Third round of student art shows start Sunday

Four Cornell College seniors are presenting art shows as part of their thesis starting May 9. On May 9, senior art majors Bonnie Sedan and Kait Wiszt will each present their thesis art exhibitions in Peter Paul Luce Gallery in McWethy Hall on the campus of Cornell College.

Sedan’s work uses wooden crates as containers for objects of daily life which she has organized into 3-dimensional compositions that conjure poetic associations.

Wiszt’s work will consist of a large fabric tent into which visitors will enter and experience the real and imaginary world two imaginary characters. There will be a public reception in Luce Gallery on May 9 from 2 to 4 p.m. and the exhibition will continue through May 19.  After the opening receptions, the exhibitions will be open to the public from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays and 2 to 4 p.m. Sundays.

Haley Allen will present “The Elevator Project” in the Orange Carpet Gallery in The Commons on the campus of Cornell College. Allen’s artwork features photographs of people as they enter, exit, and interact within the public space of a hotel elevator. There will be a public reception on May 9 from 2 to 4 p.m. and the exhibition will continue through May 19.

Kegan Kiner’s art thesis exhibition is titled,  “Vessel” and features ceramic sculptures with elaborately sculpted surfaces. It will open with a public reception on May 9 from 2 to 4 p.m. and will continue through May 19 on the third floor of Cole Library on the campus of Cornell College.

Jeffrey Flug will present his senior art thesis exhibition in the Peter Paul Luce Gallery on Cornell College’s campus.  Flug’s work consists of ceramics objects, both thrown on the potter’s wheel and hand built.  His work addresses what “home” may be to a person, both the light side and dark side. The exhibition, “Home Sweet Home” will open with a public reception on May 16 from 2 to 4 p.m. and will remain open through May 26.