Faculty Art on Display at Divide and Conquer Gallery Exhibition

The spotlight will shine on three Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences faculty members and their artwork during Divide and Conquer: Second Annual Visual Arts Faculty Gallery Exhibition, on display at Nova Southeastern University October 19–December 4, 2009. The gallery will feature works created by faculty in the college’s Division of Performing and Visual Arts and is part of the division’s exhibition series.

Featured faculty/work includes:

•         Tennille Shuster, M.F.A., assistant professor | “Walking in Circles”
Shuster’s recent artist’s books and altered book installations comment on the growing destruction of the natural environment. By re-envisioning the relationship with detritus, Shuster proposes a new way to coexist with the environment by repurposing discarded books donated from local libraries, and by using alternate bookbinding and printmaking methods to document personal efforts to improve her carbon footprint.

•         Barbara Ryan, M.F.A., assistant professor | “Toys and Weapons”
“Toys and Weapons” is a series of detailed oil paintings of toys that reflects and projects greater violent tendencies of our society into objects manufactured, sold, and given to children. From a toy army tank to a snub-nose cap gun, these plastic objects are presented as isolated still-life objects, allowing the observer to see them separate from the play the public might associate them with and ponder about the violence that might later precipitate.

The gallery also will include typographic fashion illustrations created by Sherdean Rhule-Rheaume, adjunct professor in the division.

There will be a reception on opening night (October 19), from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., in Gallery 217, located in the Performing and Visual Arts Wing of the Don Taft University Center. Attendees will have the opportunity to examine the artwork, and learn more about the artists’ diverse creation methods and the messages conveyed through the works. The exhibition will continue during select hours through December 4.

For more information on Divide and Conquer, please contact Lindsay Bartels, in the college’s Division of Performing and Visual Arts, at (954) 262-7620. For a complete schedule of upcoming events presented by the division, visit www.fcas.nova.edu/performingarts/schedule.cfm.