Alchemy, Mythology and Magic: Lithographs by Kimberly Arp
Department of Visual Arts Photo of the Day: The Department of Visual Arts proudly presents The exhibition "Alchemy, Mythology, and Magic: Lithographs by Kimberly Arp". The exhibition will open on July 1st and close on July 28, 2016. Fletcher Hall Gallery is located in room 207 on the second floor of Fletcher Hall.
Kimberly Arp is a Professor Emeritus at Louisiana State University, where he taught printmaking for 38 years. Kimberly was born and raised in Northern Michigan and went to Grand Valley State College for his BFA degree. He received his Masters of Fine Arts degree from Indiana University in 1977. As a master printmaker, his prints have been included in over two hundred exhibitions all over the United States as well as the United Kingdom, South Korea, Italy and Australia.
Arps work is often influenced by his studies in Alchemy, the Voodoo and Santeria religions and Folk Art as well as mythology and magic. “My work is equally influenced by a sense of the “spiritual” in a place, be it the Grand Canyon, stone circles in Scotland, a lightning storm or as in the case of many prints, a graveyards and churches in Scotland.”
The Department of Visual Arts at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette offers concentrations in traditional areas of art leading to the professional Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree. Fields of study include: animation and computer arts, ceramics, graphic design, media arts, metalwork and jewelry, painting, photography, printmaking and sculpture. The department also offers an art education program affiliated with the College of Education. Contact the Department of Visual Arts at: visualarts.louisiana.edu or email at: visualarts@louisiana.edu .