Support emerging local artists at MSU’s HEC Gallery

The School of Art at Montana State University is pleased to announce the 2018 Spring BFA Thesis Exhibition at the Helen E. Copeland Gallery, located on the second floor of Haynes Hall. The show will be on exhibit through Friday, May 4th, when an artists’ closing reception will be held from 6–8pm. Hors d’oeuvres will be served and cash bar will be available. This event is free and open to the public.
On view will be the thesis works of 12 emerging artists graduating with their Bachelors Degrees in Fine Art. All disciplines and concentrations the School offers will be represented: drawing, painting, ceramics, printmaking, sculpture, and metalsmithing.
For BFA graduates, the thesis exhibition represents an important transition period from student to working artist. It marks an end to academically-assigned work, and the beginning of their individual research and artistic maturity. The exhibited works synthesize the growth of each artist over their years spent at MSU.
The following students will be included in the exhibition: Jason Baide, Brian Bigelow, Christy Brown, Emily Ferguson, Florence MacDonald, Catherine Schroeder, Kailey Slemp, Alisha Fisher, Kenzie Kvalsten, Alexander Peters, Megan Horner, and James Hogan. The subject matter will be as diverse as the students’ trades, discussing topics such as the archaic methods of cataloging old museums and Wunderkammern, Native identity, endangered species, the victories and loses of war, and anthropomorphism in jewelry.
In combination, these students have received grants, taken home places in national competitions around the country, and have had their own solo or participated in group shows during their time at Montana State University. This cohort exemplifies some of the best work that the MSU School of Art has to offer.
The Helen E. Copeland Gallery is located on the second floor of Haynes Hall. Hours are Monday through Friday from 9am–5pm. For more information on this exhibition or the gallery, please visit www.hecgallery.com or follow them on Facebook (@msuhecg).