Cassie Hester, assistant professor of graphic design in the Department of art, had two posters featured in the 2015 Global Poster Biennial.

The biennial opened on March 6 and will close on April 11 at The Art Center: Western Colorado Center for the Arts. Carlos Zamora will be speaking at the reception on Friday, April 3rd.

The biennial features designers from all over the world.

Co2 is a global poster biennial held in the spring of every odd year in Grand Junction, Colo. The inaugural co2 exhibition launched in March of 2013. The goal of the biennial is to educate through the visual communication of designers worldwide.

Emily C. Koch, now a freshman art major from Ocean Springs, was among high school students taking part last year in MSU’s INvision summer art camp. Photo by: Kamau Bostic

By Sasha Steinberg | Mississippi State

Mississippi State’s art department again seeks creative upper-level high school students to participate in its INvision summer camp.

Taking place June 5-12, the visual arts experience for students ages 16 and older–including incoming freshmen at the university–now is in its third year. It offers an enriching introductory for both specific academic programs and post-graduate career paths in the studio fields of art and design.

MSU’s art department is the longtime home of the Magnolia State’s largest undergraduate studio art program.

Camp space is limited, so early registration is encouraged. Applications are accepted on a first-come basis and may be obtained by contacting the department office at 662-325-2970.

The $595 admission includes a non-refundable $100 filing fee that must accompany each application. Due by May 30, the remaining amount covers the cost of workshops, instruction, supplies, room and board, equipment fees, and a meal card.

To learn about the department’s academic offerings, participants will take part in workshops on photography, graphic design, drawing, ceramics, and sculpting, among other media. Artist presentations, gallery exhibitions, movie nights and field trips are among the planned cultural and social activities.

Art-related career opportunities will be discussed by professional sculptors, graphic designers, illustrators, interior designers, fashion designers, and landscape architects.

In addition to interacting with faculty members, currently enrolled majors and guest speakers, participants are housed in campus residence halls under the supervision of qualified counselors and resident advisers.

At week’s end, camper-produced works will be featured at the department’s Visual Arts Center Gallery on University Drive. Admission to the exhibit will be free to all.

Lori Neuenfeldt, coordinator for the Visual Arts Center Gallery and departmental outreach programs, said the immersion program helps expose students to familiar and unfamiliar forms of art-making while connecting them with others from around the state and region who share a love of art.

Neuenfeldt said she and her colleagues always look forward to welcoming prospective first-time students, as well as those returning for another summer experience on the Starkville campus.

“Last year was amazing,” said the art instructor who now is in her second year as INvision coordinator. “The students had a lot of fun creating stunning works of art and really discovered different forms of art and their possibilities.”

Noting that camp organizers continue to add new sections, she said this year “we are offering two photo workshops, one in digital and one alternative process. We also plan to offer a wheel throwing class where students will experience making ceramic pieces.”

For additional information about 2015 INvision, contact Neuenfeldt at 662-325-2973 or LNeuenfeldt@caad.msstate.edu, or Nicole Jackson at 662-325-2970 or njackson@caad.msstate.edu.

TOP: “Mom’s Last Birthday” by Marita Gootee BOTTOM: “Girl Wearing Dress” by Dominic Lippillo

By Sasha Steinberg | Mississippi State

Photographic creations by two art department faculty members at Mississippi State are part of an exhibition through June 24 at Laurel’s Lauren Rogers Museum of Art.

One piece by university professor Marita Gootee and two by assistant professor Dominic Lippillo are among 60 works selected for the 2015 Mississippi Collegiate Art Faculty Juried Exhibition.

In all, more than 200 submissions were made this year by professional artists working at senior and junior levels of Mississippi institutions of higher learning. They were judged by Graham Boettcher, the Birmingham Museum of Art’s William Cary Hulsey Curator of American Art.

Gootee, an Indiana State University graduate, joined the art department in 1986 and now coordinates its photography emphasis. Lippillo is an Ohio University graduate who came to MSU in 2010.

