Jennifer Jackson - At the Seam

April 2-9, 2008. Public Reception: Friday, April 4, 6-8 p.m.

Utilizing a "toy" camera, alternative photographic processes, and porcelain sculpture, At the Seam investigates iconic funerary art in conjunction with the concepts of time, visual landscape, recognition, and transition. The series taps into the symbol-system embedded within Victorian funerary artifacts. The artifacts are modes of eternal recognition left behind to exemplify lifetime accomplishments, spiritual direction, or to provide solace for the remaining family.

Jennifer Jackson was born and raised in the Chicago area and received her Bachelor of Fine Arts, with distinction, in Art Education and Studio Arts from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2003. In 2008, she completed her Masters in Photography at Governors State University, summa cum laude. She is an artist/educator who began her photographic endeavors at a very young age, photographing "the stuff of life" and travels with her family.

jenniferjackson.artspan.com

2008 GSU Student Art Exhibtion

New work from GSU's art students will be on exhibit in the Visual Arts Gallery of Governor's State University from March 18th through the 31st. An open reception will take place on Wednesday, March 26th.

The exhibition is open to all students who have been enrolled in art classes at GSU in the last year. The Juror, DeKalb artist Kimberly Mullarkey, professor of drawing at the Illinois Institute of Art in Schaumburg, will select 1st, 2nd and 3rd place awards, as well as honorable mention.

2008 Illinois Community College Juried Art

The College of Arts and Sciences will host the 2008 Illinois Community College Juried Art Exhibition at Governors State University Visual Arts Gallery on March 14, 1-3 pm.

Public Reception: Friday, March 14, 1-3 pm
Presentation of awards 2 pm
Juror: Harry Sudman

Visiting Artist Lecure - Lenore Thomas

In honor of Women's History Month, the College of Arts and Sciences is sponsoring a series of three lectures/workshops by noted artist Lenore Thomas. Each workshop will highlight a different aspect of art, the art world, and the business of art.

Lenore Thomas earned her BA in fine arts and religious studies from Lawrence University and her MFA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is a former assistant to the master printers at Tandem Press and currently a member of No Fun artist collaborative and co-director of Red Rocket Gallery. Her recent work is mixed media which includes a variety of digital and traditional print processes as well as painting and drawing. Her work has been shown nationally and internationally. She is represented by M% in Cleveland, Ohio, and at Kathryn Markel Fine Arts in New York City.

Artist Lecture: I Was Born a Cartoon
Wednesday, March 5, 7-8 pm
Sherman Recital Hall

Demonstration:
Digital & Encaustic Monotypes
Thursday, March 6, 6-7:30 pm
Printmaking Studio, E1527

Business Talk:
Getting into Galleries
Friday, March 7, 7-8 pm
Sherman Recital Hall

lenorethomas.com

Faye's Light Benefit

The Governors State University student organization, Art Forum, are hosting a fine art silent auction to benefit Faye’s Light, on February 8, from 6 to 9 p.m., in the GSU Visual Arts Gallery.

Faye’s Light is a non-profit organization that provides free spa services and other holistic therapies to people in treatment for cancer. These services include message, Reiki, facials, manicures, pedicures, therapeutic art, aromatherapy, guided meditation, and other energy work.

The fund raising event includes a gala reception, refreshments, a live jazz band, and extraordinary art. There is a suggested donation at the door of $20, ($15 for students with ID). All artwork has been donated and the proceeds benefit Faye’s Light. The silent auction will include paintings, photographic works, sculpture, textiles, and ceramics.

Mexicans in Chicago: Photographic Footprints

Mexicans in Chicago: Photographic Footprints will be on exhibit: January 15 - February 6, 2008
Open Reception: January 30, 2008

Consisting of a series of black and white digital panels selected from the 2001 publication, "Images of America, Mexican Chicago, "by Rita Arias Jirasek and Carlos Tortolero, this unique exhibition aims to tell the stories of Mexican Chicago through a montage of old photographs and documents collected throughout the Mexican Community in the Chicago metropolitan area. The main themes are: the Road to Chicago, Community Life, Spiritual Life, Work, Political Activism, Social Activism, and Arts & Culture.

Our appreciation to the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago, the largest Latino cultural institution in the country, for loaning us this exhibit.