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"Crooked Grain" April 7th 2009

2009-04-13T11:10:00.000-07:00

Featuring: Melissa Apter, Kelly Cavanaugh, and Heather Berquist

sculpture by Melissa Apter

sculpture by Heather Berquist

Paintings by Kelly Cavanaugh

Heather Berquist with audience member next to her piece

Devon Robinson

Musicians from Left to Right: Justin Runfola, Dean Arscot, Kevin Vigil, Devon Robinson

painting by Kelly Cavanaugh

wall pieces by Heather Berquist

Detail of Heather Berquist's piece

sculpture by Melissa Apter

sculpture by Heather Berquist

view of gallery

Melissa Apter (center) with her piece

Artists from left to right: Heather Berquist, Melissa Apter, and Kelly Cavanaugh

"Quarry" April 3rd 2009

2009-04-13T10:58:00.001-07:00

by Kayla Carlson

wall installation by Romy Maloon

sculpture by Romy Maloon

sculpture by Kayla Carlson

wall piece by Romy Maloon

Sculpture by Kayla Carlson

Horn piece by Romy Maloon

Book by Kayla Carlson

Sculptures by Kayla Carlson

Artist Romy Maloon and her Mother

by Kayla Carlson

By Romy Maloon

Entrance to Gallery

(Photos by Michelle Fisher)

Kayla Carlson & Romy Maloon

"The Sausages Don't Want to Go Ouside" March 27th 2009

2009-04-11T16:55:00.000-07:00

Details of Wall Mural

Sculpture by Reva Castillenti

Detail of Collaborative Sculpture

Collaborative wall mural and center sculpture by Jessie Bowie and Reva Castillenti

Collaborative piece by Bowie & Castillenti

water color by Reva Castillenti

sculpture by Reva Castillenti

Drawings by Jessie Bowie

Wall installation by Jessie Bowie, Sculpture by Reva Castillenti

Installation view

"GLITCH" March 20th 2009

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Mark Anderson (Fine Arts Department Head) attending the opening

Installation view

Wall installation by Cynthia Burton

installation view

work by Cynthia Burton

wall installation by Cynthia Burton between the works of Cori Grier

work by Cori Grier

work by Cynthia Burton

detail of wall installation by Cynthia Burton

"Lean to, and Hang" March 17th 2009

2009-03-30T11:18:00.000-07:00

work by Tucker

installation view (work by Tucker)

detail of sculpture by Tucker

work by Tucker

Tucker talking to Mark Ormond the Coordinator of Student Galleries (work by Jen Nugent in the background)

work by Tucker

detail of wax on Tucker's work

video installation by Jen Nugent

audience participation with Jen Nugent's work

installation view

work by Jen Nugent

Artist's book by Olivia Posani

work by Tucker

Artists from Left to Right: Jen Nugent, Olivia Posani, and Tucker

"Too Nice" February 27th 2009

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IMAGES COMING SOON!

"Bits and Pieces" March 6th 2009

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work by Kristy Milner

work by Cole Borycens

work by Kristy Milner

installation view

Work by Kristy Milner

work by Cole Borycens

work by Kristy Milner

instillation view

work by Kristy Milner

installation view

work by Kristy Milner

"Bits and Pieces" Cole Borycens & Kristy Milner, 6 March 2009

2009-03-03T10:48:00.000-08:00

UPCOMING EVENT

FRIDAY | 6 March 2009 | 7-10pm

The Crossley Gallery at Ringling College of Art and Design invites you to the opening "Bits and Pieces", a show featuring the work of Cole Borycens and Kristy Milner. Both of these artists create unique installations by using cheap or found material.

Cole Borycens explores new ways of making art by combining audio mixing with installation. He collects audio samples from consumer items that people may unintentionally ignore and organizes them into one piece. His installations are visual representations of sound and his placement of objects are very spontaneous. By hybridizing audio and installation Cole is giving the viewer the perfect opportunity to understand and appreciate his entire process.

