Art & Art History
Faculty Art Exhibition Showcases Quarantine Creativity
The Department of Art & Art History and Rowe Galleries present Working Title: 2020, an exhibition of work by art faculty and staff now on view in Rowe Arts by appointment and online in our virtual gallery. Working Title: 2020 features a diverse array of recent work – paintings, drawings, sculpture, textile art, digital design, […]
Dari Calamari
Professional Artist
Alumnus Designs Posters for ESPN’s Undefeated
Alumnus Adé Hogue (BFA ’12) was commissioned by The Undefeated, a subsidiary of ESPN, to illustrate the words of Black athletes and leaders “using their platform to speak up for what’s right.” Adé has frequently provided design work for civic and activist causes and was excited to provide posters “to support those out there fighting […]
Virtual Gallery Showcases New Exhibitions
“In these uncertain times, there remains at least one guarantee: Art does not stop in the face of adversity,” Director of Galleries Adam Justice has stated. While the College of Arts + Architecture galleries, like galleries all over the world, have been closed because of COVID-19, the CoA+A continues to celebrate art and artists, particularly […]
Professor’s Outdoor Sculptures Publicly Installed at Central Piedmont
Two large-scale public art works by Lecturer Keith Bryant are prominently on view on the main campus of Central Piedmont Community College. Procession and Journey were installed at the end of June and will remain on loan there for one year. Procession is located in front of the Overcash building along Kings Drive. Built in […]
Recent Alum Wins Gold ADDY Award
Alumnus Jacob Guess (BFA ’19) was recently awarded a Student Gold Award at the American Advertising (“ADDY”) Awards 2020 National Show competition for his campaign, “The End.” The American Advertising Awards is the advertising industry’s largest and most representative competition. Jacob’s project, “The End,” was an awareness and activism campaign designed to encourage students to […]
Evanescent is Professor’s Latest Examination of How We Consume Nature
Associate Professor of Art Maja Godlewska has a new set of paintings that explore our notions of nature and our experience of the outdoors. On virtual view at Toshkova Fine Art, the beautiful works in Evanescent reflect her research, observing tourists in the Pacific Northwest, Tasmania, and the Low Country of South Carolina. “Instagrammable landscapes, […]
Art Professor and Alum Collaborate to Retell Red Riding Hood
The story of Little Red Riding Hood is so old, no one really knows its origin. But a new version published this summer by the Anchorage Museum in Alaska recasts the familiar tale as a celebration of language, diversity, and self-determination. Little Red Riding Hood: A New Translation is the latest product of a three-year […]
UNC Charlotte Graphic Design Program Ranked #3 in NC
The graphic design program at UNC Charlotte has been ranked third in the state by Animation Career Review (ACR) in its 2020 rankings. The ACR provides rankings of animation, game design, illustration, and graphic design programs across the United States and abroad. Annual rankings of graphic design programs began in 2015. The ACR reviews all […]
Local Exhibition Includes Work by Two Art Students
Art students Malik J. Norman and Ajané Williams are among the eleven artists featured in an exhibition at Gallery C3, a gallery in Charlotte’s South End district. Curated by Janelle Dunlap, the show H20/20, Elemental Retribution includes work by professional artists from Charlotte; Chicago; Columbia, South Carolina; and Pasadena, California. The exhibition opened June 5, […]