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Hodson Gallery to feature works by 14 faculty artists
05-Nov-09
FREDERICK, Md.--An exhibition featuring works in photography, ceramics, sculpture, painting, printmaking, graphic design and drawing by 14 Hood College faculty members will be on display Nov. 6 through Dec. 2 at the Hodson Gallery in the Tatem Arts Center at Hood College.
An artists' reception will be held Nov. 12 from 6 to 8 p.m. The Hodson Gallery is open daily from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The annual exhibit will showcase the diverse works of fibers artist Kristin Bohlander; ceramists Kevin Crowe, Shawn Grove, Ann Hobart, Joyce Michaud, Nancy Robbins, Pamela Theis and Catherine White; photographers Marshall Dupuie and Tim Jacobsen; graphic artist Adam Leviton; printer Andrea McCluskey; and the paintings and drawings of Marilyn Henry and Janice Razaukas.
Bohlander incorporates mixed media and various textures to convey a sense of whimsy and curiosity. She has exhibited her work locally and nationally and has received awards and honors for both her art and for excellence in teaching and community service. Her work will be exhibited in a solo show at the Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center in September 2010.
Crowe has been creating pottery for more than 30 years. He produces wood-fired functional stoneware and porcelain pottery, ranging from four-inch tea bowls to 48-inch vases, with strong Asian and English roots. Crowe has conducted numerous workshops and has exhibited his work in galleries throughout the U.S. His pottery can be found in galleries in Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina and New Mexico.
Grove produces wood-fired and salt-glazed pottery with a focus on functional wares. His work has been exhibited in numerous venues in northern Virginia and has appeared in Clay Times and in "Raku: A Practical Approach." An art teacher in Loudoun County (Va.) Public Schools, Grove earned a bachelor's degree in art education from Longwood College in Farmville, Va., and a graduate certificate in ceramic arts at Hood.
Hobart has been a professional potter and teacher for more than 30 years. Much of her work is functional stoneware based on English Country pottery influences. She is the founder of the Potters' Guild of Frederick, which operates the Yellow Brick Gallery in Frederick. Hobart has taught wheel throwing classes at the Delaplaine center in Frederick since 2006. At Hood, she teaches Introduction to Ceramics, which focuses on handbuilding techniques, to undergraduate and graduate students.
Michaud, assistant professor and director of the master of fine arts and graduate certificate in ceramic arts programs at Hood, earned a bachelor's degree from Lycoming College and a master of fine arts in ceramics from The George Washington University. Her ceramics work has been exhibited in numerous venues nationwide and is represented in many national and international private collections, including the permanent collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Renwick Gallery.
Robbins, owner of the Round Pond Pottery in Sag Harbor, N.Y., works almost exclusively in porcelain created on the potter's wheel. She creates smooth simple shapes with reproduced ancient Chinese and Japanese glazes: Copper Red, Jun Blue, Celadon, Oribe and Shino. Robbins is also one of the founders of the Clay Art Guild of the Hamptons and the director of Celadon Clay Art Gallery in Water Mill, N.Y.
Theis earned a bachelor of fine arts degree from the University of Florida in 2004 and a master of fine arts degree in 2007 from San Diego State University, after which she was awarded an artist-in-residence position at Baltimore Clayworks. She teaches ceramics at Hood College, Baltimore Clayworks and The Art Academy Museum of Art in Easton. In her work, she combines elements found in nature, such as plant and sea life, to create utilitarian sculpture.
White has been a full-time potter for 25 years. She uses gas- and wood-fired kilns to produce functional pieces that range from small cups to large coiled jars. Her work has been shown in more than 70 exhibitions in 15 states, most often in New York City and Washington, D.C., and is included in the Renwick and Sackler Galleries of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington.
Dupuie, a noted photographer who specializes in portraits, also teaches at the Delaplaine center in Frederick. He has served as president of the Frederick County Art Association and has held various executive positions in the Frederick Camera Clique. Dupuie earned a bachelor's degree from Michigan State University and a master's degree from Wayne State University.
Jacobsen has been a professional photographer for more than 15 years. His work has been displayed in a variety of publications, including the Washington Post, USA Today, Maryland Life and Frederick magazines. Jacobsen earned a bachelor's degree in mass communications from Winona State University in Minnesota.
Leviton graduated from Shepherd University in 2006 with a bachelor of arts degree with a concentration in graphic design. He has won numerous local and regional awards for design and illustration, and received national recognition in the 2009 Communication Arts Illustration Annual. Leviton is a senior designer at Hood College, where he also teaches digital illustration, and teaches graphic and Web design at Frederick Community College. An active participant in the local design and advertising community, he volunteers for the Greater Frederick Advertising Federation and American Institute of Graphic Arts, Blue Ridge chapter.
McCluskey teaches design and printmaking courses at Hood and directs the art program at the Lucy School in Middletown, Md. Her work, which has been exhibited regionally and internationally, can be seen in several Washington, D.C.-area collections and has been featured in news and professional publications. McCluskey earned a bachelor's degree in art history from Bucknell University.
Henry, whose watercolors and drawings have been published and widely exhibited, has taught drawing and watercolor classes for more than 25 years. Her work has been featured in numerous art instruction books and periodicals. She earned a bachelor's degree from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
Razauskas, who has exhibited her work internationally, teaches painting and drawing courses at Hood. She earned a bachelor of fine arts degree from Maryland Institute College of Art and a master of fine arts degree from Transart Institute in Linz, Austria.
For more information about this and other exhibits at Hood, contact Milana Braslavsky, director of the Hodson Gallery, at braslavsky@hood.edu.