Category: Painting & Drawing

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LSU Art Faculty Exhibitions Fall 2024

LSU School of Art faculty are debuting new works in solo exhibitions this fall, including: Jeremiah Ariaz, professor of photography, Kristine Thompson, associate professor of photography, and Lauren Cardenás, assistant professor of printmaking, all…

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Alumni Spotlight: Malaika Favorite

"Always believe in your magic," advises Malaika Favorite (BA 1971 & MFA 1973), LSU art alumna and Louisiana-based artist.Her latest project is nothing short of magical: Favorite, a mixed-media artist and writer, was…

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Alumni Spotlight: Jonathan Mayers

Jonathan "radbwa faroush" Mayers, BFA 2007, artist and Baton Rouge poet laureate, has taken on a daunting challenge: continuing Kouri-Vini, the endangered creole language of Louisiana that many call Louisiana Creole.To this end,…

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Baton Rouge Airport Shows LSU Artists

Louisiana travelers can view art in the unlikeliest of places: the airport!The Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport exhibition BRG@BTR, in partnership with the Baton Rouge Gallery, features works by LSU faculty and alumni, on…

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New to LSU: Q&A with Chris Marin

Chris Marin is an assistant professor of practice, artist-in-residence at the LSU School of Art.He received his BFA from Texas Tech University and his MFA from California College of the Arts.His sculptural…

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Virtuality MFA Grad Booklet

View Virtuality LSU MFA 2021 thesis exhibitions via Issuu.At the end of each semester, the LSU School of Art MFA students hold an exhibition of their graduate work called Grad Walk.Due to…

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Art in the Time of Coronavirus

Many artists have turned their practice inward and focused on expressing and processing the experiences of life during quarantine, a global pandemic, and the many other challenges people have faced in the last year….

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MFA Artists Selected forNew American Paintings

MFA candidates Luke Atkinson, Stephanie Cobb, and Samantha Rosado have been featured in critically acclaimed art periodical, New American Paintings.Each issue is a highly selective juried exhibition of contemporary artists in print, chosen…

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Studio Arts Building Renovation Underway

Renovations of the LSU Studio Arts Building are underway.The renovations were approved for Priority I funding in the state's capital outlay budget during the 2019–20 legislative session.Formerly called the Old Engineering…

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