“Dom and I are proud to be selected for this exhibition, and we are excited to represent Mississippi State University in this competition,” Gootee said.

The exhibition is made possible through the generous support of Laurel-based law firm Gilchrist, Sumrall, Yoder and Boone, PLLC.

Located at 565 N. Fifth Avenue, the non-profit art repository has viewing hours 10 a.m.-4:45 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 1-4 p.m. Sunday. While admission is free, a $3 donation for non-member adults may be given. For more, visit www.LRMA.org or telephone 601-649-6374.

“Infusion” by MSU art professor Brent Funderburk recently was honored by the International Society of Acrylic Painters.

By Sasha Steinberg | Mississippi State University

Five works by a veteran Mississippi State artist and faculty member are receiving major recognition.

All part of university professor Brent Funderburk’s “New Solar Myths” collection, they are featured images in the spring issue of Creative Quarterly: The Journal of Art and Design. The mixed media pieces are titled “Palladio’s Dream,” “Palladio’s New Myth,” “Before the Fall,” “Hypnopompic,” “True Myths” and “Beauty is Not Enough.”

Of the 25 artists judged worthy of inclusion in the publication’s professional fine art category, Funderburk is one of only four to have five separate pieces selected. This is the fourth time his creations have appeared in what recently was named “one of the top 100 art and design publications in the world.”

British painter Nathan Walsh was juror for the latest issue of CQJ that may be viewed at www.cqjournal.com.

“Palladio’s New Myth” and another Funderburk watercolor painting titled “Infusion” recently were recognized by the International Society of Acrylic Painters. Both pieces were accepted into the organization’s sixth annual International Open Online Show, with “Infusion” receiving the Strathmore Artist Paper & Creative Catalyst Award.

Canadian artist Linda Kemp served as juror for that exhibition. For more, see www.ISAP.com.

Funderburk is a North Carolina native who has taught at MSU since 1982. Over the decades, he has been honored by the university with the John Grisham Faculty Excellence and Burlington Northern Teaching Excellence awards.

A fine arts graduate of East Carolina University, he is a former MSU art department head who currently serves as its fine-arts thesis coordinator. Painting survey, watercolor, watermedia, senior thesis and advanced studio are among courses he has taught.

Funderburk’s works have been exhibited nationally and internationally. In 2010, he was named official artist for the Jackson-based USA International Ballet Competition. For additional biographical information, visit www.brentfunderburk.com.

In addition to Barnes & Noble and other major retail bookstores, Creative Quarterly may be purchased online at www.CQJournal.com.

Mississippi State’s T.K. Martin Center for Technology and Disability recently presented a collaborative exhibit in the Martha Lipsey Art Gallery.

The exhibit, “Express Ourselves: An Exhibit of Creative Diversity,” was a collaboration between EXPRESS Yourself artists (T.K. Martin Center for Technology and Disability) and MSU students representing the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the College of Architecture, Art, and Design.

MSU Art student/EXPRESS Yourself artist partnerships
Professor: Brent Funderburk

Interior Design Color & Lighting Course: Portable Lamps
Faculty: Robin Carroll

Interior Design Furniture Design Couse: Chairs
Professor: William Riehm

Emily Robinson (interior design) & Erica Cox (Architecture)
Caroline Riley (interior design) & Lorianna Baker (Architecture)
Marguerite Johnson (interior design) & Chelsea Harrell (interior design)
Jessica Kent (interior design) & Tyler Warmath (Architecture)
Erin Bristol (interior design) & William Tonos (Architecture)
Mary Whitney Evins (interior design) & Mary Sanders (Architecture)
Emily Hardin (interior design) & Trey Hardin (Graphic Design)
Kindyl Black (interior design) & Xiaoling Zhou (Franklin Furniture Institute)

Made possible by support from the Mississippi Arts Commission

Read more about the exhibit.

See more photos via Professor Brent Funderburk on Facebook.

