Charles Gaines Interview with The National Academy of Design, NYC.
The National Academy of Design promotes art and architecture in America through exhibition, education, and research. A pivotal figure in the field of Conceptual Art, Charles Gaines’ body of work engages formulas and systems that interrogate relationships between the objective and the subjective realms. Using a generative approach to create series of works in a variety of mediums, he has built a bridge between the early conceptual artists of the 1960s and 1970s and subsequent generations of artists pushing the limits of conceptualism today.
Jasmine Marie (born 1999, Memphis TN) is a photographer, writer, performer, curator and filmmaker whose personal work explores both the mundane and the fantastic of black life with a focus on southern black culture, and spirituality. With a leaning towards speculative fiction and afrosurrealism, she utilizes video, text, and portraiture to explore how the mediums work together to tell stories of love and identity. Her work also explores the connection between queerness, black femme identity, and the role of community through the lens of heritage and space. She currently lives and works in Memphis.
Sharon Havelka's Christian Brothers University Exhibition at Sam Ross Gallery in Memphis, TN in 2023.
SHARON HAVELKA constructs mixed-media quilt sculptures from old clothing and other found objects. Her work highlights the marginalized, the overlooked, that which is considered weird or unusual, and stitches them into beautifully crafted and highly detailed objects. She is inspired by her unique upbringing as a descendent of the Delta Chinese, and from her skills and experience learned as an ICU registered nurse.
Sepideh Dashti is an emerging transdisciplinary artist who lives in Memphis, TN, USA. Her artistic practice mainly depicts exploring her visceral experiences through her life under the rule of the Islamic Republic in Iran, and her diasporic life in Canada and in the United States by creating performances, video arts, photographs, and installations.
Brittney Boyd Bullock is a Memphis visual artist, arts program director, and entrepreneur. In this interview, she discusses her process, current exhibition at CBU, family and inspiration for her work.
Flatus Vocis: The Ephemeral in the Permanence
This project is aimed at expanding two-dimensional graphic statements into dialogues with three-dimensional. Through the use of a digital device (smartphone), viewers can activate the time factor and sensitive, perceptive qualities of drawing with augmented reality.
I interviewed Khara Woods for her upcoming solo exhibition entitled Inside-Out at Christian Brothers University for November 2020. She shares her family history, graphic design background and inspiration.
An interview with Sarah E. Conejo during her exhibition at the Sam Ross Gallery at Christian Brother's University in 2022. Her exhibition entitled "The Epoch of Loss", addresses the United States’ current trajectory where climate degradation and violent suppression of marginalized peoples are irrevocably intertwined and seemingly ceaseless.
I interviewed Kenneth Alexander II during the beginning of the COVID vaccinations in our hometown of Memphis, TN. His exhibition was not only timely, but also an examination of our “new” normal’s social, economic and creative parameters.
The work in this exhibition, entitled “form follows dysfunction,” quotes the constructed environment and buildings in various layers of renewal and decay. The title of the exhibition is a play on the architectural maxim, “form follows function,” quipped by Louis Sullivan at the turn of the 20th century. -Dustyn Bork
SPTP (Special Topics): Art in Public Space gives students an opportunity to work through the various stages of realizing a public art project. The materials presented here represent a breadth of interests, many highlighting the important relationship between CBU, its core values and student body.