UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS

2011-2012 Gallery Calendar

McMaster Gallery in the Department of Art of the University of South Carolina. McMaster Gallery is located at 1615 Senate Street, Columbia, SC.  Gallery hours are M-F 9-4:30. Closed weekends and all University Holidays. For more information contact: Mana Hewitt, Gallery Director (803) 777-7480 or email: mana@sc.edu

Woodworks: Invitational ...................................................................August 29–September 30, 2011

Weathered logs, burls and roots are transformed into sensuously smooth surfaces by 13 wood artists in this invitational  exhibition that explores the possibilities of wood from sculptural form to functional object. As with much of contemporary art these works provide viewers with new ideas and points of view in woodworking. Artists included in this exhibition are: Derek Bencomo, Hunt Clark, David Ellsworth, Harvey Fein, Todd Hoyer, John Jordan, Robert Lyon, Michael  Mocho, Binh Pho, Hilary Pfeifer, Betty  Scarpino, Mark Sfirri and Leah Woods.

Castelli’s Cabinet............................................................................October 10 – November 23, 2011

An exhibition featuring original works by artists that were represented by the Leo Castelli Gallery. The gallery gave Jasper Johns his first exhibition. Within 10 years of opening the gallery became the international epicenter for Pop, Minimal, and Conceptual Art. Artists included in the  exhibition are Louise Bourgeois, Helen Frankentaler, Jasper Johns, Ellsworth Kelly, Joseph Kosuth, Roy Lichtenstein, Bruce Nauman, Robert Rauchenberg, James Rosenquist, Edward Ruscha and Andy Warhol.  This exhibition has been made possible through the generous loan of these works from Brenau University Collections.

MFA Exhibitions .........................................................................................................December 2011

Weeklong exhibitions of works by graduating MFA candidates.  Individual dates TBA.

Chris Ganz: Drawings........................................................................................Jan 16 – Feb 16, 2012

Chris Ganz uses charcoal to celebrate society’s dark undercurrents and its overlooked absurdities. The dark shadows and tonal nuances seduce viewers into a world their better judgment would have them avoid provoking a sense of disquiet that causes viewers to assess our world through the austerity of a colorless, yet not humorless, light.

56th Annual USC Student Art Exhibition................................................................March 1- 23, 2012

The annual Student Competition and Exhibition will honor top artwork created by students in The University of South Carolina’s Art Department. Artwork in all media will be on display. Top student entries in the competition will receive monetary prizes. Awards will include best of show, as well as awards in undergraduate and graduate student categories.

MFA Exhibitions.........................................................................................................April - May 2012

Weeklong exhibitions of works by graduating MFA candidates. Individual dates TBA.