MSU’s 2014-15 faculty award honorees include (seated, from left) Karyn Brown, Nancy Fultz, and Frances McDavid, (standing, from left) Veera Gude, Lindsey Peterson, Jared Keeley, and Brent Funderburk. The honors were presented by MSU Alumni Association Executive Director Jeff Davis (standing, second from left) and Provost and Executive Vice President Jerry Gilbert (at far right). Photo by: Beth Wynn

By Sasha Steinberg | Mississippi State University

Longtime art department member and former administrator Brent Funderburk is receiving Mississippi State’s highest faculty honor.

In a Tuesday [April 28] campus-wide ceremony, the internationally acclaimed artist, teacher and 1995-2002 department head whose university career spans more than three decades was named a William L. Giles Distinguished Professor.

Though not a faculty rank, the memorial recognition named for MSU’s 13th president is awarded on the basis of outstanding research, teaching and service to individuals who have attained national or international status. For more, see www.giles.msstate.edu.

Also at the 2014-15 Faculty Awards and Recognition Program, communication instructor Karyn L. Brown was named a John Grisham Master Teacher, a tribute to excellence in classroom instruction named for the MSU alumnus and internationally recognized author. Brown joins others in the highly select group who serve as role models and mentors for their campus colleagues.

The annual spring-semester program is sponsored by the Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President and MSU Alumni Association.

“The strengths of a great university are always in its people,” said Provost Jerry Gilbert, who served as master of ceremonies.

“We are in a great time at Mississippi State, and it’s because of these honorees, our outstanding students and tremendous faculty and staff,” he emphasized, in congratulating and thanking the winners for their considerable service and achievements.

Also receiving awards were six faculty members in the colleges of Architecture, Art and Design, Arts and Sciences, and James Worth Bagley College of Engineering, as well as a provost’s office administrator. They included:

–Nancy M. Fultz, academic programs support manager in the Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President, Irvin Atly Jefcoat Excellence in Advising Staff Award;

–Veera Gnaneswar Gude, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, the alumni association’s Outstanding Graduate Student Mentor Award;

–Jared W. Keeley, assistant professor of psychology, the alumni association’s Early Career Undergraduate Teaching Excellence Award;

–Frances O. McDavid, also a communication instructor, the Irvin Atly Jefcoat Excellence in Advising Faculty Award; and

–Lindsey P. Peterson, also an assistant professor of sociology, the alumni association Graduate Teaching Excellence Award.

Read the story at WCBI.com.

Mississippi State President Mark E. Keenum, left, and Greg Bohach, right, vice president for agriculture, forestry, and veterinary medicine, presented art professor Brent Funderburk with the 2015 Ralph E. Powe Research Excellence Award Thursday afternoon [April 30]. The Powe Award is the university’s top research honor and is named for the late MSU alumnus and longtime research vice president. Photo by: Beth Wynn

Forty-nine Mississippi State students, faculty and staff are 2015 selections for exceptional research and leadership honors.

Honorees, their guests and senior administrators gathered for a campus awards luncheon Thursday [April 30].

As a major student-oriented research university, Mississippi State is improving the quality of life “for millions of people here at home and around the world,” MSU President Mark E. Keenum said.

“Your research is helping make our public schools better, our communities stronger, our food safer, our vehicles more efficient, our critical infrastructure more secure, and our farms and factories both more profitable and more environmentally friendly,” he said.

Before an audience of friends and colleagues in the Hunter Henry Center’s Hal and Linda Parker Ballroom, professor of art Brent Funderburk received the afternoon’s top honor: the 2015 Ralph E. Powe Research Excellence Award.

A Charlotte, North Carolina native, Funderburk has exhibited his mixed-media paintings and drawing in 32 one-person exhibitions in museums, universities and galleries, and has presented his artwork, often with awards, in over 70 invited or juried (peer-reviewed) regional, national, and international exhibitions. He has given more than 100 invited or juried illustrated lecture-performances to galleries, museums, conferences, and professional organizations. His artwork is represented in museum, university and private collections across the country, in 26 states, and in Canada.

