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On View: April 5-9, 2024 Reception: Friday, April 5, 4:30 -5:30 p.m. Claire Tatum lives and works in Davidson, NC where she is pursuing double majors in Studio Art and Communication Studies from Davidson College. She has shown in group exhibitions, most notably in Davidson College’s Annual Student Art Exhibition where she was honored with the Juror’s Award for Drawing. Her process involves varied mixed media approaches, of which she currently focuses on reductive Linocut printmaking, ceramics, and photography. Outside of the studio, she enjoys working with WildCrafts art club, rescuing animals, and exploring the mountains. Claire Tatum https://youtu.be/HmePcz3TWrY

On View: March 26-28, April 1-2, 2024 Reception: Thursday, March 28, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Alana Wilson grew up in Honolulu Hawai’i and immersed herself in her natural environments and Hawaiian traditional lei making. She has learned to make many traditional lei including lei wili (twisting and wrapping), feather lei, lei lā’ī and lei haku (braiding) style lei po’o (garland for the head) from her mom and knowledgeable kumu from her community. Her love of the outdoors is expressed through her outdoor education leader experience from high school. She still leads camping and hiking trips, now as a trained Davidson Outdoors leader for...

On View: March 20-24, 2024 Reception: March 22, 4:30-5:30pm Amelia Shields lives and works in Davidson, North Carolina. She has exhibited in group shows, most notably in Davidson College Annual Student Art Exhibition, where she was honored with the Visitor’s Choice Award and the Best Sculpture Award. Her process includes using experimental and intentional painting techniques to create intriguing alternate dimensions. The fantasy worlds she depicts take inspiration from science fiction novels, nature experienced through travel, and mythological references. Amelia Shields, "World," 2023, Oil on Canvas, 48 x 60 in. https://youtu.be/TuSlYUbIoFg Amelia Shields '24 Studio Tour Amelia Shields '24 Artist Talk

Roni Horn (American, b. 1955)From Some Thames (Group J), 2020Photograph printed on paperGift of John Andrew MacMahon '95 From Some Thames (Group J) by Roni Horn is currently on display in the first floor hallway of Chambers.  Roni Horn’s work focuses mainly on the concept of identity; as an “abstract self portrait" her four-part work, From Some Thames, exemplifies this area of interest. Though the four photographs are different, they all share the same subject: the River Thames in London. The variation in wave intensity and color creates clashes of texture and values, resulting in a dynamic composition that carries...