2008 Woodie Awards
Artist in Residence will discuss work tonight
By: Jackie Smith
Issue date: 2/25/08 Section: News
Andrea Myers has seen growth in her art in the last few years.
She will speak about the chronology of her work in a presentation tonight.
Myers will speak at 5 p.m. in Wightman 142. Admission is free.
As this year's Artist in Residence with Central Michigan University, Myers has produced some distinctive pieces recently, in addition to the previous work she plans to share with students and faculty at the event.
"They're very organic looking," said Cindy Keefe, director of the Main and West University galleries. "They have a very clean and serene feel about them."
The Artist in Residence program brings outside artists to CMU's campus through the Art Department every semester or academic year.
Art Department Chairman Al Wildey said Myers was selected specifically because of her interest in combining two-dimensional and three-dimensional materials in a non-traditional manner.
"This is an important program," he said. "It allows us the opportunity to expose our students to artists active in the field."
The presentation is targeted to a general student and faculty audience, Myers said. She also anticipates discussing the evolution of her art and manner of execution.
"A lot of it is from within the last six years," she said.
Work discussed during Myers' lecture might even include art from her later college years, as she graduated from the Art Institute of Chicago, which she said will provide a nice contrast to current pieces, which are inspired by where she is currently housed in rural mid-Michigan.
Myers lives in a riverside home provided by the university where she has been inspired by the natural scenery.
"A lot of my work comes from layering," she said. "It's kind of like how landscapes are created."
Examples of her work are on display at the West University Gallery, where a few sculpture and wall-hung pieces are shown.
With a very individual way of creating her art, Myers concentrates on the construction and deconstruction she finds in nature.
"It's actually a digging process," Keefe said. "You can see it's done by hand."
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She will speak about the chronology of her work in a presentation tonight.
Myers will speak at 5 p.m. in Wightman 142. Admission is free.
As this year's Artist in Residence with Central Michigan University, Myers has produced some distinctive pieces recently, in addition to the previous work she plans to share with students and faculty at the event.
"They're very organic looking," said Cindy Keefe, director of the Main and West University galleries. "They have a very clean and serene feel about them."
The Artist in Residence program brings outside artists to CMU's campus through the Art Department every semester or academic year.
Art Department Chairman Al Wildey said Myers was selected specifically because of her interest in combining two-dimensional and three-dimensional materials in a non-traditional manner.
"This is an important program," he said. "It allows us the opportunity to expose our students to artists active in the field."
The presentation is targeted to a general student and faculty audience, Myers said. She also anticipates discussing the evolution of her art and manner of execution.
"A lot of it is from within the last six years," she said.
Work discussed during Myers' lecture might even include art from her later college years, as she graduated from the Art Institute of Chicago, which she said will provide a nice contrast to current pieces, which are inspired by where she is currently housed in rural mid-Michigan.
Myers lives in a riverside home provided by the university where she has been inspired by the natural scenery.
"A lot of my work comes from layering," she said. "It's kind of like how landscapes are created."
Examples of her work are on display at the West University Gallery, where a few sculpture and wall-hung pieces are shown.
With a very individual way of creating her art, Myers concentrates on the construction and deconstruction she finds in nature.
"It's actually a digging process," Keefe said. "You can see it's done by hand."
news@cm-life.com
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