Art in and outside the exhibits

By Nathan Olsen

The gallery courtyard between FA2 and FA1 was bustling today, as exhibitions were held while preparations were made or the annual college of the arts student mixer “Art Intersection.”From 5 to 8 p.m. the court yard came to life with metal-smithing, illustration and ceramic demonstrations, musical performances and more. As scheduled, the department galleries are open from 12 to 5 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, 12 to 7 p.m. on Wednesdays.

Jennifer Cotterill transformed the entire Marylin Werby gallery into a museum of illustrations, video, and sculptures, exploring the concept of procrastination. “On Work Avoidance” was divided into three separate themes: distraction replacement, and evasion, each of which was narrated charmingly in an audio tour.

The west Gatov Gallery, Harry Diaz presents his show “Let’s talk,” which illustrates bold faces and environments in Serigraphy as tribute to Mayan textile and hieroglyphs. Diaz, born in Guatemala illustrates his own confusion of cultural identity. “I hope to evoke a fading memory of my cultural heritage,” he wrote.

To the east of the gallery, “Drawstring” by Nancy Chiu presents a contrast to it’s neighbor, presenting soft graphite illustrations of line intricacies and human-faced creatures. Inspired by her observations of human relationships and nature, Chiu creates images of intimacy.

Next door in the Merlino gallery, doughnuts and jewelry are one in the same for Tammy Young Eun Kim in her BFA metal show. Kim asks through her appetizing jewelry the significance of food and love.

Across in the Dutzi Gallery, Nathan Olsen takes trip dawn nostalgia lane in his exhibit "Make Believe." Inspired by his childhood memories of TV, movies, comics and cereal boxes, Olsen digitally illustrates his adult response to such images as alien invaders, robots and Power Rangers.