Fine Arts

Chair of Painting Carol Griffith and Fine Arts alumna Kerry Kunze (CCAD 2011) are showing their work in a group exhibition at Mount Vernon University in the Schnormeier Gallery, Feb. 25–April 19.

The exhibition Griffith, Kunze, Polansky will feature paintings of Conneaut Lake Park, work portraying 2 Corinthians 5:4, and photographs that piece together relationships.

There will be a reception Friday, March 1, 6–9 p.m.

Adjunct faculty and Fine Arts alumna Mariana Smith (CCAD 2002) has her piece Untitled (After Tarkousky Stalker) in the 34th Bradley International Print and Drawing Exhibition, hosted by Bradley University, Peoria, IL, March 9–April 20.

Adjunct faculty and Fine Arts alumnus Brent Payne (CCAD 2006) will have a drawing in the 47^th Annual National Drawing & Small Sculpture Show hosted by Del Mar College in Corpus Christi, TX, Feb. 22–May 3.

His drawing Pepper, Tuesday Morning, 8:33 will be in the juried exhibition that features work from contemporary artists across the country. The exhibition will include drawings and other works on paper, such as prints in traditional media or watercolors, along with sculptures of any media.

Alumnus Jamie Berger (CCAD 1978) curated PUSH Print, a book on contemporary printmaking published by Lark Crafts.

The book showcases more than 30 contemporary printmaker with techniques ranging from screen printing to woodcuts.

Fine Arts alumna and adjunct faculty Boryana Rusenova Ina (CCAD 2006) will have work in two upcoming group exhibitions in Michigan.

The first, Interspecies at the Gallery Project in Ann Arbor, MI, focuses on the complex and changing relationships between humans and animals and is open Jan. 3–Feb. 11.

Adjunct Faculty and Fine Arts alumnus Andrew Ina (CCAD 2006) received a Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC) Individual Art Fellowship in Media Arts this year.

The award was presented at the 60^th Columbus International Film + Video Festival in November. At the festival, they also showed Ina’s film Pastime, a story about two brothers facing the challenges of growing up in a post-oil society.

Fine Arts alumna Megan Mathie (CCAD 2006) spent her summer traveling the globe upon the Celebrity Cruise ship Solstice as a glassblower—cool gig right? We wrote part of her story in the fall IMAGE magazine, but there was just so much more to share that we decided to take a more in-depth look here.

Adjunct faculty and Fine Arts alumna Mariana Smith (CCAD 2002) has a busy exhibition schedule over the next couple of months.

Her work will be shown in the juried show META through Jan. 5 at Gallery 263 in Cambridge, MA.

Smith was also invited to exhibit her work in Modern Impulses and Surreal Dreams at the Dishman Art Museum at Lamar University in Beaumont, TX, Dec. 17–Feb. 23.

Ring designed by alumna Anne Holman

Fine Arts alumna and adjunct faculty Anne Holman (CCAD 2002) has a busy winter schedule full of exhibitions and art sales.

Fine Arts alumna Lea Gray (CCAD 2004) was featured in Alive!, a weekly magazine that covers events and culture in Columbus, OH.

Gray's work includes paintings, purses, origami lamps, T-shirts, and murals. The article discussed her artistic diversity and her decision to become a full-time fine artist.