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“The Nature of Us: Our Way Home,” through May 12 in the Stephens Art Gallery.
There will be an artist’s talk at 5:30 p.m. on May 11, in the Boreham Business Building and a reception to meet the artist from 6:30-7:30 p.m. on May 11 in the gallery, located in the Walton Fine Arts Center.
Johnson, an art major from Oologah, Okla., will graduate with Magna Cum Laude honors from Ozarks on May 15. She was recently named the University’s Outstanding Student in Art for 2021 and had her artwork place third in the 2021 Collegiate Art Competition at the River Valley Arts Center.
Coffin, Johnson Place in River Valley Art Competition
March 8, 2021
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Two University of the Ozarks art students placed among the award winners in the 2021 Collegiate Competition at the River Valley Arts Center in Russellville, Ark., held earlier this month.
Junior Shalley Coffin won the first-place award for her artwork,
“Bride of Nature,” (pictured) and senior Megan Johnson took home a third-place award for her piece titled,
“Type 7’s Basic Fear: Being Without Support.”
Among the other U of O students who had artwork accepted into the exhibition were, Madison Clary, Skylar Epperson, Paige Vire, and Alaura Streithorst.
The exhibition will be on display through March 26, 2021. The center, located at 1001 East B Street in Russellville, is open from from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday.
Undulation, accepted into the Arkansas Arts Council’s Small Works on Paper touring exhibition 2021.
There will be a virtual grand opening for the exhibit at 7 p.m., Friday, Jan. 15, on the Arkansas Arts Council Facebook page and Youtube channel.
Undulation is intaglio print and paper cut that Harrington created in 2018.
“I am honored to be accepted into this Arkansas art tradition,” Harrington said. “This show highlights the unique and diverse artworks on paper from Arkansas artists. This show is a fantastic opportunity to have my art viewed all over state since this is a touring exhibition. I have been in the Small Works on Paper exhibition times prior.