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New Exhibition: Ezra Johnson, Associate Professor of Painting and Drawing, at the Mindy Solomon Gallery
Mindy Solomon Gallery is pleased to present Sunday Morning Coming Down. Ezra Johnson鈥檚 fourth solo exhibition at the gallery. In this group of new paintings, Johnson has been inspired by what he calls the 鈥渢ropical noir鈥� atmosphere of Tampa, engaging with objects, spaces and scenes that are built up with many layers of oil paint, applied in sheets of color often showing the residue of earlier layers.
February 29, 2024Art & Art History, Faculty
What Do Artists Diane Simpson and Professor Emerita Mernet Larsen Have In Common? A Fascination With the 45-Degree Angle - artnet
What if we saw the world from a 45-degree angle? This topsy-turvy premise united two shows 鈥淢ernet Larsen: Thinking About C茅zanne鈥� and 鈥淒iane Simpson: 1977鈥�1980鈥� at James Cohan, New York (Simpson鈥檚 show is on view through March 23; Larsen鈥檚 closed on March 16), wherein sculptures (Simpson鈥檚) and paintings (Larsen鈥檚) playfully vacillate between two and three dimensions.
February 20, 2024Art & Art History, Faculty
Heard on NPR鈥檚 All Things Considered - CRESCENDO: Turning environmental impact data into music
When Heather O鈥橪eary started attending concerts held by USF鈥檚 School of Music in 2021, she loved how the performances made her feel. As an anthropologist, she was moved and inspired by the ebb and flow of the music. She often wondered: could her own data touching on environmental impacts be turned into music that people could enjoy and understand?
February 20, 2024Music, Students & Alumni
Assistant Professor of Graphic Design, Elizabeth Herrmann, recognized with an Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award
Congratulations to Elizabeth Herrmann as a top-3 awardee for the 2022-23 Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award. This recognition is part of USF鈥檚 ongoing commitment to enhance undergraduate teaching by recognizing and rewarding excellence. It is an important focus of the university to ensure that the foundation courses of the undergraduate curriculum receive the proper emphasis in preparing students for work in the major, as well as providing the proper foundation in critical thinking, problem-solving, and written and oral communication skills.
February 13, 2024Announcements, Art & Art History
Congratulations to Art History undergraduates Ellie Saylor and Jessica Loaiza
Congratulations to USF School of Art & Art History undergraduates Ellie Saylor and Jessica Loaiza on their presentations as part of USF鈥檚 5th Annual Undergraduate Humanities Conference. Both students鈥� papers were composed in Prof. Ali Reilly鈥檚 鈥淎rtist as Curator鈥� seminar.
February 5, 2024Art & Art History, Students & Alumni
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The Magic of Music in Motion: USF鈥檚 Herd of Thunder marching band marks a grand tradition in its 25th year
Just beyond the din of afternoon rush-hour traffic on Fowler Avenue, a jam of a different kind takes shape on a sprawling USF practice field. Overhead, gray and white clouds billow against a blue backdrop, a vibrant sideshow to the cacophony of brass, woodwinds and percussion warming up beside fluttering Color Guard flags. It is as if the sky has heard the Herd and wants in on the act.
February 2, 2024Music, Students & Alumni
Rebecca Penneys: Acclaimed pianist aims to spread the 鈥榣anguage of peace鈥�
A child prodigy, pianist Rebecca Penneys has been immersed in music since she began playing by ear as a toddler. It鈥檚 a powerful language, she says. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a language of peace, and I鈥檓 definitely an advocate of peace on earth,鈥� she says. 鈥淢usic makes you smarter. When you play an instrument, it changes your thinking. The whole idea is that civilization then can go forward in a more peaceful way.鈥�
![Gerard Madrinan, Pinellas County's Teacher of the Year, gives high-fives to students as he arrives at Seminole High after the traditional limousine ride to school Tuesday. Following behind, at right, is principal Jane Lucas. Madrinan was awarded the honor in a ceremony Monday night at Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg. [ DIRK SHADD | Times ]](/arts/news/images/2024/20240122-usf-school-of-music-alum-gerard-madrinan-named-pinellas-teacher-of-the-year-490x328.jpg)
USF School of Music Alum Gerard Madrinan 鈥�04, 鈥�06 named Pinellas Teacher of the Year - Tampa Bay Times
The Monday night announcement puts Gerard Madrinan in the running to become Florida鈥檚 top teacher.
January 22, 2024Music, Students & Alumni
Spring exhibition highlights printmaking pioneers - Creative Loafing
Graphicstudio, the printmaking workshop at the 日本无码AV (USF), has an international reputation among artists. As one of only three professional university-based print ateliers, it鈥檚 become a popular stopover in many influential artists鈥� creative journeys. As Todd Smith, the former Executive Director of the Tampa Museum of Art, once put it, through Graphicstudio, USF introduced Tampa to 鈥渁 veritable who鈥檚 who of contemporary art.鈥�
January 15, 2024USF CAM
Kenrick Wagner, Assistant Instructor of Commercial Music: Hip-hop still as transcendent 50 years later - BayNews 9
鈥淎 lot of the things that we say in the music, we say it in the music because in other spaces and places it may not resonate as strongly as it would. Unless we have a fly beat behind it.鈥�
Selected Topics: USF Faculty Exhibition at Gallery114
This exhibition is intended to introduce HCC students to potential mentors, departments and schools to consider for further study upon completion of their AA degree at HCC. Selected Topics: USF Faculty Exhibition features artists from both Tampa and St. Petersburg campuses who work across a wide array of media and conceptual frameworks, offering a glimpse into the breadth and variety of artistic and pedagogical perspectives at the 日本无码AV鈥檚 College of the Arts.
January 8, 2024Art & Art History, Faculty