May 20 - June 3, 2005

May 3, - May 13, 2005

April 12 - April 22, 2005

March 22 - April 1, 2005

MFA Thesis Show: Valentine N. Wolly
Two Worlds/Two Views

March 1 - March 11, 2005

September 15 - October 1, 2004

MFA Thesis Show: Sharon Murray
Lost Light

October 13 - October 22, 2004

The MFA thesis exhibition of Sharon Murray, Lost Light, reflects on a foggy afternoon on the Oregon Coast. A chance photograph taken by the artist inspired these mostly ceramic sculptures and wall pieces. Taken as a group these works explore forms as a poetic theme on the nauture of recycling and continuity. They are intended to reach beyond representation and allude to universal microcosm/macrocosm. Surfaces further the associations with some pieces directly incorporating specific mages and bits of language to further explore the themes presented. Lost Light is intended to give the viewers a glimpse of a mental journey and to begin their own.

November 10 - November 24, 2004

MFA Thesis Show: Joe Hicks

December 8 - December 17, 2004

January 25 - February 18, 2005

MFA Thesis Show: Mary Coble
Asphyxiation of Genderfication

April 20 - April 30, 2004

"Gender" is the premise of this body of work: how people display gender and how others perceive it. Not all people accept the dichotomous paradigm society has created. Some individuals, by the simple act of living their lives in a way that feels natural, eliminate an either/or way of understanding and classifying gender and break down the boundaries that have been constructed. Others take a more activist approach and resist fitting into a single category. The combination of these approaches, the variety of ways in which people choose to express themselves, is what is needed to redefine gender, to make it less rigid, more fluid.

This exhibition is both powerful and provocative. Coble employs a variety of artistic methods to address these important issues, from a series of vivid color images that portray drag king performances in several local clubs to a video component that depicts Coble systematically applying duct tape to her breasts and tearing it off for approximately one hour with a simultaneous video of a small audience watching. The purpose of the work is not its mere shock value, but its ability to raise questions about society and the assumptions and biases placed on people. Asphyxiation of Genderfication asks society to rethink the concept of gender and allow for fluidity without boundaries.

March 31 - April 9, 2004

Fold, 2003, oil on panel by Caroline Danforth (left); Cliff Tree, 2003, oil on canvas by Brenda M. Sylvia

Painter Caroline Danforth's subject matter focuses on patterned, crumpled fabric, figure and landscape. She paints on wooden panels or wooden boxes that protrude from the wall. Some figural paintings involve observations of her anatomy, specifically her back. All paintings are small in scale so the the highly controlled paint surface becomes identified with the picture plane. The landscapes are based on sketches done at Sky Meadows State Park, located an hour west of DC.

A sense of place informs the landscape paintings of Brenda Sylvia. She says, "The act of painting outside and experiencing nature. . . is an integral part of my work. Through my paintings, I want to share with others my emotional response to a particular place." The paintings, such as one entitled "Cliff Tree," 2003, encapsulate the artistic energy inspired by the beauty of nature.

March 3 - March 12, 2004

Sculptor Carl Schoenberger uses humor as a tool for communication. He describes a "Kiln God" as "a clay figurine placed inside a kiln to ensure good firing." The installation of ceramic sculptures takes religion as its subject matter. Various quirky aspects of Catholicism, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Shinto and New Age religions are explored in a humorous way.

Interactivity is a key in such pieces as "The Dreidal of Las Vegas," "The Prayer Wheels," and "The Wheel of Carma." Some pieces involve wordplay, both in English and in graphic elements styled after foreign calligraphy. The choice of religion as a theme allowed for an abundance of source material.

"The final piece in the exhibit will bring all but the most jaded to the state of nirvana," said Schoenberger.

January 21- February 20

December 10-19

October 29 - November 26, 2003

June 18 - July 2, 2003

Brenda Barthell has been associated with GW's Art Therapy program for 20 years and will be retiring in June from her position as Assistant Professor and Assistant Director. This series of watercolor and mixed media paintings represents an intuitive process that invites previously unknown images to emerge. As an artist, Barthell's intention if to convey a mood and let a painting speak with as few works as possible. As an art therapist, her work has been influenced by one of the founders of the field, Elinor Ulman, who described the creation of art as "a means to discover both the self and the world, and to establish a relation between the two."

