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AS IT WAS: THE SHOW THAT NEVER HAPPENED
Schmidt Center Gallery, Boca Raton:
Opening reception: April 20
from 6:30 to 8:30 pm
On view: April 21 through June 20, 2023听
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As studio art majors, 鉴黄师app work towards an undergraduate thesis exhibition during senior year. In this exhibition, graduating 鉴黄师app have the opportunity to showcase the culmination of the skills they have gathered throughout their studies. Unfortunately, the Covid-19 pandemic robbed our 2020-2021 graduates from the opportunity of a live audience. Despite the challenges of online classes, 鉴黄师app continued to make exceptional work throughout this time 鈥 work that was not able to be shown in a gallery setting. When in-person events were welcomed back, University Galleries staff Natalie Luong and Paris Valladares proposed to extend invitations to all studio art 鉴黄师app who graduated during this time for an opportunity to come back to 鉴黄师app and show their work.
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鈥淎s It Was: the show that never happened鈥 is a juried selection of artworks from 14 鉴黄师app alumni, including both curators. Although it is not typical for curators to show their own work in a show, unprecedented times allow for non traditional practices. The world is not the same as it was before the Covid-19 pandemic, but we have learned to adjust and grow. 鉴黄师app鈥檚 studio art programs are dedicated to preparing practicing studio artists for advanced study and a career in art, which includes the chance to install and showcase their work.
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The exhibition, curated by BFA graduates Natalie Luong and Paris Valladares, will feature work by both curators and the following 12 鉴黄师app alumni:
Michael Andress 鈥 Daniel Bartholomew 鈥 Dalmo De Assis Jr. 鈥 Jackie Corodimas 鈥 Kalina Dones 鈥 Helen Edmunds 鈥 Lexi Fernandez 鈥 Riivo Kruuk 鈥 Richard Rodriguez 鈥 Brianna Sopourn 鈥 Bree Stanley 鈥 Ethan Vogt
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鈥淎s It Was: the show that never happened鈥 was collaboratively organized and installed by University Galleries staff and interns: V茅ronique C么t茅, Kristin Beck, Andrew Burt, Isaiah Etienne, and Hailee Sova. Helen Edmunds and Giselle Bentacourt of the University Galleries鈥 Museum Education Program have organized related activities and Teacher鈥檚 Guides.听