Painting by Maci Dixon
Lee University is hosting its Second Senior Art Showcase, April 22-29, featuring works ranging from paintings to graphic design that highlight Lee’s senior art students’ skills and desired emphasis in their discipline.
“We are proud of these students’ accomplishments and look forward to seeing how their artwork will impact not only their lives but the lives of those around them,” said Victoria Phillips, visiting assistant professor of art at Lee.
This showcase, which follows the First Senior Art Showcase held earlier this month, will display original bodies of thematic work from graduating art students. The artists’ statements will be posted with each work to give viewers a sense of the artist’s vision and methods.
There will be many different forms of art displayed, such as paintings, digital paintings, and mixed media projects.
Senior art student Addie Smith will have her work on display in the Mayfield Gallery, located in the Mayfield Annex on Lee’s campus, and the opening reception will be held on Tuesday at 9:30 a.m.
“My work explores the layered and evolving experiences of womanhood, identity, movement, and the complex societal perceptions of our bodies,” said Ms. Smith. “Through painting, I seek to reclaim the body as a site of wonder rather than scrutiny. I believe that if we are created in the image of God, then our physical forms must be among the most sacred and perfect expressions of nature, and my art is an expression of this truth.”
Senior art students Maci Dixon, Astar Domer, Joy McCollum, Evelyn Mendez, and Ximena Guerrero Salas will have their work on display in the Squires Library Fine Art Gallery, and the opening reception will be held on Thursday at 5 p.m.
“In my exhibition, I explore three expressions of love—Eros, Storge, and Agape—through surreal, intimate figure painting,” said Ms. Mendez. “This exhibition is an offering—an act of worship through art, a reflection of love’s depth and fragility, its intensity and tenderness, all rooted in God’s divine purpose. I hope these works stir the soul, uplift the spirit, and remind us of the love that He has poured into the world.”
The Second Senior Art Show is free and open to the public during regular operating hours of the library, which can be found by visiting leeuniversity.libguides.com/homepage. The Mayfield Gallery will be open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
For more information about the showcase or Lee’s art program, contact Ms. Phillips at vphillips@leeuniversity.edu.
Painting by Evelyn Mendez