Front row, from left, Mary Mathias-Dickerson (art faculty), Shanna Calfee, Olivia Webb, Carly Chamerlik, Emily Lockman, Abbye Head, Alice Antimie, and Demetrius Jackson. Back row, from left, Giselle Garrett and John Simmons.
Lee University senior art majors are currently displaying their work at a Senior Showcase through May 8 at the Museum Center at 5ive Points in downtown Cleveland.
The presenting students include Alice Antimie, Shanna Calfee, Carly Chamerlik, Giselle Garrett, Abbye Head, Demetrius Jackson, Emily Lockman, Angela Sesler, Kathryn Sloan and Olivia Webb.
Ms. Head, a senior art and advertising double major, is displaying her showcase titled “Escaping Humanness.” Her focus is with graphic design and charcoal drawings, both of which are featured in her showcase based on surrealism and dreams. There will be six pieces displayed in Lee’s Communication Arts building and one piece at the museum.
“The piece at the museum stands separate from the others but still represents the dreams, freedom, and limitless possibilities that come with totally committing your life to Christ,” Ms. Head said.
Ms. Chamerlik, originally from Chicago, Illinois, is a senior art major with a studio emphasis. She primarily works in oil paints and focuses on portraiture. Ms. Chamerlik’s showcase features three life-size dancers displaying movement and light, along with a few other larger-than-life portraits.
“The main thing I tried to convey in my show is the essence of natural beauty and how the over-processing in popular culture and the media devalues raw, unedited states of being,” Ms. Chamerlik said. “It's a commentary on life as a young woman in the 21st century.”
Ms. Head and Ms. Chamerlik’s work, along with the other students’ pieces, can be viewed at the museum Tuesday-Friday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Additional work is on display at Lee University in the Squires Library, Humanities Building, and the Communication Arts Building.
“This year’s senior art students have done outstanding work and display a lot of talent,” said John Simmons, assistant professor of art at Lee. “We are proud of them and all of their artistic accomplishments and encourage everyone to visit the various sites to view their work.”
For more information on the showcase or Lee’s Art Program, contact the Department of Communication Arts at 614-8341.
For more information on the exhibit at the Museum Center at 5ive Points call 339-5745 or visit www.museumcenter.org.