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An education in art goes beyond building knowledge and technical skills, it’s about finding one’s voice, igniting curiosity, connecting with others, making meaning of the present and discovering a place in the world. It is important to celebrate successes together because the experiences and relationships one creates here will inform the rest of their life.
ASU Events
Exhibitions
Figuratively Speaking | BFA Exhibition
Nov 3–12 | Gallery 100
Opening reception | Nov 3 | 5–7 p.m.
Gallery 100 is pleased to present “Figuratively Speaking”, a group exhibition featuring seven artists working across illustration, painting, photography and sculpture. The exhibition brings together works that explore natural figures in their many forms and lore: human, symbolic and the unsettling.
Through distinct materials and visual languages, the artists examine the body, landscape, memory, transformation and the uncanny. Some works draw from the recognizable world of flesh, flora and terrain, while others move into stranger territory, where figures appear altered, symbolic, dreamlike, adventurous or haunting. Together, the exhibition considers how nature and imagination shape our understanding of beauty, discomfort and the unknown.
Featuring works by Ian Amaya, Nicolette Berlan, Joe Denzak, Rachel Harris, k’Atri RoxiAni, Cristina Torres, Sierra Vannelli, “Figuratively Speaking” highlights a range of contemporary approaches to figuration. Illustrations, paintings, photographs and sculptural works are placed in conversation to reveal shared concerns with form, presence, mythology and the emotional charge of the natural world.
Gallery hours
Tue–Thur | Noon–5 p.m.
Mon and Fri | By appointment only
Closed on weekends and university holidays
Image courtesy of the artists.
The Revolutionary Idea: a window on voting in America
Oct 16–Nov 14 | Northlight Gallery
Opening reception | Oct 16 | 6–9 p.m.
Inspired by Frederick Douglass’s 1852 speech, “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?,” The Revolutionary Idea brings together the work of Anna Rotty and Greg Miller, two photographers who independently turned their attention to the people and spaces that make elections possible. Through photography, audio, printmaking and found materials, their work considers the voters, poll workers and election officials whose collective labor sustains our democratic process.
Gallery hours
Thur–Sat | Noon–5 p.m.
First and third Fri of the month | 6–9 p.m.
Closed Sun–Wed and university holidays
Image Credit: Greg Miller
(UN) NOTICED | MA Thesis Exhibition
Nov 9–20 | Harry Wood Gallery
Opening reception | Nov 10 | 5–7 p.m.
“(Un) Noticed” is a solo graduate exhibition by Allie Thurgood, presented in the Harry Wood Gallery from November 9–20. The exhibition brings together ceramic and textile sculptures that transform familiar bags and everyday objects into larger-than-life forms that ask to be noticed.
The exhibition explores how the bags we encounter in everyday life can reflect human habits, patterns of consumption and the quiet interactions that shape everyday life. Used for carrying, storing, protecting and discarding, bags are often temporary objects that move through our lives without much attention. Thurgood recreates these familiar forms in ceramic and textile, using surface embellishment, exaggerated scale and bright colors to give them a new presence. The works draw from everyday experiences, including grocery shopping, gift-giving, travel, celebration and convenience, while considering the abundance, excess and expectations connected to these exchanges. By spending significant time and labor transforming disposable objects into enduring sculptures, Thurgood shifts their place in our lives from something easily overlooked to something that can be examined and valued.
“(Un) Noticed” asks viewers to pause and reconsider the ordinary objects that surround them, and to reflect on what they carry, why they carry it and how these objects can reveal something about the ways we live and interact with one another.
Gallery hours
Mon–Thur | 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Fri | 9 a.m.–3 p.m.
Closed on weekends and university holidays
Image: “Seasonal Affection” | Porcelain, stoneware, mason stains, gold | 17" x 12" x 21"
Mélange | BFA Exhibition
Nov 24–Dec 3 | Gallery 100
Opening reception | Nov 24 | 5–7 p.m.
Human nature is not a singular blueprint, but a living mosaic shaped by divergent perspectives and distinct forms. “Mélange” brings together eight unique voices from ASU's fine arts program, each exploring their medium to translate their personal reality. The gallery becomes an ecosystem where sculpture, painting and digital media coexist in dynamic tension. From oil painting and photography to clay and metal, the gallery transforms into a vibrant showcase where assorted media converge, creating an environment that celebrates unity through diversity.
Artists: Darrin Armijo-Wardle, Taryn Bailey, Priscilla Baisa, Carlos F. Benitez, Emily Bourne,
Towers Tembo, Serena Teng, Carlos Valcarcel
Gallery hours
Tue–Thur | Noon–5 p.m.
Mon and Fri | By appointment only
Closed on weekends and university holidays
the LAndscape I belong
Nov 20–Dec 5 | Step Gallery
Opening reception | Nov 20 | 6–9 p.m.
“the LAndscape I belong” is an animated project inspired by the fascinating, ever-changing metropolis of Los Angeles. Having lived, worked, driven, biked and walked in the city for several years, the artist became immersed in its eclectic architecture, diverse multicultural communities, complex layers of history and evolving arts scene. At street level, hand-drawn, faded murals coexist with neon lights and stylish signs. Layers of text, colors and images reveal stories of history and decay, cultural icons and collective dreams. Seen from above, through the summer haze or the piercing clarity of rare winter days, Los Angeles unfolds as a vast, intricate landscape. Hillsides and flat valleys, the geometry of its street grid, pockets of natural wilderness and sprawling urban and suburban developments all intertwine. A constant flow of cars and people moves through this ever-expanding environment. Everything stretches toward an endless horizon, embedded in a landscape that is at once self-contained and unforgiving, boundless, luminous and elusive.
The exhibition at ASU’s Grant Street Studios presents the first immersive chapter of this long-term project. Large-scale projections bring together animations created with soft pastels on paper and digital experimentation. “the LAndscape I belong” continues the artist’s ongoing exploration of personal, geographical and cultural identity. It also extends his research into experimental animation as a way to express emotions and bring photographs and paintings to life.
Gallery hours
Thur–Sat | Noon–5 p.m.
First and third Fri | 6–9 p.m.
Closed Sun–Wed and university holidays
