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Pacific Lutheran University is home to a diverse permanent collection of paint-ings, works on paper, and sculpture from the eighteenth through twenty-first centuries. With an emphasis on graphic work of the 1960s and 1970s, the collection balances examples by US and international artists, including plu faculty, students and alumni. Prominent artists represented include Käthe Kollwitz, Keith Achephol, Robert Indiana, Harry Bertoia, Pablo Picasso, F. Mason Holmes and more.

Spencer Ebbinga, M.F.A. acting chair, sculpture + ceramics

Jp Avila, M.F.A.graphic design

Craig Cornwall, M.F.A.printmaking + foundations

Bea Geller, M.F.A.photography + electronic imaging

John Hallam, Ph.D.history of art

Heather Mathews, Ph.D.history of art

Steven Sobeck, B.F.A.ceramics

Jessica Spring, M.F.A.letterpress + graphic design

Michael Stasinos, M.F.A.drawing + painting

Concepts are rapidly changing. New media is emerging daily. A wide variety of experiences and creative flexibility for the artist and the designer must be empha-sized. The Department of Art & Design at plu stress individualized development in the use of mind and hand. Students with profess-ional concerns must be prepared to meet the modern world with both technical skills and capacity for innovation. Classes are small. Students receive individualized attention from professors and peers, and are able to focus their concentration. The Art & Design faculty believe in informed creativity for lives of art-istic inquiry and cultural enrichment.

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2011–2012 season

Cameron Bennett, Dean

Stone Soup

Juried Student ExhibitionColor as Form Matt Johnson

BFA Exhibition

A highlight of the fall, this show features the best work by plu’s student artists, as selected by guest jurors.

National Print Exhibition: The Human Experience

Color moves beyond hue, value, and tone to embody structure, shape, and story. In these works, drawn from plu’s Permanent Art Collection, color is key.

opens september 7* to october 5

opens october 12* to november 9

opens november 16* to december 14

opens march 14* to april 11

opens february 8* to march 7

opens april 25* to may 27

This year, our Print Exhibition focuses on The Human Experience, showcas-ing juried works from a diverse selection of national and international artists.

Tacoma artist Matt Johnson, a visiting instructor in the Department of Art & Design, explores the details of everyday life in his drawings and paintings.

Join us as we celebrate the accom-plishments of the graduating artists of the Department of Art & Design.

plu students showcase ceramics to be featured in our third annual Empty Bowls event, which raises money for charitable causes. The show is held in conjunction with the 2012 National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts conference in Seattle. For more information on the Empty Bowls project, visit www.emptybowls.net.

Wednesday, February 8, 5Pm–7Pm

The 2011-2012 Focus Series presents each soac discipline dynamically interpreting this year’s common theme of Compassion.

opening reception

Please join us for a reception with light refreshments on the first day of each exhibition 5pm– 7pm.

SOACtivities Stay connected.

Sign up to receive the new soac e-newsletter with details regarding special projects, upcoming events, and items of note. www.plu.edu/soac/soactivities

contact

The University Gallery Pacific Lutheran University 12180 Park Ave. S. Tacoma, WA 98447

253.535.7150 [email protected] www.plu.edu/art

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Pottery by Andrew Deem 2011 BFA Student Exhibition

Janet Ballweg

Keith Achepohl Photo courtesy of University CommunicationsMatt Johnson