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. “Every one is there, raw, authentic, unfiltered.” Visitors will see a wide variety of media from ceramics, sculpture and painting, to photography and graphic design. There will also be plenty of opportunities to talk one on one with the artists themselves. “Viewers should be very open-minded when coming to the gallery. There is going to be a large variety of artwork on display, with all types of themes and genres,” Krista Fredricks, head advertiser and senior artist, said. “I like to believe that art

see all their favorite mediums: ceramics, sculpture and painting, to photography and graphic design. “One of the great things about the work students have done is they’re really trying to push their mediums, think outside the box, and convey their artistic vision in really beautiful and unique ways,” Kate Miller ’12, BA student says. The entire process for this University Gallery show is like no other show this season. The exhibition is student driven from the advertising and catering to

range from ceramics and sculpture to print work and photography.  Due to the wide variety of work, finding a theme or title to rally around was difficult for students. The title ART IS THIS was their common ground. “It made sense to come up with something that would allow us to encapsulate everyone’s belief, therefore leaving it a little more open-ended allowing each senior to fill in their ART IS ____ word,” Hannah Kreutz ‘14, submitting artist, said. “It is also a great way to communicate to the

opportunity to see what great printmaking is being accomplished all over the country and connecting the Pacific Northwest to the larger printmaking community of the nation.” Printmaking encompasses etching, lithography, relief and serigraph works, and it is unique in that it requires a matrix before the artwork can be produced. Because of this matrix, printmaking is part craft, part sculpture, part drawing and a lot of process and experience. Etching requires a metal plate, lithography typically requires

at the “New York Academy of Art,” a figurative graduate school in Manhattan that teaches traditional techniques in figurative drawing, painting and sculpture.  The residency started in the beginning of June and lasted a month. There were 11 residents, mostly juniors from all over the world. During the residency we had classes in figure drawing from live models and lessons in painting the figure. We also had several guided tours to the major museums and galleries in the city. What has the

interdisciplinary in nature, combining new and old technologies, creative writing, carving, illustration, sculpture and textiles. Mare Blocker describes her process: “I find the papers I want to use, decide if it will be a limited edition or one of a kind piece, pick out a typeface, and/or carve blocks. Maybe it’s letterpress printed and maybe it’s printed in a more contemporary fashion; the text and content usually decide the methods the artist uses,” Blocker details. “After printing, the binding and finishing