/ De Pree Art Gallery

See What Sticks

  • sculpture composed of a vaguely hand-shaped back scratcher reaching up out of the end of a shirt sleeve to hang on the handle of a window crank
  • series of cyanotype photographs on canvas
  • two paintings of people depicted from a high-angle perspective hanging over the viewer from the walls
  • two layers of plexiglass with brightly colored geometric shapes and lines painted on them
  • many similar simple clay vessels arranged to cover a pedestal, some of the vessels contain oil
  • several flat fabric shapes hanging from the ceiling, including a grey bird skull and a blue silhouette of a bird
  • painting of a house composed of several layers of neon colors that don't quite line up
  • collage of burlap, kraft paper, and photographs that depicts a cactus-filled desert landscape with two large silhouettes of cowboys and a photograph of a person kneeling and holding a cowboy hat
  • old TV screen showing a person laying down on a couch and reading while someone just off-screen points at them
  • collage of multicolored paper and photographs that depicts a surrealist cityscape

Senior Art Exhibition
april 19–May 5, 2024

Every year, the senior art exhibition celebrates the accomplishments of our soon-to-be alumni. This year's exhibition, See What Sticks, highlights work by our graduating class of studio art and art education majors. Their artwork explores and challenges a wide range of media, including photography, painting, video, lithography, installation, sculpture, ceramics, screen printing and collage. See What Sticks serves as the culmination of their time here at Hope and a showcase of their vibrant creativity.

Our talented senior class of 2024 includes:

  • Rachel Douma — studio art major, communications minor
  • Lili Fraser-Shade — classical studies and studio art majors
  • Isabelle Jaeggin — studio art major
  • Jo Locke — studio art and sociology majors, art history minor
  • Natasha Marsh — studio art and business majors
  • Gabrielle Nelson — art education major
  • Sarah O'Neil — studio art major, communications minor
  • Lucy Pietryga — studio art major
  • Stephanie Somjak — studio art major, art history minor
  • HannahGrace Swanson — studio art major, art history minor

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