an annual spring event, features the works of 13 Willamette seniors, who are all art majors. By viewing the exhibit, Museum Director John Olbrantz says people will gain a deeper appreciation for the talent found among university students and the diversity of art instruction available at Willamette.
“Visitors will have an opportunity to see the work of 13 art students who will soon graduate from Willamette and embark on their professional careers,” he says.
This year’s senior art students are Amanda Applebaum of Houston; Bonnie Balogh of Salem, Ore.; Stephanie Crook of Beaverton, Ore.; Emily Doughten of Aurora, Ohio; Janelle Higashida of Kaneohe, Hawaii; Sam Kuniholm of Bainbridge Island, Wash.; Nick Lawson of El Cerrito, Calif.; Sarah McCarthy of Davis, Calif.; Maya McFaddin of McMinnville, Ore.; Matthew Parker and Laurel Priest, both of Portland, Ore.; Katherine Preucil of Ketchum, Idaho; and Matthew Soma of Denver.
Grants from the City of Salem’s Transient Occupancy Tax funds and the Oregon Arts Commission are helping to support the exhibition.
