MSSU to open new exhibit featuring graduating seniors

Missouri Southern State University will be open a new exhibit featuring, “Focused Reflections”, that will feature works by graduating seniors on May 3.

This opening will take place in the Spiva Gallery at MSSU.

From a MSSU news release,

“The exhibition features works by Bachelor of Fine Arts candidates Shayla Phelps, Joplin; Grace Sitton, Webb City; and Emilie Armstrong, Fair Grove, Mo.

Phelps’ series of landscape paintings encourages focus onto nature instead of the repetitiveness of everyday responsibilities. Her exhibition features four vibrant oil paintings with detailed flowers, herbs and vines to grab the viewer’s attention. An individual reception for her work will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday, May 3.

Sitton’s work focuses on the narrative potential held by art and the value of telling the life stories of all different kinds of people from different backgrounds and walks of life. In her exhibition, Sitton has highlighted the storyteller and their stories through digital portraits, interactive digital rooms, animation, and audio clips. Her reception will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 5.

Armstrong captures the emotions of the human eyes through careful composition choice and a detailed painting style. Centered around the Enneagram Personality Assessment, her project delves into the emotion that is present within each of the nine personality types and she explores the reflection of that emotion within the eyes of those who she paints. Her reception is set for 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, May 7.”

The Spiva Gallery Hours are 8 AM to 5 PM Monday through Thursday, and 8 AM to 4 PM on Friday.

For more information, contact the Art Department at 417-625-9563.