Department of Art

2021 Departmental News

 

Fall 2021

Kelly Yarbrough Presentation

Kelly Yarbrough, K-State MFA, 2016, to present at TEDx Austin College, 2021

Kelly’s talk, entitled, The Tallgrass Prairie & the Power of Perenniality took place on Saturday, September 25th. Congratulations, Kelly!

https://www.austincollege.edu/about/college-news-events/signature-events/tedxaustincollege/tedxaustincollege-2021/

 

Dee Roof Awarded a Visiting Lectureship

Congratulations, to Dee Roof, K-State MFA, 2020, for being awarded a Visiting Lectureship in the Art Department at Avila University, in Kansas City!

Congratulations, to Allison (Olsen) Bowman (BFA, Painting, 2017), for completing her new public art mural! Allison was one of seven artists chosen to paint the 300 ft. mural at 48th and Roe Lane in Roeland Park. Here’s a look at her finished design:

Roeland Park Mural

https://shawneemissionpost.com/2021/09/07/roeland-parks-47th-street-mural-131751/?fbclid=IwAR2gPFbyGQDC-VDmx8gwjb9ZjWc09gixtargvX9xXNspumQsrDsCmdG3scw

 

Allison (Olsen) Bowman awarded Kansas City Art in the Loop Public Commission

Congratulations, to Allison (Olsen) Bowman (BFA, Painting, 2017), for being awarded one of the Kansas City Art in the Loop public commissions! Allison’s installation may be seen on the library streetcar shelter at the corner of 9th and Main in KCMO:

KC Loop Installation

https://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/arts-culture/article252668953.html?fbclid=IwAR3TlYU_fszgb1Ea3pv0b420qrbKC27Xa2j28l4lkhwoAQHXQ8FcLIqTKxQ

 

Nick Bayer- Public Mural

Congratulations to Nick Bayer, MFA, 2007, and his company, Createco Studios, on their latest public mural! Nick’s project was supported by the Oklahoma City 1% for Art Ordinance and may be seen in the MAPS 3, Health and Wellness Center 2, at 4021 South Walker Avenue in Oklahoma City.

OKC Arts

Summer 2021

Professor Rebecca Hackemann, Group Exhibition & Acquisitions

Professor Rebecca Hackemann is part of a group exhibition of American photographers at the Museum für Photographie, Braunschweig. http://www.photomuseum.de/
Professor Hackemann's work has also recently been acquired by the Springfield Museum of Art

Kathleen Murray, K-State Alumni, Interviewed by Voyage KC

Congratulations to Kathleen Murray, 2014 K-State BFA student in Printmaking and Graphic Design, is interviewed at VoyageKC.com. She is now a freelance illustrator and designer in KC. https://voyagekc.com/interview/conversations-with-kathleen-murray/

 

Nancy Morrow’s work was included in New American Paintings: 2020 Featured Artists/Recent Work

Published and distributed by The Open Studios Press, Boston.

 

Spring 2021

Jacob Brooks, K-State Alumni, Solo Exhibition in Milan

Congratulations to Jacob Brooks, 2016 K-State BFA student in Painting, (MFA, New York Academy of Art, 2019) for his solo exhibition at A-More Gallery in Milan! Jacob’s show opened on January 13 and will run through March 3.