October
8 Adele
Wayman (painting).
Drawn
to patterns of light, textures of bark and foliage and gestures of
trees, Wayman will exhibit recent paintings that are direct
responses to nature and inspired by her new studio in the North
Carolina woods. The H. Curt and Patricia S. Hege Professor of Art,
Wayman joined Guilford in 1973 and currently chairs the department.
Wayman earned her M.F.A. from UNCG and her B.A. from Vassar College.
October 22 Charles Tefft (ceramics).
Tefft's
new forms and glazes are influenced and inspired by a family of
Carolina wrens nesting in his studio. A continuing part-time
lecturer and director of the college's ceramics program, he earned a
B.F.A. with honors from Guilford in 1997. His work has been
published in Wheel Thrown Ceramics and The Ceramic Design
Book, both published by Lark Books.
October
29 Todd Drake (painting).
Drake,
a visiting part-time lecturer teaching modern art history, will
exhibit paintings that juxtapose randomness and narrative imagery.
Drake earned an M.F.A. in painting from UNCG in 1990. He also
teaches at High Point University and exhibits his paintings
nationally.
November 5 Roy Nydorf (drawing).
Nydorf's
recent work focuses on two different themes: one series involves
larger-than-life pastel renditions of butterflies and moths, and the
other represents imaginary groups of bathers inspired by visits to
ancient baths in Italy. Nydorf, who earned his M.F.A. with honors
from Yale University and B.A. from the State University of New York,
also studied at the Art Students' League. He has been on the faculty
since 1978 and is a full professor.
November
12 David
Newton (sculpture).
The
newest member of the department, Newton joined the faculty this
fall. He earned his M.F.A. in sculpture from Bard College, Milton
Avery Graduate School of the Arts, with additional studies at the
Art Students League and the Rhode Island School of Design. David has
taught at the University of Rhode Island, the University of
Connecticut and the Rhode Island School of Design. He served as
interim academic director at the Lacoste School of the Arts in
Valcluse, France. Newton's work has been exhibited nationally and is
included in the permanent collection of the Museum of the City of
New York. His media for the non-representational works in this
exhibition are predominantly wood, marble, steel and fiberglass.
November 19 James C. McMillan (painting).
Emeritus
Professor of Art McMillan retired from Guilford in 1988, but
returned last year to offer a course in African-American art
history. McMillan earned his B.A. in art from Howard University,
followed by a fellowship at the Skowhegan School of Painting and
Sculpture in Maine. His studies continued later at the Academie
Julien in Paris, France, and at Catholic University in Washington,
D.C., where he completed his M.F.A. in sculpture. He will be
exhibiting paintings.
December 3 Maia Dery (photography).
A
visiting part-time lecturer teaching photography, Dery earned her
B.A. from UNC-Chapel Hill and an M.A.L.S. from Duke University, and
also studied at the Maine Photographic Workshop. Her photographs
have been published in magazines and books, and she is the author of
An Adventure Guide to the Triangle. Dery will be exhibiting black
and white photographs depicting shorelines from around the United
States.
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