FABRICation, a traveling art exhibition from Virginia Commonwealth University, is scheduled to open with a reception on Wednesday, Oct. 14 from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Claypool-Young Art Gallery at Morehead State University.
The exhibition features contemporary painting, found object assemblage and installation artworks, will close Tuesday, Nov. 24.
FABRICation features the work of seven artists, including Erin Castellan, Kristy Deetz, Virginia Derryberry, Reni Gower, Rachel Hayes, Susan Iverson, and Natalie Smith that incorporate a textile sensibility through elements of fabric and fabrication.
Inspired by a rich array of historical textiles (drapery to quilt), these complex multi-part constructions are encoded by traditional handicraft to contrast our culture’s rampant media consumption with the redemptive nuance of slow work wrought by hand. Saturated with vibrant color, the luminous materiality activates the senses and counters passive visual skimming. Works range from delicate illusions to layered constructions to architectural interventions. Mixed media includes oil and acrylic paint, vintage clothing, aluminum screens, wool, silk, plastic, thread, vinyl, burlap, rug-hold, glass, recycled objects, and found fabrics. Whether painting, tapestry or construct, these works interweave sensory pleasure with repetitive process to invoke introspection and reflection.
Erin Castellan, an artist with an M.F.A. degree in painting and professional experience at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, will be the visiting artist associated with the exhibition.
She will present a lecture on her embroidered, dimensional paintings on Wednesday, Oct. 21, from 10 until 10:50 a.m., in 111 of the Claypool-Young Art Building. While on the campus, Castellan also will meet with MSU's arts entrepreneurship class to discuss post-graduate opportunities through artist residency programs.
The gallery within Claypool-Young features contemporary art for the MSU community as well as the University’s service region.
The gallery is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. or by appointment, and is free and open to the public. Parking is available on Main Street and across campus after 5 p.m.
Additional information is available by contacting Jennifer Reis, gallery director, at 606-783-5446.