Kristy Milner is driven by obsessive compulsion and a fascination with the relatively unknown world that exists on our ocean floors. She captures a sense of pattern, color, and shape and incorporates them into her "growths". By purchasing cheap, readily available craft store materials, Kristy builds these creature-like forms to exaggerate the bizarre in nature. Her tedious process of common craft materials is her physical realization and mental obsession.

"Impulse" 20th February 2009

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The artists: Kristen Bellomo (right), Sara Harrison (left)

view of gallery

Installation by Kristen Bellomo

by Kristen Bellomo

Interactive installation by Kristen Bellomo

Installation by Kristen Bellomo

Electronic and sound sculptures by Sara Harrison

Interactive sculpture by Sara Harrison

Sculpture by Sara Harrison

"It's Called Paper" Feb. 13th 2009

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Lithograph portaits by Angela Bassini

Hanging installation by Ariel Hardwick

Watercolor drawings by Amanda Dawson

detail of Angela Bassini's lithograph

Artists (left to right) : Angela Bassini, Ariel Hardwick, and Amanda Dawson

(Photographs by Michelle Fisher)

"Impulse" Kristen Bellomo and Sara Harrison - Friday, 20th February 2009

2009-02-15T09:59:00.000-08:00

UPCOMING EVENT

FRIDAY | 20 February 2009 | 7-10 pm

The Crossley Gallery at Ringling College of Art and Design presents "Impulse", featuring thesis work by Kristen Bellomo and Sara Harrison. Both artists work with sculpture and installation to help represent ideas of impulses through the physical, emotional and perceptual.

Kristen Bellomo works with the idea of paradoxical questioning. Primarily koans, which are used in the teachings of Zen Buddhism to show inadequacy of logical reasoning and are used as an aid in contemplation. She creates sculptural objects and installations dealing with questions of existence, and has introduced text by inventing specific questions/koans regarding the perceptual experience and the artistic process.

Sara Harrison works primarily with electronics, dealing with the idea that electrical currents and the human body have so much in common. She creates sculptures that speak directly to emotional experience. She deals with loss; the direct reactions to emotion and the physical effects that these emotions have on one's body.

Please join us on Friday, February 20th for hors’ devours and beverages!

"It's Called Paper" Angela Bassini, Amanda Dawson, Ariel Hardwick - Friday 13 February 2009

2009-02-12T16:19:00.000-08:00

UPCOMING EVENT

FRIDAY | 13 February 2009 | 7-9pm

The Crossley Gallery at Ringling College of Art & Design welcomes you to the opening night of "It's called Paper", a show featuring the work of three senior Fine Artists: Ariel Hardwick, Amanda Dawson and Angela Bassini. All of these artists work with paper to talk about relationships concerning the human form.

Ariel Hardwick explores the female form through generalization and figurative subtlety. Her fascination with the figure is explored with powdered charcoal, gel matte medium, tracing paper, and monofilament. Hardwick inlays charcoal and matte medium into the tracing paper, manipulating it into voluptuous, orifice shapes that give reference to natural forms, especially the sensual form of the figure. Singular components are placed together to create installations and are hung or attached to surfaces.

Amanda Dawson constructs landscapes by using relationships to build personal portraits. She uses trees to represent herself and others within her landscape. Spacing and repetition convey her feeling of these relationships. She screen prints and uses water color on paper to create these images. Dawson uses delicate line work and repetition to allow the viewer to build narratives and recall their own experiences.

The images that are used in Angela Bassini's work are snap shots of individuals. These portraits give the viewer a brief glimpse of a random point in the subject's life. Printmaking processes such as lithography and silk-screening are used to create the image. The repetitive nature of each of these processes allows the artist to explore each piece and find how best to express the individuals.

All of the work in this exhibition is based on our perspectives whether they are self, relational, or based on the body. Please join us on Friday. Refreshments will be served.

