Annual Thesis Exhibitions
Please join the Department of Art and the rest of our community in congratulating our graduating students and 5th Year Aunspaugh Fellows on the work they have done and the exhibitions we now get to enjoy on all three floors of Ruffin Hall and in Ruffin Gallery. Thesis shows in Studio Art are the culmination of four academic years of undergraduate liberal arts at UVA. We, as faculty & staff, are incredibly proud of the hard work all of our students put into their creative practices and exhibitions. Students are involved with the production and installation of these exhibitions and gain valuable experience in the handling and hanging of important works of all types, as well as the work of hosting their own receptions. We all come together as a department during these Friday student exhibition receptions to recognize the student’s successful completion of the major.
Since 2008, the Ruffin Gallery is an active part of the Studio Art Program. Each year the gallery hosts four to six exhibits that serve as a showcase for contemporary art and are an integral part of the Studio Art experience. The gallery also hosts shows by the Ruffin Distinguished Artist-in-Residence. Every spring the gallery is the site of the Fourth-Year Thesis and Aunspaugh Fellows Exhibitions. In addition to the Ruffin Gallery, student thesis exhibitions are located throughout Ruffin Hall’s other exhibition spaces.
Week 1 March 30 - April 3
Ruffin Gallery: Chloe Clayborne, Luke Logan, Adele Park
Week 2 April 6 - April 10
Ruffin Gallery: Avarice Stankiewicz, Gabi Thornton
2nd Floor: Grace Parlee
1st Floor: Helen Sparling
1st Floor Performance Room: Ansh Pathapadu
Week 3 April 13 - April 17
Ruffin Gallery: Tracy Echais, Kat Hart
2nd Floor: Lily McCluer
1st Floor: Natalia Wunder
1st Floor Performance Room: Kenneth Nguyen
Week 4 April 20 - April 24
Ruffin Gallery: Reese Robers, Dutch Senft
3rd Floor: Bee Smith
2nd Floor: Wright Quist, Jonathan Rimmington 1st Floor: Spirit Chavis
1st Floor Media Gallery: Tina Fout
1st Floor Performance Room: Brianna Lebron