MA Thesis Exhibition

Layers of Time: Longview Farm Memories

Ron Anderson – MA Thesis Show

Opening Reception: Thursday November 10, 2016, 5—7PM
Free Parking in the Cherry St. garage, levels 5 & 6

Exhibition: Thursday, November 10 – Friday, December 9

Layers of Time: Longview Farm Memories is a photographic exhibition immersed in the concept of time, as it exists in layers rather than a linear progression.

Taking as its subject, Longview Farm was built in 1914 by Kansas City lumber baron R.A. Long, and was called “The World’s Most Beautiful Farm.”

By blending historic and contemporary photos, through the use of various printing techniques, Ron Anderson is able to bridge past and present, resurrecting the aura of this significant Kansas City landmark.

ronanderson_layersoftime_low-res — Ron Anderson, *Longview Farm Office Safe*, 2016

Ron Anderson_TV_FA — Ron Anderson, *Longview Farm Office Building*, 1916 and 2016

Andy Julo: Trip the Light Fantastic

Opening Reception:
Thursday, April 7, 5-7pm
Free Parking in the Cherry St. garage, levels 5 & 6

Exhibition Dates:
April 4 – April 22, 2016

Trip the Light Fantastic offers images that oscillate between realms of presence and absence, night and day, belief and unbelief, sacred and profane. Julo’s work weaves together the symbolic content, codes, ritual and multi-sensorial dramas of Roman Catholicism with contemporary cultural themes. This multimedia exhibition features a range of works that explore how objects are created or selected, imbued with meaning, and ultimately inform our perceptions. The collapsing of both organic and synthetic forms creates a realm for viewers to expand their own definitions of sacred space, time and movement.

Research for Trip the Light Fantastic was funded in part by the UMKC School of Graduate Studies Grant Program.

Piviale_Dorato_Julo — Andy Julo, *Piviale Dorato*

12933086_10153652936548160_6878899266769197806_n — Andy Julo, *Light from Light*, Digital Photograph,plaster, Honey Locust thorns, silk flowers, and enamel, 2015

981152_10153652936563160_7501525286820027862_o — Andy Julo, *PAX*, Cyanotype, 2016 *Palm and Cellophane Triptych*, Cyanotype, 2015-2016

EXHIBITION:Fawziah Al-Thobaiti MA Thesis Exhibition

Fawziah Al-Thobaiti MA Thesis Exhibition: Perception is Not Reality

UMKC Gallery of Art

Opening Reception:
Thursday, October 29, 5-7pm
Free Parking in the Cherry St. garage, levels 5 & 6

Exhibition Dates:
October 29 – November 13, 2015

The Saudi Arabian woman has been seen as a mysterious figure draped in black. She is known to be mistreated, to have her rights stolen, and to be the subject of other hurtful depictions. Unfortunately, these images are limited in scope – focusing only on the negative aspects of life in Saudi Arabia. Fawziah Al-Thobaiti was born and raised there, and while studying in the United States, she has witnessed her culture from a critical distance.

Al-Thobaiti combines contemporary typography, illustration and photography with Arabic calligraphy as a means to create works – both digitally and by hand – that depict the real life of today’s Saudi women. These images form a cultural portrait offering viewers insight into the ongoing successes and challenges of Saudi women at present such as: women’s rights, marriage, driving laws, education, achievements abroad, and the misconceptions of some issues that have negatively affected their lives.

Through her M.A. thesis exhibition, Al-Thobaiti has set out to highlight the changes that have assisted Saudi women to gain their rightful positions in society. Al-Thobaiti hopes that her works will continue to give voice to these women via print media and online networks.