2008 Annual B.F.A. Exhibition
April 19 - May 17
Overview
The "2008 Annual B.F.A. Exhibition" featured work by nearly 100 candidates for the Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from the Kansas City Art Institute, majoring in Art History, Animation, Ceramics, Creative Writing, Digital Filmmaking, Graphic Design, Interdisciplinary, Fiber, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, and Sculpture, with works featured on both floors of the Artspace and outside. The exhibition was organized by Heather Lustfeldt, assistant curator of exhibitions and collections, and the Artspace.
2008 Commencement Speaker:
Hamza Walker, Associate Curator and Education Director, The Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago
Hamza Walker, Associate Curator and Education Director, The Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago
1st Annual Distinguished Alumni Speaker:
Nathan Mabry, artist ('01 Ceramics)
Nathan Mabry, artist ('01 Ceramics)
2008 Annual B.F.A. Exhibtion Jurors:
Anne Austin Pearce, Director of the Greenlease Gallery, Rockhurst University
Kris Imants-Ercums, Curator of Asian Art, Spencer Museum at the University of Kansas
Best of Show:
Kurt Flecksing (Sculpture)
Honor Award:
Julie Potratz (Interdisiciplinary)
Honorable Mention:
Adam Cruces (Interdisciplinary)
Christopher Kiefer (Printmaking)
Zach Springer (Interdisciplinary)
Kathryn Zaremba (Interdisciplinary)
Checklist
Yann Aguirre-Lagandre
The Calling
Interdisciplinary
performance
Will Anderson
Peninsula
Painting
oil paint
Jason Bernigozzi
Shifting the Signified
Photography
interactive Flash program
Skyler Bieberly
BEAST
Sculpture
steel, expandable foam, bone, wax
Erin Bogle
Malachi and Tomie
Photography
digital color photographs
Heather Brown
She Caught My Ketchup
Photography
16mm film transferred to video
Amber Brown
Untitled
Fiber
fabric
Anne Buckthorpe
Scenes from a Pastoral Romance
Sculpture
railroad miniatures, antique stool & nightstand, opera glasses
Ashleigh Burskey
Come into Me
Printmaking
plaster cloth, chicken wire, and mixed media
Nichole Clark
Kansas, 2007
Photography
inkjet print
Brent Cox
Measure Dragged Gateway
Interdisciplinary
sculptural installation
Adam Cruches
Interdisciplinary
digital, video, mixed media
Megan Damewood
Untitled
Painting
oil on canvas with objects
Ankur Desai
Solsticial Dalliance
Painting
lightbox, mixed media
Alison Ducote
We Call Them Parishes
Painting
oil painting
Callie England
Beehive Hairspray
Design
mixed media
Justin Faraks
Temporary Storage Unit #3
Painting
wood, plastic, paper, metal, screws, cardboard tubing
Dan Flanagan
We Always Already Know Just What to Do
Painting
oil on canvas
Kurt Flecksing
Regeneration Station
Sculpture
steel, polystyrcne, wood, florescent light
Tyra Forker
Double lidded jar (after Pre-Historic fertility figures)
Ceramics
ceramic
Colleen Foster
Black and White Hottness
Fiber
Hand-woven tencel
Kari Freitag
Grow-up
Interdisciplinary
moss, boulder
Vanessa Freund
Urban Tahca
Painting
bead work on mounted antlers
Garrett Fuselier
I did it all for the cookie
Design
acrylic on canvas
Amanda Gatten
The Rebirth of Self-Exploration
Fiber
mason jars, wax, eggs, acetate, ink,
Jeni McCarty
Good to know
Creative writing
giclee prints
Nora Goddard
Garden
Printmaking
electric blanket etching
Daniel Goggin
Untitled
Photography & Digital filmmaking
single-channel video
Don Gonzales
This is Roma not La Ciudad de Mexico
Photography
time-based medium on loop
Matt Gualco
There, the terms constitute
Painting
Prismacolor, pencil, watercolor pencil, pen
Mike Hall
Untitled
Sculpture
assemblage/mixed media
Nicolette Hall
Beach, Clearwater, Florida, June 3, 2007
Photography & Digital filmmaking
jewelry case, seashells, found objects, coral, mollusks, organic matter
Anne Harris
Colorful Hotness
Fiber
Mx dyes on silk
Megan Hauser
Movement
Photography & digital film
audio composition /experimental music
Holly Hazelwood
Happy Valentine’s Day
Painting
photo instillation
Robert Hieshman
In Advance
Photography & Art history
sculpture containing latent, E-6 Chemistry and light box
Kristina Johnson
Allusion to Transient Beauty
Photography
inkjet print
Benjamin Jones
Moses
Printmaking
relief woodblock
