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  • Faculty Spotlight – Aaron Dysart

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    Aaron Dysart (Art and Art History) presents a new exhibition, Phase Transition, in the Schaefer Gallery. This show runs from January 20 to February 15. The opening reception will take place January 21 from 4-6 p.m., with an artist talk in the art building lecture hall at 5 p.m. Refreshments will be provided.

  • Faculty Spotlight – Kristen Lowe

    Faculty Spotlight – Kristen Lowe

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    Kristen Lowe (Art and Art History) invites the Gustavus community and public to a reception for her exhibition, Waterways and Prairies, on January 24 from 3-5 p.m. at the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge’s Confluence Gallery. Drawing inspiration from local rivers, owls, herons, and coyotes, Lowe uses intricate layers of charcoal, Japanese wood, and natural…

  • Faculty Spotlight – Betsy Byers

    Faculty Spotlight – Betsy Byers

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    Betsy Byers (Art and Art History) and Emily Dzieweczynski ’19 will present Accumulative Reductions, a collaborative exhibition at Rosalux Gallery in Minneapolis, from January 10 – February 1. The opening reception is Saturday, January 10 from 6-8 p.m. Review the artist statement, learn more about the exhibition, and make plans to visit at the Rosulux…

  • Faculty Spotlight: Priscilla Briggs

    Faculty Spotlight: Priscilla Briggs

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    Priscilla Briggs (Art and Art History) was one of three artists to give the Barbara Bullitt Christian Memorial Lecture in Photography at the Hite Institute of Art and Design, University of Louisville. The lecture was in conjunction with the exhibition, Alteration: Three Approaches to Photographic Intervention, at the Schneider Hall Galleries, featuring Briggs and two…

  • Faculty Spotlight: Priscilla Briggs

    Faculty Spotlight: Priscilla Briggs

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    Priscilla Briggs (Art and Art History) and Cameron Jarvis ’15 have a collaborative exhibition, Free Parking, on view through October at Rosalux Gallery in Minneapolis. Through the exhibit, they explore their lived experiences as they traverse the road, both in a car and on foot. They contemplate the implications and histories of our designed infrastructure,…

  • New Faculty Spotlight – Aaron Dysart

    New Faculty Spotlight – Aaron Dysart

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    The Provost’s Office is excited to extend a warm welcome to Aaron Dysart, joining the Art and Art History department in Fall 2025! What excites you most about joining Gustavus Adolphus College?Art is language, so as one refines their understanding of it, they also need to learn what they want to use it for. Briefly…

  • Mellon Foundation Awards $500,000 for Multi-Year Art History Project, Object Lessons

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    In December 2024, Gustavus Adolphus College was awarded a $500,000 grant by the Mellon Foundation to support Object Lessons: Repatriation, Provenance, and Access in Art History, a project led by Dr. Colleen Stockmann. Gustavus Adolphus College stewards over one thousand artworks and objects in the Hillstrom Museum of Art and College Archives that span five…

  • Faculty Spotlight: Nicolas Darcourt

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    Nicolas Darcourt (Art and Art History) has artwork included in the River 2 River National Juried Exhibition as part of the semi-annual Iowa Clay Conference. The exhibited artwork is a ceramic sculpture made from red stoneware press molds and hand-built parts, titled “Accumulated Perspectives”. The exhibition runs through October 26, 2024, at the Gilded Pear…

  • Faculty Spotlight: Betsy Byers

    Faculty Spotlight: Betsy Byers

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    Betsy Byers (Art and Art History) will be participating in the third annual Saint Peter Art Stroll. She will have her home studio open and will be selling original acrylic and watercolor paintings and prints along with alumni Olivia Norquist ’23, whose watercolors will be available for purchase. The Art Stroll is an opportunity to…

  • Faculty Task Force, 2023-24 Faculty Service Award Winners

    Faculty Task Force, 2023-24 Faculty Service Award Winners

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    Faculty Task Force Members (Chair Kate Knutson, Political Science; Betsy Byers, Art and Art History; Yurie Hong, Greek, Latin, and Classical Studies; Maddalena Marinari, History; Dave Stamps, Music; Dwight Stoll, Chemistry; and Valerie Walker, Education) were selected as the 2023-24 recipient of the Gustavus Faculty Service Award. Presented each year at Founder’s Day, this award…