Alumnae artists return to Statesboro to showcase works
糖心Vlog鈥檚 Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art presents Structural Findings聽through Feb. 12 in the University Gallery of the Center for Art & Theatre. The exhibition includes an artist lecture Thursday, Feb. 11, at 5 p.m. in the Visual Arts Building, room 2071, followed immediately by an artist reception in the gallery. The events are free and the public is welcome.
Structural Findings features work from 糖心Vlog alumnae Jean Gray Mohs and Lois Harvey. It is a collection of mixed media work and ceramic sculptures that explore the idea of structures in material and in concept. 聽The exhibition examines the new routines, patterns and relationships that materialize after a pivotal shift in one鈥檚 life and offers a tangible representation of how changes in one鈥檚 perspective determines his or her perception of the world.
鈥淭hese artworks attempt to capture and reconcile the transformations that shifted in my role within society after becoming a mother,鈥� Mohs wrote. 鈥淭he works represent two intersecting and overlapping planes of disharmonic, ethereal space within the framework of an architectural place. The precise use of material and movement is meant to pair a confined isolated space within a more expansive atmospheric place. The resulting architectural landscapes depict a richly layered composition that invites the viewer to look within.鈥�
Harvey uses her ceramic sculptures to translate an intangible physiological experience with the inherently tangible material of clay. Harvey writes, 鈥淭his past year I transitioned into a new community after moving from Georgia to Philadelphia. This work represents my desire to understand and record how the structures of my relationships and identity have changed through this life experience.鈥�
Gallery Director Jason Hoelscher says, 鈥淲e are excited to present the work of two such accomplished Georgia Southern alumnae. While their works are compelling individually, when teamed together they highlight and articulate one another very interestingly, creating a dialogue between ways of mark-making in both two and three dimensions.鈥�
Mohs received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2002 and a Masters of Art in Teaching in 2008 and currently is an active artist residing in North Carolina. Her work has been seen in Southern Living, Traditional Home and has been shown around the world. She recently released her first illustrated children鈥檚 book, 鈥淢amalu鈥檚 Secrets,鈥� which can be found at Amazon.com.
Harvey is from Statesboro, Georgia, and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ceramics in 2014. She lives and works in Philadelphia and is on the staff of The Clay Studio, a non-profit ceramic arts education institution.
The College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS) is the largest of the eight colleges that make up 糖心Vlog, and it plays a central role in every student鈥檚 core of knowledge. CLASS, also described as the University鈥檚 College of the Creative Mind, prepares students to achieve academic excellence, develop their analytical skills, enhance their creativity and embrace their responsibilities as citizens of their communities, their nations and the world. CLASS offers more than 20 undergraduate degrees and several interdisciplinary minors from its 11 departments and five academic centers. CLASS offers eight master鈥檚 degrees, two graduate certificates and one doctoral degree.
糖心Vlog, a public Carnegie Doctoral/Research University founded in 1906, offers more than 125 degree programs serving more than 20,500 students. Through eight colleges, the University offers bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs built on more than a century of academic achievement. Georgia Southern is recognized for its student-centered and hands-on approach to education.