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Department of Art & Design and University Galleries host spring 2025 senior capstone exhibitions

By Ann Gosser | Apr 11, 2025

poster showcasing senior capstone exhibits

The 51ĀŅĀ× Department of Art & Design and University Galleries are pleased to announce the capstone exhibitions of work for spring 2025.

 

 

 

 

MURRAY, Ky. – The 51ĀŅĀ× Department of Art & Design and University Galleries are pleased to announce the capstone exhibitions of work by Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Science (BS) and Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) students for spring 2025. 

The exhibitions will be on view from April 25 to May 1 in the Mary Ed Mecoy Hall Gallery and the Clara M. Eagle Galleries, located on the sixth and seventh floors of the Price Doyle Fine Arts Building on the 51ĀŅĀ× State campus. An opening reception will be held in the galleries on Friday, April 25, from 5-8 p.m.

In partial fulfillment of their graduation requirements, students pursuing a Fine Arts degree are required to present an exhibition of recent works completed during their study at 51ĀŅĀ×. With the guidance of individualized advisors and faculty committees and the Director of University Galleries, these capstone exhibitions generally take the form of concurrent exhibitions or small groups of students presenting as a collective within a gallery space.

 

 

 

 

An exhibition of work by students pursuing a BS in Studio Art, will feature two art majors: 

      • ā€œneedles & knotsā€ by Maria Castlen of Owensboro, Kentucky; BS in studio art

      • ā€œPetals and Perspectivesā€ by Hayley Runyon of Paris, Tennessee; BS in art education

Nine exhibitions by BFA students will also be on view:

      • ā€œRoute 404ā€ by Sarina Hamilton of Paducah, Kentucky; BFA in graphic design

      • ā€œIn Search of Meaningā€ by Cole Wyatt of 51ĀŅĀ×, Kentucky; BFA in studio art

      • ā€œLunch Break at BORE INKā€ by Lee Bezehertny of Louisville, Kentucky; BFA in studio art

      • ā€œStarry Stationā€ by Avery Wilson of 51ĀŅĀ×, Kentucky; BFA in graphic design

      • ā€œIn Her Wordsā€ by Amber Ryan Lockhart of Cape Town, South Africa; BFA in studio art

      • ā€œVirtual Visionsā€ by Emma Nelson of 51ĀŅĀ×, Kentucky; BFA in graphic design

      • ā€œIrene and the Buffalo Boysā€ by Matthew Best of Jackson, Tennessee; BFA in graphic design

      • ā€œEarthen Tea Companyā€ by Dawn Critser of Henderson, Kentucky; BFA in graphic design

      • ā€œBeyond Remissionā€ by Moira Johnson of Louisville, Kentucky; BFA in graphic design


The University Galleries visitor hours are Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8 a.m. to  4:30 p.m. and Tuesday and Thursday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission to the galleries is free and open to the public. 

For more information about this or other upcoming events, please contact the Department of Art & Design at 270-809-3784 or msu.art@murraystate.edu.

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