52nd MSU Student Juried Exhibition

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Welcome to the 52nd MSU Student Juried Exhibition Online Gallery!

This annual student juried exhibit celebrates the achievements of participating Mississippi State University undergraduate students and recognizes outstanding student work in four categories: Foundation, Fine Art, Photography, and Graphic Design.

This year, 273 total works were submitted for consideration, and 106 final works were selected by three jurors. Along with making selections for the works into the exhibit, the jurors also chose four Best in Show and 14 Honorable Mention award designations.

An awards ceremony will be on Friday, March 22 from 5pm until 6pm in the gallery.

The exhibition is open in the Cullis Wade Depot Art Gallery on March 22 through April 5, 2024. The gallery is free and open to the public Monday through Friday, 9am until 5pm, closed university holidays.

About the Jurors:

Foundation and Fine Art

Ty Smith, Artist and Professor.

Since 2014, Ty Smith has served as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL. He earned his MFA from the School of Art and Art History, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK and his BFA from Department of Art and Art History, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL. Smith's work has shown in over 30 group exhibitions and ten solo shows. He most recent solo exhibition For Me, and for You opened in January 2024 in the MSU Visual Arts Center Gallery.

Photography

John Morris, Artist-Educator.

John Morris is an artist-educator living outside Atlanta with his wife and frequent collaborator Christina Ayala. He holds an MFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art and a BFA from the University of Georgia. Over the past decade, he has exhibited extensively throughout the United States, and his artwork has been shown abroad in venues such as the Czong Institute for Contemporary Art in South Korea, the Millepiani Gallery in Rome, and he has had his work cataloged by the Centre Pompidou-Metz in France. Morris serves as Associate Professor of Art at the University of West Georgia in photography.

Graphic Design

Tyler Tadlock, Designer.

Tyler Tadlock is a multidisciplinary artist with over 20+ years as a freelance artist and graphic designer. In 2012 he founded Southern Cult, a studio based in Jackson, Mississippi with over a decade of award-winning experience in corporate identity, non-profit identity, and public sector design. His work has been featured in Metropolis, Pitchfork, Vice, and AIGA’s Eye On Design. “Art and design are powerful tools for change, and pursuing social progress through design is part of Southern Cult’s ethos.” - southerncult.com

Drawing of hands. Black and white photograph of a person sitting. Drawing of paper. Black and white print. Wall hanging sculpture. Photograph of a young woman. Poster design with many stamps arranged on a page. Poster for a talk on Nature as Design. Poster for a talk on Nature as Design. Black and white print of a sea shell with a pearl. Drawing of paper. Drawing of abstrated biomorphic designs. Clay vessel with purple colored glaze. Painting of a person sitting in a chair. Printed image of a skeleton walking in a city. Painting with words written across four different color rectangles and a sculptural white cloud form. Ceramic sculpture of an animal sitting. Metal sculpture. Photograph of a person wearing an outfit made of plastic Easter eggs and walking in a grassy field. Green of a golf course and magnolia leaves Drawing of rabbits on a book page. Drawing of paper. Metal sculpture in the shape of a hand. Chanel No. 5 Perfume poster with perfume bottle and drawings of plants. Book design with telephone illustrations. Image of five phones in a line. Images of red drink in glass bottles. Photograph of a woman holding a purse and leaning on a car. Photograph of a person getting into or out of an old car. Photograph of a young woman in a field of flowers. Three advertisements for Kool-Aid drinks. Photograph of a young woman sitting on a white backdrop surrounded by falling paper. Drawing of rolls of paper. Drawing of abstract lines. Country Music Legends Calendar Small magazine about disco. Black and white printed drawing of branch forms. Drawing of a still life with fruit. Drawing of bone marrow. Photograph of a young woman in a newspaper dress. Blue and white abstract sculpture. Graphic design for Pop Virtual Museum. Abstract sculpture. Bottled beverages in carrying case. Abstracted wall hanging sculpture. Digital graphic design. Drawing of a still life. Black and white quilt. Printed image of a person jumping. Painting of a young girl wearing a shirt with polka dots. Painting of a nude woman sitting in a chair. Digital image showing twelve of the same images of a man in a running pose. Skateboard design with image of woman. Simple line drawing of a nude woman sitting on the ground. Black and white printed drawing of snakes wrapped in knots. Black and white print of three faces morphing together. Drawing of a seated nude male figure in profile. Drawing of a reclining nude figure. Abstract geometric sculpture made from wooden dowels. Three abstract paintings. Still life drawing with skulls. Print of a place setting and the words Eat A Sanswich. Printed image of a hand drawn butterfly. Calendar page with images of postage. Black and white photograph of a beach house. Printed images of a peony flower. Black and white drawing of a still life with torso. Poster with text Billie Holliday. Digital illustration of Bigfoot walking. Black and white print depicting a skyscraper at night. Wall calendar. Bottled beverages in a wooden carrying case. Sculpture of a crouching figure with a tea cup head and a body made from fabrics. Children's book about a cartoon raindrop. Digital illustration of ad for coffee showing a skeleton riding a motorcycle. Image of five smartphones in a row. Three posters showing different illustrations of legs walking in nature. Two Pop Tart advertisements designed in Pop Art styles. Photograph of an older man sitting in a vintage car with the door open. Black and white drawing of a reclining nude figure. Poster with letters. Black and whote sill life drawing. Black and white drawing of masks. Color drawing still life. Image of five smartphones in a row. Advertisement for Death Wish Coffee showing a skeleton walking in a suit. Advertisement for Death Wish Coffee showing a skeleton riding the subway in a 18th century suit. Advertisement for Death Wish Coffee showing a skeleton riding a bike in a 1920s style outfit. Digital illustration of a red barn on a hill. Still life drawing. Abstract image. Painting of still life. Photograph of a lightbulb. Photograph of a Darth Vader figurine in profile. Photograph of a horse figure wrapped in tin foil. Digital illustration of six types of corn arranged in a column. Sculpture made of arrangement of wooden blocks. A hand and flowers. Photograph of a person reclining on stairs. Wooden wall sculpture depicting a river. Poster with illustration a different shapes showing all the Mississippi counties. Close up photo of Play-Doh. Digital graphic with words Las Vegas. Advertisment for shoes.

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