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Seen in My Room: The Printsellers

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October 9th, 2024

The PrintsellersLithograph on paper22.5 x 15.125 in(57.15 x 38.42 cm)John H. Hunter Gift of Lakeside Studio When it came time to select my art for ArtMate, I had my heart set on a specific piece and just hoped it was still available. Thankfully, it was! Before the selection event, I’d been eyeing The Printsellers by John H. Hunter, thinking it would fit perfectly in my room. I'm not sure if it was the mix of purple, green, and yellow or the lively scene that drew me in, but I was captivated. Now that it’s in my room, I find myself...
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Seen in Storage: Untitled

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October 3rd, 2024

Thom O'Connor (American, 1937) Untitled, 1972 Lithograph on paper 19.75 x 18.75 in Art has always had a way of pulling me in, especially pieces that speak quietly rather than demand attention. Thom O'Connor’s Untitled is one of those works. The moment I saw it, I felt drawn into its mysterious, almost haunting atmosphere. It’s not an image that immediately reveals itself, and that’s what makes it so captivating for me. At first, the artwork looks purely abstract, a soft, glowing circle set against a dark background. It feels like looking at a distant moon, floating in the vastness of...
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Intern Spotlight Fall 2024

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September 25th, 2024
Meet our team of incredible interns at the Van Every/Smith Galleries on campus! Hajar Hussein Hajar Hussein is a sophomore educational policy and mathematics double major from Jacksonville, FL. This is her second year interning at the galleries. Her favorite gallery event is ArtMate, and she is especially excited for the new senior shows this year! Gaby Sanclimenti Gaby Sanclimenti is a senior psychology major and art history minor from Doylestown, PA. This is her third year interning at the galleries. Her favorite past exhibition was Homecoming: Art by Alumni in the fall of 2023, for which she helped write...
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Seen in Storage: East Durham Love- Soon as I Get Home I

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September 24th, 2024

Darkly lit photograph of a Black woman in a white dress cradling a Black shirtless man
East Durham Love- Soon as I get Home I, 2019 Kennedi Carter (American, b. 1998) Archival Pigment Print 38.25 x 33.875 in Gift of Jessica Ruhle '02 East Durham Love captures an incredibly intimate moment between two figures. In a darkly lit room with only the light from the window shining in, the woman figure, dressed in a simple white lacey dress with a decorative, shiny headpiece cradles the male figure. The male figure sits shirtless below her with his head to her stomach. The windows thick drapery gives a pattern to the background, but also significantly blocks light from...
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Seen in ArtMate: First Place

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September 19th, 2024

First Place by Carlos Rolon
Carlos Rolon (Puerto Rican, b. 1970)First Place, 201328 x 28 inArchival pigment inks Out of the many pieces available this year for selection through our dorm room art program ArtMate, one piece in particular caught my eye. It’s larger than some of the other pieces, it's surrounded by, and printed in a square layout, another element of the piece which made it stand out. I stood before the piece, and hoped it would be the artwork I took home – or, in this case, to my dorm room, which has become my short-term replacement for it. By the time my...
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