A Handful Of Gems

It's a sad day indeed when you attend the BA/BFA show that you were once part of and graduated from and there is only 5 student's work that makes you stop and move in for closer inspection. Columbia College is now in it's third year of showcasing it's graduating class (this year well over 100 students) in the Raw Space at 525 S. State Street. This ever poorly ventilated commercial space added to the already present feeling of clastraphobia achieved by the overcrowding of student work on the walls. This lead to some students work being placed behind pillars that few would peer around or worse in a room at the back. As seems to be the running theme in past shows, the work was broken up into Portraits, Landscapes and Food, non of which inspired. As I covered the entire space, ensuring I took the time to give each piece a chance, I snapped 5 students work who had obviously spent time and indepth thought with their vision. Keep your eys open for: Christina Mann, Christopher Starbody, Hans Seaburg, Brian Imhop (shown below) and Michael Kemp, all of which coincidently happened to be in the landscape genre.



Also, check out the MFA show at the Glass Curtain Gallery...Josh Winegar's work is both subtle and evoking.