HOUSE Feb 6, 2009

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sculpture by Lauren Smith

Work on left by Annie Schor, work on the right by Lauren Smith

sculpture by Annie Schor

video by Lauren Smith

sculpture by Annie Schor

projection by Lauren Smith

featured artist Annie Schor and her mother

paintings by Annie Schor

sculpture by Lauren Smith

prints and drawings by Annie Schor

audience interaction with Lauren Smith's projection

the opening was closed with a performance by Dave Rodriguez and Alexander Wallis

(Photographs by Michelle Fisher)

"HOUSE" Annie Schor and Lauren Smith - Friday, 6 February 2009

2009-02-04T09:07:00.000-08:00

UPCOMING EVENT

FRIDAY | 6 February 2009 | 7-10pm

The Crossley Gallery at Ringling College of Art & Design welcomes you to the opening night of "House", a show produced by two senior Fine Artists, Annie Schor and Lauren Smith. Both artists presented work in "The Ones that Got Away" a group show featuring Ringling students who had studied in New York and Ireland. Annie studied in Ireland and Lauren studied in New York.

Both artists are attracted to the interior and the exterior spaces of the home and are currently working on their individual senior thesis.

The artist Annie Schor works with the idea of a house being a container for the body. She makes plywood staircases; plaster houses, soap houses, latex sheets, and drawings of houses. Mattresses are used to reference the body in her work. She investigates the anxiety of not knowing what to do with time; waiting for something to happen yet nothing ever does.

Lauren Smith creates environments that explore interiors as personal histories. Using various mediums, her work is formed through a hybrid approach. She incorporates video, installations, photography, digital drawings, and sculptures made of wood. Lauren’s work generalizes the specific, edits and abstracts individual spaces into basic shapes and colors, while addressing both their sameness and uniqueness. “By recreating private spaces I am creating works in which viewers can imagine their selves an integral part.”

Please join us for an evening of Art, friends, family, music, and complimentary food and drink!

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SENIOR EXHIBITIONS

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The amazing Crossley Gallery Senior Exhibition poster was designed by Amanda Woodward, a Ringling GIC alum.
Visit her website: www.awoodward.com

Senior Exhibition Schedule:
February 6 ( Friday ) – Andrea Schor & Lauren Smith
February 13 ( Friday ) – Amanda Dawson & Angela Bassini & Ariel Hardwick
February 20 ( Friday ) – Kristen Bellomo & Sara Harrison
February 27 ( Friday ) – Jessica Moore & Ashley Workman
March 6 ( Friday ) – Coleman Borycens & Kristy Milner
March 17 ( Tuesday ) – Tucker, Jenn Nugent (2 FA), Olivia Posani (2 GIC)
March 20 ( Friday ) – Cynthia Burton & Corinne Grier (FA alum)
March 27 ( Friday ) – Jessica Bowie & Reva Castillenti
April 3 ( Friday ) – Kayla Carlson & Romy Maloon
April 7 (Tuesday) - Melissa Apter, Heather Berquist, Kelly Cavanaugh
April 10 ( Friday ) – Katie Foster & David Ian Kline & Alexander Wallis

"Untitled 2- A Passion for Painting" David Kinsey - 23 Dec, 2009

2009-01-19T19:46:00.000-08:00

UPCOMING EVENT

FRIDAY | 23 January 2009 | 6-9pm

Fine Arts Faculty member, David Kinsey, will have an exhibition of paintings at the Crossley Gallery with an opening reception on Friday January 23 from 6-9pm. The title of the exhibition is "Untitled-2 (A Passion for Painting)" . The show will include a compilation of paintings executed over the past 4 years. In an attempt to offer the viewer a little more insight into the work, there will also be some other elements and work displayed that are still in process. The exhibition will also serve as a "Thank You" to the artist's family.