June 4 - 13, 2003

The fourth and final MFA Thesis show features product design by Ira Nasution, computer-generated design by Rachel Quirk, and graphic design by Carl Williams.

May 6 - 23, 2003

"Cuatro," an exhibition of selected thesis works from four Master of Fine Arts (MFA) candidates: Visual communication by Joseph Jones, painting by Frederick Markham, ceramic mosaics by Akiko Nishijima and ceramic dinnerware by David Woodin.

April 9 - 25, 2003

The second in series of MFA Thesis shows, featuring graphic design by John McGlasson, sculptural ceramics by Liz Duarte and Tim Wallace, and painting by Marguerite Whitley.

March 12 - 28, 2003

Includes works by three Master of Fine Arts thesis candidates. Painting and Relief Prints by Karen Carruth, is a selection of unique paintings that address issues of transparency and color. Above and Below the Surface: Serigraphic Monoprints on Clay by Jacqueline Kierans explores texture and form using a mixed media approach to relief sculpture. Unboxing Package Design by James B. Hicks III, demonstrates ways three dimensional designs on paper can be cut and folded to become clever and effective packaging designs.

February 19 - 28, 2003

An exhibition featuring work in all media by GW Fine Arts Seniors.

January 23 - February 7, 2003

The undergraduate program in visual communications provides students with a solid foundation in the basics of typography, layout and production. Exhibition works include graphic posters, advertising and promotional designs, editorial designs, and other displays of digital and commercial art. This is the first time the visual communications department has held a public exhibition of the works of seniors.

December 11 - December 20, 2002

The first-ever exhibition of its kind, the Interior Design program presents graduate projects from FA 92, the culminating studio class where the students synthesize their education by pursuing a thesis project of interest to them. The projects range from interior designs for breezy Caribbean luxury suites in Puerto Rico and an adaptive re-use project in an old mill dating to the 19th century outside of Baltimore, to a new look for the staff cafeteria at the National Air and Space Museum, with a color scheme inspired by pictures from space of a nebula.

October 29 - November 27, 2002

This exhibition features approximately 60 works in a variety of media, such as ceramics, design, drawing, photography, painting and printmaking by 40 artists. This exhibition offers an opportunity for talented GW students to display their accomplishments through their study of art.

September 25 - October 18, 2002

GW Graduate students studying ceramics explore the aesthetic and technical demands of their medium and grapple with complex issues of artistic conception. The result is an excellent selection of paintings, and an array of ceramic art that deals with installation and architectural approaches to working in clay, mosaic design and application techniques, contemporary and traditional pottery forms, and mixed media. The works reflect the diverse styles and backgrounds of the students involved.

May1 - May 19, 2002

Nina Chung Dwyer is a painting student in GW's M.F.A program. Her thesis paintings focus on formalistic elements of contrast, color, pattern, positive/negative space, and how those elements are expressed in still-life painting. The paintings breakdown a commonplace set of images to reveal the underlying structure of abstract forms and colors.

Iman Al Kawari is a visual communications major working on "Cross-Cultural Calligrams." One aspect of her thesis discusses and illustrates the significant influence Islamic art, specifically Arabic Calligraphy, has on "Art Nouveau," a famous European art movement. A calligram means a word, phrase or sentence written in a particular form.

Brandon Andrusic addresses the concrete world through photography and presents these photographic images on surfaces from 1950s automobiles. His project consists of a hood, trunk lid, front quarter panel, rear quarter panel and a seat. The pieces are freestanding elements mounted on bases and are arranged in space that simulates the entire vehicle.

Jenilyn Johnson-Roman, a native of Maine, addresses the concrete world through terracotta sculptures. These sculptures of androgynous human figures, varying in size from several inches to several feet, are assembled in groups and often crowded onto small pedestals. Her work, titled "Crowd Compositions," features 25 small figures and three large figures. Johnson-Roman's design method is based on what she calls a "field event." A concentration of color and texture compositions. By standardizing the bodies, although they seem to have individual personalities, the theme reinforces the visual effect of crowds of people.

April 24 - April 26, 2002

In conjunction with Lisner Auditorium's "Soul of the West" music event, the Dimock Gallery presents a series of images from photographer Kathleen Jo Ryan. Her photographic illustrations of rolling hills, canyons, and cowboy boot spurs reveals an evident passion for the West. A celebration of wide-open spaces is marked by the inclusion of Dry Prong, Louisiana, a prized white water rafting locale, noted in her book, Writing Down the River. This book takes the accounts and feelings of 15 women as they rafted through the rough waters. Photographer, Kathleen Jo Ryan, portrays the beauty of the landscape in more than 100 color photos found in this book.

April 10 - April 15, 2002

The starting point of Reem Bassous's paintings is her fascination with the expressive face. Unable to work with a model at all times, Reem uses her own portrait as a means to achieve a more solid depiction of expression. She says her intention is to take the portraits a step further and break free from form introducing her own way of observing the face and it's expressions.

The inspiration behind Jody Bigger's body of work is the recognition of design in nature and an emphasis on shape, color, and form. The taking of 8 to 12 images with a digital camera creates many of her Panoramas; she arranges a composition by "stitching" the images together in Adobe PhotoShop. By taking 100-degree to 280-degrees of a point of view, Biggers creates a new visual dimension on a two-dimensional format.

March 27 - April 5, 2002

Nahed Mohammed Turkestani is completing her Master of Fine Arts thesis and in the process is exhibiting a collection of her ceramic oeuvre. Turkestani has a lifelong interest in Jeddah- its lifestyle, geography, and old architecture. Located on the Red Sea, Jeddah is one of the oldest Saudi Arabian cities.

Turkestani's thesis is a series of ceramic works inspired by observations of the aesthetics of old Jeddah neighborhoods that reflects its culture, society, and weather. The coastline and the waves of the Red Sea, with sailing boats upon it, are evoked in the three-dimensional sculptures derived from sea forms. In addition, she ahs experimented with silk-screened decorative images on the clay surface in plaques and in wall pieces. Working with clay, in both carving and additive manners, she produced a variety of relief panels and sculptures.

January 24 - February 8, 2002

Internationally acclaimed photographer Daniel Aubry has been lovingly documenting Andalucia for decades. He has published two photo books and produced several videos on Spain¹s most visited tourist area. But trying to condense a region's "soul" in a dozen or so photographs, especially with thousands of images to choose from, was a particularly challenging task. "I opted to go for the cliche," says Aubry, "but, hopefully, the cliche with a twist! It would have been pointless, for instance, to ignore Flamenco, just because that's the image that Americans have of the region!" The grouping of images attempts to reflect what Aubry considers to be the Andalusian ethos: "Play hard, Drink deep. Live life to the hilt. And if you've got some time left over, by all means, work hard as well!"

At the behest of TURISMO ANDALUCIA Aubry recently visited the Royal Andalusian School of Equestrian Art in Jerez, which he first photographed in 1986, to create new images specifically for that exhibition. This is an ongoing project which he initiated in 1986 and which includes Aubry's iconic image: CABRIOLA, in which horse and rider appear to be flying as one against an azure sky. Another classic image from that period is Aubry's photo of Ruisenor, Alvaro Domecq's snow-white stallion, standing haughtily in the archway of a 13th century mosque in Jerez. It took forever to get the highly skittish thoroughbred quieted down long enough to get one or two exposures. But the resulting image speaks volumes about the crucial role of the horse in Spanish history.

December 7, 2000 - February 9, 2001

Goya's enigmatic "Los Caprichos" includes scenes of witchcraft, misery and human depravation, condemns superstitions and denounces the decadence of the Church, the corruption of the Monarchy and the brutality of the uneducated. This series of "Los Caprichos," which includes 80 prints that combine etching, engraving and aquatint, has never been exhibited in the Washington, D.C. area in its entirety. The series is on loan from the Diputacion General de Zaragoza, Spain. The Dimock Gallery will be its only showcase in the United States.

November 2 - 21, 2000

This exhibition showcases works by undergraduate and graduate fine arts students in GW's department of fine Arts and Art History. The exhibition highlights programs of the department and includes a wide range of media, such as, ceramics, design, drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture and visual communications.

September 7 - October 25, 2000

In portraying the history of loans from the Permanent Collection in the past twenty years, selected art objects demonstrate the educational role of the Dimock Gallery and the Permanent Collection. Major works from the GW Collection will be examined anew through their meaning as a documentation of the Dimock Gallery's role in many major loan exhibitions. The exhibit includes works relating to George Washington and other presidents, works by famous regional artists and new acquisitions.