VSU presents alumni art exhibition

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Sandra Phoenix
Thu, Oct 13, 2011 10:11 AM

Virginia State University News
October 10, 2011

VSU presents alumni art exhibition

Virginia State University's department of art and design will present "Way Back When", a collection of 24 paintings, drawings, and sculptures by seven alumni and two former professors who were active in the VSU art program during the 1970s. The exhibition will be on display in VSU's Meredith Art Gallery from Oct. 29 through Dec. 5. The Meredith Art Gallery is located on the second floor of Harris Hall.

The exhibition will feature paintings by Gilmore McCoy (1978) and Gilbert Trent (1979), pastel drawings by Lorrain Bivens (1978), pencil drawings and watercolors by Ruth Jones Maclin (1978), sculptures by Steve Harris (1976) and mixed media works by Rondall James (1977) and Phyllis Coleman-Lacy (1981). Joining these alumni will be retired professors Doris Woodson and Eugene Vango, both presenting paintings.

An opening reception for the exhibition will held on Homecoming, Saturday, Oct. 29, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Meredith Art Gallery. The public is invited to attend.

Gallery hours are Monday and Wednesday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Tuesday and Thursday 9 - 11 a.m. and 1 - 5 p.m.

Please call (804) 524-5944 for directions and details.

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Virginia State University News October 10, 2011 VSU presents alumni art exhibition Virginia State University's department of art and design will present "Way Back When", a collection of 24 paintings, drawings, and sculptures by seven alumni and two former professors who were active in the VSU art program during the 1970s. The exhibition will be on display in VSU's Meredith Art Gallery from Oct. 29 through Dec. 5. The Meredith Art Gallery is located on the second floor of Harris Hall. The exhibition will feature paintings by Gilmore McCoy (1978) and Gilbert Trent (1979), pastel drawings by Lorrain Bivens (1978), pencil drawings and watercolors by Ruth Jones Maclin (1978), sculptures by Steve Harris (1976) and mixed media works by Rondall James (1977) and Phyllis Coleman-Lacy (1981). Joining these alumni will be retired professors Doris Woodson and Eugene Vango, both presenting paintings. An opening reception for the exhibition will held on Homecoming, Saturday, Oct. 29, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Meredith Art Gallery. The public is invited to attend. Gallery hours are Monday and Wednesday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Tuesday and Thursday 9 - 11 a.m. and 1 - 5 p.m. Please call (804) 524-5944 for directions and details. SANDRA M. PHOENIX Program Director HBCU Library Alliance sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> 404.592.4820 Skype:sandra.phoenix1 1438 West Peachtree Street NW Suite 200 Atlanta, GA 30309 Toll Free: 1.800.999.8558 (Lyrasis) Fax: 404.892.7879 www.lyrasis.org<http://www.lyrasis.org/> Honor the ancestors, honor the children.