Valdosta State University
Department of Art & Design
Dedo Maranville Fine Arts Gallery
VSU Fine Arts Building
Corner of Brookwood and N. Oak Streets
Some Things Left
A Collaborative Installation with Jon Swindler and Mike McFalls
September 23- October 11
Public Reception: Monday, September 23, 6-7:30PM
The public is invited to
Collaborate and Participate!
Friday, September 20; Saturday, September 21 & Sunday; September 22
10AM-noon, 1PM-5PM (all three days)
Gallery Hours: Monday-Thursday: 8:30am-5:30pm, Friday: 8:30am-3pm
Contact: Julie Bowland, Gallery Director, 229.333.5835, jabowlan@valdosta.edu
Four years ago, Jon Swindler and Mike McFalls started collaborating. They employ a cross-disciplinary approach to their art making that often results in an unpredictable sprawling arrangement that seeks to combine sculpture, painting, printmaking and other sorted media and materials. In many of their collaborations, remnants from the previous works are combined with elements from each of their respective individual studio practices. These combinations often reveal themselves as massive, composed piles of art material that serve as both repository and resource for their installations. As studio artists, Jon and Mike share certain inherent formal traits but widely differ when it comes to processes, ideas, and motives. Some of the venues where they have collaborated include the University of Gothenburg (Sweden,) Macon Museum of Arts and Sciences, Boise State University, Columbus State University, and Lyndon Arts Center in Athens, Georgia. An exhibition is also planned for University of Georgia.
The public is invited to join in the fun, collaborate and participate the following times:
Friday, September 20; Saturday, September 21; & Sunday, September 22. All are invited to the opening reception and artists’ gallery lecture Monday, September 23, from 6-7:30PM.
Jon Swindler is an Associate Professor of Art and Associate Director of Lamar Dodd School of Art at the University of Georgia in Athens. He holds a BFA in studio art and art education from Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas and earned his MFA in studio art Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. Over the last several years he has exhibited his work in numerous solo, competitive and invitational exhibitions both nationally and internationally. Jon has also performed visiting artist workshops and lectures at various institutions, including: The Kansas City Art Institute in Kansas City, Missouri, HDK School of Design and Craft in Dals Långed Sweden and the Society of Northern Alberta Print Artists in Edmonton, AB, Canada. http://www.jonswindler.space/
Michael McFalls is currently Professor of Art at Columbus State University, and Director of Pasaquan, an internationally recognized visionary art environment; both located in Georgia. He is a practicing artist who received his BFA. in Fine Arts from The Columbus College of Art and Design (OH) and his MFA from The University of California at Davis. Before joining CSU, he served as the Art Program Coordinator and Assistant Professor of Art at The University of Maine at Farmington. He recently completed a six-month Fulbright Fellowship in Sweden at the University of Gothenburg, HDK Steneby and has received numerous scholarships and awards, including; the Pitzerker Foundation Endowed Fellowship, the College of the Arts Teaching Award, College of the Arts Faculty Research Award, as well as being nominated for the University Regents’ Excellence in Teaching Award. Mike has been a resident at Sculpture Space, Inc., The Djerassi Resident Artists Program, and Australia National University, and a visiting artist at Dartmouth College and Furman University. McFalls has had numerous exhibitions at national and international venues. michael-mcfalls.com