Funderburk studied with artist-author Edward A. Reep in the School of Art at East Carolina University, where he received BFA and MFA degrees in painting/drawing. His research in watercolor and water media has been shared in lectures and workshops and in his book “Flying World” (2011).

His research has also focused on the life, art and influence of 20th Century American artist/naturalist Walter Inglis Anderson and his contemporaries through research, publications, curating exhibits, presenting lectures, developing courses, and in the ongoing development of a multidisciplinary research center at MSU. These efforts have enlivened a critical national discussion on the work of Anderson. His curated exhibit, “Ecstasy — The Mystical Landscapes of Walter Anderson,” has toured U.S. museums, with Funderburk’s lectures, since 2006.

Named the official artist of the 2010 USA International Ballet Competition, Funderburk has had artwork featured in international publications such as Creative Quarterly, Graphis, and Studio Visit Magazine.

The Powe Award is a memorial to the MSU alumnus and longtime research vice president who died in 1996. It is selected at the university level from nominations received from the MSU community.

The annual research awards program honors individuals who contribute significantly to MSU’s mission of research. In addition to faculty, it recognizes and rewards students and staff for accomplishments and creative endeavors, as well as for increasing awareness of the university’s many research programs and capabilities.

The program and banquet are co-sponsored by the offices of the vice presidents for Research and Economic Development and the Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine.

“Our research enterprise is strong and growing thanks to our world-class faculty, students and staff, and I always look forward to recognizing them here,” said David Shaw, vice president for research and economic development.

Greg Bohach, vice president for agriculture, forestry and veterinary medicine, echoed Shaw’s assessment.

“The awards banquet is one of my favorite events because it’s an opportunity to recognize the commitment to excellence of our university’s scientists, staff and students, and their collaborative efforts,” he said.

Other 2015 research award winners include (alphabetically, by academic unit):

–Bagley College of Engineering: Yong Fu, faculty; Teresa Stewart, research support; Trenton Ricks, graduate student; and Dexter Duckworth, undergraduate student.

–College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station: Jason Bond, faculty; Josh White, research support; Caitlin Hart, graduate student; and Amber Kay, undergraduate student.

–College of Architecture, Art and Design: Alexis Gregory, faculty; Leah Kemp, research support; and J. Brooke Dorman, undergraduate student.

–College of Arts and Sciences: John Bickle, faculty; Rita Christopher, research support; Sara Shields-Menard, graduate student; and Sally White, undergraduate student.

–College of Business: James Vardaman, faculty; and Nathan Hammond, graduate student.

–College of Education: April Heiselt, faculty; Anne Steverson, research support; Sonum Sanjanwala, graduate student; and Scott Pope, undergraduate student.

–College of Forest Resources: Donald L. Grebner, faculty; Ray Iglay, research support; Zach Loman, graduate student; and Lisa Garrigues, undergraduate student.

–College of Veterinary Medicine: Lesya Pinchuk, faculty; Hossam Abdelhamed, research support; Graham Rosser, graduate student; and Ethan Woodyard, undergraduate student.

–Office of Research and Economic Development: Ronald Gatewood, research support.

–University Centers and Institutes: Patrick Fitzpatrick, faculty; Rooban Thirumalai, research support; Kala Marapereddy, graduate student; and Evan McBroom, undergraduate student.

Also honored were new graduates of the university’s 2014-2015 George Duke Humphrey Faculty Leadership Program:

–Craig Aarhus, associate professor of music and associate director of bands;

–Ashli Brown, associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology and Mississippi State Chemical Laboratory director;

–Angus Catchot, Extension professor of entomology;

–Renee Clary, associate professor of geosciences and Dunn-Seiler Geology Museum director;

–Diana Eubanks, College of Veterinary Medicine associate clinical professor;

–Donald L. Grebner, professor of forestry;

–William Anthony Hay, associate professor of history and Institute of the Humanities director;

–Brien Henry, associate professor of plant and soil sciences;

–Rocky Lemus, associate Extension/research professor of plant and soil sciences;

–Robert McMillen, associate professor and Social Science Research Center associate director;

–Stephen Middleton, professor and director of African American studies;

–Jane Parish, Extension/research professor of animal and dairy sciences.

