Spring 2012 - Houston Baptist University

ON THE RISE
Master of Fine ARTs
studeNTs catch eye of
sTATewide arts
coMMuNITY
Master of Fine Arts students from the
HBU School of Art displayed a dominant
presence at Rising Eyes of Texas 2012,
which continues through March 31,
at the Rockport Center for the Arts in
Rockport, Texas. All five of the MFA
students who submitted work had at
least one piece accepted for the annual
statewide juried exhibition, which this
year features 40 emerging visual artists
from 19 colleges and universities
across Texas.
From oil or acrylic and ink on canvas
to glazed ceramic and ink on paper
mounted on plaster, the paintings and
mixed media works of the HBU student
artists will vie for three top prizes,
which will be selected by juror Colette
Copeland, multimedia artist and arts
writer for Glasstire and Afterimage.
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(a)
(c)
Two of the HBU student artists, Juan Castillo and Melissa Klotz,
are participating in the Rising Eyes of Texas competition for their
second consecutive year. Both had three works selected for inclusion
in 2011, when Castillo received an honorable mention.
“Juried exhibitions of this magnitude truly give the cream of the
current crop of MFA students statewide a chance to be singled out,”
said Michael Collins, director of the School of Art at HBU. “It is heartwarming
to know that our MFA students are being duly awarded for
their unique creative quality and commitment to grand ideas in their
artistic endeavors.”
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• T. K. Ahn, “Chu” (a)
• Juan Castillo, “Over the Hammock Bridge” (b)
• Ross Irwin, “Figure in Landscape”
• Ross Irwin, “Obligate Parasite” (d)
• Melissa Klotz, “Light Through Forest” (c)
• Melissa Klotz, “Soul’s Essence”
• Randall Mosman, “Speaking Through the Golden Horn”