2024 BFA Senior Thesis Exhibition
Show 1: March 26-April 6, 2024, opening March 28, 5-8pm*
Show 2: April 10-20, 2024, opening April 12, 5-8pm*
The annual BFA Senior Thesis Exhibition is the capstone achievement of graduating BFA studio majors, comprising a public exhibition and artist lectures, which represents the culmination of two years of intensive artistic and intellectual development for the department’s Bachelor of Fine Arts candidates. This year’s class is a cohort of 28 artists from four BFA studio concentrations— graphic design, painting & drawing, photography & media art, and sculpture.
2024 BFA Senior Thesis Exhibiting Artists:
Show 1 artists:
Megan Bailey, Gabriella Gloster, Kate Greenwell, Ryn Hambrick, Jaden Hestla, Hailee Kennedy, Magan Marks, Brooke Morgan, Maddie Nunnery, Conner Seavey, Ally Spruill, Porter Tomaszewski, Dylan Wood, Mohammad Omar Yasin
Show 2 artists:
Yamman Dean Azzouz, Maddie Benefield, Bryce Cullum, Lily Dixon, Joseph Goodman, Tred Hill, Eli Ladner, Manny Martin, Zoe Rye, Emma Soefker, Andy Tate, Angie Vasquez, Nico Wilcher, Emma Womble
*Opening Artist Talks & Receptions, information:
Show 1 Artist Talks
Thur, March 28, 5-6:30pm
Benwood Auditorium, EMCS Building, UTC Campus (zoom: http://tinyurl.com/2024BFAshow1)
Free and Open to the Public, no registration required
Reception follows until 8pm, ICA Galleries & Fine Arts Center Lobby
Show 2 Artist Talks
Fri, April 12, 5-6:30pm
Benwood Auditorium, EMCS Building, UTC Campus (zoom: http://tinyurl.com/2024BFAshow2)
Free and Open to the Public, no registration required
Reception follows until 8pm, ICA Galleries & Fine Arts Center Lobby
Rachel Waldrop, director and curator of the ICA shares that “this year’s senior class is a diverse and curious group of emerging artists. They are exploring signs and systems as a function of meaning-making, as well as the growth of artificial intelligence—particularly its influence and implications on ‘truth’ as well as its impact on our individual social identities.”
Collectively, this year’s artistic cohort speaks about their 2024 exhibition design and their exhibition website:
“At its core, this year’s exhibition design reflects the simple yet profound notion that artists ideate from their minds into tangible creations made through their hands. Our show embraces diverse styles and personalities, each expressed through our unique hand gestures. Our hands operate as creative instruments, manifesting ideas in a variety of mediums that speak to the depths of our exploration.”