20/20: Art Alumni Exhibition
August 21 - September 21, 2017
Wasmer Art Gallery and ArtLab Gallery - Curated by John Loscuito and Anica Sturdivant
In celebration of Florida Gulf Coast University’s 20th Anniversary, twenty alumni from the FGCU Art Program will be exhibiting in both art galleries on campus. The exhibition showcases the artists’ practice since their graduation from FGCU and represents a wide variety of media and concepts. Read more...
Sponsored by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture
Image: Quinn Miller, “Euphoria,” 2016, Digital photograph, 20 x 30”, Courtesy of the artist
Stop and Listen:
Environmental Awareness and Restoration
October 5 - November 17, 2017
ArtLab Gallery
This exhibition invites FGCU students to voice their concerns and display their research
surrounding environmental issues. Stop and Listen asks students to express their observations,
concerns and possible solutions on issues surrounding ongoing changes in the environment.
Faculty and Classes involved in this collaborative project:
Dan Bacalzo, Theatre Faculty - Ecologies of Performance Class
Win Everham, Environmental Studies Faculty - Conservation Strategies for a Sustainable Future Class
Patricia Fay, Art Faculty - Wheelthrowing and Ceramics I Class
Kara LeFevre, Environmental Studies Faculty - Social Engaged Art and Ecology Class
Sasha Minsky, Art Faculty - Graphic Design I Class
Aaron Nunes-Zaller, College of Arts and Sciences Faculty - Colloquium
Tai Goggins, Artist Collaborator
This exhibition is in partnership with the visiting artist Wendy Wischer and Win Everham, Professor of Environmental Studies.
Sponsored by U. Tobe
Image: Sienna Quinn, “Untitled” (detail), 2006, Soft pastel on paper, 26 x 19”, Courtesy of the artist
Untethered, Stories Come Like Charms:
Barbara Balzer and Linda Hall
October 12 - November 16, 2017
Wasmer Art Gallery - Curated by John Loscuito and Anica Sturdivant
The works of Barbara Balzer and Linda Hall playfully draw on art history and mythology
using ceramics and soft sculpture. Their fantastical and sometimes humorous works
are being shown together for the first time, providing two distinct viewpoints that
revisit age-old stories...
“As artists, we shepherd fragile ideas into intimate forms, both human and animal,
both real and unreal.” - Balzer and Hall
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Sponsored by Gene and Lee Seidler, Renata and R.J. Vigoda, and the State of Florida,
Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts
and Culture
Image, Left to right: Barbara Balzer, “Les Diplomates” (detail), 2017, Ceramic and
metal, 26 x 24 x 18", Courtesy of the artist, Linda Hall, “Sometimes The Earth is
Sky” (detail), 2017, Fabric, fiber fill, glass and paint, 6 x 3 x 1’, Courtesy of
the artist
Senior Projects, Fall 2017
December 5 - 15, 2017
Wasmer Art Gallery and ArtLab Gallery
At the end of their studies, art majors are required to develop and present a coherent
body of self-generated work. This exhibition combines their knowledge of techniques
and concepts while drawing on research of historical and contemporary artists.
Sponsored by The Layden Family Foundation, The Smith Family Foundation of Estero,
U. Toe, and Renata and R.J. Vigoda
Image: Works from student artists Tai Goggins, Marile Franco, and Taryn Estrada. Photo by Anica Sturdivant
Wendy Wischer: Parallel Journeys
Crossroads of Art and Science
February 1- March 1, 2018
Wasmer Art Gallery - Curated by John Loscuito
Parallel Journeys is a psychological exploration of the conscious and unconscious mind, above and below
the surface. At the same time, it dives in and out of emotional experience such as
joy, sorrow, loss, anger, hope and peace.
Layered in concept, the viewer is pulled under again and again in shifting timelines
as memory blends with sensual perceptions. Water, specifically the ocean, is portrayed
as a source for all of our struggles and pleasures, reflecting ourselves and our projections
back at us in hopes that we might gain new insight and understanding...Read more
Sponsored by Gene and Lee Seidler, Alice and Dean Fjelstul, and the State of Florida,
Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts
and Culture, and The Beaches of Fort Myers and Sanibel
Image: Video Still from Parallel Journeys, Wendy Wischer, 2018. Courtesy of the artist
Sugar Coated: Andy Browne and Sherry Rohl
February 22 - March 29, 2018
ArtLab Gallery - Curated by Anica Sturdivant
Artists Andy Browne and Sherry Rohl take a closer look at the back-story of things we take for granted in "Sugar Coated." Deceptively beautiful, their artworks also function as social and political critiques. Using paintings, drawings and sculptures they depict show horses and birthday cakes providing the opportunity to reflect on humanity's darker traits such as pride and gluttony
Sponsored by U. Tobe
Image, Left to right: Sherry Rohl and Andy Browne in front of their work in Andy Browne's Fort Myers studio
20th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition
March 22 - April 5, 2018
Wasmer Art Gallery
Students working in sculpture, drawing, digital media, printmaking, painting and ceramics
submit their finest works for this annual juried exhibition. Up to 70 works of art
demonstrating students' accomplishments and experiments, will be featured. The jurors
for the exhibition are local artists, curators and arts professionals.
Sponsored by FineMark National Bank & Trust, U. Tobe, Thomas Riley Studio, the Smith Family Foundation of Estero and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture
Image: Karri Leamon, "Compartmentalize", 2017, Wood, 70" diameter. Photo by Caitlin Rosolen - De Jesus
Senior Projects, Spring 2018
April 20 - May 4, 2018
Wasmer Art Gallery and ArtLab Gallery
At the end of their studies, art majors are required to develop and present a coherent body of self-generated work. This exhibition combines their knowledge of techniques and concepts while drawing on research of historical and contemporary artists.
Sponsored by The Layden Family Foundation, The Smith Family Foundation of Estero, U. Toe, and Renata and R.J. Vigoda
Image: Anna Nunez, "A Middle Voice" (installation detail), 2017, Watercolor and ink on paper