Read the story at WCBI.com

Assistant Professor Cassie Hester’s poster, which she designed for Joey Hannaford’s fall 2014 lecture, is currently being exhibited in the Guanshanyue Art Museum in Shenzhen, China, as part of the First International Poster Festival of Shenzhen.

The invitational juried show features 100 of the top poster designs from all over the world.

The exhibition is free and open to the public until May 25.

“Lamp” from the “Conflation” series by Dominic LIppillo and Mark Schoon

A photograph by Assistant Professor Dominic Lippillo is part of an exhibition/competition at ViewPoint Gallery in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, in July.

The photo, “Lamp,” which won first place in the competition, is from Lippillo’s collaborative series, “Conflation,” with Mark Schoon, assistant professor at the University of West Georgia.

Click here to view the 2015 International Feature Photographers.

See more images from the “Conflation” series.

The College of Architecture, Art and Design annually honors one faculty member and one staff member with a monetary award. The recipients are selected by an awards committee, which includes the dean, associate dean, department heads and a faculty member from each unit.

Campbell

The 2015 CAAD Faculty Teaching Award went to Critz Campbell, associate professor and sculpture concentration coordinator. Faculty are chosen for the award based on demonstrated excellence in teaching as evaluated by a statement of personal pedagogy or philosophy, student work, a self-critique of their own work and teaching evaluations.

Lewis

The 2015 CAAD Staff Award went to Jane Lewis, administrative assistant to the dean. The award honors a staff member in the college who exemplifies professionalism and dedication by performing above and beyond the job description; takes initiative on tasks; relates to others on the staff or faculty; and has demonstrated innovation or creativity in his/her job.

The 2015 awards were announced at the faculty retreat in May and the staff retreat in June.

Jeffrey Haupt

Via The Meridian Star

The works of Mississippi State University Art Professor Jeffrey Haupt will lead the 2015-16 season of the Miller Art Gallery at Meridian Community College with the initial show opening Tuesday.

A reception is planned in the gallery, which is located in Ivy Hall, from 4 to 5:30 p.m.

Since joining the Mississippi State faculty roll, Haupt’s work has been exhibited from Alaska to Florida, California to New York and many points between.

The Miller Gallery show will be on display through Sept. 24. The gallery is open from Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and admission is free of charge. For details, contact John Marshall, art instructor and curator, at 601-484-8647.

The Department of Art held fall 2015 convocation on Fri., Sept. 4 in the Robert and Freda Harrison Auditorium in Giles Hall.

Convocation served as a welcome for new students and a welcome back for current students. It was a chance to honor students, faculty and staff as well as inform students about organizations and other happenings in the department.

Lunch was served immediately after in the Howell Building Courtyard.

(via Lori Neuenfeldt, gallery director)

A show of works created by faculty from the MSU College of Architecture, Art and Design opened on Sept. 3 in the Visual Arts Center (VAC) Gallery.

Visitors to the gallery will see the diverse styles of the artists that include samples of painting, sculpture, photography, furniture design, graphic design, fiber art and printmaking.

Many students in the Department of Art look forward to the faculty exhibit, which typically occurs every other year, as it allows them to see the work and research of their professors.

A reception for the show was held on Thurs., Sept. 3 from 5–6 p.m.

The Visual Arts Center Gallery is located at 808 University Drive. Hours of operation: Monday–Friday, 1pm–5pm, and Saturday 1–4pm. For more information please call 662-325-2970.

See the story on MSU’s website.

Cassie Hester, assistant professor of graphic design, currently has two posters, “Build It Up to Burn It Down” and “Indulge Burning Desires,”  on display as part of “Ode to Letters” exhibition at Engine Gallery in Biddeford, Maine.

The invitational exhibition features lettering art and typographic designs from a variety of international artists and will be on display through Sept. 19.