(The exhibition may also be viewed on Saturday from 1-3pm)

BIG - Jan. 16, 2009

2009-01-12T07:13:00.000-08:00

We are proud to announce the first show of the 2009 semester

Yearn - Dec. 2, 2008

2008-12-03T03:59:00.001-08:00

Entrance to gallery

Video by Sarah Newberry

Wall installation by Jessica Borusky

Hanging Sculpture by Kim Vorperian

Videos

1Untitled (let love in) by Jackie Wang

2 We Are Always by Jackie Wang

3 Reggaeton by Persephone Thorn-Hausewirth

Performance by Jessica Borusky and Sarah Newberry

Corner installation by Dana Bassett

Video by Jessica Borusky

Installation by Jessica Borusky

Sculpture by Misha Wyllie

Sculpture by Kim Vorperian

detail

Installation by Jared Dyer

Performance by Jessica Borusky

Inviting the Third Person - Nov. 18, 2008

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Work by Jenny Vu

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Work by Sarah Valdez

Yearn - Dec. 2, 2008

2008-11-29T12:08:00.001-08:00

UPCOMING EVENT

TUESDAY | 2 December 2008 | 6-10pm

press release

The Crossley Gallery and Ringling College of Art & Design is pleased to host students from New College of Florida with the exhibition 'Yearn' on the 2nd of December, 2008 from 6-10pm. Yearn is a collaborative show that combines 2-D, 3-D, installation and performance in order to explore bridges, gaps, abject, collection, space, bodies, and others. New College art collective, RTRI and 3rd year and 4th year art majors worked together to create the show. This is the first in a series of three shows which hope to create dialogue between the voices of Ringing and New College artwork. Yearn invites the viewer to discover new ways of thinking about art and oneself through interactive work. We encourage discussion, exploration, and response with our pieces and hope that Yearn incites and invokes the audience to think and create.

Work by:

David Bennett
Jessica Borusky
Christine Dormoy
Jared Dyer
Angela Faustina
Barry Kaminsky
Sarah Newberry
RTRI
Persephone Thorn-Hauswirth
Kim Vorperian
Jackie Wang
Misha Wyllie

NightScapes - Nov. 21, 2008

2008-11-23T19:30:00.000-08:00

UPCOMING EVENT

FRIDAY | 21 November 2008 | 7-10 pm

press release

The Crossley Gallery and Ringling College of Art & Design is proud to present 'Nightscapes,' with work by Photography majors Mathew Lindhart and Erin Freeland. The collaborative photography exhibition features night photographs by Freeland and Lindhardt. The show includes joint large-scale diptych images shot in the same places, at the same time; however differ from each other greatly in composition and technique. The show also includes solo images by each photographer as well as handmade pieces including Matthew Lindhardt's book "Scapes" and duratrans by Erin Freeland. All of the pieces show a clear study of time and light, giving the photographs an allure that temporarily removes you from reality.

Implacable Creature - Nov. 11, 2008

2008-11-18T11:18:00.000-08:00

Works by Amanda Seckington and Mikaela Williams

Inflatable sculptures by Amanda Seckington

' Scientific Researchers ' by Mikaela Williams

ABLUTION - Oct. 28, 2008

2008-11-18T11:00:00.000-08:00

Curated by William Ball

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Eric Shaw
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Sam Limbaugh

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Stead Thomas (Ringling Alum)
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William Ball (video projection)

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B. Wood

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Sam Limbaugh

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Inviting the Third Person - Nov. 18, 2008

2008-11-14T12:48:00.000-08:00

UPCOMING EVENT

TUESDAY | 18 November 2008 | 7-10pm

press release

Crossley Gallery welcomes you to the opening night of “Inviting the Third Person”, a show produced by two junior Fine Artists Sarah Valdez and Jenny Vu. Both artists were recently featured in “Ablution”, a show curated by William Ball in collaboration with Mencia Gallery in Boston, Massachusetts. In addition their work has been represented and awarded in the 2008 Best of Ringling, as well as presented in “Realia”, a show curated by Fine Art senior Kayla Carlson.

A majority of the pieces that will be shown are recent, though earlier collaborative video work will be exhibited. Sarah Valdez will present a series of small and large interactive installations, transforming common construction materials into intimate and curious objects and observances. She will also be performing with willing participants using live feed in a game-like interface. Jenny Vu will share her experience and recent quest with painting by displaying several small portrait multiples, larger figurative paintings on paper, and earlier abstractions. Though both artists have diverged from their early collaborative work, both still find a significant source of inspiration and strength in what has directed their new paths. Please join us for an evening of Art, friends, fun and complimentary food and refreshments!

