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Senior art major Jessica Frazer
April 27, 2023 • Posted in , ,

Frazer’s Exhibit Focuses on Mental Health Awareness

University of the Ozarks art student Jessica Frazer will present her Senior Art Exhibit, “Awareness,” from May 2-11 in the University’s Stephens Gallery. Frazer, an art and psychology major from Nassau, The Bahamas, will give an artist talk at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 2, in Baldor Auditorium in the Boreham Business Building. There will […]

Firing wood kiln
April 21, 2023 • Posted in ,

Art Students Participate in Rare Wood Kiln Firing

University of the Ozarks’ ceramic art students Sydney Roberts and Lauryn Hamilton had the rare opportunity recently to participate in firing an anagama (single-chambered) wood kiln. Earlier this month, the students traveled with Assistant Professor of Art Brandy Green-Russell to the University of Montevallo in Montevallo, Ala., to join UM faculty and students as well […]

Senior Liam Neal
April 18, 2023 • Posted in ,

Neal to Present Senior Art Exhibit, “Outside of Ourselves”

University of the Ozarks senior art student Liam Neal will present his senior art exhibit, “Outside of Ourselves,” from April 19-28 in the Stephens Gallery on campus. There will be a reception to meet the artist from 6-7 p.m. on Saturday, April 22, in the gallery, which is located in the Walton Fine Arts Center. […]

Connor Klein
March 29, 2023 • Posted in ,

Fishing is Inspiration for Klein’s Senior Art Exhibit

University of the Ozarks senior Connor Klein has turned his passion for fishing into the inspiration for his award-winning artwork. The art and business administration major from Bentonville, Ark., will present his Senior Art Exhibit, Gone Fishin’, from April 5-14 in the University’s Stephens Gallery. He will present an artist talk at 7 p.m. on […]

Winners from River Valley Arts Center Competition
March 10, 2023 • Posted in , ,

Klein, Neal, Frazier Earn Honors in RV Art Competition

University of the Ozarks senior art student Connor Klein (pictured, from left) won Best in Show and fellow classmates Liam Neal and Jessica Frazier also won honors at last weekend’s 2023 Collegiate Competition at the River Valley Arts Center in Russellville, Ark. Klein, an art and business administration major from Bentonville, Ark., beat out 30 […]

Lyon College Professor Berry
February 23, 2023 • Posted in ,

Lyon College Professor is Artist of the Month

James Berry, an assistant professor of art at Lyon College, will present his exhibit, Improbus Utilitatem, at University of the Ozarks throughout the month of March as part of the University’s Artist of the Month Series. Berry’s exhibit will run from Feb. 27 through March 30 in the Stephens Gallery, located in the Walton Fine […]

Artist Melissa Cowper-Smith
January 19, 2023 • Posted in ,

Cowper-Smith to Present “Fire Remedy” Exhibit at Ozarks

Arkansas River Valley multimedia artist Melissa Cowper-Smith will present her exhibit, “Fire Remedy,” at University of the Ozarks from Jan. 17 through Feb. 17 as part of the University’s Artist of the Month Series. The exhibit will be displayed in the Stephens Art Gallery, located in the Walton Fine Arts Center. There will be a […]

Artist Deena Harkins
October 31, 2022 • Posted in , ,

Local Nature Watercolorist Harkins is Artist of the Month

Clarksville artist Deena J. Harkins will present her exhibit, “Deena’s Watercolor Journey: Capturing the Spirit of Wildlife and the Environment,” at University of the Ozarks from Nov. 3 through Dec. 16 as part of the University’s Artist of the Month Series. The exhibit will be on display in the Stephens Gallery, located in the Walton […]

Artist Suzannah Schreckhise
September 29, 2022 • Posted in , ,

Schreckhise ’91 to Present Art Exhibit in October

University of the Ozarks alumna Suzannah M. Schreckhise ’91 will present her art exhibit, prə-ˋjekt; prä- jekt, throughout the month of October as part of the University’s Artist of the Month Series. The exhibit will run from Oct. 3-28 in the Stephens Gallery. The exhibit is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 4 […]

art faculty
August 30, 2022 • Posted in , ,

Art Faculty Exhibit Set for September in Stephens Gallery

The University of the Ozarks art department will present a faculty art exhibit through Sept. 28 as part of the University’s Artist of the Month Series. The exhibit will feature (pictured, from left) Brandy Green-Russell, assistant professor of art; Tammy Harrington, professor of art; and Margo Duvall, visiting professor of art. The exhibit will be […]