Pictures at a Junior Portfolio Review: Fall 2011

Here are pics from the Junior Art Portfolio Review this semester, a few weeks ago – it had a really good turnout. A partial list of topics broached would include...


The desire to control the subconscious –




The general hypocrisy of the public face that people and institutions turn toward the world –





The mysterious integrity of found objects whose function is unknown or obscure –






What we take, and what we leave behind, when we travel –







The texture of ectoplasm –






Self-consciousness in the human animal –





The evolution of prosthetics –





And the physicalization of bliss in dance and ceramics.

Three Shows this Week

Join us for our upcoming exhibitions in Tahoe and Reno this week One week. Three shows. It's an exciting few days coming up. We continue our winter BFA show season this Thursday followed by a double-dose of community shows in Reno on Friday. Check below for the details. parallel figures white flags Lexy Eich, BFA Candidate Thursday, December 1 @ 5pm (Facebook Event) Tahoe Gallery at Sierra Nevada College parallel figures white flags explores the repetition of moments and moments of surrender through poetry, mix-media installation and personal experience. New Can't make the reception? You can still join the community during Lexy's talk by tuning in on our new livestream page! Check the SNC/FA Facebook the night of the opening for details! RE: of stuff - Mary Kenny Friday, December 2, 5-7pm (Facebook Event) McKinley Arts Center, Reno Solo exhibition of new paintings by Mary Kenny, Sierra Nevada College Fine Arts Professor. The Hobson Gallery Presents: SNC Student, Alumni, and Faculty Show Friday, December 2, 5-9pm (Facebook Event) The Hobson Gallery, Reno The Hobson Gallery has invited the works of Sierra Nevada College community members, including students, alumni, and faculty, into their space. Come look at the amazing work artists in your area are up to. friend on Facebook | forward to a friend Copyright © 2011 Sierra Nevada College, All rights reserved.

Trashion Fall 2011

I'm a few weeks behind the times on this, but here are pics from the Trashion show this semester – a tradition instituted here by Kat Hutter, with Mary Kenny taking up the announcer's baton this time out – a fashion show of recycled livery, catwalked out of the design class: