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Installation in the Eyring Science Center bridges Art and Geology

October 03, 2023 02:20 PM
With the help of his 3D Sculpture classes, Professor Collin Bradford collaborated with the Geology Department to create a unique work of art.
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An Artist and a Mother: Art Education professor Tara Carpenter Estrada co-edits book for fellow artist mothers

April 04, 2023 12:42 PM
Over the past three years, the Associate Professor of Art Education worked with collaborators to create a new book centered around artists dealing with motherhood.
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Department of Art Students & Faculty Join Collaborators for Community Project in Mesa, AZ

February 24, 2023 03:38 PM
In the summer of 2022, Professor Joe Ostraff brought a group of Department of Art students and faculty to Mesa, AZ to collaborate on a project centered around natural inks and community.
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Vantage Point: a Q&A with Daniel Everett on his new publication

October 08, 2022 12:00 AM
The professor of New Genres sat down with us to talk about his new book, releasing at the 2022 New York Art Book Fair.
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Student Curatorial Team Joins Professor for Experience at Los Angeles Art Fair

July 13, 2022 12:00 AM
Professor Christopher Lynn returns to the SPRING/BREAK art fair, this time joined by student collaborators Malachi Wilson and Janessa Lewis.
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Undergraduate Aïsha Lehmann finds unique opportunity as Artist-in-Residence

January 19, 2022 12:00 AM
With a residency at Modern West Fine Art and an exhibition at Finch Lane Gallery, BFA Art student Aïsha Lehmann is ready for her work to meet a larger audience.
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MFA student Eugene Tapahe finds connection, healing, and recognition with Art Heals: The Jingle Dress Project

October 12, 2021 12:00 AM
"In a sense, I thought of our project in the National Parks as a reclamation of the land, and at the same time we were blessing the land.”
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Renowned Artist and Filmmaker Shirin Neshat Virtually Visits with Students

September 26, 2021 12:00 AM
This past March, the Department of Art was honored to host a talk from internationally recognized visual artist and filmmaker Shirin Neshat as part of the College of Fine Arts and Communications’ (CFAC) Listen Up! series.
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Experiential Learning Funds Support Ambitious Book Project

September 04, 2021 12:00 AM
Supported by Experiential Learning funding from the Department of Art, Amelia O'Neill's self-published book is a record of both her painting practice and her personal history.
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MFA Student Sara Lynne Lindsay Exhibits Her Performative and Sculptural Work Nationally

August 04, 2021 12:00 AM
"If you spend time with art, you can find some communication that can touch you in a way that words can’t.”
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Faculty Member Brian Christensen Seeks to Build Connections Across Time

January 27, 2021 12:00 AM
Rooted in materials, history and conceptualism, Christensen’s artwork explores the human connection to the earth and to each other.
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Art Students Initiate Collaborative Project Unifying Students Remotely

December 04, 2020 12:00 AM
During an unusual semester, art students Jeffery Hampshire and Amelia O’Neill seek a sense of community by simulating Open Studios online
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Alumni Feature: Jen Harmon Allen

November 28, 2020 12:00 AM
After years of perfecting a non-traditional sculpting method amidst personal trial, Jennifer Harmon Allen is ready to be patient with more delicate processes
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Alumni Feature: Casey Jex Smith

November 17, 2020 12:00 AM
Smith prefers the accessibility of drawing to more complicated mediums, but his drawings are anything but simple
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Alumni Feature: Michael Whiting

October 25, 2020 12:00 AM
Minimalism meets video games in Whiting’s pixel-based sculptures
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PARC Collective: Championing Contemporary Art in Utah

October 11, 2020 12:00 AM
Founded by three BYU art alumni, Utah’s newest contemporary art platform aims to create opportunities for working artists within the state
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Alumni Feature: Tiana Birrell

October 07, 2020 12:00 AM
The research of new genre artist Tiana Birrell revolves around the intersection of materiality and immateriality, and the internet as a new type of consumerism
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Alumni Feature: Pam Bowman

August 17, 2020 12:00 AM
From fine craft to fine art, installation artist Pam Bowman has always been a maker of things
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