'F2 an Expedition' showcases work of MFA students

​Figments and figures, the mapping of growth over time, and the idea that what we do as artists is in fact research based are the premises of this exhibition, entitled F2 an Expedition​. As artists our perspectives shift between the psychic and physical worlds as do our methods, processes and subjects. Every piece of work tells a story and becomes a relic of our visionary experience. Regardless of style, medium, or practice there is an inherent need for the artist's voice to be heard and to resonate with the viewer. An expedition—a journey undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose. That purpose being to share our works of art with others, to have our voices heard and to shed light on what makes us intrinsically human.​

F2 an Expedition is on display in Recitation Hall until October 4, 2021. Learn more about the work of each Master of Fine Arts student below.​

​Utah's Great Salt Lake has not seen rain in ages. After being in a drought for months, out of nowhere, a storm appears creating a collision of thunder, lighting, and rain that breaks into the sunlight and the winds of the glorious west. The collision created a movement of dark vs. light, good vs. evil, one against the other battling until the rain stopped crying and disappeared amongst the western lands and waters. It created this miraculous glow of colors and strong winds. You could feel the sand blowing against your skin while smelling the sour air of the Great Salt Lake.​

Learn more about Mariesa Beneventano.

​Depravity—the innate corruption of human nature, due to original sin.

How can something so essential hold root in the foundation of my very being?

Being—is it through the esoteric act of ‘becoming’ where I transmute my own existence?

Are the confines of my freedom bound by shackles of sin? Is innocence the genitive of shame?​

​​Amir Campbell, also known as Amiracle, is a multi-faceted creative. His work revolves around displaced identity and unity through the lens of integration and assimilation into American Culture as an African American. Through his work, he communicates and forms relationships with his audience. Amiracle uses his subject matter to advance the opportunity to introduce them to the world of artistic expression and explain his views with a sincere hope to reach all who can connect with unity, oneness, and the perspective of exciting hope. His ultimate vision is to blend the worlds of fine art with street art!​​

Learn more about​ Amir Campbell​.

Kimberly Canfield​ has had the privilege of working in several child psychiatric wards for kids under the age of 13 over the last few years. Most, if not all, kids she has worked with suffered to some degree with severe mental disorders/illnesses. Her featured piece deals with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Symptoms are as follows- extreme fear of abandonment, unstable relationships, identity disturbance, impulsive, affective instability, chronic emptiness, inappropriate moments of anger, paranoid symptoms, and recurrent suicidal behavior. ​

Learn more about Kimberly Canfield​.

Noel Cross' paintings are commentary on the exponential growth of technology and mass production of objects in our modern consumer based culture. The work explores nostalgia for a recent past, and the romanticization of the Y2K era among young generations.​

Learn more about Noel Cross​.

Cuttlefish are extraordinary creatures capable of displaying great feats of chromatic, textural, and postural flexibility-to blend in or stand out-when faced with a threat or trying to feed themselves. He admires that and sometimes relate to that necessity to adapt for self-preservation. This piece is an acknowledgement of that potential behavior.​

Learn more about Michael Dawson.

​Even as the subject is removed painterly applications remain prevalent and the way they allude to their once concrete subjects: chunky paint strokes representing overgrowth and rock formations, hazy smears like a cold front approaching over a riverbed, vertical stripes imitating light flickering through a wooded forest.​

Learn more about Bryan DeProsepero​.​

Seiko Kamosawa's paintings are dreamscapes created from thoughts and experiences in my life. She performs healing rituals through the creation of and within the paintings.​

Learn more about Seiko Kamosawa.