Combined Reception

Date

Jul 19 2025

Time

6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Free admission / donation requested; complimentary snacks & drinks

Meet the exhibiting artists and view their artwork in three galleries and the 3rd floor classroom. Music by Roy Ponce.

Contemporary Still Life – Preston Jackson Gallery

Artists continue the tradition of still life. Tyler Hennings depicts common objects in a way that elevates their status to a grander scale. Cathy Engberg focuses on toys that reflect pop culture. Jeff Bess, influenced by surrealism, combines objects that are not typically paired. Marya Veeck acknowledges the autobiographical significance of a grouping of her accumulated belongings.

Installation by Sparker – Gallery 3R

Gallery 3R is transformed by Chicago-based artist Sparker (Sam Parker). Past installations were created at Art Lit Lab, Madison, Wisconsin, Salisbury University, Maryland and The Welcome Project, Cincinnati, Ohio. Sparker earned her MFA from The University of Texas at Austin in 2014 and her BFA from Bradley University in 2011.