Implacable Creature - Nov. 11, 2008

2008-11-10T19:26:00.000-08:00

UPCOMING EVENT

IMPLACABLE CREATURE - Mikaela Williams & Amanda Seckington

TUESDAY | 11 November 2008 | 7-10pm

press release

The Crossley Gallery and Ringling College of Art & Design is proud to present “Implacable Creature,” with an opening reception on the 11^th of November, 2008 from 7-10pm. Fine Art Juniors Mikaela Raquel Williams and Amanda Seckington will show separate bodies of work in the gallery. Recent exhibitions by both artists include the COSMIX exhibition at the South Florida Museum and the collaborative student show ‘Realia’ in the spring of 2008. The COSMIX pieces consisted of successful installations by both artists and an additional video/performance by Williams. In addition, they are both recipients of the Women Contemporary Artist Scholarship.
Amanda Seckington recently attended the summer residency program at the prestigious School of Video Arts in Manhattan, New York. She presents large-scale sculptures that utilize a wide array of materials and selected references to inflatables. “I am influenced by many summers spent swimming, snorkeling, sailing and canoeing among the coral reefs of tropical islands and water bodies of Florida. In addition, I may have been a whale in a past life and at times I have a grotesque sense of humor.”
Mikaela Williams is twenty years old and from Titusville, Florida. Williams creates a unified dialogue of installation, sculpture, drawing, video and performance through compelling uses of materials and color. “The work initiates hand made personal storytelling methods that use the literal vs. abstract qualities of narratives brought together in order to create an engrossing environment… The work has shown increasing dependency on surreal visuals of density and complexity. My endless curiosity for the capacity of art is mainly fueled by goals of taking personal emotions and making them tangible.”

Tom Stephens - Nov. 7, 2008

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Tom Stephens - Nov. 7, 2008

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UPCOMING EVENT

FRIDAY | 7 November 2007 | 5-9 pm

WHAT A DICK! - Oct. 21, 2008

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Curated by Alex Wallis

Canvases for Change - Oct .16, 2008

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Obama Says "Yo"- Alexander Fury, Illustration Senior
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"Rational Retaliation" - Lisa French, Illustration Faculty
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Videos for Installation provided by Dee Hood's Time Based class

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ABLUTION - Oct. 28, 2008

2008-10-28T07:01:00.000-07:00

UPCOMING EVENT

TUESDAY | 28 November 2008 | 7-9pm

press release

The Crossley Gallery and Ringling College of Art & Design is proud to announce the opening of “Ablution” on October 21, 2008. This exhibition will feature the work of several artists curated by Fine Art student William Ball. Ball presents this show in collaboration with the newly-founded Mencia gallery in Boston, Massachusetts. The artists selected for this exhibition hail from around the country in addition to local talent, mingling established professional artists and student work. Isia Mencia, Eric Shaw, Yelena Avanesova, Maggie Lee, Sam Limbaugh, Ball, Stead Thomas, Ryan Hopewell, Sarah Valdez, Jenny Vu, Valerie Marquis, Z Behl, James Austin Eddy, Corinna D’schoto and others will present photography, video, drawings and paintings. David Curran will spin jazz records and food and drink will be served. Artwork is for sale.

Open Your Heart To Me - Nov. 7, 2008

2008-10-14T11:59:00.001-07:00

Works by Jeffery Heart

"Open Your Heart to Me" - Oct. 10, 2008

2008-10-07T11:18:00.000-07:00

UPCOMING EVENT

FRIDAY | 10 October 2008 | 7-10 pm

press release

The Crossley Galley and Ringling College of Art & Design introduces Jeffrey Heart ‘American Painter’ with his first solo show "Open Your Heart to Me." The exhibition is a ‘One Night Only’ event, and will feature 2-D work, installation and interactive performance.

The following information was provided by the artist:

This one night only show will include several of the already infamous clown paintings, as well as drawings, videos, music performances, ice cream trucks, and macaroni and cheese. In addition to this, there will be a live audience recording sing-a-long for the future coming "♥" childrens entertainment videotape.