Assistant Professor Cassie Hester recently won a Merit Award in the 2015 Society for Experiential Graphic Design (SEGD) Global Design Awards for “Get Back to What Matters,” an ongoing project  she began as a graduate student at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Hester’s interactive typographic installation can be viewed in the 2015 SEGD Global Design Awards Winner Gallery.

This is Hester’s second SEGD Global Design Award. She also received a Merit Award in 2012 for “Dig Deep.“

In 2013, Hester served as a member of the jury for the 2013 Global Design Awards.

Assistant Professor Gregory Martin has had several works in exhibits recently.

“Teepee” | Gregory Martin

Martin’s painting “Teepee” is currently featured in an exhibition, “American Landscapes,” at the Maryland Federation of Art in Annapolis, Md.

Work was juried into the exhibition from artists residing in the United States, Canada and Mexico by John Morrell, associate professor of painting at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.

“Out on Highway 182” | Gregory Martin

Martin’s painting “Out on Highway 182” was included in SCOPE: The Southern Landscape, at VAE in Raleigh, N.C., in July.

Work for the exhibition was selected by Marshall Price, Ph.D; and Nancy Hanks, curator of modern and contemporary art at  Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University.

“Nocturnal Negotiations” | Gregory Martin

“Spiral” | Gregory Martin

Martin’s paintings “Nocturnal Negotiations” and “Spiral” were exhibited in “After Dark IV” at Greg Moon Gallery in Taos, N.M., in June.

Work was selected for this exhibition by Greg Escalante, co-founder of Juxtapose Magazine, art collector, owner of Copro Gallery in Santa Monica, Ca., and the recently opened Greg Escalante Gallery in Los Angeles’ Chinatown neighborhood.

“Long Term Parking” | Gregory Martin

Martin’s painting “Long Term Parking” was selected by artist Wayne White to be included in the exhibition “The Art of the South 2015” at the Hyde Gallery at Memphis College of Art.

The work was on display from May 20 – July 31 .

White is an american artist, illustrator, art director and puppeteer and is best known for his work on Peewee’s Playhouse and as the subject of the movie “Beauty is Embarrassing.”

A poster Assistant Professor Cassie Hester designed for Art Incend will be included in the 2015 “Trnava Poster Triennial.”

The triennial received 3,564 submissions from around the world.

The prestigious jury selected 370 entries to be added to the TPT permanent collection and featured in an exhibition at the Jan Koniarek Gallery in Trnava, Slovakia.

A $20,000 federal grant is enabling MSU to implement a green infrastructure demonstration project on campus. Construction already has begun on a 1,500 square-foot bioretention basin, or rain garden, in the landscape architecture department courtyard. (Photo by Megan Bean | Mississippi State University)

By Sasha Steinberg | Mississippi State University

With a $20,000 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency grant, Mississippi State is creating a green infrastructure demonstration project.

A collaborative effort between faculty and students in the university’s landscape architecture, civil and environmental engineering, and art departments, the project involves construction of a 1,500 square-foot bioretention basin—rain garden—that will be the first of its kind on campus.

Cory Gallo said the rain garden is being located in the courtyard of the landscape architecture department where he is an associate professor.

The basin is being designed to treat at least 95 percent of the average, annual rainfall for the watershed it will manage. It also will be equipped with two educational kiosks to help visitors better appreciate the facility’s function and benefit to water quality, Gallo added.

Green infrastructures reduce the volume of stormwater discharges by managing rainwater close to where it falls and removing many of the pollutants present in runoff, making it an effective strategy for addressing wet-weather pollution and improving water quality, according to EPA officials.

In addition to providing participating academic majors with valuable training and experience in the benefits of green infrastructure technologies, the project “hopefully will lead to the campus-wide adoption of green infrastructure technologies,” Gallo said.

“By educating current and future practitioners on green infrastructure technologies and their applicability to the South, this effort also will be a regional resource for policymakers to learn about and promote green infrastructure in their communities,” he emphasized.

