MILLE GULDBECK: Alienation and Desire; A Lexicon of Looking

6 paintings from the series Articulated Spaces, casein and raw pigment on panel 

November 2 – November 19,
Closing Reception: November 19, 4 - 6 p.m., Lecture: November 19, 3 p.m.

Guldbeck’s work explores through observation and contemplation the dichotomies of the experience of nature for the artist as maker opposed to the perceptions of nature by the viewer. An avid amateur naturalist and trained as an anthropologist prior to working in the arts, she utilizes a wide variety of materials and experimentation in her work. Her practice addresses our relationship to time, scale, and ecology through process-based interactions with sites and materials. Her work engages with the intersections of the event, failure, painting, misinterpretation, awe, and repair. The practice of painting can comment on our problematic relationship with nature. Our experience of nature is more often through secondary sources; very little experience comes from direct observation. Most of what we learn about the natural world is mediated by institutions, television, and digital cameras. This serves to extend a sense of alienation from nature as an otherworldly place outside of human experience.

Mille Guldbeck is an interdisciplinary artist who grew up between the US and Denmark and currently resides in Ohio. She earned an M.F.A. from the University of Iowa and holds bachelor’s degrees from Columbia College in Chicago, Aarhus Universitet and The Jyske Kunstakademi in Denmark

All gallery exhibitions, lectures and receptions are free and open to the public. View gallery hours or call (989) 964-2291. The University Art Gallery is located in the Arbury Fine Arts Center on the campus of Saginaw Valley State University.

Shown: Woodfired plate background, Ben Quinno '20

October 7 – November 8, 2024
Reception: October 31^st, 4 – 6 p.m.

The ceramics program at SVSU within the Department of Art has graduated many artists that have continued the practice of working with clay as their main artistic medium. For this homecoming season BFA majors concentrating in Ceramics have been invited back to revisit their roots, reconnect, and foster new clay connections. As the field has changed, they have grown and found additional mentor-ships outside of the university. They’ve come home to share what they’ve learned. This exhibition will showcase how they’ve grown and developed their working practices since earning their degrees.

Featured artists include: Kassie Smith '13, Robert Rokita '96, Emily Davis '23, Billy Haboush '18, Adam Stuart '15, Penny Knapp '02, Sean Gallagher '97, Kari Young '08, Becca Watz '02, and Alyssa Cozad '16, Corrin Grooms '18.

Shown: 21st Annual winners with department chair Blake Johnson in Arbury's lobby

January 5 – January 31, 2024
Reception and Awards: January 22, 2024, 4 – 6 p.m.

This exhibition includes the work of SVSU art major and minor students from all academic levels created during the past year and includes multiple disciplines taught within the art curriculum including graphic design, photography, printmaking, painting, drawing, ceramics, sculpture and three-dimensional design. Exceptional work is recognized following a brief awards presentation that occurs during the reception.

21st Annual Juried Art Student Exhibition Awards

🏆 $200 Best in Show

• Brandon Gaudreau — Blue Jacket Guy.jpeg, Digital Color Print

🥈 $100 Second Place

• Quinn Navilynn — Leather Bag, Stoneware, mixed media

🥉 $75 Third Place (Tie)

• Beth Einowski — Me vs. Me, Linocut
• Kaylyn Inda — Surface Level Problems, Oil on Canvas

 $25 Juror’s Choice Awards

• David Andres

Jodi II

Medium: Oil on Canvas

• Beth Einowski

Me VS. Me

Medium: Linocut

• Katelyn Engels

Body Damage

Medium: Gelatin Silver Print

• Alex Lorenz

Silent Singer Swans

Transience

Medium: Digital Photos

• Quinn Navilynn

Drink the Koolaid

Medium: Stoneware

• Tanner Smith

Wood Structure

Medium: Wood