2023 Art and Art History MFA Thesis Exhibition
@ Columbia College Chicago Student Center
754 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Thursday, May 11th, from 6PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, May 20th
May 6–20, 2023
Reception: Friday, May 12, 5–8 p.m.
During the reception on May 12, there will be a reading by Jessica Hays at 5:30 p.m. and a reading by Erica McKeehen at 5:45 p.m.
2023 Art and Art History MFA Thesis Exhibition
May 6–20, 2023
Reception: Thursday, May 11, 6–9 p.m. with Performance by Young Kim at 7:30 p.m.
During the run of the exhibition Young Kim will perform Monday–Friday at Noon.
The 2023 Art and Art History MFA Thesis Exhibition presents the graduate thesis exhibitions of Young Kim, Ryan Lucas, and Melanie Miller-Silver in Columbia College Chicago’s Art and Art History Department.
Young Kim presents Shall We Go to The Happy Land? is an immersive installation and performance that materializes a sanctuary where audiences experience comfort, serenity, transcendence, hope, or a moment of respite.
Ryan Lucas examines the ideas and perspectives of popular societal views of masculinity in Our Sins and Where They Take Us, through a sculpture and a series of paintings.
Melanie Miller-Silver exhibits Women and the Invisible Labors of Ritual, a series of ritual regalia incorporating beadwork designs common to many cultures around the world.
The 2023 Art and Art History MFA Thesis Exhibition is presented in conjunction with the Department of Exhibitions, Performance, and Student Spaces (DEPS), the Department of Art and Art History, and Paul Catanese, Director of Graduate Studies for Art and Art History.
All visitors must check in at the front desk for entry to the opening and on May 12.
All visitors must RSVP via Eventbrite for entry to the exhibition during other open hours: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2023-art-and-art-history-and-photography-mfa-thesis-exhibitionsopen-hours-tickets-626407651147
Columbia College Chicago Student Center, Fifth Floor
754 S. Wabash Avenue, Chicago, IL 60605
Gallery hours: Monday–Saturday 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Image: Ryan Lucas, Dying Star, 2023, Dodge Ram hubcap, wood, cast acrylic, 41.5” x 41.5”. Photo Courtesy of the Artist.
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