Annie Kaboord
Black Pannel Lamp
Fiber
muslin, poplar birch plywood
Saori Kawasumi
Otoshimono
Photography & Digital Filmmaking
inkjet print
Chris Kiefer
Featuring Wisdom
Printmaking
relief print / woodcut relief
Keaton Kohl
Child-Sized Proton Pack
Printmaking
mixed media
Bridget Kaiser
Self Portait
Painting
oil and wax on panel
Natalie Lammers
Hysteria Perpetuated
Photography & Digital Filmmaking
videoloop
Linda Lay
Time Capture Archive
Painting
multi-media performance installation
Cara LeFebvre
A veiled expression of post-oppression Albania, 2007
Photography/Creative Writing
inkjet print
Erica Leohner
Arirang
Sculpture
fabric, LCD projection
Tom Linder
Stacks
Sculpture
ceramic, wood, aluminum
Cristin Llwellyn & Alexandra Scibetta
Evolution of the Fork
Fiber
plastic spoons and forks
Robert Long
Anita’s Desk
Sculpture
found objects
Cynthia Loria
This America I Ssee
Sculpture
mixed media, embroidery
Sarah Luther
Outsource/Resource: A Vital Function
Painting
fabric with Gatorade bottles
Ryan MacDonald
Before the Disaster #13
Painting/Creative Writing
wax, insulation foam, plastic models
Sara Marshall
In Exchange
Fiber
paper
Jacob Martin
And the Earth Was Born
Sculpture
aluminum
Ben McCullough
Horsepower
Sculpture
aluminum
Katie McCracken
Between Being and Having
Painting
pen and pencil on paper
Erica Mehinay
Shifts in Forgetting
Painting
oil on panel and plexi, found furniture
Courtney Meiselman
Brick Series: Cycling Recycling
Painting
latex paint, wooden sticks, paper
Stephanie Miller
Untitled (straw) II & III
Fiber
unbleached abaca, straw
Bryan D. Morris
Blank Canvas
Ceramics
ceramic, wire mesh, gold leaf
Amanda Nervig
Shuang & Nozomi
Fiber
hand-knit acrylic and wool
Steven Nichols
Architectural Study
Ceramics
ceramic, terra cotta
Tabatha Niemeyer
Martha is My Co-pilot
Painting
mixed media
Aaron Parker
Some Beautiful Dishes
Sculpture
ceramic and decal
Josh Parkins
A Short History of the Alphabet
Photography & Digital Filmmaking
interactive Flash Program
Brigette Poniewaz
Geraldo
Printmaking
photograph
Julie Potratz
Beehive
Interdisciplinary
fabric, cardboard, performance
Sara J. Ream
Vacation/Vacaciones
Ceramics
terra cotta tiles
Gabriel Reed
Untitled Bottles
Painting
mixed media
Matthew Ricks
Progress
Painting
charcoal, acrylic on canvas
Keith Russell
There Goes the Neighborhood
Painting
oil on canvas
Rebecca Schram
Plight of the Honeybees
Sculpture
wood, beeswax, honeycomb
Alexandra Scibetta
Evolution of the Fork
Fiber
plastic spoons, forks and sporks
Madeline Smith
Jumping Peach
Fiber
cotton, MX dye
Zach Springer
Walnuty
Interdisciplinary
aluminum, steel, paint
Matt Takach
Posters for Canadian Center for
Design
posters and books
Ruby Tuesday Tapp
Family Portrait
Ceramics
ceramic, wood, glass, mirror
Destiny Vinley
Risk Assessment
Interdisciplinary
images and correspondence
Megan Weeks
Study of Birds
Painting
twigs, wire, watercolor
Cory Wheelock
Dioxin
Sculpture
porcelain
Katherine J. Wesch
What Does an Artist in Kansas City Look Like
Interdisciplinary
folded cardstock pamphlets
Kelly Anne Wieland
Chute
Fiber
silk noil and MX dye
Casey Whittier
Powerhouse of the Eternal
Ceramics
porcelain, underglaze, red oak
Thomas Woodward
Do You Really Think What Your’re Doing Is Right?
Painting/Art History
acrylic on board
Tara Wooler
Me Mo
Sculpture
stainless steel
Alice Youngblood
Woven D’evotr
Fiber
cotton/polyester yarn and MX dye
Kathryn Zaremba
embelliacosa decoream
Interdisciplinary
sculpture, mixed media
Events
Press
Press Release
The H&R Block Artspace is pleased to present the 2008 Annual BFA Exhibition
KCAI website |
Fri, 2008-03-21
The "2008 Annual BFA Exhibition" features work by nearly 100 candidates for the Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from the Kansas City Art Institute, majoring in Art History, Animation, Ceramics, Creative Writing, Digital Filmmaking, Graphic Design, Interdisciplinary Arts, Fiber, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, and Sculpture, with works featured on both floors of the Artspace and outside.
Selected Press
Bold & Beautiful
Urban Times |
Sun, 2008-06-01
In the H&R Block Artspace at the Kansas City Art Institute art spans mediums and stretches creative boundaries.