The stormwater mitigation plan was conceived several years ago by a team of MSU landscape architecture, civil engineering and graphic design majors. Their efforts were recognized with a second-place award in the 2013 EPA Campus RainWorks Challenge. See http://water.epa.gov/infrastructure/greeninfrastructure/crw_challenge.cfm.

Throughout the current academic year, three original team members will continue working on the project, Gallo said. Student participation is essential since the rain garden primarily is being designed, built, maintained and monitored through classroom activities, he explained.

Gallo worked with assistant professors Gnaneswar Gude of the civil and environmental engineering department and Suzanne Powney of the art department to prepare and submit the grant proposal through the MSU-based Mississippi Water Resources Research Institute.

“Dr. Gude’s classes will learn about proper water quality sampling techniques while conducting water monitoring,” Gallo said. “Ms. Powney’s graphic design students will create interpretive signs for the facility that my students will design and construct.”

Gallo expressed appreciation for continuing support of the MSU facilities management department and Brian Templeton, a landscape architecture associate with the MSU Extension Service.

Brent Funderburk, a Mississippi State faculty member since 1982, has had artworks accepted into several national and international exhibitions.

“Today” | Brent Funderburk

“Today,” a watercolor painting by the university’s W. L. Giles Distinguished Professor of Art, has received the first prize award in the “42nd Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Exhibition.” Juror Mark E. Mahaffey chose 66 works from 665 entries for the show that will be presented at the Foothills Art Center of Golden, Colo., from Sept. 19 to Oct. 25.

“Flying World” | Brent Funderburk

Funderburk’s watercolor painting “Flying World” has been chosen as one of 233 of 3,779 international entries from 73 countries and regions for inclusion in the 2015-2016 “Shenzhen International Watercolour Biennial” to be exhibited at the Shenzhen Art Museum/Luohu Cultural Center from Dec. 5 to Jan. 7, 2016. Jurors include Maureen Bloomfield (USA), Chen Jian (China), Janine Gallizia (France), Jean Noble (UK), Shang Hui (China), Tie Yang (China) and Joseph Zbukvic (Australia). The exhibit will produce a catalog and a traveling exhibit that will tour six cities. Eighty thousand dollars in prizes will be presented at an awards ceremony, dinner and opening reception Dec. 7.

“Before/After the Fall” | Brent Funderburk

During the summer, Funderburk’s mixed media painting “Before/After the Fall” was selected by juror Ted Nuttall to be exhibited in the 2015 “Pike’s Peak International Watermedia Exhibition” in Colorado Springs, Colo. Eighty-four of 399 entries were chosen for the exhibit.

“Flame” | Brent Funderburk

Funderburk’s “Flame,” a watercolor painting, will be featured with 99 other works chosen from 545 entries by juror and Colorado artist and author Stephen Quiller for the 47th “Watercolor West International Juried Exhibition” at the City of Brea Galley in Brea, Calif., from Oct. 17 to Dec. 13.

Ghost Ranch | Brent Funderburk

Additionally, three of Funderburk’s photographs were among the 12 selected nationwide for publication in the 2016 Ghost Ranch Calendar Photo Contest. The noted education and retreat center in Abiquiu and Santa Fe, N.M., is the former residence of noted American artist Georgia O’Keeffe.

In May, Funderburk received the Ralph E. Powe Research Excellence Award, which honors outstanding, nationally recognized, competitive researchers at Mississippi State.

See the story in the Maroon Memo.

Alexander Bostic | “Syd Sleeping”

Katye Drew | “Lisa: For the Forest”

By Marissa Landon

Associate Professor Alexander Bostic and senior art student Katye Drew recently entered paintings into the Richeson75 International Portrait Competition.

They each had one painting chosen as part of the top 75. Over 1,500 people entered the professional competition.

Bostic also had four paintings chosen for the book.

Their paintings are now in Wisconsin until the beginning of December.

The final round of judging is currently taking place, and the final awards will be announced on Oct. 23.