• Be sure to bring a few dollars for your special desert surprise at 8:30 pm
• The live audience recording will take place at 9:00 pm
• Participants are invited to play music all night on the various instruments provided

"I hope everyone has fun, and don't forget to come dressed up as your favorite archetype! I have lots of surprises planned that ain't on the list, so keep your hopes high and don't spread any rumors!"

Jeffrey Heart (American Painter) was born in Massachusetts on January 24th, 1989 with a Sagittarius rising and a moon in Virgo. He enjoys nauseous romanticism, the world's greatest cheeseburger, and reading about Barnett Newman. He currently lives, works, and attends Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, Fl.

The Ones That Got Away - Sept. 28, 2008

2008-10-05T22:34:00.000-07:00

The Ones That Got Away

Burren College of Art Program
Kristen Bellomo
Reva Castillenti
Amanda Dawson
Annie Schor

New York Studio Program
Jessie Bowie
Kayla Carlson
Romy Maloon
Lauren Smith

Work by Romy Maloon

Work by Kayla Carlson (Senior Fine Arts & Trustee Scholar)

Annie Schor and Mark Ormond

Work by Amanda Dawson

Work by Lauren Smith

Work by Annie Schor

Work by Romy Maloon

Work by Reva Castillenti

(Detail) Work by Romy Maloon

The Bee's Knees - Sept. 31, 2008

2008-09-28T21:07:00.000-07:00

UPCOMING EVENT

TUESDAY | 30 September 2008 | 7-10 pm

press release

The Crossley Galley and Ringling College of Art & Design is pleased to announce the opening of “The Bee’s Knees.” Five artists from differing majors will take part in this exhibition. Photography majors Michelle Fisher and Natalie Molinari, Fine artists Gregory N. Dirr and Valeri Marquis and Illustrator Januari Navarro will present works on paper, photographs, sculptural objects and paintings.

In addition to selected individual pieces, the artists will transform the white space of the gallery by creating an environment that better accentuates their work. Vintage furniture and accessories, as well as a collaborative centerpiece installation reference the domestic 1930’s and 40’s and serve as an “ode to a forgotten era that is long gone, yet alluring for its mystery and aging beauty.” The gallery entrance will also be considered to create the desired atmosphere.

“We want the exhibition to be an example of how five very different artists from significantly different majors can collaborate together in a gallery atmosphere that is outside the comfort zone and constraining boundaries of our fields.”

We are proud to announce our first show of a busy semester!

2008-09-21T20:56:00.001-07:00

Crossley Gallery Application Form

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There are hard copies available in the FA Office (Bayou) and the Faculty Center.

Crossley Show Dates

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The Crossley Gallery is booked! The Fall 2008 line-up is:

Sept. 30: The Bees Knees Januari Navarro, Gregory Dirr, Michelle Fisher, Natalie Molinari, Valeri Marques
Oct 10: Open Your Heart to Me- Jeffery Heart
Oct 14: Canvases of Change - Lindsay Gilbert and Mira Crowell (open call show)
Ocr 21: What a Dick! Alex Wallis (submission show)
Oct 28: Ablution- Robby Ball (group show)
Nov 4: Tom Stephens
Nov 11: Implacable Creature Mikaela Williams and Amanda Seckington
Nov 18: Inviting the Third Person - Sarah Valdez and Jenny Vu
Nov 21: NightScapes Matthew Lindhardt and Erin Freeland
Dec 2: New College Collaborative Show
Dec 9: Advanced Drawing Class

2008-2009 Student Shows

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Hello Fellow Ringling Students!

The Crossley Gallery Blog was created with the intention of promoting past and present exhibits. It is an online communal forum that will include reviews, photos and promotional materials. The site will serve as an up-to-date account of all information pertaining to the Crossley.
The Crossley Gallery will be accepting exhibition proposals during the 2008/2009 semesters. Further posts will be made shortly with detailed information on submission guidelines and expectations. Students in any major and class are welcome to submit.
Keeping with the tradition of the Crossley, we are expecting a very active, innovative and productive year!

Check this Blog for submission requests, show dates and times, and reviews.